Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06

to the civilized world. We cannot turn these
islands back to Spain. We cannot leave them
unarmed for defense and unframed IN state
craft to the horrors of domestic strife, to
partition among European powers. We have
assumed the responsibilities of victory and
wherever flag has gone there the liberty,
III, humanity and the civilization which that
flag embodies and represents must remain and
abide forever. The republican party has been
the party of brave conservatism, OF wise prog
ress and of triumphant faith in the nationality
of this people, and We know that the president
and statesmen and voters of the republican
party will meet these issues OF the future as
bravey and triumphantly as we have met the
issues of the past.
We commend the annexation of Hawaii in
the interest OF commerce, OF national security
and national development.
We renew our allegiance to the doctrines OF
the st. Louis platform. We continue to con
denim and resist the democratic policies de
cared at Chicago. The organized democratic
party OF the nation adheres to 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 November we are to elect
only state officers, but also representatives
in congress and members OF our state legisla-
ture. That legislature in its term will elect a
United States senator to succeed the present
senator from this state.
Democratic leaders declare that they will
conduct this campaign upon state issues alone.
But it is known that il the democratic party
the state legislature it WIFI re-elect to
the United States senate that democrat who
now represents his party there and mkrepre
cause of free silver; supported the nominees OF
the Chicago convention in the last presidential
election; gave his cote in the senate for the
hereses of that Chicago platform and must, It
reelected continue to support those heresies
Democrats may try to deceive the people by
ignoring the anarchistic doctrines OF that in
strument in their state platform, but their
members OF congress and their senator, il they
shall succeed in reelecting him, cannot and
will not ignore those doctrines at Washington:
We are ready to meet the democrats on all
state issues, but in a larger sense this campaign
is national campaign, and our people cannot
escape its national consequences. The elec.
ton of republican members OF congress and OF
a republican state legislator" will mean that
New York shall stand for the maintenance OF
the gold standard and for such revision OF
the currency laws will guarantee to the
laborer of the country that every paper promise
to pay dollar issued under the authority OF the
United States shall be of absolute and equal
value with a gold dollar, always and every
where.
In the interests of American labor and com
believe that American products
should be carried in American ships, and We
favor the uphoding OF merchant marine
which will give share i'll the carrying
trade of the world in time of peace, and con
stitute effective naval militia in time OF war
The platform commends the administration
OF Gov Black the work OF the Legislature and
then deals with purely state issues.