Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-10-18
PARTY PLEDGES.
Record Never Before Made by
a Political Party
IN SAME PERIOD OF TIME.
The Republican Platform, of 1906 and
How It's Declarations Have Been
Respected and Its Promises
Carried Out.

Carried Out.
Never before in the history CT Amer
ican politics have party pledges been
so quickly fulfilled and SO completely
kept as those have of the national Re-
publican platform of 1896 by that par !
ty. Never before were measures advo-
Gated so soon enacted into law or evils
complained Of so promptly removed.
On this matter the Pittsburg CONNER
cial Gazette says:
Pledges Kept.
In the platform adopted at It's last
national convention the Republican
party pledged itself to speedy res
tcration of protective tariff. In spite
of the free silver balance of power"
| in the senate it passed such a law,
and in a briefer space OF time than
had marked the passage of tariff law
in any other administration in the his
tory of the government. If it was not
as thoroughly protective law as
would have been passed If the senate
had been safely Republican, 1t was as
much an improvement on the Demo-
cratic Wilson bill as the free trade
and free silver obstructionists in the
senate would permit. The latter de-
serve no credit for the passage OF the
law, for they only consented to more
protective measure than the Wilson
law because they hoped and believed
it would be a failure.
As to Reciprocity.
In it's national platform the Repub-
lican party said: I'VE believe the re-
peal of the reciprocity arrangements
negotiated by the last Republican ad-
ministration was a national calamity,
and we demand their renewal and ex-
tension" 1t has undone the work the
Democracy did, and nations that want
trade favors from the United States
can secure them in the only right way
by extending reciprocal favors in
return.
The platform pledged the party "un-
reservedly for sound money" and the
maintenance Of all our silver and pa
per money at parity with gold. The
pledge has been kept The passage of
desirable financial measures has been
out of the question on account of the
present construction of the senate, but
the bulwark of Republican house
and sound money administration has
been an effective barrier against the
credit. raiders, and has restored finan-
cial confidence at home and abroad.
A Vigorous Foreign Policy.
The tlatf1rm declared for vigorous
foreign policy. In this plank it de-
clared that ''the Hawaiian Islands
should be controlled by the United
States, and no foreign power should
be permitted to interfere with them.
The Hawaiian Islands are now pos
sessed by the United States, and no
other power has been or will be per-
: mitted to interfere with them
To Free Cuba.
The platforms strong plank respect
ing the Cuban troubles was practically
pledge to free Cuba from the rule of
Spain. The pledge has been kept. The
completion of the program marking
the end Of Spanish authority in the
island is now but matter of detail
A Strong Navy.
The platform declared that "the
peace and security of the republic and
the maintenance of its rightful inf,u-
ences among the nations of the earth
demand naval power commensurate
= with its position and responsibility;
we therefore favor the continued en-
largement of the navy and complete
system of harbor and seacoast de.
fense." That policy, often hsndi.
: capped before by Democratic opposi.
. ton, has been continued. The admin
j istration responds courteously and ap-
provingly to the czar's disarmament
suggestion, and will be represented a
the international conference on tha
subject, but in the meantime NJ
chances are being taken-the provis
q ion of more adequate naval defense'
;: goes on.
= All the rest of the policies favored
q in the national platform have beel
promoted in proportion to the tim
! and opportunity afforded to do so
and this has been the case to re
markable degree, considering the ex
>, tent to which the impending war en-
N crossed the attention of congress, il
common with the rest of the country
o.; 1t is splendid record, and one whicl
20 20 every Republican should take partic
ular satisfaction in indorsing at tn
To coming election. The nationa
y. strength of the party should not onl
:" be maintained, but increased, That
o, to be done only by supporting til
straight Republican ticket. IT is II
n time to experiment, locally or Other
wise, with the opposition's pleas an
" promises. Remember what Lincol
said concerning the folly Of ''swappin
)" horses while crossing a stream"
N. just Imagine 1t.
"a II you are feeling particularly war;
az and stupid these torrid October dag
~ and want something to send a chi
down your back and'to wake you up