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the Eastern and Western Indies and VS.
appreciate their faithful cooperation in
all works of education and industry
Pfesldent mckinley has conducted tho
foreign affairs of the United States with
distinguished credit to the American peo-
pie. In releasing the United States from
the grievous conditions of a European al
lance Tor the government of Samoa his
course is especially to be commended Rv
! his securing to our undivided control the
most important island of the Samoan
group and the best harbor in the South
ern Pacifc. every American interest has
been safeguarded
We approve the annexation of the Ha-
walian islands to the United States.
We commend the part taken by our
government IN the peace conference at
The Hague. We assert our steadfast ad-
herence to the policy announced in the
Monroe doctrine.
The provisions of The Hague conven-
tlon Were wisely regarded when President
NC kinley rendered his friendly offices in
the interest OF peace between Great Bri-
tam and the South African republic
Nhlie the American government must
continue the policy prescribed by Wash
lhgtOn, affirmed by every succeeding
president and imposed upon us by The
Hague treaty of non-interyention in En-
ropean controversies, the American neO-
pie earnestly hope that a way may soon
be found, honOrably alike to both con-
between them
In accepting by the treaty of Paris the
Just responsibility of our victories in the
Spanish war, the president and the SEN
ate won the undoubted approval of the
American people. No other course was
possible than to destroy Spain's sover-
eighty throughout the Western Indies
and In the Philippine islands,
Ihat course created our respOnsfbiIity
before the world, and with the unorgan
lied population whom our Intervention
had freed from Spain. to provide for the
maintenance of law and order. and for
the establishment of good government
and for the performance of International
obligations. Our authority could not be
less than cur responsibility and wherever
sovereign rights were extended it became
the high duty Of the government to main
tam IT'S authority, to put down armed in
SurrectIon and to confer the blessings of
liberty and civilization upon all the res
Gued peoples
Inc largest measure of self-goVernmeut
consistent with their welfare and our du-
ties shall be secured to them by law. To
Cuba independence and self-government
were assured in the same voice py which
war was declared and to the letter this
pIedge shall be performed.
he republican party, upon its history
and upon this declara ton of its principles
ind policies, confidently invokes the con-
siderate and approving judgment of the
American people.
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Republican candidates OF the strongest
financial support which the trusts can
extend to them, while on it's face at
least expressing all that could be looked
for in he way of definite statement as to
the most dangerous feature of trust or
ganizadon. 1t commits the party TO
nothing, either presently or prospectiveiy,
Eor does it claim for the party anything
in this behalf which might entitle it to
the public confidence in its professions.
The issue of Imperialism is the o2e
which is held most carefully in the
background by the Republican plat
form. There is no defense offered and
there is but little of observation of the
benefits which are TO come to the ma
ton by the institution of the new col
onial policy. Events now in progress
in the Philippines and those which have
taken place in Porto Rico are not cas-
ily forgotten. They are not to be driven
from the public mind through the 81
lence of those who are responsible for
them. They viii rise up in judgment
against the administration whether or
no; and 10 false glamour which may be
sought to be thrown around them by re-
citals of the bravery of American SOL
dierS and sailors viii suffice to blind the
American people to their enormity
The old fetisch of protection Is cnce
more offered for worship and not syl-
liable is written into that platform which
pretends to enlighten an intelligent peo-
pie as to how it is proposed to extend
American trade abroad, while maintain
ing this one great bulwark Of trust ac-
tivity
1t will be a monstrous perversion of
party political judgment if the coming
convention at Kansas City should choose
to ignore the plain mandates to d polit-
ical opposition which are to be fouad in
this platform. If the Democracy pro-
poses to make its contest on those is
sues on which the administration is
strongest and most positive. and on
which it invites opposition. the
consequences are not difficult to
foresee. If We are to have free
silver and the essential doctrines
of Populism forced orce more to
the front as the questions on which the
party rests its hopes and claims to sue
cess, it may be said to have invited de-
feat, and its invitation viii hardly re-
main unhonored
Platforms do not mean all in political
contests. Candidates are usually the
best platforms. BY them are political
parties judged. The candidates whom
the Republican convention will place on
that platform will give full outline to its
significance. In Mckinley will be found
the embodiment of the imperialstic pro-
gramme. His opponent must stand as
fully FOR the force of conservatism of the
Democracy if he is to make even a rea-
sonable showing at the poles in No
Vember
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tuesday and Wednesday evenings opens
this morning. In When We Were Twen-
ty-one,' Mr. Goodwin has been favored
with an ideal part, while Miss Elliott has
never been seen to better advantage
They are surrounded by a company OF
unusual strength, prominent among the
members being YsobeI Haskins Estelle
Mortimer, Gertrude Gheen, Harry Wood
ruff, Clarence Handyside, Frank GILL
more, Neil o Brien, Thomas Oberle, J.. E.
