The times., 1898-09-28
THE PLATFORM.
IL Indorses the President. TerritOr-
io

Ii Indorses the President, Ter rftor-
ial Expansion and Gold.
Saratoga, Sept. 27.-The Republican
State platform adopted here today,
after expressing satisfaction at the out
come of the war and praising President
McKinley's conduct of it, continues:
We have abiding confidence that the President
VIII conclude this peace upon te ms that viii
satisfy the conscience, the Judgment and the
nigh purpose of the American people. We realize
that when the necessities of compelled
nation to destroy Spanish authority in the Antilles
and in the Philippines, assumed solemn duties
and obligations alike 10 the people of the islands
we conquered and to the civilized world. We
cannot turn these islands back to SPAIN We
cannot leave them, unarIned for defense and un
tried in statecraft. 10 the horrors of domestic
strife, 10 partition among European powers.
We have assumed the responsibilities of victory,
and wherever our flag has gone there the liberty,
the humanity, and the civilization which that
flag embodcs and represents must remain and
abide forever The Republican party has been
the party of brave conservatism, of wise progress
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 brayey
and triumphantly as they haYe 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
denim and resist the Democratic policies de-
clared at Chicago. The organized Democratic
party of the nation adheros to these Chicago
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 to
elect. not only our State officers but also repre-
sentatives in Congress ard members OF Our State
legislature. That legislature, in its turn, will
elect United States senator to succeed the pres
ent Democratic senator from this State. Demo
cratic leaders declare that they viii conduct this
campaign upon State issues alone. But il is
known that II the Democratic party secures the
State legislature it will re-elect to the United
States Senate that Democrat who represents
his party there and misrepresents the State. That
senator gave his in the Senate for the hereses
of the Chicago platform, and il reelected must
continue TO support these hereses Democrats
may try TO deceive the people by ignoring the
anarchstic doctrines Of that instrument in their
State platform, but their members of Congress
and their senator, if they shall succeed in
electing him, cannot and will not ignore those
doctrines at Washington We are ready TO meet
the Democrats on all State issues, but in
larger sense this campaign is 4 national campaign,
ard our people cannot escape its national conse-
quences. The election of Republican members of
Congress and of a Republican State legislature
viii mean that New York shall stand for the
maintenance Of the gold standard and for such
a ltFlhlon OF Ntt currency laws - Will BuaIanttt
to the labor of the country that every paper
promise-to-pay dollar issued under the authority
OF the United States shall be Il absolute and
equal value with gold dollar, always and every
-he-2
Ia the interests of American labor and com
meTce, we believe that American products should
be carried in American ships, and we favor the
upbuilding of an American merchant marine
The platform then goes on TO commend
Gov. Blacks administration and all its
works. On the canal scandal it says:
We pledge the candidate this day nominated
TO a rcso!utc and thorough continuance of the
investigation SO fearlessly begun by Gov. Black
into all alleged mismanagement OF the canals
II there are errors in the system and the law,
We viii correct them. If there has been fraud, we
will detect and punish the wrong -doers.
Proud Of the imperial position Of New York
among the States of the Union, and conscious oi
all the responsibilities of the future in the State
and nation we present candidates 10 the
voters Of the people asking their support and
calmly confident Of their approving verdict in
November.