The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-19

fere, with the existing possessions of any
| European power in this hemisphere, but
| those possessions must not, on any pretext,
! be extended. We hopefully. look forward
| to the eventual withdrawal of European
| powers from this hemisphere and to the
| ultimate union of all English-spea
! parts of the continent by the free con-
sent of its inhabitants.
| From the hour of achieving their own
| independence the people of the United
States have regarded with sympathy any
struggles Of other American people to free
| themselves from European domination
| We watch with deep and abiding interest
the heroic battle Of the Cuban patriots
against cruelty and oppression, and our
| best hopes go out for the full success Of
| their determined contest for liberty
The government of Spain having con-
| troll of Cuba and being unable to protect
| the property or lives Of resident American
| cltlZens, or to comply with its treaty obli-
cations, we believe that the government
Of the United States should actively use
It's influence and good offices TO restore
peace and give independence to the island
and dhe be peace ana security Of the republic S
fuepce among the nations of the earth,
demand naval power commensurate
with its position and responsibility.
We, therefore, favor the continued en-
largement OF the navy and q complete sys-
TEN of harbor and sea coast defenses.
For the protection of the quality of our
American citizenship and of the wages of
our Workingmen against the fatal compe-
titiOn of low priced labor, we demand that
the immigration laws be thoroughly en-
| forced, and so extended as to exclude from
entrance to the United States those who
can neither read nor write.
The civil service law was placed on the
statute book by the republican party,
which has always sustained 1t, and we re-
new our repeated declarati that il
shall be thoroughly and honestly enforc-
ed and extended wherever practicable.
We demand that every citizen of the
United States shall be allowed to cast one
free and unrestricted ballot and that such
ballot shall be counted and returned as
cast.
We proclaim our unqualified condemna-
tiOn of the unciviliZed and barbarous prac-
tice, well known as lynchng, or killing of
human beings suspected or charged with
crime, without process Of law.
We favor the creation Of a national
board Of arbitration to settle and adjust
differences which may arise between en-
ploye and employers and employees engag-
ed in interstate commerce.
We believe in an immediate return to
the free homestead policy of the republ-
can party and urge the passage by CON
gress of satisfactory free homestead
measures, such as has already passed the
House and is now pending in the Sen
ate.
ing territories at the earliest practicable
date, having due regard to the interests
of the people Of the territories and Of the
United States. All the federal officers
appointed for the territories should be
elected from bona iide residents thereof
and the right Of self-goyernment should
We believe the citizens of Alaska should
have representation in the congress- or
the United states, to the end that need
full legislation may be intelligently en-
acted.
We sympathize with all wise and Ieait-
innate efforts to lessen and prevent The
evils Of intemperance and promote moral
ity.
The republican party is mindful Of the
rights and interests of women Protec-
tion of American industries includes eoual
opportunities; equal pay for equal work
and protection to the home We favor
the admission of women TO wider sDhares
Of usefulness, and welcome their co-on-
Grafton in rescuing the country from dem
ocratic and populist mismanagement and
misrule
Such are the principles and policies of
the republican party. BY these principles
we VIII ABIDE, ana these policies we will
considerate judgment of the American
people Confident alike in the history OF
our great party and in the justice OF orr
cause, we present our platform and our
candidates, in the full assurance that the