Woodthorpe, Frank Maync, W. ]. ToroId
and others.
GRAND.
Tonight at the Grand a change of bill
will occur, and "Ingomar," the delight
fully entertaining story of the bar
barian, will be presented by the Valentine
company. The interest of the play, OF
course, centers around the story of Par
thenia, who offers herself as hostage to
1ngomar, the barbarian, in place of her
father. E. r. MawsGn, the handsome
leading man of the company, will appear
as lngomar, and Miss Maynard as Par
thcnla, a role which she assumes with
distinct success. Matinee Saturday ut
$50
The farewell performance of the VAL
entinc company at the Grand will be
given next Sunday night when the clever
and entertaining farce, "Ail the Com.
forts of Hone" will be the bill
At tie Grand cpefa house, commencing
Monday night. the Pike Theatcx Stock
company, of Cincinnati, viii present ''Ihe
Wife"
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The events of the past few days in
China have revealed = most extraordinary
condition OF affairs. They show clearly
the insufficiency of the intelligence avail
abe on which to form anything Xix?
sound judgment. Yet the happenings at
Taku may be accepted as fully authenti-
Gated, and they reveal what is prac-
tically a state of chaos existing in the
administration of affairs by the imperial
authorities
1t is now clearly in the power of the
nations to assume virtual control of
Chinese affairs. The dowager empress
cannot. in view OF the most recent de-
velopments, continue to exercise execu-
tive power in the empire. 1t is her in
fluence which is generally recognized as
responsible for the blood that has already
been shed of the subjects of. the European
powers. The loss sustained by the Rus
sian fleet in the hostilities at Taku give
the lie to all that has thus far been ad-
vanced as to the real attitude of Rus
sia in the existing troubles 1t is easv
to assume the moral turpitude of Russian
diplomacy both in the Orient and else
where; but thus far there has appeared
nothing tangible in Chinese affairs to
justify any such estimate of Judgment
of Russian aims or methods From the
outset that nation appears to have gone
70 ha
purposes in Manchuria and elsewhere in
China, and to have been ready to assume
all the consequences of her recognized
policy
Matters are Fastening to a crisis rap
idly An agreement among the powers
now seems to have been made unavoid-
able. Mutual protection calls for CO.
operation, rather than for rivalry. The
Chinese populace recognizes no distinc-
tion among the foreigners, and are
hostile alike to all. The influence of the
dowager empress is plainly directed to-
ward the promotion of that feeling among
the Chinese people. How far the author
ity which the empress wields will be
found sustaining by force the popular re-
volt against foreign domination, the
events of re next few days will make
plain. Whatever the event may show. if
is quite plain that the foreign govern
ments must soon agree upon some united
plan of action.
Into any such undertaking our repre-
sentatives must not go unless forced bv
the seriousness Of the situation. But
there must be communication established
forthwith between this government and
its Chinese ambassador at all hazards
and the security of American life and
property must be secured. The DYNASTY
of the empress has probably reached
its close already. Whatever the success
sion may represent, sit will certainly be
acceptable to the powers. Probably the
greatest difficulty which the governments
of the old world will find in the existing
situation will be an agreement on the
succession in authority to the present
empress. But whether such an agree
ment may be reached Immediately or NOT.
the die is cast for China, and the old
order may be regarded as having al
ready passed away for ever.
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be promptly met, in order that trade may
be evenly sustained, labor steadily en-
ployed and commerce enlarged. The vol
ume OF money in circulation was never SO
great per Gapita as it is today
we declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
No measure to that end could be consid-
ered which was without the support OF
the leading commercial interests of the
world However firmly Republican Iegis-
lat1on may seem to have secured the eoun-
try against the peril of base and discred-
tied currency, the election of a Democrat
1c president could not fail to impair the
country's credit and to bring once more
into question the intention of the Ameri-
can people to maintain upon the gold
standard the parity of their moneys cir
culatton. The Democratic party must be
convinced that the American people will
never tolerate the Chicago platform.
