The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-11-04
Republican State Platform.

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Washington, inconvention assembled,
hereby make~this declaration of prin-
ciples:
We indorse and approve the admin
lstration OF the president and his cabi-
net, and indorse and approve of the
course of Hon. John L. Wilson, our
Republican senator in congress.
We indorse the conduct of the ad-
ministration of President Mckinley
relating to the measures and events
which led to the war with Spain, the
conduct of the war throughout, and
are now in favor of the retention of all
conquered territory.
We favor the existing gold standard
and oppose the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
We indorse the action of the present
Republican congress, which has re en-
acted into law protective tariff
through the Dingley bill, and restored
prosperity to the country.
We favor such reform in oul- con-
sular service as will put it upon the
same basis with that of any other ma
ton In the world.
We demand the completion of the
Nicaragua canal as United States
waterway at the earliest practicable
time, and pledge our nominees for rep
resentatives in congress, when elected,
to use their best efforts toward this
end.
We are in favor of upbuilding the
American merchant marine and the
protection of American rights in every
quarter of the world with an adequate
navy.
We denounce the course of the flu
sion representatives in congress from
this state in their attempt to detract
from the achievements of the national
administration and the method en-
ployed by them, perverting the truth.
We recommend a national system
of irrigation.
We recommend the establishment
of a system of postal savings banks.
We glory in the achievements of
the army and the prosecution of the
war with Spain, and especially, in the
name of this state, thank the volun-
teers from the state of Washington for
their patriotic action in enlisting in
the defense of their country.
We demand the repeal of the forestry
reserve order to the extent of reopen
ing for settlement every acre of reser-
we'd land in this state which is suitable
for agricultural, logging or mining
purposes, and we pledge our nominees
for congress. when elected, to work to
this end.
Firmly believing in the principles OF
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none, we recommend to the voters of
of the state careful consideration of
the proposed constitutional amend
ment granting equal suffrage.
We favor the construction of the
Puget Sound, Grays Harbor and Co
lumbia canal, and the improvement
of the Columbia and Snake rivers,
thus uniting all navigable inland seas
and rivers of this state with the Pa
cific ocean,
We recommend law which, will re-
suit In a general improvement OF the
state road system, and particularly in
the construction of roads in mining To-
callties, to aid in the development OF
mines.
We recommend the enactment OF a
law that will compel common carriers
a, junction and terminal points to
transfer cars, and denounces the pres
ent Populist administration of this
state for squandering the money ap-
propriated by the last legislature to
effect the relief herein demanded and
other needed relief in this. direction,
and we demand reasonable regulation
by the legislature of freight and pas
senger rates In this state.
We are in favor of the equal taxa
ton of all classes of property upon the
basis of value, and we therefore oppose
the amendment to the constitution
proposed by the late fusion legislature
upon the subject of taxation.
We are opposed to the principle of
requiring candidates for judicial Office
to pledge themselves in advance to
the carrying out by judicial decision
of any party precepts or principles.
| We condemn the partisan manage
ment 10y Gov. Rogers of the public in
situations of this state.
We urge the restoration of the state
normal schools, and commend the
citizens of this state for their private
maintenance of these schools, neces-
STATED by the failure of the late legis-
lature to make a proper appropriation.
County Platform.
| We, the Republicans of Mason
County in convention assembled, here