The Progress., 1896-06-20

~ the nIality of our American cnizenSh'p
and of the wages or our "oihl
| AGAINST the fatal competition ol Io"
nriced labor, we demand that ihe ln' I
grafton laws be thoroughly ehac'eu di'o
eytrnded as to exclude from entTdhCe ~
the United States thoSe VIII N"''
| read nor write. : ,u NJ.
! C'ivil soryice-The civil service Jaw was
! r,.cad on the statute book by the heluO-
| lean party, which has always susla !l,-'
II and we renew our repeated ueclaFd'loIs
that if shall be thoroughly ana hohesN3
enforced and extended wherever p4"S'!'
Free baIlot-We demand that every cII-
7en of the United States shall be aIioWeo
IN cast one vote and unrestricted taiirl
! and such ballot shall be counted ana re-
turned as cast. .,:e,5
Lvnching-We proclaim our unquaI1leC
condemnation of the universal ana bdT-
| barous practice well know as lynchinG or
killing of human beings suspected
crime, without the process OF law.
| National arbiration--We favor the orc
alton of a national board of arbitration
| ia settle and adjust differences when may
arise between employer and employe III
interstate commerce
Homestead-We believe in the immediate
return to the homestead policy OF the Re
publican party and urge the passage hY
|
| stead measure which has already passeo
the house and is now pending in the seh-
| ate.
Territories-We favor the admission CT
| the remaining territories at the eaf!les'
practicable date, having in regard the N
| terests of he people the territories ana
If the United States. All the federal Oh
ticers appointed for the territories should
he elected from bona tide residents mere
of and the right Of selfgovernments houiu
be accorded as far as practcable'
Alaska--We believe the citizens of Alas
ka should have representation IN the con.
gress of the United States to the enc that
needful legislation may be lnteiheehuy
enacted.
Temperance-We sympathize with al
wise and legitimate efforts to lessen and
prevent the evils of intemperance ano
promote morality.
Rights of woman-The Republican par
" is heedful of the rights and interests
of women Protection Of American indus
tries includes equal opportunities, equal
pay for equal work and protection to the
home. We call for their admission to
wider spheres of usefulness and we CeSle
! their cooperation in reSculng the country
from Democratic and Popuhst mlsman-
! agemcnt and mlSrule.
Such are the principles and poIc!es OF
the Republican party BY these principle =
we will abide and these policies we VIII
rut into execution. We ask for them the
| conSjderatc Judgment of the American
people Confident alike in the honesty or
| our great party and the justice OF our
cause and our platform, we place our
| candidates in the field with the assurance
that their election will bring success to
| the Republican party and prosperity 10
| the people of the United States.
Upon the announcement Of the vote
there was cheering, and then said the
chairman: "All in favor of the adOp-
ton of the platform will say aye .
aye" came in one sonorous blast
from the convention, and then one
faint no and the cheer which fol-
lowed broke into clamor of eXpec-
fancy, with the people climbing upon
their chairs and pressing forward for
a view of the silver delegates.
The great climax of the convention
was at hand. Senator Teller elbowed
his way to the PLATFORM As his form
appeared hush fell upon the thou
sands in the galleries, while the dele
gates ON the floor leaned forward at
tcni.ively AS matter of privilege,
Chairman 11hurIton asked that Senator
Cannon, of Utah, be allowed to read
a personal statement prepared by the
silver men. There was not murmnr
of dissent when the request was put.
As Senator Cannon began to read the
vailedictory THE hail was SO still his
voice reverberated to it's utmost limits.
The paper contained a vigorous ar
gulnent upon the lime of Thought that
the Republican party in previous con-
ventions, had pledged itself to silver,
and now that the same party had IN
reservedNy declared in favor Of a gold
standard they could no longer consist
emily support its candidates or its plat
form. The statement concluded with ::
Accepting the fiat of this conven-
ton as the present purpose of the par
ty, we withdraw from this convention
: to return our constituents the author
ity with which they invested u.s. be.
: lieWing that we have better discharged
5 their trust by this action, which re-
, stores to them authority unsullied
: than by giving cowardly and insincert
, Endorsement to the greatest wrong eveu
: willfully attempted within the Repub
+ lican party-once redeemer of the PEG
pie, but now about to become their op-
presser unless providentially restrain
: ed by the votes OF free men"
q q This document was signed by Sena
o tors Teller of Colorado, Dubois @
4 Idaho and Cannon of Utah, Congress
y man Hartman of Montana and Mr.
q Cleveland of Nevada, as the represent
n atives of their respective States on tn
y committee ON resolutions.
y There was but little enthusiasm Oh
:. the floor, but several times the CALLER
n les hooted, and Chairman Thurstol
y was Obliged to appeal for order. Vine,
n Cannon said they would return to thei
: people unsullied the authority give
n them because the party freedom ha
y become parity oppression, the frs