Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-10-18

Cnes- We cannot YET sly tuat Ansra-
can constituencies have settled eonvic-
tions on territorial expansion and the
government OF distant islands and alien
races We can say that Republican
opinion giories III our victories and fol-
lows the flag
Congressman Serene L Payne was
chairman o. that convention and he
said: ..Shall we trust the settlement of
the new questions of today, 10 those
who two Years ago were making cru
ssade against law and order, against
American credit and appealing 10 the
Lowest motives of the citizen: or shall
We stand by the administration and give
TO President Mckinley at the national
capital a senate and house of repre-
sentatives which will aid him in every
patriotic enoeavor. TO carry souna sys-
TENS of government into these Isiands
of the sea
"The question before the people is
simply this: Is William Mckinley 10
stand alone at one end of the avenue.
with hostile house aud hostile sem
ate ar the other, or are we to STAY up
the arms Of that brave. gallant. wise.
patriotic president and give MIN at the
other end of the avenue. not oaly
house of representative, but senate
that will help him TO solve these prob
lems?''
In harmony with this spirit of nation
alism, the following was enthusiastically
adopted as the great proposition Of the
times
1--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
duties and obligations, alike 10 the pso-
pie of the islands we conquered and 10
the civilized world. We cannot turn
these islands back 10 Spain. We can
not leave them, unarmed for defense
and untried IN statecraft TO the horrors
of domestic strife or to partition among
European powers. We have assumed
the responsibilities Of victory, and wher-
ever our flag has gore there the liberty,
the humanity and the civilization which
that flag embodies and represents must
remain and abide forever. The Repub-
hean party has been the party of brave
conservatism. of wise progress and of
triumphant faith in the nationality of
this people, aud we know that the presi-
dent and statesmen and voters of the
Republican party will meet these issues
of the future, as bravely and triumph
antly as we have met the issues of the
past.
The organized Democratic party of
the nation adheres to the policies of free
silver aud free trade, aud denies the
right of the courts and of the govern
ment TO protect persons and property
from violence. On the coming Sth of
November we are to elect not only our
state officers. but also representatives in
congress and members of our state leg
islature. That legislature in its turn
will elect a United States senator to
succeed the present Democratic senator
from this state. 1t is known that if the
Democratic party secures the State Leg
islature it will re-elect TO the United
States senate that Democrat who now
represents his party there and misrep-
resents the state. That senator sup
ported the cause of free silver. sup
ported the nominee of the Chicago con-
vention in the last presidential election;
gave his vote in the senate for the
heresies of that Chicago platform, and
must, if reelected, continue to support
these heresies. "