The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-06-27


stringent enough 10 divorce the political from
| the ecclesiastical power, and thus stamp out
the attendant wickedness of polygamy
The Republican party is in favor of the
use of both gold and silver as money, and
condemns the policy of the Democratic Ad-
ministration in its efforts TO demonetize
| silver.
We demand the reduction Of letter pos tage
to one cent per ounce.
In republic like ours, where the citizen is
the sovereign and the official the servant,
where no power is exercised except by the
will of the people, It is important that the
sovereign-the people-shoud possess intel
ngence. The free school is the promoter Of
that intelligence which is to preserve us a
free nation; therefore the State or nation or
both combined, should support free institu-
tons of learning sufficient to afford TO every
chlld growing up in the land the opport-
unity OF a good common school education.
we earnestly recommend that prompt ac-
ton be taken by Congress in the enactment
OF such legislation as will best secure the re-
hobilitaton of our American merchant
marine. and we protest against the passage
by Congress of Free ship bill as calculated
to work injustice TO labor by lessening the
wages OF those engaged in preparing ma
terlais as well as those directly employed in
our ship yards. We demand appropriations
for the early rebuilding of our navy: for
the construction OF coast Notifications and
modern ordnance and other approved
motern means of defence for the projection
OF our defencelesS harbors and cities for the
payment Of Just pensions to our soldiers;
Tor necessary works OF national Importance
In the Improvement of harbors and the chan
nels of internal, coastwise and foreign COM
inerce' the encouragement of the shipping
interests OF the Atlantic Gulf, and Pacific
States as well as for the payment of the
maturing public debt This policy will give
employment to our labor, activity to our va
rlous Industries, increase the security of our
country, promote trade, open new and direct
markets for our produce and cheapen the
cost of transportation. We affirm this to be
far better for our country than the Demo.
cratic policy of loaning the Governments
money without interest to pet banks"
The conduct of foreign affairs by the pres
ent Administration has been distinguished by
It's inetficiency and its cowardice Having
Withdrawn from the Senate all pending
treaties effected by Republican administra-
ton for the removal Of foreign burdens and
restrictions upon our commerce, and for its
extension into better markets, it has neither
effected nor proposed any others in their
stead. Processing adherence to the Monros
doctrine, 1t has seen with idle complacency
the extension of foreign influence
in Central America and of for
eeign trade everywhere among our neigh
Dors. IL has refused to charter sanction or
encourage any American organization for
constructing the Nicaragua Canal a work Of
vital Importance to the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine, and of our national infiu-
ence IN Central and South America and
necessary Tor the development of trade with
our Pacific territory, with South America,
and with the islands and further coasts OF
the Pacific Ocean
We arraign the present Democratic Ad-
ministration for its weak and unpatriotic
treatment of the fisheries question, and its
pusillanimous surrender of the essential priv
lleges To which our fishing vessels are entitled
IN Canadian ports under the Treaty of 1918
the reciprocal maritime legislation of 1880,
ana the comfy OF nations, and which Cana
ulan hshing vessels receive in the ports of the
United States. We condemn the policy of the
present Administration and the Democratic
majority in Congress toward our fisheries as
untrIendly and conspicuously unpatriotic,
and as tending TO destroy valuable national
industry and an indispensable resource of de-
fence against foreign enemy
The name of American applies alike to all
citizens of the republic, and imposes upon all
alike the same obligation of obedience TO the
laws. AT the same time that citizenship is
ana must be the panoply ana safeguard OF
him who wears it and protect him whether
high or low, rich or poor, in all his civil
rights, it should and must afford HIM pro-
lection at home and follow and protect him
abroad in whatever land he may be on law
full errand.
The men who abandoned the Republican
party in 1884 and continue to adhere to the
Democratic party have deserted not only the
cause OF honest Government, of sound finance,
OF freedom or purity of the ballot, but esps-
cialiy have deserted the cause of reform in
the civil service We will not fail to keep
our pledges because they have broken theirs or
because their candidate has broken his. We
therefore repeat our declaration of 1884, to
wit; THE reform of the civil service
auspiciously begun under the Republican
Administration should be completed by the
further extension of the reform system
already established by law to all the grades
OF the service to which it is applicable The
spirit and purpose of the reform should be
observed In all executive appointments, and
all laws at variance with the object of exist
ing reform legislation should be repealed. to
the end that the dangers to free institutions
which lurk in the power of official patronage
may be wisely and effectively avoided
The gratitude of the nation to the defenders
OF the Union cannot be measured by laws.
The legislation of Congress should conform
TO the pledge made by loyal people, and be
SO enlarged and extended as to provide
against the possibility that any man who
honorably wore the Federal uniform shall
become an inmate of an almshouse or de-
pendent upon private charity. In the pres
ence Of an oyertiowing treasury it would
be public scandal 10 do less for those
whose valorous service preserved the Gov
ernment We denounce the hostile spirit
shown by President Cleveland in his numer-
Gus Vetoes OF measures for pension relief and
the action OF the Democratic House of Rep
reseutatives I'm refusing even a consideration
OF general pension legislation.
In support Of the principles herewith enun-
ciated, we invited the cooperation OF patrl-
otic men of all parties, and especially of all
workingmen, whose prosperity is seriously
threatened by the free-trade policy OF the
present Administration.
Cheer after cheer was given at fire.
quent intervals during the reading Of
the platform, and when the names of
the dead leaders of the Republican party
were mentioned there was tremendous
and prolonged applause.
When Major Mckinley enunciated the
principles of the party in regard to pro-
lection there was a perfect storm of
cheers, and every member Of the Con-
vention rose in their seats, waved their
hats and bandanas. and shouted them
selves hoarse. Then the great demon
stration broke out with renewed vigor
when the denunciation of the Mills bill
found expression in the platform.
After Major Mckinley had become
seated Mr.. Marine, of Maryland, moved
that the platform be adopted by rising
vote.
On behalf of his State delegation Mr..