The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-25
MCKINLEY
AND HOBART
Continued Prom Flint Paxs.

IConsinued From Flint Page
he interests OF the people Of the Ter
and Of the United states All
The Federal officers appointed for the
should b. elected from |
rights OF self-government should be
accorded IS far as practicable.
ALASKA
We believe the citizens OF Alaska
should have representation in the
Congress OF the United States. TO the
end that needful legislation may be
enacted.
ISrKNPKRANcE.
We sympathize with all wise and le-
gitimate efforts to lessen and proven:
the evils of intempersnce and promote
morality.
The Republican party 10 mindful Of
the rights and interests of women.
Protection TO the American industries
includes equai OPPORTUNITIES, equal
pay for equal ORR. :.nd protection TO
the home. We favor .he admission of
women 10 wider spheres o. u,efulness,
and welcome their Ct operation ! n res
cUing the country from Democratic
and Populist Encouragement and
misruie.
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 consideration
H.
pie. Confident alike in the history OF
our great party and in the justice OF
our cause, we present our platform
and our candidates, in the full Assur-
ance that the election will bring VIC
tory to the Republican party and pros
perity to the people Of the United
States.
SOME INCIDENTS.
The above is the sum total of the
work done by the national Republican
convention, and it is now before the
great public jury for approval or re-
lection.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Carter and began its
work in very appropriate manner.
When an Arab plans an expedition of
plumber and robbery, he prays to his
god for success. So in the case of this
party, which is planning a continual
scheme of spoIialiOn and robbery of
the people for the benefit of corpora
lions, monOpolies and foreign shylOck
| syndicates, it thought it fitting to
pray for the success of its scheme
through the agency of a Jewish Rabbi
And thus the appropriateness of the
proceedings was emphasized. The
foreign ROsthchilds syndicate was in.
strumental in establishing the present
oppressive conditions in this country
They were made successful by the Re-
publican party under the lead of JnO
Sherman, and now this party has 8
member of the Rosthchilu religion t.
pray for continued Rosthchild success
rhe opening prayer was offered by
Rabbi Sale, who made the follow ins
plea:
"PrOsper Thou work of this council
convened IN the cause of people, anl
when its message goes forth over tn,
land may its GOLDEN RING bring then
the glad assurance that prOsperit,
will brighten our homes and the i'm
mediate jewel of our soul, the goo,
name of our people, and the credit 0
our government shall remain untarn
, ished forever"
> Charles w. Fairbanks, of Indiana
! was made temporary presiding officer
He is a millionaire and made q gold
bug speech. He was named for thi
position by Mark Hanna, a milliOnair
manufacturer of Ohio, who is McKin
> ley's manager. In fact millionaire
run the convention from start to finis
: and nominated man who would b
7 the most plant tool of millionaire
that ever sat in the Presidential chair
if he should get there.
Any big trust or corporation ma
who wanted hearing before the com
} mittee could get it, and could also re
!. what he wanted.
: As an example II. T. Oxnard, Presi
, dent of the American Beet Sugar Az
ISOLATION, was given q hearing by tn
subcommittee on resolutions, and al
|, ter full discussion the following res
olution was accepted as a part OF tn
platform to be reported to the flu
{ committee:
eve condemn the present admins
: tratiOn for not keeping faith the suga
: producers of the country; the Reput
g lican party favors such protection 9
will lead to the production on Amer
; can soil of all the sugar which tn
I Americans use and for which they pa
to other countries more than 100000
900 annually"
Thus one man, member of tn
b, great sugar trust, practically got til
q Republican party to promise to pa
: the sugar kings bounty of two cent
\ per pound on all the sugar they cOul
produce, for this is the bounty paid b
= the Republican party when in powe
. and the money to do it with came OF
of the public treasury. 1t amounts [
about eight million dollars per year.
! Such a convention as this can |
: beautifully trusted to look after the il
f terests CT the people-in the mind of
r fool.
6 After the address of Fairbanks, tt
! work of etfecting permanent organ
- zation was gone into. The warrior
committees were announced, and the
the convention adjourned till Wedne
y y day.
On Wednesday the committee {
o permanent organization reported.
: recommended Senator Jno. NJ. Thur
b ton, Of Nebraska, for permanent chat
n man of the convention, and also q
e other officers. The report was adopt.
. and then the convention began
= work.
= Although the Republican party b
; stood as 'high tariff" party, that
u sue was re.egated to the rear this We
e by the great cry of the people over Il
l. financial question, and this was VIII
the Republicans found they had
deal with at the convention. The ia
Is if was hardly mentioned. But VIII,
J. the millionaire managers found tn
l. had to face the question, and that
=, straddling would be tolerated, althou,
: Mckinley himself wanted a stradd
r platform, they put the party on reco
J. as favoring the gold standard, viii
y is the milliOnaires' standard.
&c FIGHT OVER THE MONEY PLANK.
There were some delegates to t
convention who were unqualifiedly
favor of the free coinage of silver, a