Show republican PLATFORM adopted at the national convention at Minnea minneapolis Dolls june 10 the representatives of the republicans ol 01 th ill united un ted states in general convention on 11 the e chores ot of tile 0 o missi mississippi sippi river the everlasting bond ol 01 an indestructible republic whose most g arlous chapter of history Is the record 0 of the republican party congratulate their countrymen on ill arnit J betic march ol 01 th the e nation under tinder the ban banners it era inscribed with till th the e principles principles ot of ur platform of 0 1884 vindicated ay victory at the polls pol and prosperity in incur our fields 8 workshops and mines and make the following ie clarai ion of principles emt vve we reaffirm the american doctrine of protection ve we call attention to its growth groth abroad we W e maintain that the aror erous condition d olour of our country Is largely due ue to tho u abe 1 e r re evenue denue legisla ion ot of the republican republic a latho col congress g e s s we believe that all ail articles which cannot cannot be produced in the united unite 1 I states i tates except luxuries lui urlee should be admitted almit a ted tree free of 0 duty and arid that on an all import imports coming in competition with the products of american labor there a should bould bo lie levied du duties ties equal to the difference between wages we gee abroad and at home we assert that the 8 of manufactured article articles of general consumption sum eption have been reduced tinder the operations atthe tariff achot injo we denounce the efforts ol 01 the democratic majority of the house of representatives to destroy eur our tario laws piecemeal as Is manifested by their attacks it upon pon wool lead and lead oree ores the thief hief pro acts of a number of elates states and we ask the peo ile lor for their judgment thereon second anve e point to the success ol 01 the republican Pub liean policy of reciprocity under which our export trade hai has vastly increased and new and enlarged markets have been opened for the products product a of our farms and workshops we remind the people of the bitter opposition of the democrat a early arty to this thi practical business mea measure and claim that executed by a republican administration our present law lava will cven dually us control I 1 of t the he trade of the world third the american people from tradition and interest favor bi and bud the republican b party demands the we of both gold and a silver as standard money with such restrictions and under imell u provisions to be determined ter mined by legislation as will secure the maintenance tel lance of atthe the parity of oft values or the two metal metat at BU tint that the purchasing pu chasing and debt pl p L ing power of the dollar whether silver gold or paper isbell beat bo at all times equal eels of the producers of the country Us lis farmers and bud work in agmen dent demand anti that every dollar ee per or coin issued by the government abali be as re good as re any other we commend the wise me and patriotic step steps already taken by our government to acure urean an international conference to adopt such mi int ai will insure a parity of 0 value between gold and silver for use as money throughout the world fourth we demand that every citizen of the united states shall be allowed to cat cast one free nud slid unrestricted ballot in fix fill all public elections and that such sach ballot f hall shall b bunted and returned as cast that such laws shall bo be enacted and enforced as will secure to every citizen be he rich or poor or foreign born while white or black dlack this sovereign right guaranteed by the constitution the free and honest bonest popular ballot the tile lust just and equal sen tation of all the P people P le as RS well as its their just and equal pr protection 0 under the laws are the foundation 0 of I 1 our republican institutions and the party will never relax Us its effort efforts until the integrity 0 ot the ballot and the purity of elections shall be fully guaranteed Varan teed and protected in every state e denounce the continued inhuman outrages perpetrated on it american citizens for political reasons tn in certain rou bouthern thern states of the union fifth we favor the extension of our foreign commerce com merc the restoration of our mercantile marine by borne home built ship ships and the creation of a navy for the protection of our national interests and the honor of our nag flag the amainte maintenance dance of althe tile most friendly relations with all foreign powers entangling alliances alllan with none and the protection of the rights ol 01 our 11 fishermen bermen biath wo reaffirm our approval Hp of the monroe doctrine and bellei believe e in lit the achievement of the manifest destiny of the republic la in its broadest sense seventh ae A e favor the enactment of more I 1 stringent law sand and regulations tor for th 1 tion of criminal pauper and contract immigration eighth we favor efficient legislation by con grer gres to protect t the life and limbs of employees 0 of transportation companies engage in carrying on oil I 1 interstate uter state commerce and arid ri commend legislation by the respective states that will alit protect employees engaged in state commerce r in n mining and manufacturing ninth the republican party has always been the champion of the oppressed and recognizes the dignity of manhood irrespective of faith color or nationality it sympathizes with the tile cause of home rule in ireland and protests against the persecution of the tile jews in russia ten Tenth li the ultimate TP reliance of free government Is the intelligence of the people people and the maintenance of freedom among men we therefore declare anew our devoti oil to liberty ot of thought and con conscience of speech and pr press e s and argroe ar prove proe all agencies and it berumen it which hichi contribute to the education of the children of the land but while insisting asting apon the fuller measure of religious liberty ve ie are opposed to au ant union of chu church ch and state slate eleventh rie Ete we reali fIrm our opposition declared in ibe the republican platform ot of 1888 coall to all of capital in t tt t or ot otherwise herIse to control arbitrarily the condition of 0 trade among our citizens we heartily indorse the action already taken upon 13 pon this issue and ask tor for kuh tui h further legisla tio ns as may m b be e r alred quiren to remedy any an v defects in existing afew laws 8 all and to render their enforcement more complete arid efel ett e twelfth we approve the policy of extending to towns villages til lages and to rural haroey communities the et the tree free delivery service sen ire now en coved by the larger cities ot of the country and reaffirm rill rm tho declaration contained in the tile republican platform of pledging the reduction of letter postage to one cent at the car earliest liest possible moment cons consistent latent with the maintenance ot of the pos office department and find the clas elms of gottal thirteenth we commend the spirit and evidence of reform in the civil bervice and arid the lite wise and consistent enforcement by the republican party of the isa iss law regulating the camo same fourteenth uth the construct construction lott of at the nicaragua canal Is of the highest importance to the american people but ai a measure of national deafen defense and to buildup and maintain american commerce it should be controlled by the united states government fifteenth we e favor avor the tho admission adm eslon of 0 the re te kalning territories at the earliest earl lett practicable date having due regard to the interests of the people people 0 of I 1 the t territories and of 0 the united mutts mates all the federal officers anted appointed for the territories should be besel eel eted from the bona fide slid arid the right ol 01 bell sell government should be accorded as far as practicable sixteenth we favor cession centon subject to the homestead laws of 0 the arid public lauds lands to the states and territories in which they lie under such congram con griM onal restrictions as to deposition reclamation rei and occupancy by settlers as will secure the maximum benefits to the people seventeenth tho the world worlds columbian exposition ie Is a great national undertaking and congress raould prom I 1 ly enact uch such reasonable in aid thereof as will insure a discharging char of the expense and dobli a incident fa reaul thereto and the attainment 0 01 result lt commensurate men with the dignity and arid progress tt the nation eighteenth in tempe temperance ranco we sympathize with all wise and I 1 gitl mate efforts to lessen and prevent the evils of intemperance and promote in te morality nineteenth ever mindful of the services and of the men who rived the life ol 01 the tile nation we pledge anew to the veteran tol eel diets of the republic a watchful care and recognition of their just claim claims upon a grateful I 1 COP le twentieth we commend the able patriotic and thoroughly ame amealian r van administration of 01 under it the country countr ha has enjoyed ic prosperity and the arnit dignity and honor of 01 the nation at homo home and abra have been faithfully maintained arid wo we offer abe record of pledges kept as a guarantee of faithful performance lu in the future I 1 wo we arc are the agents for the celebrated antirust anti rust aryit try it Itis it is cheap at any price t 0 |