San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-19
NOONAN RENOMINATED
AS TWELFTH DISTRICT REPUBLI-
CAN STANDARD BEARER.
Platform Adopted and New Executive
Committee Selected-The Nominee No.
titled and He Responds.

The 18th district congressional
convention, which began at II
o'clock yesterday, closed its session
at Mission garden at $3.50 p. M,
after accomplishing the full pur-
pose Of its convocation, the renomi-
nation of Congressman Noonan
and the adoption of a sound Repub.
lican platform.
The platform presented was as
follows and vas adopted by an en-
thusiastic vote:
"We, the Republicans Of the
Twelfth congressional district Of
the state OF Texas, in convention
assem- led, recognizing the vital
importance to the American peo-
pie of proper, wise and patriotic
solution Of the great questions in
volved in the political campaign,
upon which we are just entering,
and also realizing the necessity
for clear and unmistakable ex-
preston of our views upon these
great economic issues, do hereby
declare:
"First-That we most heartily
and enthusiastically endorse the
nomination of William Mckinley
OF Ohio, as the standard bearer Of
our party, a distinction which he
has earned by his stainless per.
sonal character and long and dis
tiDguished public career, and we
recognize in him one possessing
all 1.-THE characteristics and attri,
butes OF great political leader
and statesman.
"Second-That we cordially and
heartily accept and endorse the
platform adopted by the national
Republican convention at st. Louis
as clear and bold declaration of
the great principles which the Re-
public party will advocate in this
campaign.
"Third-While believing in the
use Of both gold and silver as
money, we are unalterably opposed
to the expansion of the volume of
the silver coin of our country to
such an extent that the parity be-
tween the two metals cannot be
maintained, and are, therefore,
opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver, at q ratio of 16 to
to !, because we sincerely believe
that the result of such a policy
will be to debase our currency,
impair our national credit, lower
the standard OF our national honor
and cause disastrous convulsion
in our commercial and industrial
affairs. We maintain that the
free and unlimited coinage of sill.
yer means the circulation of a de.
preciated dollar, and we believe
as was so expressed by our great
and honored leader, Benjamin
Harrison, that the first mission oil
a bad dollar is to pay the lsborel
for his work and the farmer for his
products.
"Fourth-Realizing fully the
vast Importance to the interests Of
our people Of wise and judicious
protective tariff, which will on.
courage the development of ouI
natural resources, protect our in.
dustrial, farming and stock inter.
ests in their fierce competition
with the products of foreign coun.
tries, we record our most earnest
faith In the great doctrine of pro
lection, for which the Republican
party has always stood. We be
lieve in the patriotic and states
manlike policy of our great leader
James g. Blaine, whose doctrine
was protection aud reciprocity.
"Fifth-With pride we recall the
useful, successful, patriotic and
distinguished career of the Hon
George HI. Noonan, our present
representative in congress, and we
cordially commend him again tC
the people of the Twelfth congress
sional district as q wise and faith
full champion OF their interests, and
we earnestly solicit the hearty CO
operation Of all the voters of the
district who believe in him and in
the principles for which he stands
to aid US in securing his re-elec'
tion."
Mr.. Carl Runge then nominated