The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-09
THE PLATFORM.
Discusses National Matters and Con-
demns Populist Management
of Mines

Hutchinson, June 9.-The Republican
convention adopted the following plat
form:
We, the Republicans of Kansas in
convention assembled express and re-
cord our approval of the national Re
publican administration in peace and in
war We reaffirm the principles en-
unciated in the national Republican
platform of 1896 and direct attention to
the fact that every promise has been
kept and every prediction has been YER
flied.
we heartily approve the policy of
President William Mckinley in the
preparation for the conduct of the war
and pledge to him our loyal support In
this contest, begun as it was at the
dictates of humanity, and waged as it
is for the honor of the nation and the
freedom of the oppressed. The expe-
rience of recent events has demonStrat-
ed that our navy should be innediat tely
strengthened and enlarged so that it
will command and compel the respect
of the world. We believe that the ne
ceSsitieS of war have supplemented the
arguments of peace and that the Mica
ragua canal should be built as speed
lily as possible.
We believe that the Hawaiian islands
should be annexed, and we urge our
representatives in congress to support
the resolution providing for their imnne-
diate acquisition.
We favor the most liberal cOnstruc-
tion of all the pension laws in the spirit
of their enactment without technical
distractions or requirements.
We urge that preference be given to
honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors in all appointments of the state and
nation, as provided by law.
We demand of the governor and the
secretary of state, that in accordance
with the provisions of the statutes of
Kansas they prepare in ample time
proper poll books, ballots and tally
sheets, and forward the same to the
officers of the Kansas regiments in the
volunteer service of the United States,
so that all of the officers and soldiers of
the Kansas regiments, wherever they
may be stationed, may have an oppor-
tunity to vote.
We invite the attention of the coal
miners of Kansas to the pledges of the
POpulist platform of 1896 against con-
vict mined coal in the open market, and
the fragrant violation of those pledges
by the present state administration
elected upon that platform. The last
Repu bHcan administration made SINH
lar pledges to the free coal miners. and
kept them to the letter. The Republi
can party now repeats those pledges
against putting convict mined coal
into the market in competition with the
products of free miners limiting the
convict output to the needs of the state
institutions, and will keep these prom
iSeS as it does all others in perfect good
faith
In contrast with the faithful perform
ance of promises by the Republican
party in the nation we place the bro
ken pledges of the POpuliSt party in the
state Entrusted with the power and
given absolute control. of every branch
of the government they repudiated the
pledges by which they had gained sue
cess. The record of inconsistency is
rounded out with incompetency and
supplemented by corruption proven by
their own partizans in an investigation
they made themselves.
On the record of our party for the
last fifteen months, in accord as it is
with the history of thirty years of Re
publican rule that gave to our nation
it's greatest development and prOsperi-
ty, we appeal to the voters of the state
of Kansas and ask their support of our
candidates and principles.