The San Francisco call., 1898-08-21
PATRIOTIC
 PLATFORM
 ENDORSED The National Administra- tion's Policy Is
 Approved. WAR CONGRATULATIONS The Document Was a Gem in That It Was PhenOmenally Brief but Charmingly to the
 Point.
WAR CONGRATULATIONS

CALL HEADQUARTERS, OAKLAND. Aug. 20-The platform adopted by the Third District Congressional Convention to-day is a model that might well be fol- lowed by all the conventions that will be held before the time for nominations ex- pires. It is as follows:
 ''The Republicans of the Third Con- gressional District of the State or Cali fornia, in convention assembled, here by renew their pledge of fealty to the
 great principles of the Republican party, as expressed in the platform or
 the National Convention of the Re
 publican party held at St. Louis in
 ''They express their continuing con- f1dence in the wise Judgment and mas
 terly statesmanship of our great Presi-
 dent, William Mckinley, and unhesi-
 tatingly intrust the decision of the
 great governmental problems which
 have now arisen to the wisdom or him.
 self and his counSelors.
 We congratulate him upon the hap
 py termination of the war so recently
 concluded-a war in which this nation
 engaged only at the call of suffering
 humanity-and we pledge the loyal aid
 of our Representative from this. dis
 administration"
 After the platform had been unanimous ly and vigorously adopted, Colonel Bab- cock presented the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the best interests of
 the country and the highest interests
 
 establish our sovereignty over every
 foot of territory we have conquered
 from Spain. not only as an indemnity
 for the costs of war, but as a guar
 anty against the oppression, bigotry
 and brutalities which for centuries
 have been imposed on the helpless in
 habitants of the Greater Antilles and
 Philippine Islands.
 The colonel then delivered an impas. stoned address in support of his resolu. ton. In the course of his remarks he said:
 .'To give back the inhabitants of these islands to a power whose rule of them has been distinguished by bloodthirsty rapacious violence and cruelty would be to visit upon them the revenge Spain Is impotent to infiict upon us. The Philip pine Islands have fallen into our hands as the logical and inevitable result ot war and we cannot. if we would, sell them or turn them over to any other na- ton without doing violence to the most sacred and vital principles at the found ation of our Government. Nor can we withdraw our military forces without morseless cruelty of Spain. We cannot avoid or compromise the issues which are upon us. if we would. We may not desire to possess the islands, but we can- not escape our destiny"
 It was reserved for Delegate Belshaw of Solano to introduce the resolution that eclpsed all others. He said that there were other people than the Presi- dent and the administration who were entitled to credit for the successful con duct of the late war, and they were the men who stood so bravely. behind the guns In their honor, he said, he would introduce a short resolution, which was carried by a rising vote.
 The new Congressional committee was appointed as follows:
 At large, George W. Reed: Lake Coun- ty, R. M Beattie; Contra Costa County, J. L. Geary Jr.: Yolo County, Mark Chamberlain; Glenn County, J. K, Ken dricks: Solano County, Charles A. Dur ner; Colusa County. J. s. Balsdon; For ty-sixth Assembly District. A. F. F'orty-eighth;,, Frank Barnett; Forty ninth w. w. Morrison; Fiftieth, Nor tier Smith; F'ifty-frst, George D. Met calf
 After naming T. T. Dargie, George D. Metcalf. Rod Church, H. O. Trowbr'dge and Charles T. Rudolph as committee in accordance with the purity of election laws to supervise the financial part of MT. Metcalfs campaign, the convention adjourned with three cheers for every thing Republican.