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- Historic Document · May 29, 20121924 Democratic Platform
second only to agriculture. Mining has suffered like agriculture and from the same causes. It is the duty of our government to foster this industry and to remove the restrictions … prerequisite to the granting of independence. We declare that it is now our liberty and our duty to keep our promise to these people by granting them immediately the independence
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121920 Democratic Platform
demand of the President for necessary legislation to deal with secondary and local causes. The sound policies pursued by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve system have limited in this … Vocational Training, and a code of other wholesome laws affecting the liberties and bettering the conditions of the laboring classes. In the Department of Labor the Democratic administration established
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121912 Democratic Platform
necessities of government honestly and economically administered. The high Republican tariff is the principal cause of the unequal distribution of wealth; it is a system of taxation which makes … platform of 1908, as follows: “The courts of justice are the bulwarks of our liberties, and we yield to none in our purpose to maintain their dignity. Our party
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121904 Democratic Platform
trial by jury; freedom of the person defended by the Writ of Habeas Corpus; liberty of personal contract untrammeled by sumptuary laws; supremacy of the civil over military authority … perversion of those equal opportunities which our political institutions were established to secure, has caused what may once have been infant industries to become the greatest combinations of capital that
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121896 Democratic Platform
United States only by the stifling of that spirit and love of liberty which proclaimed our political independence in 1776 and won it in the War of the Revolution … tariff laws, except such as are necessary to meet the deficit in revenue caused by the adverse decision of the Supreme Court on the income tax. But for this decision
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121892 Democratic Platform
pledge the Democratic party to reform these and all other abuses which threaten individual liberty and local self-government. The Democratic party is the only party that has ever given … those lovers of freedom who are struggling for home rule and the great cause of local self-government in Ireland. We heartily approve all legitimate efforts to prevent the United
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121884 Democratic Platform
primacy among nations in all the arts of peace and fruits of liberty. With profound regret we have been apprised by the venerable statesman through whose person was struck that … best homage of freemen, the pledge of our devotion to the principles and the cause now inseparable in the history of this Republic from the labors and the name
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121848 Democratic Platform
country, as the party of the people, to sustain and advance among us constitutional “liberty, equality, and fraternity,” by continuing to resist all monopolies and exclusive legislation for the benefit … establishment of the constitutional treasury; in the noble impulse given to the cause of free trade, by the repeal of the tariff in 1842 and the creation of the more
- Historic Document · May 29, 20122008 Republican Platform
nation — and ever grateful to Almighty God for the political, religious, and civil liberties we enjoy — we, the representatives of the Republican Party in the states and territories … used solely for that purpose. Securing Our Civil Liberties Because our Constitution is based on the principles of individual liberty and limited government, we must always ensure that law enforcement
- Historic Document · May 29, 20122004 Republican Platform
nation’s cause has always been larger than our nation’s defense. We fight, as we always fight, for a just peace – a peace that favors liberty. We will defend … that mission makes it immeasurably more difficult. In Iraq, America is serving the cause of liberty, peace, and our own security. America accepted a difficult task in Iraq. We know
- Historic Document · May 29, 20122000 Republican Platform
Republican party remains determined to change federal law to give small employers the liberty to band together to purchase group insurance for their employees at reduced rates, thus providing them … babies are born with fetal alcohol syndrome. So much of the suffering caused by childhood diseases can be prevented — by increasing immunization rates; by increasing resources for biomedical research
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121996 Republican Platform
cannot care for themselves. Principles Because the American Dream fulfills the promise of liberty, we believe it should be attainable by all through more and secure jobs, home ownership, personal … twin burdens of stagnant incomes and near-record taxes. This is the key cause of middle-class anxiety. It is why people feel they are working harder, but falling further
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121992 Republican Platform
since 1980, with an unabashed commitment to the family’s economic liberty and moral rights. Republicans trust parents and believe they, not courts and lawyers, know what is best … injury. A large part of our health care costs, public and private, is caused by behavior. Good judgment can save billions of dollars—and perhaps millions of lives. AIDS
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121988 Republican Platform
number of poor households grew dramatically during the Democrats’ years in power. • Economic stagnation caused by the Democrats’ policies made it harder to find a job, get a promotion … Constitution, in the words of its preamble, to “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity” by opening new vistas of opportunity. These “blessings of liberty”—the chance
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121984 Republican Platform
reforms, the major private railroads have climbed back to profitability. Government red tape caused their red ink; by cutting the former, we are wiping out the latter. In addition … liberty and the free enterprise system. The right of property safeguards for citizens all things of value: their land, merchandise and money, their religious convictions, their safety and liberty
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121980 Republican Platform
Republican Party that government should foster in our society a climate of maximum individual liberty and freedom of choice. Properly informed, our people as individuals or acting through instruments … jobs. Once tax rates are reduced, Republicans will move to end tax bracket creep caused by inflation. We support tax indexing to protect taxpayers from the automatic tax increases caused
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121976 Republican Platform
great American Republic was founded on the principle: “one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all.” This bicentennial year marks the anniversary of the greatest secular experiment … destroyer of jobs is inflation. We wish to stress that the number one cause of inflation is the government’s expansion of the nation’s supply of money and credit
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121972 Republican Platform
action by State, county and municipal governments to seek solutions to the serious problems caused by abandoned buildings in urban areas. Transportation When President Nixon took office a crisis … achievements already made. Knowing that none of us can reap the fullest blessings of liberty until all of us can, we reaffirm our commitment to the upward struggle for universal
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121968 Republican Platform
century ago, Abraham Lincoln gave that leadership. From it came one nation, consecrated to liberty and justice for all. Fifteen years ago, Dwight D. Eisenhower gave that leadership. It brought … every individual an opportunity for satisfying and rewarding employment. We must attack the root causes of poverty and eradicate racism, hatred and violence. We must give all citizens the opportunity
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121964 Republican Platform
recklessly disposed cannot be safely entrusted with authority over their fellow citizens. To Republicans, liberty is still today man’s most precious possession. For every citizen, and for the generations … turned its back on the captive peoples of Eastern Europe, abandoning their cause in the United Nations and in the official utterances of our government. This Administration has forever blackened