Show I 1 w OUR candidates h V 4 k 11 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 e V I 1 I 1 I 1 ar alp k SS republican PLATFORM dald dt apted Ld by the national convention axt juno june 10 tb representatives of the republicans of lh united states assembled in g general con on the shores of the mississippi river haerer lasting bond of aa an indestructible re aye wt c M alx 1 as chapter of history 1 13 the th record of tho the republican party con gmt the ir countrymen on the maJe majestia stio arch ach of the cation under tha the banners in M albed with the principles of our platform of isa vindicated by victory at the polls and in our fields workshops and mines T ad nuke talks tho the following declaration of principles nt we reaffirm tho the american doctrine of protection we nye call attention to its growth abroad I 1 d we nye maintain that the prosperous condition of our country Is largely due to the nise revenue legislation of tha the republican congre condrea con grea we nye believe that all au articles which cannot be prod produced need I 1 in ix the united states capt luxuries injuries should ba be admitted tree free of auty and that oa on all a imports coming in coro coin petition w 11 the products of american labor them shout I 1 bo be levied duties equal to the dif ference b bipeen gween wages abroad and at home are assert that the prices of manufactured of general consumption hao have been deuced andor the operations of the tariff act of 10 we nye denounce the efforts of the dein dem of the house of re presenta firm to destroy our tariff laws piecemeal ns its b manifested ested by their attacks upon wool li lead ad 1 ad I lead lad ores the chief products of a number ct of states state and ani we ask the people tor for their thereon second we point to the he success of the be reh policy of reciprocity under which our export trade has vastly increased and now new and enlarged markets hare been opened for the products of our farms and ft workshops ork shops we nye remind the people of the bitter opposition of the democratic Democrat io party to this practical bu business measure and claim that executed by a republican administration our present laws will give us s cont control rolof of the trade of the tb world third the american people from tradition and interest ta fl or bimetallism and the republican party demands the use of both gold aro cl diver silver as lard money with such restrictions and ur di r tw 2 uch h provisions to bo be deter mined by leg legi atlon as will secure the main cenance nance of tha the parity of values of the tv two 0 met als go that the tho purchasing and debt paying lower tower of the dollar dollars whether of silver gold or riper shall 1 I be at all times equal the inter of the producers of the country its f tarm arm and workingmen demand that every dollar dow paper or coin issued by the govern i ment shall be as good aa as any other we Vs commend the wise and pet patriotic steps already taken by our government to secure cure an ingerma tn terna dional conference to adopt tuch eucla inea measures as will insure a parity of value between gold and liver for use we aa as money throughout the world fourth we demand that every citizen of the united states shall be allowed to cast one fret free and unrestricted ballot in all public elections and that such ballot sh shall all be counted and nd returned as cast that such laws shall be enacted and enforced as will secure to every citizen be be he rich or poor native or f foreign born white or black tills sovereign right guaranteed by the constitution the free and honest popular ballot the lust just and equal representation of all the people aa as well aa as their just and equal protection under the laws are the foundation of our republican institutions and the pirty party will niver never relax its efforts until the in of the ballot and the purity of elections I 1 hall bell be fully guaranteed cuaran teed and protected in aery every state we denounce the continued inhuman outrages out raees perpetrated on american cili ren for political reasons in certain southern states of the union fifth we favor fai or the extension of our for eam commerce the restoration of our mer marine arine by hoo built ships and the 01 creati 11 a navy tor for the protection of 0 our holiona Ht zat liona ional interests and the honor lionor of our lag flog too the maintenance of the most friendly relations with all foreign powers entangling allia with ni ne no and the protection of the rights of our flak rmon sixth we reaffirm our approval of tho mon roe doe trino find and believe in the achievement f the hanife it destiny of the republic in ili ite its broadb bro it scow I 1 we W favor tho the enactment of more mor string nt ut laws and regulations for the restriction of criminal pauper and contract station er atlon eighth we favor effi efficient clent legislation ba b congre t toi to protect the life and limbs of employee nf of transportation companies engaged taca in carrying ying on interstate commerce and recommend legislation by the respective states that will protect emp employed loye engaged in state commerce r in mining and manufacturing ninth the republican party has always bren been the champion of the oppressed and recognizes I 1 the be dignity of manhood irrespective of filth faith color or nat nationality tonality it sympathizes x v the cause of homo home rule in ireland and P protests r 0 against the persecution of the jena jews li il Ilo asla tenth the ultimate reliance of free popular Sovern government ment Is the intelligence of the people and the maintenance of freedom among men we lye therefore declare anew our devotion to liberty of thought and conscience of speech and press and approve all agencies and les which contribute to the education 0 of the children of the land but while insisting upon the fullest measure of religious liberty we are opposed to any union of church and state eleventh we reaffirm our opposition declared d ta in the republican platform of 1883 i to ill all combinations of capital organized in teutla or otherwise to control arbitrarily the condi son on of trade among our citizens we heart lly indorse the action already taken upon all issue and ask for such further legislation as may be required to remedy any defect defects in existing laws and to render reader their enforcement more complete and effective twelfth we approve the policy polley of extending to towns villages and rural the advantages of the he free freo delivery delli ery aery service fee now enjoyed by the larger cities of the ilia country end and reaffirm the declaration contained in tho the it ditc itc public as platform of 1888 pledging the reduction of latter letter postage to one cent at the earliest this moment consistent with the maintenance of the post postoffice office department and the class of postal service thirteenth we commend the spirit and e evidence r of reform in the civil service and the wise and consistent enforcement by the republican party of the laws jaws regulating the same FOur fourteenth the construction of the bielk ra ua canal la IS of the highest t to a the american Amerl cAn people but aa an a measure of national defense and to build up and mat american commerce il it should I 1 bo 0 o controlled by the united states government fifteenth we wo favor the admission of the territories at the earliest bract practicable ica date having due regard to the of the people of the territories and of the united ecea all the federal offices appointed tor for the territories should bo be selected ted from bona fide ilde residents thereof and anti the right of self govern merit should bo be accorded as tar far as practicable FI 11 aith we favor cession Aslon cc t to 0 i abc he h homestead laws law 3 of the arid public lands land s tc tr the states and territories in which they lie ile under such congressional restrictions an to als di 1 reclamation and occupancy by settlers aa As will secure the maximum benefits to iho people to vent cen th the worlds columbian expo ekpo au thuon 1 is a great national undertaking and congress should promptly enact such reasor able bl legislation in aid thereof as AA will insure A discharging of the expense and obliga obligations tio ansin in I 1 alln relo and the I 1 ha attainment of results nimen wrate with the dignity and progress aitho f 0 iiii nation inn I 1 th hi temperance we sympathize irith h all ail wise and legitimate efforts to less ibasco tm prevent the evils of intemperance and promote morality nineteenth mindful of the services and sacrifices of tha the men mex who saved the life ufa of the wo we pledge anew to the veteran soldiers of the republic a watchful care and recount on of their just claims upon a grateful people twentieth we nyo commend the able patriotic and nd thoroughly american administration of deot dent harrison arrison ll under it the country haa has bajo ro ed remarkable prosperity and and oa honor nor of ims the nation at home and abroad bare t been wo faith NIly maintained and we wo offer of pledge kept as a guarantee of perform performance anco la in the future I 1 I 1 1 1 |