El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-22
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted at the Fort Worth Con
yentiOn.

ventiOn.
Be it resolved, by the republicans OF
Texas in convention assembled:
That we tender unreservedly our
congratulations to the American peO-
| pie on the able, impartial and patriot
| ic conduct of public affairs by The ma
| tional administration:
We congratulate the country in the
renewed confidence it has inspired on
| the restoration of natural conditions in
our daily life and resulting prosperity
of uneXampled proportions.
That we reaffirm our allegiance to
the prin ciples laid down by the ST.
Louis platform in 1896, and we par
ticularly announce that we are un-
reservedly for sound money.
We heartily indOrse the action and
course of President Mckinley and the
administration since their Inaugural
ton. They have inspired universal
confidence, res .ored normal conditions
in American Industrial life and de-
veloped an industrial prosperity OF I'M
eXampled proportions.
We indorse the actions and career OF
the Hon. r. B. Hawley in congress as
being wise, conservative and patriotic,
and commend him to the electors OF the
tenth district for reelection.
We congratulate our brave soldiers
the honor of our country and inspired
in the hearts of al oppressed people
the spirit of liberty and Independence,
and we commend them to the tende.
care and reverence of our nation for
ever.
We favor the immediate constrnc-
ton of the Nicaragua canal, and insist
that it should be owned and controlled
by the United States.
4 h, fol nu
ing acts of congress, passed at the In
stance and by the votes of the repub-
licans The arbitration bill by which
it is sought to settle disputes between
employer and employees: the war re-
venue bill, and especially the inherit
ance tax, which has been placed upon
the statutes of the United States for all
time, and we commend it to our state
government as measure fair and i'm
partial, Just and necessary. We espe-
cially call attention to the eight hour
law passed by congress, applying to
Dor employed on all government
work, aud we recommend that its term
be followed by legislation in Texas.
We favor an increase in our army
and navy to the extent that circum-
stances and conditions require, to es-
tablish and carry into effect per-
msnently the plans and policies OF our
administration with reference TO the
annexation of Porto jEtico and other
Spanish possessions, and to establish
and guarantee a stable government in
the island OF Cuba.
We approve with satisfaction the
terms upon which peace will be enter
ed upon between Spain and the United
States, as set forth in the presidents
note and protocol. and we congratulate
him and the administration upon their
,f,,1 |, = of
the war.
We approve the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands as being wise and
tending to increase our commerce and
trade, providing a safe, convenient
and sufficient naval base and coallng
stations, and adding much to the
wealth and resources of our country
We insist that the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands is within the spirit
and letter Of the constitution and is
an evidence of the determination OF
our administration to carry into effect
the Monroe doctrine.
We deride the platform of the demo-
cratic state convention OF Texas Tor
it's vagaries. inequalities and lncon-
sistencies.
l. 1t protested to speak as the
friend of labor, yet rejected the honest
plea of labor to be employed in the pro-
necessities of tie state, and we insist
that all state work, printing and other
undertaking where mechanical labor
is required, that it should be done by
Texas labor.
,. 1t adopted a platform favoring
territorial expansion, favoripg the
maintenance of the obligations under
taken by this government to establish
aud maintain a stable and orderly gov
eminent in Cuba, the acquisition OF
Porto Rico with 100000 alien people
and in the same breath declaring their
fixed opposition to the smallest in
crease in the United States army,
through which alone at this time can
these pledges be fulfilled.
3. They rejected the policy OF Bal
ley with respect to territorial acq uisi-
ton, yet they Endorsed him for speak
err of the house, where he could autho-
relatively defeat the plans and purpo
ses for which they declared. They re-
pudiated the purpose and policy outlln-
ed by Bryan in every line he has
written on territorial expansion, yet
they Endorsed him for president, where
vested with authority, he would inevi-
tably defeat every plan, purpose and
policy to which the democracy OF this
state stands comm tilted.