The record-union., 1898-08-24

pine Islands and Porto Rico, and we
may have Cuba. That's not bad for
113 days of McKinleys Administration,
is it?"
Richard G. Kerens, who represents
Missouri in the Republican National
Committee, was the next speaker.
Speaking Of the recent war with Spain
and the results, Colonel Kerens declar-
ed that wherever "Old Glory" has been
unfurled 1t should never be hauled
down. He believed we should keep all
the lands acquired.
Among the other speakers were Col
onel Pat Dyer of st. Louis and w. G..
Robertson, Republican candidate for
Congress in the Seventh District.
Finally the Committee on Creden-
tials reported. The report, which was
adopted, showed contests in only two
counties.
The report of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization and Order Of
Business, recommending that the tenn
porary organization be made perma-
nent, was also adopted.
DR.. Stark Neff, Secretary of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, read the report
of that committee, which was adopted,
anu the convention dOJOuIuGQ uulll To-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
The following is a synopsis Of the
platform:
''The Republican party of the State of
Missouri, in convention assembled, con-
graduates the nation upon the unparal-
leled success of the administration OF
President, Mckinley, which has been dis;
tinguished for wise craftsmanship and
lofty patriotism in both its domestic and
foreign policy, and for the efficient man
ner in which the war ar with Spain has his been been
clusion; and we hereby express our ap-
| proval of the terms of the protocol i'm
RTSea try and spain Spa as Necessary condition
| precedent as to the suspension Of hostili-
ties; eve extend o,,r thanks to the Amer,-
can army and navy for their noble sacri-
| fee IN behalf of their country and their
brilliant achievements In II the Spanish, a1h b,
| publican party of 1886 We are in favor
| of increasing our navy to a size COM
| and with the magnitude of the interests
of this republic which need protection.
| 1--WE favor an adequate system of har-
Dor and seacoast defenses and the main
| tenance of a regular and thoroughly
| equipped army, sufficient in size ade-
! quately to insure the defense of the nation
I'VE are in favor of the completion and
control of the Nicaragua Canal by the
1 united states as necessary measure IOT
! the protection and extension of American
| commerce and the perfection Of our ma
tional defense.
1--WE reassert the Monroe doctrine in it's
full extent as a principle of our party,
I and We believe that the United States
should stand aloof from interference with
| the affairs and disputes of European Pow
| ers when American interests are not in
volved; but we assert that the Monroe
/ doctrine does not compel our Govern
ment to abandon or to return to the
| tyranny of Spanish rule any Of the help
| less peoples who have by force Of cir
| cumstances in the conquest of the Span
! ish-American war been placed under our
protecting care.
i "And we further assert that the Monroe
/ doctrie does not forbid the enlargement
and extension of American territory or the
protection Of American interests In the
/ Eastern as well as in the Western Hemis-
/ phere and especially in the Pacific Ocean,
where our great coast line and the re-
| quirements of the commercial develop
/ ment of our Western States establish par
| amount results and impose on our Gov
! ernment corresponding duties; and we
/ therefore approve of the annexation of
/ the Hawaiian Islands, and we favor the
! acquisition and ownership of additional
| naval stations and ports sufficient to af-
/ ford ample protection to our rightful and
/ naturally growing commerce with Asia
/ and other countries of the far West. We
believe in the upbuilding of the Ameri-
/ can merchant marine, and we favor such
| legislation by Congress as will accom-
plsh that end"