Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1894 — Republican Plaform. [ARTICLE]

Republican Plaform.

We. -the Republicans of Indiana, In delegate convention assembled. reaffirm our faith in the progressive principles of the Republican party. We believe its policies, )iast and present, best calculated to promote the happiness and prosperity of the people. The administration of President Harrison and the Congressional legislation of that party were wise, pure and patriotic, and we point to tlie contrast between the home and foreign policies of that administration and the present travesty on government inflicted on the whole people. We believe in the Republican doctrine of protectionjand reciprocity. which furnishes a home market for the productions of our factories and our farms, and protects the American laborer against the pauper labor of Europe. We denounce the unwise and unpatriotic action of the Democratic party in attempting to climate the reciprocity principle from our tariff system, thereby closing a large foreign market to products of American farmers and depressing agricultural interests. We denounce the present attempt of a Democratic Congress to overthrow and destroy the American industrial system, a course that, •with a general fear of a violent readjustment of the country’s business to a free-trade basis, has increased the uatidhai debt and has,plunged the country into the’jnost disastrous business depression of its history, has closedJarge numbers of banks and factories throughout the country, has thrown an unprecedented number of Amier can citizens out of employment, lias comitelled thousands of able bodied and Jindustrious men to humiliate themselves by asking (for charity, and has filled our broad land with free souphouses and food markets. We believe in currency composed of gold, silver and pai>er, Ireadily convertible at a fixed standard of value, and entirely under national control. and we favor the imposition of increased duties ugion the imports from ail countries which oppose the coinage of silver ti|xm a basis to be determined by an international congress for sucii purpose. We denounce the avowed purpose of the Democratic party to restore the era of ’'wild cat” money. We believe la a liberal construction of our pension laws. Mid we condemn the unjust policy .of the presentjndmiulstration of depriving ex-soldiers of •heir pension without a hearing—* policy tn-

tended to east odium ti]x>n loyalty and patriotism, We beiitjvc it to be the *lufy of the State, as well as a nation, to. make-suitablejirdylsion for the earo and maintenance i>f all •lEdigen soldiers, their wives, and widows. We. there sore, favor the establishment by the State of a suitable soldiers’ home for (he reception of such SQldl&rs.tlieir rfrives and widows- as rnav lie overtaken Uy adversity, immigration laws liy_ the nafianal goveniuieiit.. dud demand stleh tlU‘i'bei‘'!l‘dlstaUiui as ulll pu.bvt our people and' in-.;iiut :■ uis against t!.<- i,--tlux of tiie criminal ami viciehs Gasses” AVo denounce the.;Vunpatriotift_act;on’,.of the Cleveland adroinistrSfidn in "hauling down the American flag at Hawaii, and condemn the arrogaiit assumption of ppwer_dispiayed.:iii _th£ effort to restore a ryrannicaUTJlleeli over a free people'whpjiad thrown oil the yoke of despotism. We condemn the outrageous bargain and sale of Federal patronage by the Cleveland admlnis- ' trillion in its unblushing .efforts to usurp the prerogatives of the legislative brain-li of the government to force a favorite “iheasure through Congress and compel the confirmation of Presi- 1 ' dential-aiipomtmcnts by.. the-Seajate. We condemn the reckless and extravagant administra, tion of tiie financial affairs of this state whereby the people are 'libieeted ' to unjust and unnecessary liurdens of laxaiion. by an inerea.se.dasessment ot property-aml-Hien’ased-rmte-of taxaported by the taxpayers of- tlte-State. .. We believe, that the.benevolent, educational and correctional institutions of the State should he placed under non-partisan cmiiroL

A Kansas man says be left the Populist party because it “is run by lawyers without clients, by preachers without pulpits, by women without husbands, by farmers without farms, by financiers without finance, by educators without education and by statesmen but of a job.”

The Walker tp., Republicans nominated the following ticket on June 2nd at their convention. John F. Pettit, for trustee. John O’Coimer, for Assessor. James Snyder, Justice of Peace. George Hollister, “ “ John M. Wiley, for constable. Philip Kearns, for constable. The attendance was large and the best of feeling prevailed. There was 95 votes cast. *-

The Democratic senators have gone before the people in many campaigns and said: “Only give ns, the Democratic party, a whack at the trusts and we’ll smash them beyond repair.” For the past two months they hive been in a position to whack the Democratic sugar trust, which contributes an immense sum of money to the Democratic campaign fund. In that time the market value of sugar certificates has increased •*3O a share, or more than $lO,000,000 in all. That is the kind of a bold smasher of trusts the Democratic party is.

The platform of the Democratic party at Chicago vigorously denounced the industry of the Sheriff, which, it is claimed, had been fostered by Protection. Remembering how busy a time the Sheriffs have had sitice March 4, 1893, it is well to see bow the Democratic performance has agreed with its denunciation of the Sheriff’s industry. During 1893 there were 11,560 trade failures in the United States, being 52 per cent more than in 1892. The liabilities of those who failed in 1893 were $460,000,000 as compared with liabilities of SIOB,000,000 in 1892, an increase of $352,000,000 in a single year. Was there ever such an arrant humbug and fraud as this Chicago denunciation of the Sheriff?

The “dark cloud that hovered o’er the scene” of The congressional .situation, is still hovering a good many hovers, and as yet the rifts tha-t should show the light beyond are not as numerous as could be wished. A pretty strong sentiment in favor of a new convention is growing up, all over the district, among the friends of both aspirants, and it is not unlikely that the amicable settlement

which, we still believe, will be the final outcome, will come in that shape. Of one thing we feel confident; and that is that if Mr. Landis is convinced that to resign his present nomination and to submit the who'e matter to the action of a new convention, will be the course most likely to secure harmony among the Republicans of his district, be will not hesitate to resign it. In the meantime the more Republicans there are that will try to discuss the matter in a spirit of conciliation and fairness, and with a desire to see all sides of the matter, the better will be the prospects for an ultimate amicable settlement.