The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-09-05
STATE ISSUES
SQUARELY MET
Pennsylvania Republicans Open
Their Campaign Upon the
Aggressive,
EXCELLENT TICKET. Strong PLATFORM

The Pnrty IL Prepared 20 Meet Ever,
Contingency In the state or Nm
ttonal Canvass and Is Confident q
Victory.
With the opening OF the campaign fl
pennsylvania Republicans are prouC
OF the fact that they can meet theil
Democratic opponents squarely upor
every Issue, state and national. and
they have nothing to be ashuamed of
TO ignore or explain.
with the nomination of such ex.
cellent candidates on the state ticket
as IL. Is, Hardenbergh for auditor gen.
eral and Galusha A. Grow and Robert
II. Foerderer for congressmen-at-lar
they Will march to victory confident
that the men will uphold the party
standard to the satisfaction of the
voters OF the state and to their personal
credit and honor
The campaign in Pennsylvania will
De made upon state as well as national
ISSUES, and that the voters NAV thor
oughly appreciate the attitude of the
republican party, herewith is given
the platform adopted at the Republican
state convention which was held at
harrisburg and which placed the above
ticket In the field.
STATE ISSUES FAIRLY MET
This is the platform adopted by the
Republican state convention held M
Harrisburg April Is, 1890:
Ihe Republicans of PENNSYLVANIA NV
thelr representatives in convention as
selllpled, extend congratulations TO
their fellow Republicans throughout
the nation on account of the prosperous
conditions everywhere existing and the
contentment and happiness enjoyed by
the American people under the admin
istration of President Mckinley. All
these conditions. have resulted from
four years of Republican rule in our
national affairs. We therefore reaf
hrm the doctrines enunciated in the
last Republican national platform and
again congratulate the people upon the
laithful fulhllment of all the pledges
therein contained.
The business, economic and social
conditions prevailing in the country
AT the close of the Cleveland adminis-
tration were deplorable. Industry was
parnlyzed; trade and commerce lam
guished; business was unsettled: mon
etary values were uncertain and the
public treasury was depleted All
these conditions are now changed All
branches OF industry are now active
ana less than one per cent of our popu-
lation is unemployed Our export trade
is larger than ever known In our his
TORY; business Is active and remunera-
tive; monetary values are permanently
settled, and in the public treasury a
iarge surplus replaces the deficit of the
last administration. These splendid
conditions are largely due to the wise
ana patriotic administration of the
president. We firmly support and fully
indorse his administration, and again
record the wish of the Republicans of
pennsylvania that he be renominated
10 lead our hosts to victory at the No
Vember election. and to this end we in
struct the delegates this day elected TO
FAVOR his candidacy In the national con-
vention.
For the national defense for the re-
enforcement of the navy. for the en-
markers.
the employment of American workmen
In the mines, forests, farms. mills. fac
tories and shipyards, we demand the
Immediate enactment of legislation
similar TO that favorably reported TO
each branch of congress. so that Amer
lean Dullt, American owned and Amer
lean manned ships may regain the car
rying OF our foreign commerce.
We congratulate the whole country
upon the fact that the money question
no longer disturbs our business condi-
fions. On account of the wise policy
adopted by Republican president and
Republican congress the gold stand
ard Is now accepted as the monetary
unit OF value. This places our busi-
ness transactions on a stable basis and
VIII encourage capital to seek invest
ment and labor to find employment.
SENATORS BY POPULAR VOTE.
The election of the United States
senator's by the legislatures by the
different states as provided in the
federal constitution, has been at
tended, OF late years, with so many
charges of corruption. delays, dead
locks and failures to elect that the
senate has lost, in many instances.
the confidence of the people. and
frequently a state fails of repre-
sentation therein, contrary TO the
intent of the trainers of the con-
stltution and the will of the people.
We declare. therefore. that the
time has come to change the sys-
TEN which has not mo, tho evnoc
tation of its founders, and which is
not favored by the great masses Of
the people. We declare in favor of
an amendment to the federal con-
stitution which shall provide for
the election of United States sena-
tors by the people in the same
manner as other state officials are
elected, and We hereby instruct
our deleeates-at-large to the Re-
publican national convention from
Pennsylvania to offer and support
this resolution in the convention
of 1900.
GOVERNOR STONE INDORSED.
We heartily indorse the wise, con-
servatiye, businesslike and clean ad-
ministration of Governor William A.
Stone. He has met the fullest expec-
tations of the Republicans OF the state
In the administration of the high Office
10 which he has been elected. When
lie was inaugurated there existed aE
actual deficit in the state treasury of
more than three and une-half million
Of dollars. In his inaugural address
Tie called the AFT emit ion pf tba laOfgla