Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-26

having lost control of Cuba and bein!
unable to protect the property or live
OF resident American citizens, or tt
comply with its treaty obligations, W,
believe the government of the United
States should actively use its influence
and good offices to restore peace ant
give independence to the island.
| THE NAVY.
The peace and security of the re
| public and the maintenance of it.
rightful influence among the nation,
of the earth demand naval
power commensurate with its position
and responsibility. We therefore ia
vor the continued enlargement of the
navy and complete system of har
bors and sea coast defenses.
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
For the protection of the quality o
our American citizenship and the
wages of our workingmen against the
fatal competition Of low-priced labor
we demand that the immigration laws
be thoroughly enforced and so extend.
ed as to exclude from entrance to the
United States, those who can neither
read nor write.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The civil service law as placed or
the statute books by the Republican
party which has always sustained it
and we renew our repeated declara.
tions that it shall be thoroughly and
honestly enforced and extended wher.
ever practicable.
FREE BALLOT.
We demand that every citizen oil
the United States shall be allowed to
cast one free and unrestricted ballot
and that such ballot be counted and
returned as cast.
LYNCHINGs.
We proclaim our unqualified con-
demnation OF the uncivilized and bar
barous practice we'll known as lynch.
ing, or killing of human beings sus.
pected or charged with crime without
process OF law.
NATIONAL ARBITRATION.
We favor the creation of national
board of arbitration to settle and ad-
just differences which may arise be-
tween employers and employees en-
gagged in the interstate commerce.
HoMEsTEADs.
We believe in an immediate return
to the free homestead policy of the
Republican party and urge the pass
age by Congress of the satisfactory
free home measure which has already
passed the House and is now pending
in the Senate.
TERRITORIES.
We favor the admission OF the re-
naming territories at the earliest
practicable date, having due regard to
the interests of the territories and the
United States. All federal officers
appointed for the territories should
be elected from bona fide residents
thereof, and the right of self govern
ment should be accorded as far as
practicable.
We believe the citizens of Alaska
should have representation in the
Congress OF the United States to the
end that neediul legislation may be
intelligantly enacted.
TEMPERANCE.
We sympathize with all wise and
legitimate efforts to lessen aud pre-
vent the evils OF intemperance and
promote morality.
RIGHTS OF WOMEN.
The Republican party is mindful OF
the rights Of women. Protection oi
American industries includes equal
opportunities, equal pay for equal
work and protection of the home.
We favor the admission of women
to wider spheres of usefulness and
welcome their cooperation in rescu-
ing the country from Democratic and
Populist mismanagement and mis-.
rule.
SUCH is REPUBLICANISM.
Such are the principles and policies
OF the Republican party.
BY these principles we will abide
and these policies we will put into
execution. We ask for them the
considerate judgment of the Ameri.
can people. Confident alike in the
history of our great party and in the
justice of our cause, we present oul
platform and our candidates in the
full assurance that the election will
bring victory to the Republican party
and prosperity to the people of the
United States.
If Thomas b. Reed wishes to give 9
plain truthful statement of his view:
of the situation, why not quote the
words of Mr.. Peter Maher who wen,
through similar experience u shor
time ago: "You see it's this way we
were in the ring; and then was lyine
on my back in the tent feeling awfu
funny. There's a sore place on my
jaw; there's where he hit me. Ant
there's big lump ON the back of my
head; that's where / hit the floor
That's all there is to- it,"
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preventive.