The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-08
THE WAY OF THE WEST.
The Progressive End of the Republican
Patty L. n. Western section.

Fr1m Ire 81 Louis Globs-Dxroerst
The Iowa Republicans show their bTeth-
ren throughout The country the way the
Western members ~ the party deal with
the great issues Of the day. In the plat
form adopted by the convention just he'd
in that State a declaration is made In ia
y0r Of putting the gold standard In the
statutes. trusts that prove aurtfnl 70 the
people are Condemned and legislation IS
demanded that viii restrain them; the
tariff il sustained; laws are asked which
viii restore the country's ocean carrying
trade: the Presidents war policy is sus-
tanned, and pledge Il made that there
shall be no division among Republicans
until all in arms against the flag shall
confess its supreme rights and honor. and
shall know that even in Che far East it is
the sign and promise OF equal law. Of
justice and liberty throughout the land.
and TO all tie inhabitants thereof"
That was Z clean-cut and courageous
oeiiEerssce. Upon every point touched In
the platform square Republican ground
is taken. Every question OF any interest
az the present time is dealt with, and al
are treated with intelligence and vigor.
On each Issue the Republican Party in
the entire West will stand on the ground
occupied by their Iowa brethren. They
will demand a square declaration by Con-
gress in favor of the gold standard. The
trusts that are injurious TO the country
viii get no quarter from the party. No
backward step will be taken on the tariff
question. Whatever legislation is need
ed TO enable the country to recover its
lost ocean carrying trade the Republican
Party will very promptly and very cheer
fully provide All the support which the
President needs in his policy of estab-
fishing and maintaining the nations SOW
ereignty in the Philippines will be afford
ed These are all the issues for 1890 which
can now be foTeseen, but if any others
arise in the interval between now and the
meeting of the national conventions the
Republicans Of the Western States viii
take courageous and intelligent ground
on them.
Probably the entire country has long
ago discovered that the most alert and
progressive end Of the Republican Party
is its Western section. The issues which
attain national proportions are usually
grasped earlier and dealt with more Wig
orously here than in the East. Every
body remembers the most recent case of
Western leadership. 1t was on the ex-
pansion issue. The West was quicker
than the rest of the country in seeing the
significance OF that question, and the ne
cessity Of dealing with IL promptly and
vigorously. There was no hesitation about
the matter here. Before the echo of
Dewey's guns at Manila died away the
West came out in favor of the acquisition
and retention of the entire Philippine
group. The Vests initiative soon brought
the Eastern end Of the party into line,
and the Peace Commissioners from this
country were instructed to demand the
cession Of the archipelago. The Vests
leadership will be continued through the
national canvass which Will soon begin.
Iowa's Republicans have outlined the
policy which viii be advocated in all the
Republican conventions Of the West this
year, and the national convention Of the
party ten months hence will ratify the
Western Republicans demands.