We recognize the necessity and proprie-
ty of the honest co-opera ton of capital
to meet new business conditions, and es-
pecialiy to extend our rapidly increasing
foreign trade, but we condemn all con-
spiracies and combinations intended to
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represen tation has been discussed in
formally, the principal argument by the
advocate Of change being that under
the present rules the Southern states
upon which no reliance can be placed for
Republican electoral votes. proporti0nate
ly nave greater pnwe" in tie selection
of tEe national candidates Of the party
than those states which are looked to
always to elect a Republican president.
Last December when the national conf
mittee met in Washington TO select the
time and place OF holding the political
convention, Mr.. Payne again brought for.
ward his proposition ana earnestly advU-
Gated its adoption. The committee, how
ever, decided that it had no authority to
take any action upon the question. II
was neld that, before the committee could
properly pass upon the question Il nation
al convention Of the party would have to
instruct it TO do 50.
Until today, however, it was not known
in just what form or from what source
the proposition would be brought to the
attention Of the convention. After Cen
Bingham, OF Pennsylvania, had present
ed the report of the committee on rules
to the convention, former Senator Quay,
of Pennsylvania, rose and offered the fol-
lowing resolution as an amendment to the
committees repCrt:
"That hereafter each state shall be en-
titled to four delegates at large and one
additional delegate for each 10000 votes or
major fraction thereof cast at the last
preceding election for presidential elect
ors, and six delegates from each organized
territory and District of Columbia, and
that the methods for the election of such
delegates shall be provided for by the ma
tiOnal committee.
The reading of the resolution was re-
ceived with applause, particularly from
the New England, New York and Penn
sylvania delegations. Among the dele
gates from the Southern states there was
manifest uneasiness, and it was evident
instantly that if an effort were made to
adopt the resolution at once a lively
scene would be precipitated in the con-
vention. Audible objections We're raised
to prevent consideration of the resolution,
and at the suggestion of Mr. Quay
promptly seconded by Mr.. Bingham, It
went over until tomorrow. Chairman
Lodge announced, in response to inquiry
that it would be brought before the con-
vention Immediately after it assembled
tomorrow.
Quay sent to the clerks desk the follow
Quay sent to the clerks desk the following
statement showing number of delegates
according to present basis, as compared
with basis of one delegate for each 1000
votes, or major fraction thereof, cast for
President Mckinley in 1896. Also com
pared with number of delegates based I'D
on equal representation as stated. to
which is added four delegates at large
from each state:
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WE DOERT TT

Inc republican papers are gleef,,liv
printing a statement that The rfiftniugie
Junta at Hong Kong holds letters from
Bryan Hoar and other prominent 6n,arf-
can antl-imperialists, urging the Filipjnos
to hold out and they will win. The CON
stltution of the United States defines
treason as levyiag war against The
United States ''or in adhering to their
enemies, giving them aid and comfort
We doubt if any prominent American has
written letters of encouragement or
otherwise to the Filipino Insurgents The
war has been criticized by them. and
every American has that privilege. Re-
cause MT Mckinley or Mr.. Hanna SAYS
a thing is right don't make it right tn,
man who is afraid to condemn what hA
thinks is wrong in his own partv is .
coward. Messrs. Bryan and IIoar are
men of judicial sagacity and common
sense, and are not guilty of an overt act
of treason, as writing letters of epcei,r-
agement to an armed enemy would be;
they know the constitution and as much
cannot be said of the Republican editors
who ignorantly or willfully circulate
misleading stories of worthy men who
merely differ from the existing office-dls-
pensing administration on questions of
policy Senator Hoar needs 10 defense
from the O b e. He is a hlgh-minded.
scholarly Republican and American citi-
zen of the present type. He has been
a valiant man for his party. but differing
from the president just now On the
policy of pushing a needless, expensive
and bloody war in the Philippines, he has
been roundly abused and maligned By
every Republican editor and CRATER on
the lookout for an Office.
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SENATOR PLATT7s VIEWS.
