Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-01

and until such agreement can he obtained, the
existing gold standard must be preserved. All
our silver and paper currency must be
maintained at IA parity with gold, and we favor
all measures designed to maintain in, iolably
the obligations of the United States aud all our
money, whether coin, or paper, at the present
standard, the standard of the most enlightened
nations OF the earth
PENSIONS.
Veterans OF the union army deserve and
should receive fair treatment and generous
recognition, and whenever practicable should
be given preference I'm the matter of employ
ment, and the are entitled to the enactment Of
such laws as are best calculated to secure the
fulfillment of pledges made them in the dark
days OF the country's peril. We denounce the
practice in the pension bureau, so recklesSly
and unjustly carried on by the present admins
tration Of reducing pensions, arbitrarily drop
ping names from the rolls, as deserving of the
severest condemnation Of the American people.
FOREIGN POLICY.
Our foreign policy should be at all times firm,
vigorous and dignifed, and all our interests in
! the western hemisphere carefully watched and
guarded. The Hawaiian Islands shoald be
controlled by the I'm ted States and no foreign
power should be permitted to Interfere with
them; the Nicaraguan canal should be built,
owned and operated by the United States; and
by the purchase of the Danish Islands we
should secure proper and much needed naval
station in the West Indies.
The masSacres In Armenia have aroused the
deep sympathy and just indignation OF the
American people and we believe the United
States should exercise all the influence it can
properly exert to bring these atrocities to an
end. In Turkey American residents have been
exposed to the gravest dangers and American
property destroyed. There, and everywhere,
American citizens and American property must
be absolutely protected at all hazards and at
!, any cost.
We reass.rt the Monroe doctrine in its full
extent and we reani.m the right eff the United
States to give the dootrlne effect by responding
to the appeals of any American state for our
friendly Intervention in case of European en-
crOachment. We have not interfered, and
shall not interfere, with the existing possessions
Of any EurOpeOn power in this hemisphere, but
these possessions must not, on any pretext, be
extended. We hopefully look forward to the
eventual withdrawal Of the European powers
from this hemisphere and to the ultimate union
OF a the English speaking part Of the continent
by the free consent of its inhabitants.
From the hour of achieving their own indie
dependence the people of the United States
have regarded with sympathy the struggles of
other American people to free themselves from
European domination. We watch with deep
and abiding interest the heroic battle of the
Cuban patriots against cruelty and oppression,
and our best hopes go out for their full success
of their determined contest for liberty. The
government of Spain having lost control OF
Cuba and being unable to protect the property
OF resident American citizens or comply with
its treaty obligations we believe the govern
ment OF the United States should actively use
its influence and good offices to restore peace
and give independence to the island.
NAVY AND DEFENSES.
The peace and security of the republic and
the maintenance OF its rghtful influence among
the nations of the earth demand a naval power
commensurate with its position and RESPONSE
bility. We, therefore, favor the continued en-
largement of the navy and the complete system
OF harDOr and seacOaSt defenSeS.
IMMIGRATION.
For the protection of the quality of our
American citizenship and of tile wages of the
wOrgngmcn against the fatal competition OF
low priced labor, we demand that the immigra-
ton laws be thoroughly enforced and so eX-
United States those who can neither read nor
write.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The civil service law was placed on the
statute book by the republican party, which
has always sustained it and we renew our re-
peated declarations that it shall be thoroughly
and honestly enforced and extended wherever
practicable.
ON THE BALLOT.
We demand that every citizen of the United
and that such ballot shall be counted and re-
turned as cast.
ON LYNCHING.
We proclaim our unqualified condemnation
of the uncivilized and barbarous practice well
known as lynching or killing human beings,
suspected or charged with crime, without the
process of law.
NATIONAL ARBITRATION.
We favor the creation of tional board of arbi-
tration to settle and adjust differences which
may arise between employer and employees en-.
gagged in interstate commerce.
FREE HOMESTEADS.
We believe in An immediate return TO the free
homestead policy OF the republican party; and
urge the passage by congress Of the satisfactory
free homestead measure which has already
passed the house and is now pending in the
senate.
ON THE TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission Of the remaing terri
tories ut the earliest practicable date, having
que regard 10 the interests OF the people OF the
territories and of the United STATES All fed
eral officers appointed for the territories should
De elected from bona fde residents thereof and
the right OF self government should be accorded
so far as practicable.
We believe the citizens OF Alaska should
have representation in the congress of the
United States to the end that all needed legsla-
| ton may be inteligently effected.
ON TEMPERANCE.
We sympathze with all wise and legitimate
efforts to lessen and prevent the evils of III
| temperance and promote morality.
WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
The republican party is mindful of the rights
and interests OF women. Protection of Ameri-
| can industries includes equal opportunities,
equal pay for equal work, and protection to the
| the home. We favor the admission of women
| to the wider spheres of usefulness and well
| come their cooperation in reScuing the country
| from democratic and populist mIsmanagement
| and miSrule.
| A PLEDGE.
Such are the principles and policies OF the
| republican party. BY these principles we will
abide and these policies we will put into ex-
ecntion. We ask for them the considerable
| judgment of the American people. Confident
alike In the history OF our great party and the
justice OF our cause, we present our platform
and our candidates in the assurance that tho
election will bring victory to the republican
party and prosperity to the people of the
| United States.