The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-04-02
POLITICS EFT CETERA.
Massachusetts for Reed.

The Massachusetts, republicans de-
clared for Reed for the republican
nominee for president After making
the usual declarations concerning the
loyalty of the state to republican prin'
ciples, the platform continues
1--WE regard the silver agitation as
hurtful to business and destructive of
shown, hostile to all tariff legislation
designed to give protection to our in
dustries and revenue to our treasury.
1--WE are utterly opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and
to any change in the existing gold
standard, except by international agree
ment Each dollar of the United States
mnst be maintained at the highest
point, so that it can not be questioned
anywhere, either at home or abroad.
Every promise must be rigidly kept
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must be paid in gold.
1--WE are opposed to the unsound and
dangerous system of state banks we
support the national banking system,
and believe that it should be so amend
ed as to give it room for expansion and
opportunity to meet the demands of
the growing business and population
Of the country. The civil service laws,
which remove the public service from
the control of favoritism, patronage
and politics should be honestly enforced
and the classified service extended
wherever it is possible.
immigration should be restricted,
and the republican party should pledge
| itself to pass at once a law to exclude
at least the totally ignorant and illit-
crate. The United States should adhere
rigidly to the American principle of
the entire separation Of the church and
the state, and no appropriation of pu J.
lie money for sectarian schools, wheth-
er for the Indians or for others should
be permitted.
1--WE believe in a foreign policy
which shall be at all times and with
all nations firm, vigorous and digni-
fed. Our interests in the American
continents must be carefully guarded
and for the protection of those interests
we should maintain our influence in
the Hawaiian islands, and build and
control the isthmus canal. We have
never interfered and shall not now
interfere with long established posses
eions of any European power in the
Americas but tneSc possessions must
not be extended. The Monroe doc
trine as declared in 1923 and enforced
in 1865 and 1895 must always be
upheld.
1--WE sym pathize with the Cubans in
their struggle for independence. AS
friends of freedom everywhere we wish
them success and believe that the
| United States should use its influence
and good offices in the interests for
humanity to bring to an end the useless
and bloody war now desolating CUBA
and to give to the people self govern
ment.
Massachusetts republicans have
never undertaken to pledge or bind
their delegates to the national con
vention. We do not intend to do SO
now But we think it fitting to de.
clare our decided preference among the
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the national convention for nomination
as president and we urge all our dele.
gates to give their earnest, united and
active support to the fearless leader,
tried in many hard conflicts, a man Of
national reputation, of unblemished
character, answering republicanisn
and great abilities, the Hon. Thomas
b. Reed, Of Maine. -