Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-23
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM
They Throw off the Mask and
Come Out Squarcly for the Gold
Standard

N-ohhS Out HoNuuISIy IOT TIC HOlu
Standard.
We, the Republicans OF the State of
Washington, in convention assembled,
hereby make this declaration Of
principles:
We indorse and approve the adj
ministration OF the President and his
cabinet, and indorse and approve of
the course of Hon. John l.. Wilson,
our Republican Senator in Congress.
We indorse the conduct of the adj
ministratiOn of President Mckinley
relating to the measures and events
which led to the war with Spain, the
conduct of the war throughout, and
are now in favor of the retention of all
conquered territory.
We favor the existing gold standard
and oppose the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
We indOrse the action of the present
Republican Congress, which has re-
enacted into law a protective tariff
through the Dingley bill, and restored
prosperity 10 the country.
We favor such reform in our con-
sular service as will put it upon the
same basis with that OF any other ma
ton in the world.
We demand the completion OF the
Nicaragua canal as United States
waterway at the earliest practicable
time, and pledge our nominees for
Representatives in Congress, when
elected, to use their best efforts toward
this end.
We are in favor of upbuilding the
the American merchant marine and
the protection of American rights in
every quarter Of the world with an
adequate navy.
We denOunce the course of the fusion
Representatives in Congress from this
State in their attempt to detract from
the achievements of the national ad.
ministration, and the method en-
ployed by them, perverting the truth.
We commend national system oil
irrigation.
We recommend the establishment oil
a system of postal savings banks.
We glory in the achievements oil
the army and the prosecution of the
war with Spain, and especially, in the
name of this State, thank the volun-
teers from the State of Washington
for their patriotic action in enlisting
in the defense of their country.
We demand the repeal of the fores.
try reserve order to the extent OF re.
opening for settlement every acre OF
reserved land in this State which is
suitable for agricultural, logging or
mining purposes, and we pledge our
nominees for Congress, when elected
to work to this end.
Firmly believing in the principle OF
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none, we recommend to the voters
of the State careful consideration OF
the proposed constitutional amend.
ment granting equal suffrage.
We favor the construction of the
Puget Sound, Gray's Harbor and Co.
lumbia canal, and the improvement
of the Columbia and Snake rivers
thus uniting all navigable inland seas
and rivers OF this State with the Pa.
cific ocean.
We recommend law which will
result in general improvement of the
State road system, and particularly in
the construction of roads in mining
localities, to aid in the development
of mines.
We recommend the enactment of q
law that will compel common carriers
at junction and terminal points to
transfer cars, and denOunce the present
POpulist administration of this State
for squandering the money appro-
priated by the last legislature to effect
the relief herein demanded and other
needed relief in this direction, and We
demand reasonable regulation by the
legislature of freight and passenger
rates in this State.
We are in favor of the equal taxa
ton of all classes of property upon the
basis of value, and we therefore oppose
the amendment to the constitution
proposed by the late fusion legislature
upon the subject Of taxation.
We are opposed to the principle o
requiring candidates for judicial offic,
to pledge themselves in advance tt
the carrying out by judicial decision
OF any party precepts or principles.
We condemn the partisan manage
ment by Gov. Rogers of the public in
stitutiOns of this State.
We urge the restoration of the Stat;