Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-16

! Rockford was temporary chairman;
chairman, and J. r. Il, Van Cleaye of
| Chicago, secretary,
Senator William e, Mason ad-
dressed the convention by invitation.
lir declared his opposition to n war for
acquisition of territory We went in
to this war" said he. ms II good
| samaritan, and while performing the
| act of good samaritan, | want no lar
cony on behalf Of my country Sen
ator Gullom sent letter In which he
advocated the holding Of cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines. and possibly
the Canary islands. 1t WAS received
with applause. Mrs. j Ellen Foster
addressed the convention In the
resolutions committee there was hard
fight over the resolution cundemning
the Allen street railway law, The mat
ter was compromised by the adoption
OF the following resolution which was
embodied in the platform
The republican party will uphold
the interests OF the people to the end
that II any legislative enactment Ia In
any way injurious 10 any part of the
| people or proves Objectionable re-
publican Legislature can be depended
upon to correct the same In the inter
ests of the people"
The platform recites the conditions
| prevailing under Clevelands admin
istration and under the present, and
declares that all It's pledges have been
fulfilled. II continues:
Resolved, that we endorse and
approve the patriotic. wise and
American administration OF William
| Mckinley, We commend his course
In connection with the war with
Spain MS commander-in-chief OF the
/ army and navy. We especially com
mend his wise and christian states
manship prior to the commencement
| OF hostllties when, while heroically
| laborlng for some peaceful settlement
OF our international difficulties con-
sistent with national honor. he was
| yet preparing with extraordinary dill
| gence an army and navy to enforce
! II necessary American rights and use
| them for humanity In the interests
OF the downtrodden and suffering
| people Of Cuba. We believe the pres
| cnt war with Spain Is a righteous and
| just cause. We rejoice that the
| American people are n unit In sus-
tanning the government and that the
| spirit OF patriotism has swept away
| the last vestige OF sectional feeling,
Resolved, that We pledge 10 the
! president the earnest support Of the
state OF Illinois In the prosecution OF
the war 10 triumphant close.
Resolved, that the business sense
of the republican party, having carried
the government safely through all
financial difficulties attending the pros
ccution OF the civil war, may be de-
pended upon to do all that liz needful
In the emergency now upon the coun-
| try, growing out OF the war with
Spain. The return Of the republican
party TO power, the restoration OF con-
| fdence In the stability and good man
agement OF the government finances,
and the rapidly returning prosperity
and the fortunately full treasury have
helped this government In all OF It's
undertakings when the war began
The ease with which money has been
provided, and the prompt and unan-
imous way In which II has been APP
propriated have impressed all the peo-
pie Of the civilized world. 1t has cor
respOndlngly increased their respect
for us and brought home TO their at
tention the fact that the United States
is lacking In none OF the elements
that go to make frst-class power.
The republican administration can al