The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-09-10
The Platform.

The Platform.
1--WE, the Republicans OF the state OF
Washington in convention assem- bled,
reaffirm and renew our allegiance to
the principles of the Republican party,
and indorse the declaration Of prlncl-
pies as expressed by the national con-
vention held in St. Louis. June. 1896.
"We further pledge our earnest and
united support to the nominees OF the
Republican party for president and
vice-president of the United States,
William Mckinley and Carrot A. Ho-
bart.
1--WE indorse and commend the pru-
dent, wise and patriotic conduct OF
public affairs under the chief magls-
tracy of Hon. John Fl. McGraw, and
denounce as false and malicious the at
tacks made upon our state administra-
t1on from motives of personal revenge,
and for partisan purposes.
1--WE reaffirm our confidence in the
ability, probity and efficiency Of Sena-
tor John l.. Wilson and Congressman
William Fl. Doolittle and S. G. Hyde.
eve assert that the injuries to our
industries and the wrongs inflicted
upon our wage.earners, miners, arti-
sans and all laboring classes, and upon
our lumber, coal and agricultural in
terests are chiefly attributable to the
repeal of the Mckinley law and the
abrogation of our national prosperity
rests upon 8 just application OF the
principles of a protective tariff.
1.-THE Republican party is unreserv-
eddy for sound money. It caused the
enactment of the law providing for the
resumption of specie payments in 1879;
since then every dollar has been as
good as gold. We are unalterably OPP
posed to every measure calculated to
debase our currency or impair the
credit of our country. We are, there
fore, opposed to the free coinage Of
silver, except by international agree
ment with the leading commercial ma
tions of the world, which we pledge
ourselves to promote, and until such
agreement can be obtained, the exist.
ing gold standard must be preserved.
All our silver and paper currency must
be maintained at parity with gold, and
we favor all measures designed to
maintain inviolably the obligations Of
the United States, and all our money,
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard of the most enlightened ma
lions of the earth.
1--WE heartily approve the declara-
tion of the Republican national con-
vention in which it pledges the Repub-
lican party to promote international
agreement, and we hereby instruct our
senator and representatives in congress
to earnestly cooperate with the admin
istration to that end. We believe that
the patriotic citizens of this nation
will never entrust its monetary legisla-
ton to any party under the leadership
of such men as Bryan, Tillman and
Altgeld.
''The Republican party has always
been mindful of it's country's defend
ers, and therefore favors the policy of
just and liberal pensions
"We believe that taxation should be
no higher than is required for sufficient
revenue to defray the actual necessary
expenses of the state; and we pledge
ourselves to the most economical ad-
ministration of public affairs consist
emit with their business-like manage
ment.
1--WE emphatically demand the en-
.actment of such legislation as will Sc
cure just and equitable freight rates to
the producers of the farm and all in
dustries of the state, awarding justice
alike to the producer and the common
carrier.
1--WE favor an appeal to the general
government for an additional donation
of two more sections of public land in
each township to be surveyed, the pro.
ceeds from the sales thereof to be de-
voted to the construction and mainten-
ance of a system of public roads.
"We recommend such legislation, or
amendment, to our fundamental law
as will enable us to adopt the Torrens
system OF registering land titles, at as
early day as the condition of our pub
lie finances may justify.
"In view of the alarming increase
of contempt for our constitutional lib
critics and the growing disrespect for
our government in all it's branches, we
demand the enactment of more strin-
gent acknowledgements and immigration
laws.
"The principles set forth in the Chi
cago platform that it is not within the
duty and province of the federal gov
eminent, whenever and wherever nee
essary. to protect the lives and property
OF all citizens, we denounce as revolu-
tionarv.
"We reaffirm the doctrine of the
founders of our government that the
safeguard of our liberties and our insti-
buttons rest upon it's judicial tribunals;
and we condemn as unpatriot1c the i'm
putations of the Democratic and Popu-
list platform that the decisions of the
supreme judicial tribunal are governed
by other than honest and impartial in
terpretations of the law"
I never think that he is quite ready
for another world who is altogether
weary of this.
Cheaper to Ship Bars.
London, Aug. 31.-The Times, in
ita financial c01unm this morr;Do sovs.