The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-24
THE PARTY PLATFORM.
Declaration In Favor Of
Protection, Reciprocity nnd Internal.
iOnnl BimctalIism.

Straightforward Deciaration In Favor OF
Protection, Reciprocity nud Internal.
ionnl Bimctaiiism.
Harrisburg, April 23.-The platform
adopted by the Pennsylvania Republi-
can convention today is as follows:
For fidelity to the principles of Republi-
eanism PeInsylvania holds ,tar tirst vspr RANK +
has returned great majorities for the can
didates of that party, with no selfish de-
mands for recognition OF any or It's own
citizens as a national candidate: The time
has come when the state which has so
long and faithfully led the Republican
column may justly and properly submit
it's own preference for the Republican
nomination for the presidency. In the
ley Quay, the Republicans, not alone OF
Pennsylvania, but of the entire Union, will
recognize one Of their foremost leaders
wise in counsel and brilliant and able in
action, at once the type of the American
citizen, scholar, soldier and statesman.
First of all national issues stands pro-
lection and first among its advocates have
been the Republicans OF Pennsylrania:
We believe in protection as right to all
American Industries, but as special ia
vor to none. 1t should be neither partial,
sectional nor hypocritical; II should be, as
nearly as possible, equal and universal
We are not pledged to any schedules, but
y
protection, and we pledge 1t as soon as III /.
Republican party shall be fully restored
to power in the executive and congress
sionSl departments or the g3yernmens M th and
mer and the miner, to the manufacturer
and the artisan.
We demand the restoration of that wise
policy of reciprocity which was framed by
James G. Blaine, and adopted by the wise
and beneficient admi nstration of Pres-
dent Harrison, to the great benefit of the
commerce of the country. and which has
been abandoned by the present Democrat
of national protection to our ship owners
and the shipbuilding interests by discrlm-
mating duties in favor of American ship
ping. in order that the American flag be
restored upon the high seas.
FOR NATIONAL CREDIT.
rht i,t r Re tbit srr ty fras Htwuys TnatT
tanned the national honor and credit. 1t
ments. 1t kept faith as to every debt Gre
ated for the preservation of the Union,
and has paid the greater part of Ii in
accordance with the. spirit and the letter
of the laws, under which it had been con-
tracted. 1t largely reduced the interest
charges upon the balance of the debt by
refunding at lower rates. 1t substituted
for the fluctuating and inadequately Sc
national currency of stable value and OF
equal purchasing and debt paying power.
Faithful to its record. believing that the
people are entitled to the use of the best
money and anxious to restore and pre-.
serve the industrial and commercial pros
perity Of the Union, the Republican party
favors international bimetallism. and, un.
til that can be established upon a secure
basis. opposes the coinage Of silver, except
upon government account. and demands
the maintenance of the existing standard
of gold value.
There should be no statute of limita.
tons against a grateful recognition by the
government of the services and sacri-
fees, of the soldiers and sailors who pre-.
served the Union. We denounce the pres.
ent administration of the pension bli.
reau for its betrayal of the interests OF
these heroes, and its attempt to nullify
existing laws.
We believe in the enactment of such re.
stnctive legislation, as will admit to oui
shores only those immigrants who have
the capacity and desire to become good
American citizens.
We reafiirm the declarations contained
In the state platform Of 1896, looking tc
needed reforms In state and municipa
government and to the. .purification of eec.
tions and the exercise Of the elective fran.
| chise. We earnestly recommend to the
consideration Of the next legislature tht
several reform bills promulgated by the
Republican state committee, and reQues
the Republicans Of both houses to give
them favorable consideration and suppor
| and such other bills as may be introduced
| at the next session of the legislature ir
line with the principles Of reform.
We reaffirm our declaration In favor ot
the state aiding in the Improvement of the
channel of the Delaware river, so tina,
| Pennsylvania may have q free and unob
structed highway for commerce as nov
carried by the steamships Of the creates
draught. which would enable us to com
pete with our sister states on the Atlantic
coast In doing business with the outsid,