The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-03
BILLY BOYS TOWN
Full of Republicans Clad in
Their Winning Clothes.
PLATFORM BUBBLES OVER
With Won't Do-a- Thing-to-
Bryan-This-Year.

ter; for secretary OF state. Geo. W
Marsh, of Falls City; for treasurer. Will
lam steufer, OF Cummings; for auditor
Charles Weston, of Sheridan; for attorney
/ general. Frank n. Prout. Of Gage; fol
land commissioner. George D. Fulmer, o.
| Nuckolls; for superintendent OF public
| instruction, Professor w. X Foyler, Of
Falls City; delegates-at-large to the ma
tional convention, Edward Rosewater
Senator John NJ Thurstou, John H. Nc
Clay. John A Ehrhardt. Presidential
electors, John F. Nesbitt. r. B. Window
| Edward Royce, L. w. Haig, S. P. David
son, Jacob L. Jacobson, John L. Ken
nedy, John L. Lander.
In the Republican state convention to-
day, with two exceptions, the state ticket
was nominated by reclamation. The con
test over delegates-at-Iarge, the crux OF
which was the fight made on United
States Senator Thurston. caused intense
1 excitement while the roll was being cali
ed. But when the result of the bal oting
showing that both the senator and Editor
Rosewater, who headed the anti-Thurs-
ton movement, had been elected, was
read, the convention gave itself up to the
widest of cheering. The convention as
sembled at 2:SO p. m, and shortly before
! I o'clock had finished its business and
| adjourned sine die.
/ The report of the committee on resolu-
| lions, was loudly apDlauded and the re-
port was unanimously adopted. The dec
| laration against trusts and the laudation
of the national administration seemed to
! be especially pleasant TO the delegates.
Following in the platform as adopted:
1--WE. the Republicans of Nebraska, are
unlike our political adversaries, who. in
two conventions, held high carnival over
imaginary evils threatening our country
and adopted platforms which are a stand
ing protest against prosperity, grandeur
and glory We rejoice that we are citi-
zens of a mighty nation, whose revenues
are larger than at any previous period OF
its history; whose treasury is overlooking
with gold whose agricultural industries
flourish as never before; whose laborers
are generally and continually employed
al profitable wages; whose financial
policy commands the confidence Of the
people at home. and stimulates our trade
with the nations abroad; whose products
from the farm and the mills, from the
workshop and the factory are mountain
0f wealth; whose commerce, in its stu
pendous strides. has outdistanced all
comp7titors: whose achievements II
peace and glorious victories in war are
without a parallel; all these are living
evidences that it IS fulfilling the destiny
for which It was created, and Democratic
These and other equally meritorious
considerations have endcared our hearts
10 our nations worthy leader, William
Mckinley president who has wisely
dealt with new and untrled questions,
who has guided the ship Of state with
safety and security through unexplore
channels and the troubled waters Of agi-
tated seas, and in each hour Of danger
given evidence Of such mastery states
manship that we unhesitatingly endorse
his magnificent adm, nistration and pledge
ourselves to secure to him the vote Of
Nebraska at the November election.
I'VE point with pride to the remodel
ing of our tariff laws, which has in
creased our revenues and nat imoeded
trade: which has opened the doors Of
mills and factories to the mill ons o.
American skilled mechanics and is re-
turning to them higher wages which are
the lust recompense for their toll.
I'VE endorse the legislation that has
strengthened our financial system. firmly
tabHshed the gold standard and made
the American dollar so safe and secure
that they are kept busy chasing enc an
cf- oF IN q
ness. too good to go into hiding and too
patriotic 10 steal abroad. In answer 10
the cry for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver. and the claim that there
is not geld enough as a basis upon which
70 do the business Of the country, the
United States treasury puts In evidence
the one hundred and twenty millions in
gold that has come TO 1t within year.
and the four hundred and thirteen mill
ions in gold now held within its vaults.
and the unexampled prosperity and meas
ureless and limitless. and countless,
financial transactions thus sustained
without seeming effort.
ITO the army and navy which 50 Gig
nany humbled our enemy and honoref
themselves. and doubly honored our
country and the cause OF humanity. for
which they battled. we acknowledge our
gratitude. The Republican party has al
ways been ready 70 protect its protectors
and 20 defend its defenders.
While We are unalterably opposed 20
imperialism. and uiiitarlsm as Dracficed
BY European nations. we are willing 70
accept all the legitimate results q non
orable warfare and we ssume the bur
dens OF governing and holding territory.
We are IN favor OF increasing the
strength and power as will make us &c
cure from foreign aggression. and the
maintaining OF such army a. may be
necessary 70 cusll insurrectigu- establish
peace and maintain good order r csi-
Islands in. The seas ard Dr tee; fbe faz
from Insult az home and abroad Bzt
we are opposed 20 a large standing army
IN tine q peace. relying On TIE rational
ari7r q tbs people 10 meet any eusrg-
ency with The volunteer soisis-y such A.
has for more than an hundred year
challenged the admiration u ihs world
"Fo- the nations defense. for The
strengthening o. the navy. for she 81
lzrgeneat of our fore.ga markets fo-
the employment q American wo-kI---
men II ire Hglnes. forests mills. facfories
ard shspyards. ard fr TIE euba-csze1t
Of the values q farm pro5ucts, We favor
such appropriate legislation a. shaE
make the seas give evidence tAzt Ar,e-l-
car SUIT ard Amerlca n-9waet and Aras--
tcan-zanns5 sa-ps are carrying Aserseas
foreign commerce % the four corners e
ths sz-tA.
we a72,aod the acfs7a e the Admits
tras1en n securing - Americas ruer-