Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1892 — Principal Points of the Platform. [ARTICLE]

Principal Points of the Platform.

We believe In the American doctrine of projection. We believe that articles, excejtt 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 lietween 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 for the products ofjthe .workshop and the farm. We believe in the use of both go d aad 'silver money. 1 *We demand that every dollar, whether, of gold, silver or paper, shall be equal. other dollar. We believe in an international conference to secure a party of gold and silver throughout the world. v . We demand that every citizen, rich or poor native or foreign lorn, white or blHck, shall be permitted to cast one baUot and Lave it counted as he ca_-t it.

We propose to'fceep on fighting till honest elections in every State. Wa favor the revival of our foreign commerce in American ships. We demand a navy to protect our interests &nd maintain the honor of our flag. We demand that arbitrary combinations o capital to control trade conditions shall be rigidly regulated. r We believe in wisd 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 railroads, mines and factories shall be protected against all needless dangers. We sympathize with the oppressed in every land. We demand freedom of speech and of the press'. ' . "T" ' = We believe in populareiucation. \We favor the construction and control of the Nicaragua canal by Americans. We bebeve in self goveriiment for territories. . We believe that the Columbian Exposition should be made a success worthy of the digaity and progress of the nation, and that the government should aid in,this if necessary. We sympathize with all legitimate efforts to promote temperance and morality .H ' We pledge to the loyal veterans of the war for the Union the recognition that is theirs by right We are prond of President Hardison’s mag nilloent administration. And we propose to give the country another administration just as good for.’ the nen four years *. ,