The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13
A Republican Platform.

It has been suggested by the Seattle
Times that the platform adopted by the
republican state convention at Tacoma
should have the following explanatory
lines attached to certain clauses, as indi-
Gated below, in order to make them abso-
lutely pat" and of the widest possible
value to the voter. Such portions OF the
platform as are quoted are taken literally
from the platform itself-but the ''adden.
d." following each particular plank. is
added for further explanation:
We, the republicans of the state OF
Washington, in convention assembled,
hereby make this declaration OF princi-
ples
We favor tie existing gold standard
and oppose the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver.
land we congratulate our leaders in
the st. Louis convention for having so
successfully worked the greatest conf
dence game of modern times on the hon
est voters of our party, in leading them to
believe that our declarations there in
favor of bimetallism were sincere).
We denounce the course of the fusion
representatives in congress from this
state in their attempt to detract from the
achievements OF the national administra-
ton, and the method employed by them,
perverting the truth.
(Although We recognize that they, by
their services and votes, upheld the ad-
ministration in the prosecution of the war
to q successful close (Which We must
never admit to the public, yet having go
successfully fooled the people in 1896 on
the financial issue, we must again endea-
vor to mislead them in the ensuing cam
paign).
We recommend national system OF
irrigation.
We recommend the establishment Of a
system of postal savings banks.
under the absolute control of the ma
tional banks).
Firmly believing in the principle Of
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none, we recommend to the voters OF
the state careful consideration Of the
proposed constitutional amendment
granting equal suffrage.
eve have always opposed equal suff-
rage and see no reason now to change
our views, but as the peoples party has
indersed the submission of this question
to the voters, we are compelled to take
some recognition of it and only insert
this plank as matter OF political exped-
iency and with the usual string attached
to it).
We recommend the enactment OF a law
that will compel common carriers at
junction and terminal points to tran fer
cars, end denounce the present populist
administration of this state for squander-
ing the money appropriated by the last
Legislature to effect the relief herein de-
manded and other needed relief in this
direction, and we demand reasonable
regulation by the legislature of freight
and passenger rates in this state.
tBut we must never admit to the peo-
pie that, although we by large majorities
controlled both branches of the legisla-
ture for seven years, we did nothing to
relieve them from these impostions, and
now we only insert this plank hoping it
will again prove to be "molasses with
which we can catch flies" and with the
distinct understanding with our friends
that we shall not enforce it if elected.)
We are in favor of the equal taxation
of all classes Of property upon the basis
of value, and We therefore oppose the
amendment to the constitution proposed
by the late fusion legislature upon the
subject of taxation.
(And recognizing in ourselves the only
party of responsibility and brains, we
cannot allow any important questions re-
latng to the welfare of all the people to
be submitted to them-and in the future
as in the past insist that We must be con-
sidered their only guardians, and we
condemn any attempt on the part OF the
people's party to interfere with what we
recognize as our inherent rights.
Hundreds of Indians OF the Tanana,
Mantasta and Copper river tribes are re-
ported to be threatened with starvation
by prospectore from Copper river who