The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
THE PLATEnRM.
IL COmmends Mckinley and FavOrs
Retention OF CONQUERED Territory.


The Republicans of New York in con-
vention assembled, congratulate the coun-
try upon the conclusion of the war with
Spain. 1t was not undertaken for conquest.
but for the sacred cause of humanity and
for the just protection of American inter-
ests. 1t has resulted in the complete tri-
umph of American arms on land and sea
and we meet with resolute faith all the
responsibilities which our victories impose
I'VE congratulate the country upon the
patriotic wisdom, the patient courage and
broad humanity which distinguished the
conduct of President Mckinley during the
critical periods of diplomatic negotiation
and battle. and which now guide
him in the restoration of peace.
Citizens of every State and every party
fought and won under his command. All
lingering sectionasm was burned out in the
heat of battle and to day. with the war
ended and peace assured. all our people give
honor and praise to the President who so
bravely and so wisely enforced the national
will and upheld the national arms.
I'VE congratulate our army and navy
upon the splendid victories of the war and
we welcome home our brave soldiers and
sailors who, by their courage and sacrifices,
have added new dignity to American citi-
zenship and given new power and meaning
to our flag.
We have abiding confidence that the
President will conclude this peace upon
terms that will satisfy the conscience, the
Judgment and the high purpose of the
American people. We realize that when the
necessities of war compelled our Nation to
destroy Spanish authority in the Antilles
and in the Philippines we assumed solemn
OF the islands we conquered and to the
civilized world. We cannot turn these ISL
ands back to Spain. We cannot leave them
unarmed for defense and untried in state
craft, to the horrors of domestic strife or to
partition among European powers We
have assumed the responsibilities of victory
and wherever our flag has gone there the
liberty, the humanity and the civilization
which that flag embodies and represents
must remain and abide forever. The Re-
publican party has been the party of brave
conservatism, of wise progress and of tri-
umphant faith in the nationality of this
people and we know that the President and
party will meet these issues of the future
as bravely and triumphantly as we have
met the issues of the past.
We commend the annexation of Hawaii,
in the interest of commerce. of national Sc
curlty and national development
We renew our allegiance to the doctrines
of the st. Louis platform. We continue TO
condemn and resist the Democratic policies
declared at Chicago. The organized Demo-
a01eroS these
policies of free silver and free trade. and
denies the right of the courts and of the
government to protect persons and property
from violence. On the coming Sth of Novem-
Der we are to elect not only our state Of
ficers, but also representatives in Congress
and members of our State Legislature.
That Legislature in its turn will elect a
United States senator to succeed the pres
snt Democratic senator from this State.
Democratic leaders declare that they will
conduct this campaign upon state issues
alone. But it is known that if the Demo-
cratic party secures the State Legislature
1T Will re-elect to the United States Senate
that Democrat who now represents his
party there and misrepresents the State.
That senator supported tnr cause of free
silver. supported the nominee of the Chicago
convention in the last presidential election;
gave his vote in the Senate for the heresies
OF that Chicago platform, and must If re-
elected. continue to support those heresies.
Democrats may try to deceive the people
by ignoring the anarchistc doctrines of that
instrument in their state platform. but their
members of Congress and their senator, If
they shall succeed in re-electing him. can
not and will not ignore those doctrines al
Washington. We are ready to meet the
Democrats on all state issues, but in a
larger sense, this campaign is a national
campaign. and our people cannot escape its
national consequences. The election of Re-
publican members of Congress and of Re
publican State legislature will mean that
New York shall stand for the maintenance
of the gold standard and for such a revision
of the currency laws as will guarantee to
the labor of the country that every, paper
authority of the United States shall be of
absolute and equal value with a gold dollar
always and everywhere The Republican
party is fulfilling their pledges we made at
ST. Louis.
I'm the interests of American labor and
commerce. we believe that American prod
ucts should be carried in American ships
and we favor the upbuilding of American
merchant marine which will give us our
share in the carrying trade Of the world
in time of peace and constitute an effective
naval militia in time of war"
The platform commendS the administra-
ton of Governor Black, the work of the
Legislature and then deals with purely
state issues.
After the adoption of the platform the
convention speedily made these nominal
tons: For Lieutenant Governor, Timothy l..
woodruff (renominated); secretary of state,
John T. McDonough: controller. William ].
Morgan state treasurer, John b. Jacket;
attorney general, John c. Davies; state en-
gineer Edward A. Bond. All but Davies
were nominated by reclamation.
The following committee was appointed to
be an advisory board for the state commit
tee: Thomas G.. Plat, Chauncey Nj. Depew.
Frank Hiscock Edward Lauterbach and
Frank S. Witherbee.
The old eagle emblem was readopted for
the party and the convention adjourned sine
die
NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-It was announced
at the headquarters of the Citizens Union
to-day that the independents would nomi-
nate no successor to Colonel Roosevelt until
Oct Is