Relieves Gov. Roosevelt VIII Ee
Nominated for Vice President.

A''ieNts NoH' A'ooseFcit VIII lie
Nominated for Vice President.
NEW YORK. June 20-Senator
Thomas c. Platt. Of New York. arrived
from Philadelphia late this afternoon.
As he walked through the corridor Of
the Fifth Avenue hotel it was plain to
be seen that he WAS suffering physical
pain His step was net elastic. and he
kept his lips drawn tightly. He did not.
however, require the assistance Of any
one, nor did he use a cane When he
reached his apartments he Immediately
laid down on 4 couch for . rest OF an
hour or so.
Harry B. Platt. son Of the senator. re-
ceived a representative Of The Associated
Press shortly after the arrival
''The senator" said he. while sur-
fering. is not very ILL., The day he left
for Philadelphia, and before leaving his
Office, he slipped and fractured a rib
He told no one Of the accident and If
was after we got 10 Philadelphia hat
l first learned Of It. He kept up. how
ever. and has not required the services
of physician. The strain Of the CON
yention, yesterday. and the heat today.
began to tell on him. and added greatly
to the pain he suffered. This after
noon [ said to him I was going back TO
New York as business called me, and
suggested that it would be a good pan
for him to come with NE. lie imme-
diately grasped the idea and accom-
panied me back here. ] am sure he
will be about as usual in a few days.
Now as to poltics?" Mr.. Platt wae
asked. ''All sorts of rUmOrs have beeE
flying about concerning an alleged
quarrel between Senator Plat and Sen
ator Hanna"
1.-The rumors are entirely wrong" was
the reply. "To show the falsity Of them.
It is only necessary to say that Senator
Hanna and father rode to the convention
together today"
And as to the presidency"
Senator Platt believes. and has said
to me this afternoon, several times. that
he believes Gov. Roosevelt will be nom
mated on the ticket with President Nc
Kinley. The senator made up his mind
to that when he witnessed the enthusi-
asm of the men from the Southwestern
and Western states. He believes that
these men want Roosevelt as vice-pres-
ident and that they have strength
enough to see that their wishes are car
ried out %
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ROOSEVELT IS
TO Be THE HAN
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sired to respect his wishes, leaders close
to the administration, to bow to a pop
ular feeling that could not be suppressed
For Gov. Roosevelt, it may be sad
that he has resigned himself to the sit
uation. Leaving the convention he went
directly to the private house at which
MIS-. Roosevelt is staying. declaring
that he had Gone every thing in his power
to stop the nomination, and that he
Is now through At headquarters many
delegates called. and were told that he
was not to be seen. Most significant Is
the attitude OF the Woodruff element
Mr. Woodruff, himself, was not even ruff
fed. He smiled as he said:
81 told Senator Hanna this morning
that | believed nothing could beat Mr..
Roosevelt fer the nomination. 1 further
told him that | never stood a chance to
be nominated if he was taken up by the
convention. do believe it is not d
combination that win nominate him, but
a genuine demand by the people,
What do you think of Mr.. Longs
chances?" was asked
''He has no more than I have against
Roosevelt" he said Il met him on the
train coming west from Boston month
ago, and told him then that 1 believed
Roosevelt was the man"
''Will You move to make Mr.. Roose-
velts nomination by acclamation if he
has sufficient votes when New York is
reached?" was asked.
mo, l doanQt think So" he said, with
twinkle aof1the eye Il won't have to.
He'll be nominated by acclamation long
before the New York delegation gets a
chance to Vote'
Mr.. Woodruff is not a delegate, but
could be substituted for the purpose, if
such a course is decided upon. In few,
= I, g
a gOvernorship of a state, in this in
stance New York, entered so plainly in
the fight for national nominations. The
removal of Coy. Roosevelt from the field
brings two men prominently forward,
Benjamin QdelI and Timothy Woodruff
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NEW YORK-Arrived: Barcelona. Ham
burg; Excelsior. Rotterdam; Werra
from Naples. Sailed Teutonic. Liver
pool; Southwark, Antwerp, via South
amptOn.
ROTTERDAM - Arrived: Statendam
New York, via Boulogne
GLASGOW - Arrived: I.aurentian, New
York.
