The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-02
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.

The Republican state convention
which meets today will doubtless adopt
platform, is it did in 1893, reafirm-
ing its allegiance to the administration
party. setting forth the doctrines of the
new Republicanism. Of which Hanna
il the Acknowledged head. and viii put
itself on record in perfect accord with
the national administration. How can
it do SD better than by adopting the
following platform and resolutions?
The Republican party of Utah in
convention assembled, hereby declares
itself and pledges its candidate for
congress to stand firmly upon the fol-
lowing platform:
l.. We renew our allegiance to the
party Of Hanna. Payne, Quay. Platt
snd Pat Lannan. and point with pride
to their fine work in the interest of
the organization.
,. We unedUivOcaIIy endorse every
act and policy Of the present national
administration as we did when Alma
EldTedge was elected.
3, We endorse and approve the gold
standard bill which was agreed upon
in the Republican congressional eau
Gus and pledge our candidate to sup
port all kindred measures Of the party.
T. We solemnly pledge our candidate
TO shout for silver and vote for gold.
.. We point with pride TO our legis-
lation in favor of the bankers Of New
York and London.
b. We rejoice that greenbacks are to
be destroyed and a paper money mon
opoiy given 20 the bankers trust.
Z. We favor the cancellation Of all
outstanding bonds and notes. national,
state and municipal and the issuance
Of gold contracts in lieu thereof.
S. We congratulate Chairman Hanna
that p. Hanna Lannan has pronounced
free coinage a dead issue
9. We applaud the patriotic declara-
ton in President McKinley's inaugu-
raj address that eve want no wars Of
conquest and must avoid a policy Of
territorial aggression"
10. We approve Of the presidents war
Of conquest and his policy of territor-
ial aggression.
II. We believe in the forcible reten-
,tion Of the Philippines for the follow
ing reasons. We took them from Spain
by force. We bought them from Spain.
We haL them left on our hands by
the chance Of war. God gave them to
Us. They are rich. Somebody else viii
take them If We don't.
-. We point with pride to the sbrew1
diplomacy by which agents of the pov-
eminent promised the Tagals indie
pendence TO get their aid as allies in
the war with Spain and then refused
70 discuss the matter with the native
leaders afterwards
10. We sympathize with Englands
aggression IN South Africa and hone
10 see her wipe out every struggling
republic in the eastern hemiaphere.
a. We hope that our financial policy
is satisfactory TO English bankers and
promise 10 construct a colonial svs-
TEN on the English plsn as rapidly
IS possible.
10. We expect to conduct ourselves
I'm a manner to wipe out the disgrace
)f that rebellion against the colonial
policy Of Lord North and to adopt
measures that viii be an ample apol-
ogy for thc conduct Of that rebel
against superior government-G
Washington
16. It is with infinite satisfaction
that we note the enforced disappear
ance Of that seditious document known
as the Declaration of Independence.
Il. We denounce as fogies and reac-
tionaries all who cling to the paper
constitution" Of our country and we
look uponsit its alleged inspiration as a
huge joke.
IS. We applaud the courage and sac
riices Of the volunteers but denounce
them as traitors and towards for hiss
ina the name Of Otis and crit:cising
that faithful old tool Of a kind hearted
administration.
49, We sympathize with the soldier
dead and their stricken families. and
beg Of the administration to continue
the policy which increases the army
ron Of dead and insane.
~ We salute the flag upon the har-