Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-06-13
G. 0. 7. PLATFORM.
Outline Of the Platform to be Adopted
by the Republicans at Philadelphia
III Next Week.
Leaders Meet in Washington and Prac-
tically Agree on the Issues for !.
a-s-> the Campaign.
The Document Will be But Condensa-
tion Of the Platforms of the
r. Various States.

Chicago, June 13.-The Tribune's
Washington correspondent has discov-
cred that the dinner given by Senator
Hanna Saturday night was of great
political significance. Among the
leading republicans present were Sen
ators Spooner, Davis, Fairbanks, Bev-
eridge and Depew. These gentlemen
will have much to do with framing the
platform to be adopted at Philadelphia
and it is said a rough draft of the doc
ument was agreed upon at this gather
ing. Last week Senator Fairbanks
wired to the various state committees
for copies of the platforms adopted by
the respective state conventions. The
national platform will be but a reflex
of the republican sentiment as ex-
pressed throughout the country. Briefly
the planks will declare as follows:
PHILIPPINES. 81
1t will be declared that the insurrec-
tion in these islands has been stamped
out, with the exception of guerrilla
warfare. Just what will be said in
regard to the ultimate independence of
the Filipinos has not been determined,
but attention will be called to the fact
that municipal governments have been
organized as fast as possible, and that
Tue Philippine commission is now en-
gagged in extending civil government
to all parts of the archipelago, where
the natives are able to administer it.
PUERTO RICO.
The people of this island will be con-
graduated On the establishment of
territorial government and upon, the
fact that they have been relieved from
the Spanish yoke. The promise of
statehood will not be made, but en-
couragement will be held out to these
people to educate the ignorant of the
island and equip themselves for state
hood in the future.
HAWAII.
The people of this country and Ha-
waii will be congratulated on the peace
able annexation of those islands and
the tremendous increase in trade be-
tween them and the United States The
platform will be silent as to the future
of Hawaii so far as statehood is con-
cerned, as the conditions in the islands
are now entirely satisfactory to the
Hawaiians and the people of this coun-
try n-.
CUBA.
It will be declared that the admins
tration is in honor bound to carry out
its promise to turn the government
over to the Cubans as soon as it can
do so with safety. Reference will be
made to the fact that Spain has been
forced to retire from the island by the
American forces and that the Cubans
now enjoy liberty for which they had
been unsuccessfully fighting for years.
FOREIGN POLICY.
The foreign policy of the govern
ment should at all times be firm, yigor-
Gus, and dignified, and all our interests
should be carefully watched and
guarded.
WAR REVENUE.
The platform will favor the reduc-
ton of the war revenue taxes to as
treasury will permit. 1t will also
promise that the most burdensome and
annoying taxes will be repealed at the
next session of congress.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
1t will declare the construction of
the Nicaragua canal is of the highest
Importance to the American people as
a measure of defense and to build up
and maintain American commerce:
that it, should be controlled by this
government. z
! MONROE, DOCTRINE.
The Monroe doctrine will be re-
affirmed and declared to be in full
effect. The platform will assert the
right Of this government to respond
TO the appeal of any American state
for intervention in case of European
mencsroac en- chment. It will assert that the
United States has not Interfere with
existing possessions OF European
powers in this hemisphere, but these
possessions must not, on any pretext,
be extended. Hope Of the eventual
withdrawal Of the European powers