Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1892 — Principal Points of the Platform. [ARTICLE]

Principal Points of the Platform.

We believe ia tlie American doctrine of protections We believe that article.®, except luxuries, which can not be produced in the United States should be admitted free of duty. Wc demand that on all imports competing with the products of American labor duties should be levied equal to the difference between wages at home and abroad. We ask the people to pronounce a verdict upon the cowardly course of the Democrats in attacking the tariff piecemeal. W« believe In reciprocity, which has opened shop and the farm. We believe in the use of both gold and silver money. We demand that every dollar, whether of gold, silver or paper, shall be equal to every other dollar. We believe in an international conference to secure a party of geld and sllvir throughout the world. We demand that every citizen, rich or i>oor, native or foreign buru, white or black, shall be permitted to eaii one ballot and liave it counted as he cast it. We propose to keep on fighting till we have huuc&t eleetiona in every State.. We favor the revival of our foreign commerce in American ships. We demand a navy to protect our iuttrests and maintain the honor of our tl g. We demand tl.at arbitrary comuiuatiuns of capital to control trade c_.nd.tiuu;> shall be rigid y ngulated. , We believe fa" wise and consistent civil service r, form. We bclieveiii ailmUtin.: nil ti c t’erriiories. Into the Union iu> soon us u.«.y nlo qualified for entrance. WA reaffirm the Jioimn: doctrine. We Tlemand the rcstrict ou of criminal, pauper, and contract liumig ration. We demand that the employees of railroads, mines and l actor Us shall be protected against al; needless dangers. We sympathize w ith the oppressed'm every land. 7 We demand ircedoui of speech and of the / press. We believe iu popular education. We favor tUe &mai net ion and control of the Xiearagua caitai by Americans. Webeleve in self government for territories. Wc believe that the Columbian Exposition should It- rn .de a success w orthy of the dignity and progress of the nation, and that tue government shook! aid iu this if necessary. We-»y.sp.uhiz with ail. iegi imatc efforts to l-ru.ii- to cii.ior tncc and rti. mity r U) the l'Jjitl VC'.QI :.i.» of t|l>ewnr for the Uuiou the rte^fS i tisetiw by right We are proud of President Harrison’s mag niff cent administration.} '' r. 2_ And we propose to giv other administration Just us, good for .the cex: four years _ -- 1 _