Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-25

| nominated TO lead our posts to victory in the
elmpaign of 1900. and to this end we recon-
mend the election of delegates who will give
his candidacy earnest and vigorous support
in The next national convention.
We reafiirm the principles OF our party de
clared in the National platform by the St
PeDnsy lvania stands unequivocally and unre
sorvetlly for sound money, and favors q cur
rency with which To pay the wages of labor
and the earnings of capital, the soldier and
the pensioner, is good rs gold the world over.
To further these ends we believe in main ain
ing the existing gold standard and ara un-
alterably opposed to the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 10 to l.
I'VE renew and emphasize our allegiance to
the policy of protection which is the bulwurk
of our industrial development and the fouiIda-
tion of the prosperity of our country.
We cordially endorse and heartily approve
the wise course pursued by our representa-
tives i'll congress i'll the enactment of the
Dingley tariff law. We congratulate the
country on the successful termination of the
war with spain and recognize the wisdom of
the policy President Mckinley Ii Is inaugurated d
in the management of the affairs in Cuba and
Porto Rico and promise him cur faithful sup
port in the prosecution of the war in the
Philippines in order that tbs supremacy of the
fias planted there by the v;sor of our army
snd navy may be maintained
Pennsylvania is proud of the record made
by her soldiers at Gettysburg, Antietam,
fredericksburg. the Wilderness Chickamsuga
snd upon other battlefields of the Civil war,
and glories in the fact that the spirit of the
old veterans has been handed down to their
sons. who heroicalIy followed the destiny of
the flag at San Juan hill, Coama. MaloloS La
tomas church and Malate.
We feel a patriotic pride in the fact that
very battle fought in defense of our national
honor has contained a record of the brave
leeds of Pennsylvania soldiers and we extend
20 those now returning from the Philippine
stands hearty welcome and express our adj
mlratlon for the courage and bravery with
which they upheld the flag of their country,
and the honor of our state. The Tenth Penn
sylvania, under the leadership of the courage
Gus and lamented Hawkins. occupies the hon
orable position of being the only regiment
east of the Mississippi liter chosen for cam
paign serves iii the dis.ai-t Philippines, and
Is now matter of national history that they
met the highest expectations of those who Sc
iected them for this patriotic service
To give continued employment to the in
dustry. ingenuity and skill of the American
mechinic and laborer we must find new mar
ket' abl oad for our surplus products. The
rom Il; rclal control of additional territory will
ItN winch Will necessarily
crease our commerce. ard develop our manu-
faciurir- interests We have ceased TO be
content with supplying products for home
consumption alone.
We must keep pace with other nations i'll
:''ei<ing new fields for our commerce and to
this end we support the policy of industrial
commerce and national expansion We favor
FOR our national defense and the promotion of
closer commercial relations between the Sec
tinns # tor ir,,ra aratiy
necessity for the immediate commencement
and early completion of great canal that will
give communication between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans as well as its protection against
foreign control.
We favor the building up of our merchant
marine upon the lines laid out by the bills re-
ported favorably to the senate and house, sec
ond session, Fifty fifth congress. SO that we
may have reserve defense in case of war and
that s20l,O50,0JJ of freightage now paid to
foreign ships may remain to the American
the American ship owner, the
American seamen and the American mechanic
We believe the best interests of the laborer
will be conserved by the continuance of Re
publican supremacy in state and nation. We
express our approval of the right of labor to
organize as well as capital, and believe that
such organization. properly and lawfully con-
troIled, will accomplish better results for both
the cmploye and employer. We recognize
that the perpetuity of institutions de-
pends upon giving labor the fullest and freest
opportunity to better its condition by secur
ing emplo! ment under the most favorable
We commend the wise, businesslike and
courageous administration of our distin-
SUshed governor, William A. Stone. As chief
executive he has shown disposition to serve
the best interests of the whole people and to
conduct his administration on lines of CON-
mon honesty and businessike sagacity.
Like an individual a state must live within
its income. An individual who pays out more
money than he receives becomes msolvent,
and state that adopts the same policy must
sink in credit. We therefore uphold the gov
ernor in his policy of reducing the expendi-
lures of the states so that they shall not ex
ceed our income.
The largest support should be given to our
oleemosynary, penal and charita-
BILE institutions but appropriations should not
be made, even for those worthy purposes,
beyond the annual revenues OF the state. If
additional revenues are required, we favor
the taxation of incorporated capital and or
ganized trusts so that the public burdens may
be more fully and equally distributed.
We commend the good Judgment of the Re-
publicans of Pennsylvania i'll their selection of
in both branches of the ma
tional congress. They felt and properly rep
resent the great commercial, industrial and
business interests of our commonwealth.
The Republican party owes a debt of graft |
tude to her senior United States senator, |
Matthew Stanley Quay, who, for more than a
quarter of century, has stood in the fore |
front of the battle for Republican supremacy. |
Our state is entitled to full representation
in tine United States senate, and we endorse
the action of the governor in making his ap- |
pointment to fill vacancy caused by the fail |
ure of the last legislature TO elect
We commend the faithful attention with |
which the public business entr usted to our |
Junior senator. Boies Penrose, has been trans |
acted. As member Of the committee on |
commerce he has secured the appropriation of
millions of dollars for the improvement of
slack water navigation in Western Pennsylva
MIA and for deep channel in the Delaware |
river. He has been assiduous in the perform
nnce of the many duties exacted from him as
q representative of this great state and merits
the appreciation of his constituents.
We favor an economical administration of
state affairs and demand the prompt settle
ment and collection of all claims and taxes
due by individuals companies and corpora
tiOns.
We also favor the prompt. payment of school
drawn upon the treasurer so that
Zach district shall be paid as soon as the ap-
preparation is needed and demand made for
the payment thereof.
we DeileVe III reducing the expenses OF the
Judi :iai, executive and legislative branches of
The state government to the minimum so that
-he public expenditures shall not exceed the
annual revenues. 1t is n source of gratifica-
20 recall that our state has never lost a dollar
Dy a reason of its accounting officers and we
especially commend the business-like and eff
:ient administration of the retiring state
treasurer, James ). Beacon.
We welcome, thrice welcome, within the
borders of cur magnificent commonwealth.
md to our empire city, unequaled in her hos
)itality, the brave soldiers, sailors and ma
ines who fought the long and terrible strug
,lc for the pre- scrvation of our constitution,
hc supremacy of law and the union of our
tatcs. Their victories are history. The CON
of their matchless bravery and
York is saved republic, unrivaled i'll the gov