The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-03

Pennsylvania Is no longer docile or un-
resisting to Republican bosssm.
THE LoUDEsT WAR CRY.
Unconditional hostility to all machine
methods is the loudest war cry within
Republican ranks throughout the com
monwealth since the days of the civil
war. II is not factional unfrlendy or un-
Republican in me with my continuous
record as a Republican that cannot be
challenged, to speak thus plainly to my
fellow Republicans I'm this hour OF great
peril to the party. There are, indeed,
many unwilling to follow further a ma
chine flag The hopes Of tens of thou
sands of Pennsylvania freemen that cen
tered hopefully upon this convention,
should it shut its ears to the plain call
of duty and simply give protection to
bosses and their slate viii be found to be
81 narrow policy threatening party de-
struction. For the convention to seem to
be looking for duty and inventng ways
of escape from the peoples will. may be.
carried once too far. Unfairly assessed
heavy taxes, extravaCant and wasteful
legislation and long continued reckless
manipulation Of state moneys must surely
bring a crop of thlstles too large for the
Republican party to manage. BY the
judgment of today's convention upon the
last legislative record and its machine
methods the people will pass judgment on
the candidates after the convention ad-
journs 1t could have, If it plcaSes, as
fine a medal from the people as any .Ad
miral Dewey will deservedlv get, If 1t
will sink the fleet of politicians who run
the state for political revenue only. There
are many who believe that unless II does
this and very soon, that there will be a
great storm to break upon the Republican
party from every corner of the sky.
Sincerely yours,
John Wanamaker
When the letter had been read David
II. Lane of Philadelphia, with a con-
siderable display Of feeling. said that
Mr.. Wanamakpr denount es bossism,
and yet there has never been displayed
in a Republican convention such an
arrogant exhibition of bossism as is
shown in the written words of the
Philadelphia candidate who had just
withdrawn from the contest.
Fred w. Fleitz, of Scranton, chair
man of the resolutions committee, pre-
sented the platform, which was read
from the stage and unanimously ad-
opted,
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Harrisburg, June 2.-FollOwing is the
platform adopted:
l. The Republican party Of Pennsyl-
Nania, in convention assembled, ratities
and reatlirms the doctrines enumerated
in the Republican national platform
adopted at 81. Louis in 1896, and approved
by the people at the last presidential
election.
>, We declare our emphatic approval
of the wise ana patriotic course of the
president and congress in the present
war We appreciate the high statesman
ship which led the president to resort to
every honorable means to avoid the ne
CcSsitN of war with Spain. The COndi-
tions prevailing in the island of cuba
under Spanish control had become seri-
ously injurious to our important COM
mercial interests, and the suffering, mis-
cry and death OCCasiOned by Spanish
cruelty and barbarity had incurred a
sentiment of resentment among The
American people who cannot help but feel
generous sympathy with people SO near
our own border. The destruction of the
Maine by Spanish agencies in the opin-
ion of our people demanded atonement;
and our negotiations with Spain clearly
developed the fact that one alternative
was left to the United States that Spain
should relinQulsh her sovereignty over
that island and that the freedom of Cuba
should be recognized. With these pur-
poses in view we demand a vigorous pros
Ccution of the war to a successful COnClu-
sion and We pledge our earnest support
I" the president of the United States in
whatever measures he may deem neCes-
sary.
3. We rejoice with the people of the
nation upon the brilliant record which
the American navy has made In the
present war The splendid victory Of
the American fleet under Commodore
Dewey at Manila has not been rivallod
in the history Of naval warfare; and Our
people have such confidence in the
hr1VnrN- off af cHi
GERS ana m"n of our navy that they con-
tidently look forward to equally brilliant
Victories in Cuban waters. We demand
that the national government shall, as
rapidly as possible increase and build
UP our navy so that We shall at all tim =
be prepared to meet the necessities of
our national defense to protect our m2r-
chant marine and our growing foreign
commerce ana with the same object in
view we demand that the national gov
ornment shall provide adequate coast de-
fenseS upon our seabCard of the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. We gratulate the
state urOn the prCmptncss with which
Pennsylvania filed the quota required
by the national government with trained
and efficient volunteer soldiers. Our pao-
pie will watch the career of the PennSyl-
Vania volunteers with absolute conf
dence in their patriotic desire and ability
to uphold the honor and the dignity {
4. The Republicans of Pennsylvania re-
affirm their adherence to the doctrine Of
protection to American industries. Two
years ago our mills were closed and our
manufacturing, commercial, agricultural
and business interests We're prOStratod
Today our mills are opened, labor is
given full employment ana general re-
N!val of industrial activity promises re-
neWcd prosperity to our state. We Teaf-
hrm the declaration made in the last
Republican national platform in favor
Of the construction of the Nicaragua
canal We believe that the present war
has demonstrated beyond question the
imperative necessity of this canal for
purposes of national defense ana for
the development of our foreign and do
mestic commerce and we call on con-
grcs. to push this work as speedily aS
possible.
We express our gratitude to our sena-
tors and to the congressman of this state
for their efforts in securing such appro-
priatiCns from the national government
a. win insure the final completion of the
improvements upon the Ohio, the Ale
Rheny end the Monongahela rivers, so
that free slaCkwater navigation will be
secured to the people of that great M nu-
featuring and industrial region; ana We
demand that the national government
shall continue the apprt priatiOn for the
Improvement of the Delaware river until
its channel shall be of sufficient depth
and width to receive the largest battle.
Slips and the biggest vessels of our mer-
chant marine into the port of Philadei,
phia.
Recognizing that western Pennsylvania
is destined to become the manufacturing
center of the world we demand that con,
gress shall make adequate provision fol