The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-23
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Pennsylvania Republican Platform
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HARRISBURG, Pa, May 23.--The Rcpub-
iicsn party is in State convention here
today. The gathering Is large and har-
monious.
The Republican Platform.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania,
in convention assembled, repeat
for the regulation and govern
ment of the national currency
the following principles OF finance which
were announced by US at our last State
convention, and which since then have
received the overwhelming approval OF
our fellow citizens:
We favor the expansion OF the circula-
ting medium of the country until the
same shall amount to forty dollars
per capita of our population, and
approve the proposition to issue national
bank notes TO the par value OF the amount
of bonds deposited to secure their circu-
lation. We declare that the obligations
OF the government should be discharged
In money approved and current In
all civilized nations, to the end that a
largely increased reserve OF gold should
be gradually accumulated ana main
tanned.
We declare our belief to be that no Leg
islation can make our currency meet the
needs of the American people unless II
conforms to the following utterances OF
our last national convention:
'The American people, from tradition
and interest, favor bi-metalism, and the
Republican party demands the use
OF both gold and silver as
standard money, with such restrictions
and under such provisions, to be deter
mined by legislation, as will secure and
maintain the parity of values OF the
two metals, so tina. the purchasing
whether a silver dollar, gold or paper,
shall be at all times equal. The interests OF
the producers OF the country, its farmers
and ITS workingmen, demand that every
dollar, paper or coin, issued by the Gov
srnment shall be as good as any other"
The threats and efforts which the Demo-
cratic party now in control OF the execu-
tive and legislative departments OF
the national government are making
to destroy the system OF protection
to American industries, have wrecked our
manufacturing establishments, destroyed
the value of orr farm products, ruined our
employers, beggared our worklngmen ana
brought distrust upon the honesty OF
their proposed legislation.
We denounce the Democratic assault
upon the American protective system be-
cause its effect already has been to reduce
to idieness 100000 of workmen, and
values to an amount greater than the ma
tional debt created for the suppression OF
the rebellion.
We commend and approve the efforts OF
our Senators and members OF Congress to
delay and defeat the passage of legisla-
tion hostile to any American industry.
We denounce the selection OF a Southern
Democrat for the Secretaryship of the In
terror, as a deliberate betrayal OF the wei
fare OF our soldiers and sailors.
We denounce the unpatriotic and un-
American management of our foreign re-
lations by the Democratic national ad-
administration which surrenders Ameri-
can treaty rights and vital interests in
Samoa and which has unjustifably
planned and laborcd to uphold
and restore an odious mon
archy in Hawaii and prevent the
establishment there OF a sister republic
in conflict with that principle OF selfgov-
ernment upon which our own republic
was founded.
We demand the enactment of such Leg
isIation as will prevent the immigration
OF paupers, criminals and persons incap-
able either physically or mentally OF self
support.
ization system as will deny the rights
of American citizenship to anarchist:
and to all other persons hostile to oui
Government and to that liberty of law
upon which 1t is based.
The Cleveland Administration has veri-
fed the worst apprehensions OF those who
opposed its entrance into Office. Inn
,Ied %eda'fly fG mower "gOn tn. Democrat @Gcfi !,
party betrayed the confidence TIL,
American people had reposed in it ano
since then il has continuously showr
itself unequal TO the discharge of The
high trust committed TO its care.
General Hastings has just been nomi-
mated for Governor by the Republicans il
Pennsylvania.