The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-09
IN ILLINOIS.
Republican Factions Locked in
Death Struggle.
Senator CulIOm's Friends Or
ganize Convention.
JOE FIFER CHAIRMAN.
Administration Takes a Hand
in the Resolutions.
JOE FIFER CHAIRMAN.
Tanners Friends StrongEnough
to Secure Endorsement.

ReOfla, Ill, May 9.-Cna1fInan Dawes
called the Republican state convention
to order at 11:O5 this morning. He an
nounced that he purposed being fair and
just but that he did not intend to per-
init any man to waste the time of the
convention
The committee on credentials an
nounced that it had reached an agree
ment and reported in favor of seating
a majority of the cnntesting Cullom del
egates. The report was adopted with
out opposition.
The committee on permanent organic
alton reported for permanent chairman,
former Governor Joseph W. F1fer,
Bloomington.
The report was adopted and the per-
manent officers were elected by accla-
nation.
Chairman Fifer made an eloquent
speech extolling the Mckinley admin
istration and appealing to the Republi-
cans of Illinois to act in harmony.
Chairman Filters speech closed with
a peroration which aroused the grea test
enthusiasm and as it subsided he called
for the report of the committee on reso-
lutions.
THE PLATFORM.
Congressman Hopkins responded and
read the report as follows:
THE Republicans of Illinois in con-
vention assembled reaffirm the prin-
cipleS of the platform adopted by the
Republican national convention in 1896
and with pride call attention to the fact
that every pledge contained in that
platform has been faithfully kept. Ihe
present happy and prosperous condition
of the American people is the result OF
the wise administration of the Republl-
can party and the enactment into law
of more important principles of the
platform of 1896. Four years of Demo-
cratic rule had paralyzed the industries
of the country rendered farming unre-
munerative, impoverished labor, unset
tor 70 md ri l.
" bankrupted the United States treas
ury. In a time of profound peace
Democratic administration was forced
to sell government bonds to pay the
necessary and current expenses OF the
government. Under the wise, business
like and patriotic administration or
President Mckinley these conditions
have all been changed All branches or
industry remain active and successful;
agricultural interests more prosperous
and labor more generally and contln-
uously employed and better paid than
at any previous time. Monetary ValueS
have been fixed and settled and in the
treasury of the United States instead OF
a deficit one of the marked features of
a Democratic administration We find
revenue adequate to meet all the de-
mands of the government.
"Our foreign commerce Which under
| a Democratic administration was much
crippled by the repeal of the reciprocity
| section of the Mckinley law and the
| substitution of free trade principles for
| the protection given to American indus
! tries and labor under Republican legis-
| lation has been rehabilitated under the
present Republican administration and
| a ready market is now found for the
| surplus productions of our farms ana
| factories in foreign points; and our eX-
| port trade is the largest known in our
| history.
| country upon the enactment into law OF
| the currency bill which provides the
ov-d he
| value Financial discussions no longer
! disturb the business conditions of our
/ people and all business transactions
| have been placed on a basis that in
| sures protection to capital and encour-
/ agement to the employment of labor
/ 1.-THE cry of the oppressed Cubans for
| a larger liberty and higher civilization
1 than had been accorded them under
Spanish rule called forth the sympathy
| of all the people of the United States. In
| obedience to the demands of humanity
| and in accordance with the sentiment Of
| the people of this country irrespective
of political party, the present Republic
can administration put an end TO the
| evils of Spanish misrule in the western
/ hemisphere. The Spanish-American
| war was declared in obedience to the
universal demands of the people. It was
! conducted under a Republican admins
/ tration and the splendid achievement of
/ our soldiers and sailors in that war
/ formed some of the brightest pages in
American history Cuba has been made
/ free from Spanish misrule and a stable
/ government established there. Porto
Rico and the Philippine islands have
/ become the possession of the United
States as the inevitable and unavold-
able results Of that war. The brilliant
| achievements of our army and navy in
! the Spanish American war which
| brought to US these possessions has en-
| tailed upon the Republican party grave
| responsibilities, which we are happy to
state have been met in a true spirit Of
patriotism and legislation enacted re-
/ specting which while it will improve the
/ social. political and material conditions
of the people and those islands will not
| impose additional burdens upon the
| people of the United States.
I I'VE fully endorse the action of con-
| gress and the president in the admin
! istration of the affairs in these islands
| and all legislation respecting the same
and we pledge our alliance to the na-
| tion's policy relating to them as form
| ulated and carried out by the present
| administration.
In endorsing and approving the pol
! icy and course of the administration
/ and the legislation of congress thus far
relating to our new possessions, we ex-
| press our confidence in the ability of a
Republican administration to deal with
| the complicated and important ques-
| tions involved in any legislation for
| those islands which may arise here
| after.
I've favor such legislation as viii de-
stroy all unlawful combinations of cap
ital formed for the purpose of limiting
| production, or increasing the price of
manufactured products. All aggrega-
| tions of capital formed for this purpose
are detrimental to the best interests Of
trade and hostile to the laboring peu-
ple.'
The administrations of President Nc
! Kinley and Governor Tanner were en-