The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-25

ALL ENTHUSIASM.
Republicans OF Indiana Met in State
Convention.
Platform OF Party Stands for Protection
end Reciprocity and Denounces De-
mocracy's Policy Of Prostration.


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April 25.-Tne
Republican State convention day opened
clear and crisp, and although most of the
delegates were up all night working
for their favorite candidates they were
sustained by enthusiasm and showed 30
signes OF fatigue. IL is the largest con-
vention ever held in Indiana and 17l5 dele
gates filed the lower floor OF Tomlinson
Hall. When the venerable presiding
officer, ex-Secretary of the navy Richard
w. Thompson OF Terre Haute, came on
the stage from the rear, in company with
Chas. w. Fairbanks, the convention
cheered Justify.
adopted provided that the "rules OF the
51st Congress and lately encored by the
present Congress should govern"
General Harrison was loudly cheered
when he entered the hall. The report
OF the committee on resolutions was then
read.
The Platform.
We, the Republicans OF, Indiana, in
delegate convention assembled, re-affirm
our faith in the progressive principles OF
the Republican party. We believe its pol
icies, past and present, best calculated to
promote the happiness and prosperity OF
the people.
The administration OF President Har-
rison and the Congressional legislation of
that party were wise, pure and patriotic,
and we point to the great con-
trast between the home and foreign
policies of that administration and the
present travesty on Government inflicted
upon the whole people. We believe in
the Republican doctrine of protec-
tion and reciprocity, which furnishes
a home market for the productions of our
factories and our farms and protects the
American laDorer against the competi-
tion of the pauper labor OF Europe.
We denounce the unwise and unpatri-
otic action OF the Democratic party in
attempting to eliminate the re-
procity principles from our tariff
system, thereby closing large
foreign market to the products of the
rural interests. We denounce the present
attempt OF Democratic Con-
gress to overthrow and destroy the
American industrial system, course,
that, with the general fear Of
violent rea6justment OF the country's
has increased the national debt, has
plunged the country into the most disas-
trous business depression of its history,
has closed large Numbers OF banks and
factories throughout the country, and
thrown an unprecedented number OF
American citizens out of employment,
has compelled thousands OF able bodied
and industrious men to humiliate them
selves by asking for charity and has filled
our broad land with free soup houses and
feod markets.
We believe in currency composed of
gold, silver and paper, readily convertible
at fixed standard OF value and entirely
under national control and we
favor the imposition Of increased
tariff duties upon the imports from all
countries which oppose the coinage of
silver upon a basis to be determined by
an international congress for such pur-
poses.
We denounce the avowed purpose of
the Democratic party to restore the
era OF wildcat" money. We believe in
q liberal construction of our pension laws
ana we condemn the unjust policy
OF the present administration of depriving
ex-soldiers of their pension without a
upon loyalty and patriotism. We
believe it to be the duty of the State,
as well as the nation to make suitable
provision for the care and maintenance of
all INDECENT soldiers, their wives, and
widows.
We denounce the unpatriotic action of
the Cleveland administration in hauling
down the American flag at Hawaii, and
condemn the arrogant assumption of
power displayed in the effort to restore a
tyrannical queen over a free people who
had thrown off the yoke of despotism.
We condemn the outrageous bargain
and sale of federal patronage by the Cleve-
land administration in its unblush- |
ing efforts TO usurp the preroga-
tives OF the legislative branches OF |
the government to enforce favorite |
measure through Congress and compel
the confirmation OF Presidential appoint |
ments by the Senate.
The platform then takes up State ques-
tions, scoring the policy of the Democratic |
party.