Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-08

for approval the following statements oil
! principles and policies which will continue 70
guide and inspire Its Efforts:
THE republicans Of Iniilna are in favor OF
! protection. We demand q tariff thai VIII
! not only secure the necessary amount OF
! revenue, but will also afford equal and GER
! tain protection to the wage workers and pro-
| ducers OF this country. We demand that
! American sellers shall have the frs; chance
! In American markets From Lincoln 10 Har-
risen. under the wise policy OF pr )tectjoi and
| reciprocity, we steaiily decreased our bonded
| debt, resumed specie payment maintained
! the public credit, kept up unmpiirel the
/ gold reserve, Increased the wot,h Il the
! whole country and added TO the cDmfnr. and
! happiness OF the people 20 a degree unparal-
| leied In the history OF nations. The reversal
Of this benefcent ami patriotic policy by the
! democratic party has brought - the Amori-
can people nothing but distruat deficit an1
disaster. We therefore demand a return to
the sound republican policy Of protection aud
reciprocity
"We are firm and emphatic In our demand
for honest money We believe ihat our
I money should not be inferior to tha money
Of the most enlightened nations of the earth
We are unalterably opposed to every scheme
! that threatens to delase or dcp:cCiate our
currency.
I'VE favor the use OF silver as currency,
but to the extent only and under ouch regu-
lations that It's parity with gold can be
maintained, anu IN consequence are opposed
to the free and unlimited and Independent
coinage Of silver at ratio Of 16 to I.
I'VE demand a rigid enforcement of all ex-
listing immigration laws by the national gov
ernment and the enactment of such further
legislation as will the better protect our
people against the influx Of the criminal and
ignorant classes of foreigners
we believe in liberal construction Of
our pension laws and condemn the unjust
and unfair policy of the present admnistra-
iN oil ~ hnfr
sions without notice and without a hearing
upon charges filed against them.
Believing we do in a protective tariff
the leading issue before the people, we favor
the nomination as president of the United
States of the man who perfectly represents
a protective tariff and the cardinal princi-
pies Of the republican party; man who has
devoted his life to the defense of his country
in war and in peace one who, at II, fought
with Hayes and Crook and Sheridan at
Antietam and in the Shenandoah in defense
Of our flag against foes within, and for four
teen years in congress contended against our
country's foes from without. beating back
Bri ish free trade and aggression which
finally, under the present democratic admin
istration, obtained possession Of our markets
and has almost destroyed our industries; a
man who, with the resstless shibboleth,
Protection and Prosperity has challenged
the attention of the commercial world and
won the support of every patriotic workman
of our country; whose life and work, open
as a book, are in themselves a platform, and
whose very name is magic-that loyal Amer
lean citizen, soldier, statesman and Christian
gentleman. William Mckinley of Ohio; and
the delegates to the republican national CON
vention selected by this body are directed to
cast their vote for william Mckinley as fire.
quently and continuously as there is any
hope of his nomination"
WASHINGTON, May THE news from
Indianapolis was awaited with interest at
the capitol. When Indiana's acti9n became
brown Senator Sherman said the question
was settled and he believed Mr. Mckinley
would be unanimously nominated. The over
whelming sentiment both north ard south
for him to such an extent that there
could be no other outcome.
Friends in the senate of other candidates
and candidates themselves generally received
the news with a grim smile but declt,ed.
as rule, to be quoted. Senator Quay said
that he did not consider the fight closed until
the convention should declare itself, as much
would depend upon the contesting delega-
tions.
Senator Lodge, referring to the declara-
tion, said jokingly that it hardly seemed
adequate"
Senator Cullom smiled when he read the
Dispatch but declined to make any CON-
ment, as did Mr.. Maney and Senator ALI