Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1892 — Principal Points of the Platform. [ARTICLE]

Principal Points of the Platform.

We believe in the American doctrine of protection. We believe that articles, except luxuries, which can not be produced in the United States should be admitted free of duty. We 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. We believe in ro’iprocity, which has opened new markets sot the products of the workshop and the farm. We believe in tbe use of both gold and silver money- . - We demand that every dollar, vhether of gold,silver or paper, shall be equa* to every other dollar. ~. J~We believe lman international conference to secure a party of gold and silver throughout the world. We demand that every citizen,or poor • native or foireign born, white or black, shall be permitted to cast one ballot and I ave it counted as he cast it. We propoge taakeep on fighting till we Have' boneet elections in every State. We favor the revival of our foreign commerce in American sbira. We demand Sjiavy to protect onr interests and maintain the honor of our flog. We demand that arbitrary combinations of capital to control trade conditions shall be rigid-y regulated. We believe iu wise and consistent civil service reform. We believe in admitting all the Territories into the Union as soon as they are qualified for entrance. •' .. —^.' We reaffirm the Monroe doctrine. We demand the restriction of criminal pauper, and contract immigration.

We demand that the employees of rail roads, mines and factories shall be protoctcd against all needless dangers. We sympathize with the oppressed in every land. Wedemand freedom of speech and of the BMW. ' We believe in -jopular education. We favor the construction and control of the Nicaragua canal by Americans. •. We heheve in self government for territories. We believe that the Columbian Exposition sbonld i e made a success Worthy of the dignitv and tin’grcss of thfe nation, and that the government should aid in this if necessary. We sympathize with all legitimate efforts to promote temperance and morality We pledge to the loyal veterans of the war for the Union the recognition that is theirs by right We are proud of President Harrison's mag nifleent administration. And we propose to give the country another administration Just as good for the next four years , - .