Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 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 I nitcd States should be admitted free of duty. We demand that on all imports competing with the piodncts of American labor duties should be levied equal to the difference between wages at home and abroad. x We ash the people to pronounce a verdict upon the cowardly course of the Democrats in attacking the tariff pibcemeal. We believe in re iprocity, which has opened new markets for the products vworkshop and the fhrm. . t We believe in the use of both go'.d and silver money.,.. We deWand that every dollar,' gold, silver or paper, shall be equal.to.esery other dollar. We belie vein an international conference to securea party of gold and silver throughout the world, . , We demand that every citizen, rich or poor native or sot eign born, white or black,.shall be permitted to cast one ballot and lave < counted as h&'cast it. —— ho.nest elections in every State. We favor the revival of ourAforplgn commerce in American ships. We demand a navy to protect our interests and maintain the honor of our flag. We demand that' arbitrary combinations o capital to control trade .conditions shall be rigidly jugulated. We-believe in wise and consistent civil service reform. We believe in admitting all the Territories into the Union as soon as they are qualified, for entrance. o. We reaffirm the Monroe doctrine. We demand the restriction of criminal pauper, and contract immigration. We demand that the.employecs of railroads, mines «md factories shad be protected against all needless dangers. We sympathize with Ihe>npressed in every land. f t - We demand f reedom at speech and. Qf U 1?. press . • We favor the construction and control of the Nicaragua canal by Americans. Webel cve in self government for terri toriee. ' » We believe that the Columbian Exposition should l>e made a success worthy of the dig nitt and progress of the nation, and that the government should aid in this if necessary. We sympathize withall legitimate, efforts ’ to promote temperance and morality We pledge to the loyal veterans of the war for the Union the recognition that is their? by right. We are proud of President Harrison’s mag nifleent administration. And we propose to give the country an other administration just as good for the next four years #

Speaking of the diabolical wa\ in which the Repub. ican psrty has“squandered the surplus,” It isimportant to note that the interestbearing debt of the United States hos been reduced since the inuguration of President Harrison in the sum of over and that the annual interest charge, which, when he was inaugurated, amounted to $34,578 459.80. was, oh June 36’ 1892, onh $22,873,881.20, a decrease of sll, 684,578 60, or. about one-third.