The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-04-25

The Hon. NJ. N. johnson was es-
corted to the chair. In q few short
words he spoke of the extreme pleas
ure which it afforded him to stand
nee again before a body Of men
whose faces had changed but little in
seven years. Seven years ago he pre-
sided over the state convention. He
did not breach the political aspect but
proceeded at once to business.
Hogue Of Foster moved to adjourn
to Z o'clock in tn eevening. The mo-
tiOa was lost in a vOlley Of noes.
The Platform Adopted.
=. r. Spalding announced that the
committee on resolutions was ready to
report. He was called to the platform
and read the following:
With complete reliance in the ability
of the Republican national convention,
to frame Il platform Of principles upon
which every Republican in the land
may stand in confident security, the
Republicans of North Dakota, in dele
gate convention assembled, embrace
this opportunity to declare ourselves
in favor of a tariff law that will give
equal protection to agriculturist and
artisan to manufacturer and miner,
and at the same time serve to bring
our national treasury ample revenues
with which to meet the expenditures
of the government, economically adj
ministcred, and carry on all needed
public improvements.
We further declare ourselves in favor
of such Il policy Of trade reciprocity as
will enlarge the foreign markets for
our products without depriving our
| people of the benefits of protection to
domestic enterprise.
Not only does the tariff law passed
by the present administration utterly
fail to produce necessary revenue, but
under it's operation foreign industries
have been built up and greatly aided
stroyed and American labor degraded.
We denounce and condemn the Dem
| oclatic party for laying an enormous
| debt upon the shoulders of the people
at a time when neither war, plague OF
famine exists to justify it, and pledge
the faith and honor of the Republican
| party in behalf of a reduction Of our
national debt and a return to a policy
which will enable the government to
exist without entering into copartner-
ship with bond s%yndicates.
We favor the Monroe doctrine, which
we interpret to mean positive opposi-
ton to further acquisition of American
soil by foreign powers. We extend our
sympathy to the struggling Cuban pat
riots in behals of liberty.
The unfortunate p%recarious condi-
ton of our industries is one, Of the
fruits Of the Democratic administra-
ton, and we anxiously await the COM
ing of the day, now at hand, when the
great and patriotic Republican party
the party Of Hamilton, Lincoln,
Grant and Blaine-shall return to pow
er and save the business of the coun-
try from further reverses and disaster.
The Republicans of North Dakota ex-
press themselves as favoring the cleo
ton Of United States senators by the
direct vote Of the people.
We hereby instruct u delegates to
st. Louis to use all honorable mean
to secure the nomination Of William
Mckinley, Jr., for president; and they
are further instructed to vote on all
questions as a unit.
The Republicans of North Dakota, in
convention assembled, renew their de-
votion to the doctrine Of protection.
The Republicans of North Dakota are
unyielding in their demand for honest
money. We are unalterably opposed
to any scheme that will give this oun
try a deprecated or debased currency.
We favor the use of silver as currency,
but to the extent only and under such
restrictions that its parity with gold
can be maintained. We are therefore
opposed to the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver, until 1t can be arranged
by international agreement.
The report of the committee on res
o%lutions was unanimously adopted.
H. S. Oliver of Ransom moved the
election Of the following delegates and
a%lternates to the national convention
at st. Louis. and they were elected ac-
cording to the programme of the eau
GUS:
The Delegates.
G. M. Johnson, Dwight.