Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1892 — Principal Points of the Platform. [ARTICLE]

Principal Points of the Platform.

1 ' 'We believe in the American doctrine of protection. -- - - - ■' • We believe (hat articles, except luxuries, Which can eot 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 betwoen Wages at home andabroai. We ask the people to pronounce a verdict upon the cowardly course of the Democrats in attacking the tariff piecemeal. , We believe in ro iproclty, which has opened new markets for the products of the workshop and the farm. I We believe in the use of both pM and silver money. *" We demand that every dollar, whether of gold, silver or paper, Shull be other dollar. " We. be-lieve in an international conference to secure a party of,gold and silv»r throughout the w. rld. -*= Y We demand that every citizen, rich or podr native or foreign l>orn, white or black, shall be permitted to cast one ballot and 1 ave it oounted as he cast it. We pro’,iose to keep on fighting till we have honest elections in every State. We favor the revival of our foreign commerce in Vmerican ships. We demand a navy to protect our interests and maintain the honor of our flag. We demand tl at arbitr. ry combinations o capital to control trade congrtipns shall be rigidly n gulated. .. . We believe in wise and consistent civil service reform. -* « We believe in a-lmittinc all the Territories into the Union as soon a- they are qualified for entrance.

We reaffirm the. Monroe doctrine. We demand' 1 the restriction of criminal pauper, and contract immigration. We demand that the employees of railroads, mines and factories shall be protected against all needless dangers. We sympathize with the oppressed in every land. We demanii freedom of speech and of the press. We believe id oopulareducation. We favor the construction and control of the Kicaragua canal by Americans. We believe io self goverrment for territory 8. We believe that the Columbian Exposition should I e made a success worthy of the dignity and progress of the nation, and that the goTefnmetrt should aid in this W nects9ary. We sympathize with all legitimate efforts to promote teitper&nce and morality - v We pledge to the loyal veterans of the war for the Union the recognition that is theits fay right. We are proud of President Harrison's mag nifloent administration. And we propose to give the country an Other administration just as good for the next four years