The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-09-13
PLATFORM or PRINCIPLES
Adopted at the Montana Republican State Con
vention, August 90, 1889.

| Adopted at the Montana Republican State Con-
vention, August 23, 1889.
The next and final order of business was
| the reading Of the report of the Committee
on Platform and Resolutions. This report
was listened to attentively, being only inter-
| rupted in its rea,l'ng by outbursts of sponta-
| neous applause. 1t is us follows:
| The Republicans of Montana assembled
| for the first time in their history to nominate
candidates for the State officers, salute their
| fellow citizens of the United States in graft
people to be admitted to equal footing
with the original states to be henceforth for
ever an integral part of the American Un-
| len. Mindful Of the duties and tile dignilins
| ofsuch high companonShip, we pledge all
| the people of Montana TO patriotism and
moderation in action, t9riitude in disaster,
| serenity in peril and magnaniinity in victo-
~. Greaffnl to all their conntrymen for the
achievements of the past, The rennwt and
| felicities of he present aud the promise of
the future, the Republicans Of Montana arc
inspired with high purpose to contribute
| to the excellence Of the institutions of 1Eer
country, whose wisdom AMI hrneticrncr are
alike The pride and promise of our civiliHa.
| ton. We congratulate our three sister
| States now stepping with MS inlo high polit-
| ical estate upon the sober and courageous
| spirit IN which they are accepting their new
! duties and responsibilities, We share with
| them the determination to perform nobly
| and well the lahors which statehood imposes
| that in SO marked a degree has characterized
| them i'll the work Of preparation. We affirm
| that the Democratic party is not worthy of
| the confidence Of a patriotic people.
| To prove this, let facts be submitted in
| candor to our countrymen:
It has surrendered the right Of American
| citizens ON land and sea to Great Britain, al
| the same time treating weaker nations with
un1igniiesl and overbearing insolence.
! II has shown its inability to deal III spirit
| pf oar ~ wi 20, n I'M
| arising in defense of our citizens abroad.
| i has neglected aud refused to encourage
merchant marine.
| It has manifested its hostility to the vetcr-
ans OF wars BY grulsngly and ungra-
cionsly granting only such pensions as pub
| lie indignation could extort.
| 1t has sought TO debase the workingman Of
| America by suhjecting him to an nninst
| competition with foreign toll 5a@
Ina large part ofthe union it has made
| citizenship mockery, and the BALLOT de
| fusion anu snare.
Throughout the republic its purposes are
| mischievous and its Influences ,naliGn
Toward the people of Montana it has rX.
hihitcd spirit Of venomous mallgnity
Its President could not await his accession
to official power until he sought to dnpreci-
ate silver which is one Of our great lnlustr-
al products
1t visited npon our citizens an olions
system ofcspionage, and revived 4 perverted
construction Of an obsolete law to hnrass
| them with causeless prosecutions
ltsought tn set aside patents to farms and
mines after they had been obtained in strict
conformity 10 law.
1t exhausted the resources of ingenuity in
the invention of trrhnicalitles to emharraSs
the acquisition Of titles to homcsttadS and
| mining claims.
In Shameless violation of Its del,isvc
pledges it imported officers from other states
to rule over us
II worked tho utter obstruction cf our pos
tai service.
1t retarded incxcusahIv the survey Of lie
public domain within our bartley>.
1t placed in imnincn peril the industries
of mining and grazing and aimed deadly
blow at the Interests i'll which the prosperity
of all our people is vi'ally involved
In happy contrast to all these crimes
against our people, we point to the present
repnhli can administration, affirming that it
has reversed This hostil" and unrariotic his
tory and has brought itself into harmony
with all the practlca intellectual and moral
impulses of this enttrrrisng and loyal
peop!c. Among the results which it has
thus youchsafed to Us. the privileges confer
red nron citizens respecting the public do.
main are easy of at;ainlnGnt titles are made
secure, vast sums Of money have beer added
to our ilprcrS and our minerals, labor is i'll
surrd Of generous reward, the unjust eX-
emrtion of duties on foreign lead is in
Process Of reform, and all policies conducive
to the material welfare of Montana are hos
pitably entertained by the administration
that manifcsts toward the great new west a
spirit of continental craftsmanship.
We especially endorse, as worthy of all
communication, the almi nstraton Of Renja
min Harrison, president of the United States
for his answering patriotism in purpose,
his wisdom in action, his dcterment, his de-
sire TO augment the ewardS Of labor and en-
terprise, and his abiding determination 10
protect the honor and Interests Of the repuh.
lie throughout the world. We declare anew
that the chief purpose oil the Republican
party, second only to be preservation Of the
union and entrenchment of our libarties Is
the protection of our industries, the eleva-
tien of American labor and the ust conpen-
sation of the workingman.
Whilst we welcome to our mountains and
valleys all honest immigrants who are willing
to assume the responsible and discharge
the duties of American citizens, yet, we urge
upon our senators and representatives in
congress to use all their influence is so mohi-
flying our immigration laws to prevent the
influx of criminal and pauper classes of En-
rope, who become menace to our publicln-
stitutions and burden to the honest indus
tries of our country.
We pledge those who shall represent us IN
the congress of the United States to ,naiu!ain
as standard of value the preciouS metals
that have been recognized as such from the
beginning of historic time.
We recognize that the welfare Of Montana
demands the maintenance of the existing
duties on wool. lead and copper.
We denonnce the Democratic majority in
the late Constitutional Convention for hav-
ing, or no other cause than narrow partis-
anshp, o,lste1 the officers of the several
con nties of the Territory before the eXpira-
tion Of the term for which they were chosen,
under provision Of law.
We ask for such legislation as will subject
to taxation property not exempt by our law,
other than that of the United States, that
may he located upon military and Indian
reservations within the boundaries of the
state.
We call upon our senators and representa-
tives to put forth their utmost exertlons for
the reduction Of the Indian reservations in
Montana to the narrowest possible limits
that may be found consistent with the duties
of the general government toward the sew
eral tri beS.
of Montana the nominees Of this convention
in the assurance that they are men of unim-
peachable integrity, thorough capabilities for
the duties to which they were respectively
assigned, and answering fidelity to the
principles of the party Of union, justice and
progress.
We appeal to the people of Montana in
entering upon the enjoyment OF their poiiti.
cal rights to identify themselves with the
liberties our fathers won, to save and extend
the noble republic they created; the party
with the histnry which is equally the his
tory of this nation; the party that has met
and conquered the greatest emerge ncleS tha'
ever confronted valor and statesmanship,
the party that has accomplished national
prosperity heretofore unknown to the pages
of human history; the party to which alone
can be entrusted the welfare and honor of
the American republic.
Resolved. That the administration of
BenjaMin E. White has been faithful to the
great interests of Montana and entities him
to the lasting gratitude Of his countrynen.