The record-union., 1898-08-25
The Mckinley Administration
Strongly Upheld.
State Textbook System Most Be
Protected.

The Republican party of California.
in State Convention assembled at Sac
ramento, this 23d day of August, 1898,
as expressive of its views upon the po-
litical questions of the day, and as
platform upon which all the candidates
of the Republican party in California
shall stand, does hereby resolve:
That we reafirm our belief in and adj
! herence 10 the statement of the principles
| OF the Republican party as adopted at the
| National Convention held at St. Louis in
June, 1896. Time has tested the strength
| and proved the truth of the doctrines
therein enuneiated, while the country at
| large has under the influence of their en-
| forcement grown in riches and happiness.
AMERICAN vALOR.
| In-behalf of ourselves and of the Repub-
lican party of this State we thank those
that have achieved such brilliant
bs whs banner and oe9Ra Who
| have made the American flag respected
and honored in every quarter of the world.
| We congratulate the nation upon the fact
that it has produced such leaders upon
! the ocean as Dewey, Sampson, Schley and
! Hobson, and. upon the land, as Miles,
| Shafter, Wheeler and Lawton. who have
| written their names upon the scroll of the
| history of the world as leaders excelled
by none and equalled by few since the be-
| ginning of time
Their genius, however, would have been
| unavailing but for the valor and stead
| fastness to duty displayed by the sailors
who, for many long months We're confined
| to the narrow limits of their ships in the
heat of the tropics; and the soldiers who
| faced death not merely by the bayonet,
| the rifle or the cannon. but by dread dis
| ease in Cuba, and who have proved that
| the American makes the best citizen in
| peace and the best fighter in of any
/ nation upon the civilized globe, and we
F, repudiate with Indignation the accusation
| made by the Democratic candidate for
| Governor of this State, at the commence
ment of the late war. that the seizure as
prizes of by the gallant sailors of our
! navy of certain Spanish vessels was no
| better than piracy.
We rejoice in the deeds of these sailors
and soldiers, Admirals and Generals and
/ pledge to them and their families the un-
| dying gratitude of the American peop
whose spirits have been exalted by the
| spectacle of the flag of the Union borne
! in. triumph around the habitable globe by
| the army and navy of the United States:
/ The victories won by the sailors and
soldiers at Manila and Santiago, and the
| consequent acquisition of new territory,
| have increased our national horizon and
| imposed new and great duties upon u.
| To properly care for what we have con-
| quered to adequately protect American
abroad. to appropriately guard our ma
J tional honor, and make our flag the safe
| grard of all who seek the shelter of its
folds, demands of us a navy large enough
! to compel foreign nations-whether savage
! or civilized-to recognize the claim of
American citizenship wherever made. as
| emitting the claimant to safety and pro-
lection for his property, his business and
| his person.
| tatives in Congress and our candidates
and our party to work and vote to secure
| commended by the present Republican Sec
retary of the Navy, and request that a
proportionate share thereof be constructed
on the Pacific Coast.
MCKINLEY INDORSED.
The wisdom of the peoples choice In
1856 has been made more and more ap-
parent as time progresses. Thespatriotic
| devotion to his country which called our
| candidate, in that campaign to the ranks
| of its soldiers in the hour of rebellion.
| has characterized his every act since his
Inauguration as President He has re-
membered the claims of his friends and
his party but never at the expense OF the
| maintained the honor of the United
| States. His firmness prevented the mis-
| take of recognizing Cuban belligerency
and the plunging of the country into war
| unprepared; while his untring activity
| since the war was declared has made
| possible, the glorious successes We have
achieved land and on sea. He has
proved himself equal in diplomacy TO the
astute Ministers of the Old World and
| has inaugurated the reign of honesty and
| fair dealing in the diplomacy of the age.
| Each day adds to his glory and deepens
can we nominated and elected in 1896.
whose official career since March d, 1897.
is approved by all classes and parties and
whom all delight to honor as President,
William Mckinley.
| We congratulate the people of the Uni
| ted States upon the fact that the broad
American policy of President, Will
lam Mckinley, has dissipated all sectional
issues; His policy, both as to the leaders
pertaining to the late war, has been of
the broadest and most patriotic char
acter. So that side by side for a common
flag and a, common cause have marched
and fought the son of our departed hero
sha Parq and Zoe Wbeeer and f6e boys
who wore the blue and the boys who
wore the gray. All under the old flag and
for patriotic love of country so that to-
day we are in truth and in fact in peace
and in war one united people.
FINANCES.
We reaffirm our belief in the financial
plank of the Republican National plat
form of 1896 as being a sound and correct
exposition of the views of the Republican
party upon the finances of the country
Administration to secure an international
monetary agreement and urge that the
attempt be renewed whenever an oppor-
tunity to do so shall be presented.
NATIONAL PROSPERITY.
We call attention to the fact that since
the return of the Republican party inJo
power the balance of trade has changed
from more than four hundred millions
against the United States to about eight
hundred and eighty millions in our favor,
and all of this is due to the wise and
conservative financial policy adopted and
adhered to by the Republican Congress
We commend President Mckinley for
his refusal to consider any proposition
looking to the assumption of the Spanish
Cuban debt.
RESULTS OF THE WAR.
The United States in the pursuit of its
purpose of freeing the people of Cuba
from Spanish misrule has taken possess
sion of that island and also of Porto
Rico and other West India Islands ard
of the Philippines. The Republican party
of California is in hearty sympathy with
the declared policy of the President to
accord to the people of Cuba an oppor-
tunty to form a stable government. thus
redeeming the promises made to the world.
The national welfare demands the re-
tention of the island of Porto Rico and
other West India Islands coming under
our control and of the Philippines. In
orde to permit the expansion of American
trade and in case of the latter TO safe
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