Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-28

purpose Of the American people.
We realize that when the necessitit
of war compelled our nation to destro
Spanish authority In the Antilles an
In the Philippines, we assumed s0lem
duties and obligations alike to the pee
i pie Of the islands we conquered and
the civilized world. We cannot tur
! the islands back to Spain. We can
not leave them unarmed for defens
4 and untrIed In statecraft, to the hor
rors Of domestic strife, or to partition
among European powers. We hav
assumed the responsibilities OF victor,
and wherever our flag has gone. Their
the liberty. the humanity and the civ
ilizati0n which that flag embodies AM
represents must remain and abide for
ever.
The Republican party has been TIN
party of brave conservatism OF wise
progress and OF triumphant faith II
the nationality Of this people and W,
| know that the President and states
men and voters OF the Republican par.
| ty will meet these issues OF the future
as bravely and triumphantly as VIZ
have met the issues OF the past.
We commend the annexation of Ha.
wall In the interest OF commerce. Of ma.
tional security and national development
We renew our allegiance to the doc.
.rines Of the st. Louis platform. We
continue to condemn and resist the Dem
ocratic policies declared at Chicago. The
organized Democratic party Of the nation
adhcrcs to these policies Of free silver
and free trade and denies the right Of the
nd nf a mi n
persons and property from violence.
On the coming Sth OF November, we are
to elect not only our state officers. but
also representatives In Congress and
members of our state Legislature. That
Legislature In its turn will elect United
States senator to succeed tie present
Democratic senator from this state.
Democratic leaders declare that they will
conduct this campaign upon state issues
alone. Blu, it is known that If the Demo-
cratic party secures the state Legislature
Il will re-eiect to the United States Sen
ate that Democrat who now represents
his party there and misrepresents the
state.
That senator supported the cause OF
free silver; supported the nominees OF
the Chicago convention in the last Presi-
Dental election; gave his vote in the Sem
ate for the heresies Of that platform. and
must. IL reelected. continue to support
those heresies. Democrats may try to
deceive the people by ignoring the an
archistic doctrines of that instrument in
their state platform. but their members
Of Congress and their senator. If they
shall succeed in re-eiecting him, cannot
and will not ignore those doctrines at
Washington.
We are ready to meet the Democrats
on all state issues, but in a larger sense
this campaign Is a national campaign
and our people cannot escape interna-
.ional consequences. The election of Re
publican members of Congress and of a
Republican state Legislature will mean
that New York shall stand for the MAIN
tenance of the gold standard, and for
such revision of the currency laws as
will guarantee to the labor of the coun-
try that every paper promise to pay a
dollar issued under the authority of the
United States shall be of absolute ana
equal value with gold dollar always ana
everywhere.
The Republican party Is fulfilling the
pledges we made at St. Louis. We have
Al COIStINdliNt PiOtSStiNC tdihi'
SO wisely devised that the revenue is am
ply sufficient to pay the ordinary ex-
perses of the government in times OF
peace, while capital is encouraged to seek
employ and the wages of labor are
maintained at that high standard which
experience has proved to be necessary TO
the welfare of our people. Our exports
largely exceed our imports. The gold oil
the world comes steadily to our shores.
and with a continuance of Republican
policy and Republican national admins
tration the prosperous future of the ma
ton is assured.
In the interests of American Labor
and commerce. we believe that Ameri-
can products should be carried in Amer
lean ships and we favor the up build
ing of an American merchant marine;
which will give us our share in the
CARRYING trade of the world in time of
peace and constitute an effective naval
militia in time of war.
We commend the administration OF
Gov. Black 1t has been wise, states
manlike. careful and economical and
has resulted in the lowest legitimate
tax rate which the state has had since
1856.
We commend the work of the Legis-
latUre of 1898 in enacting laws looking
to the hetterment of the roads of the
state through proper local supervis-
ion by boards of supervisors. in com
pleting, through the agency of the
Governor the capitol building at AL
bany: in adopting for cities of the sec
ond class uniform charter; in throt-
ling all attempts to place socialistic
taxes upon the fruits of industry and
economy: in meeting every demand re-
CURED by the war; in beginning the
abolition of dangerous grade crossing,
on railroads: in securing for the sal
diers and sailors in the federal service
their right to vote; in passing prl-
mary election law to aid in purchasing
the franchises; to enable all our peo-
pie to participate in the honest ana
effective work of the caucus and thu
primary: and in transacting the public
business Of the Legislature and ad-
journing in shorter period than any
other Legislature since 1882.
State taxation of the liquor traffic
has steadily grown in popular favor
There has been collected under this
law. during its brief period of exist
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