The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-06-08
The Platform.

Following is the platform adopted
by the Republican State Convention
at Harrisburg last week;
First The republican party Of
Pennsylvania, in conventiOn Assem-.
hled, ra,ifies and reafiirms the doc
trines enunciated IN the Republican
national platform adopted at st Lou
is in 1896 and approved by the peo.
pie at the last presidential election.
"Second We declare our emphat.
ic approval of the wise and patriotic
course of the President and congress
in the present war. We appreciate
the high craftsmanship which led the
President to resort TO every honorable
means to avert the necessity of war
with Spain. We demand q vigorous
prosecution of the war to successful
conclusion, and We pledge our earn.
est support to the President in what.
ever measures he may deem neces.
ssry.
"Third-We rejoice with the peo.
pie of the nation upon the brilliant
record which the American navy has
made in the present war. The splendid
victory of the American fleet under COM
modore Dewey at Manila has not been
riYaled in the history of naval warfare;
and our people have such confidence in
lRa nff - l,ak
they confidently look forward to equally
brilliant victories in Cuban waters. We
demand that the national government
shall, as rapidly as possible. increase and
build up our navy so that we shall be at
all times prepared to meet the necessities
of our national defense, TO protect our
merchant marine and our growing foreign
commerce, and with the same object in
view we demand that the national gov
ernment shall provide adequate coast de-
fenses upon our seaboard of the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. We congratulate the
state upon the promptness with which
Pennsylvania filled the quota required
by the national government with trained
and efficient volunteer soldiers.
"Fourth-The Republicans of Pennsyl-
vania reaf1irm their adherance to the doc
trine of protection to American indus
tries. Two years ago our mills were
closed and our manufacturing, CONNER
cial, agricultural and business interests
were Frustrated. To-day our mills are
opened, labor is given full employment
and general revival ofindustrial activity
promises renewed prosperity in our state
We affirm the declaration made in the
last Republican national platform in fav-
or the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, and we call on congress to push
this work as speedily as possible. We
express our gratitude to our senators aud
10 the congressman of this state for their
efferts in securing such appropriations
from the national government as will in
sure the final completion of the improve
ments upon the Ohis, the Allegheny and
the Monongahela rivers. Recognizing
that Western Pennsylvania is destined to
become the manufacturing center of the
world, we demand that congress shall
make adequate provision for tho con-
struction of waterway between the
slaok-water navigation of the Ohio and
its tributaries and the great Lakes, and
we express our cordial approval and
pledge our earnest support, of the pro-
posed canal connecting the Great Lakes
with the seaboard.
1--WE reaf1irm the declaration in the
platform Of the Republican party in this
state in 1897 in iaver of the law restrict
ing immigration of cheap foreign labor
ers who are unwilling and unqualified
to assume the duties of American citizen
ship, but who enter into competition
with our own workmen.
1--WE heartily and cordially endorse the
administration of President Mckinley ;
the people of Pennsylvania appreciate
his patriotism and craftsmanship and
have implicit confidence in his ability to
guide the nation at this time.
1--WE commend the wise, careful and
efficient administration of the state gov
ernment in its varieus departments, and
heartily approve of the fidelity with
which our state officials have discharged
their duties "