PIYMOUTH - Arrived: Pretoria. New
York, for Hamburg. via Cherbourg
NOV Ill lE.-ArriVed: Laurentian from
New York, for Glasgow
= fENSTOWN Ultonia, from
Liverpool. Boston
SOUTH HAMPTON - Arrived: Lain. from
New York Via CherbOurg, for Bremen:
81. Louis. New York Sailed: Kaiser
" ilEeim der Crosse, from Bremen new
lotk via Cherbourg.
ii LlNERPQOL-A1rived COrinthian. Mon
lreaI; Oceanic, New York; Corinthian.
from Montreal; Kansas, from Boston.
BItEMEN-Arrived: H. II. Meier Balt-
ANTWERP-Ariived: Nederland, PhiIa-
CHERBOURG - Sailed: Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. Bremen and Southampton,
for New York.
BRO tOWHEAD-Passed Belgenland, Phil
adCiphia. for Liverpool
Ma RSEI I4ES-ArriVed California. New
York Tor Genoa, Leghorn, etc.
BOSION-Arrived: Norwegian, Glasgow.
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BLOW AT THE SOUTH.
Resolution to Rearrange the Basis
of representation.

PHILADELPHIA. Jure 20.-The resoIu-
ton today introduced by ex-senator
Quay in the convention relating to the
re-arrangement of the basis of repre-
sentation in future national conventions
has created a sensation. particularly
among the allegations from the Southern
states. Tonight the interest manifested
in the proposition is scarcely second to
that aroused by the contest for the vice
presidency
-Four years ago Henry C. Payne, nation
al committeemaE from Wisconsin, pro
posed to the national committee an
amendment to the rules providing thaz
thereafter delegates to Republican ma
tional conventions should be selected Oh
the basis of one delegate for every 10 OOO
Republican votes cast at the previous
presidential election. The proposition
was widely discussed at the time. but
after mature consideration the national
committee deciGed 10 take no action upon
it.
AZ various times since the campaign CT
1885 the question of changing the basis of
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THURSDAY, JUNE q. 1900.
TuU rI ATFoRM-ITs LESSON.


The Republican national platform is
skilfuily prepared document. 1t care
fully avoids all the difficulties of tba
position and policy of the party and of
the administration, and makes the most
OF the achievements of both. Its gen
eralizations are well designed and very
freely indulged in. 1t will prove to be
a strong campaign document; but will
never take anything like a leading place
as an exact formulation of the principles
or performances of American political
parties. 1t appeals to the requirements
OF the hour and its claims will hardly
impose on any enlightened or well in
formed student of American politics.
Yet the opposition to the Republican
party will find a most effective presen-
tation Of the Republican claims in the
platform. at least for the purposes of
the election.
Democrats are now brought face to
face with the obligation of determining
for themselves the lines on which thew
VIII conduct the campaign which is
about 70 open. The Republican chal-
lenge IS strongest where the Democratic
claims in the last election were most
hotly pressed. The contemptuous hos
tiliiy avowed to the free coinage of sill
Yer makes it plain that the administra-
ton viii be glad if it is permitted to
fight its battle on that as one of the
leading issues Of the campaign.
There are other directions in which.
shiilful rs is the Republican platform. it
makes plain the weaknesses of the posi-
tion of the administration. The plank on
trusts is constructed so as to assure the
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TEXAS DELEGATES FIGHT.
Lively TussIe Follows Passing OF
the lie

lAAe Lie.
PHILADELPHIA. June 20-The com
committee on credentials after an all
night session. adjourned at a. m, hay
ing completed all its business
A lively fist fight between two Texas
delegates occurred at 4:30 O'Clock. Just
after the committee had listened to ar
Guments from contesting delegates in that
state
AS the delegates were leaving the com
mlttee room W. H. Love, a delegate from
Mckinney, Tex, accused Walter Burns Of
having made statements I'm the committee
room which We're rot true. Burns denied
That he had made any such statements.
and Love called him a Tar. Burns
promptly planted his fist in Loves face
with a violence That would have laid Love
On the floor had not some bystandcrs
caught him.
Burns, after striking the blow. stood
quietly watching Love, who was MAKING
desperate efforts to break away from the
men who were holding him. Love had Il
knife partially drawn from his pocket.
i m through said Burns unless ne
starts II again
Love was finally hustled down the stairs
and taken away by his friends.