The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Party's Principles Adopted by the
Philadelphia Convention.

| Party's Principles Adopted by the
Philadelphia Convention.
Philadelphia, June 23.-The follow.
ing is the text of the platform adopted
by the Republican National convention
The Republicans of the United
States, through their chosen represen'
tatives. met in national convention,
looking back upon an unsurpassed rec
ord of achievement and looking for.
ward into great field of duty and op.
portunity, and appealing to the judg'
ment of their countrymen, make these
declarations:
The expectation in which the
American people, turning from the
Democratic party, entrusted the power
of the United States four years ago to a
Republican chief magistrate and Re.
publican congress, has been met and
satisfied. When the people then as
sembled at the polls, after term OF
Democratic legislation and adminstra.
tion, business was dead, industry par.
aIyzed and the national credit disas.
trously impaired. The countly's capi-
tai was hidden away and it's labor dis
tressed and unemployed. The Demo
Gratis had no other plan with which to
improve the ruinous conditions which
they had themselves produced, than to
coin silver at the ratio of IL. to l. The
Republican party, denOucing this plan
as sure to produce conditions even
worse than those from which relief was
sought, promised to restore prosperity
by means of two legislative measures
a protective tariff and law making
gold the standard of value. The peo-
pie, by great majorities, issued to the
Republican party commission to en-
act these laws. This commission has
been executed, and the Republican
pledge is redeemed and prosperity
more general and more abundant than
we have ever known has followed these
enactments.
There is no longer any controversy as
to the value of any governement obli-
cations. Every American dollar is a
gold dollar or its equivalent, and
American credit stands higher than
that of any nation. Capital is fully
employed, and everywhere labor is
profitably occupied.
McKinley's Administration.
We indorse the administration OF
William Mckinley. Its acts have
been established in wisdom and in
patriotism, and at home and abroad it
has distinctly elevated and extended
the influence of the American nation.
Walking untried paths and facing un-
forseen responsibilities, President Nc
Kinley has been, in every situation,
the true American patriot and upright
statesman, clear in vision, strong in
judgment, firm in action, always in.
spring and deserving the confidence Of
his countrymen.
Sound Money.
We renew our allegiance to the prin-
ciple of the gold standard, and declare
our confidence in the wisdom of the
legislation of the Fifty-sixth congress,
by which the parity of all of our
money and the stability of our cur
rency ON q gold basis has been secured.
Protection.
We renew our faith in the policy OF
protection to American labor. In that
policy our industries have been estab-
lished, diversified and maintained.
By protecting the home, competition
has been stimulated and production
cheapened.
We commend the policy of the Re.
publican party in maintaining the eff.
cheney of the civil service. The ad-
ministratlon has acted wisely in its
effort to secure for public service in
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippine islands only those whose
fitness has been determined by training
and experience. We believe that EN-.
ployment in the public service in these
territories should be confined, as far as
practicable, to their inhabitants.
Public movements looking to a per.
manent improvement of the roads and
highways of the country, meet with
our cordial approval, and we recon-
mend this subject to the earnest consid.
GRAFTON of the people and of the legis-
latures of the several states.
We favor the extension of the rural
free delivery service wherever its ex.
tension may be justified.
We favor home rule for and the early
admission to statehood'of the territories
of New Mexico, Arizona and Okla.
homa.
We favor the construction, owner
ship, control and protection of an 18th.
mian canal by the government of the
United States.
In the interest of our expanding com.
merce, we recommend that congress
create department of commerce and
industries in the charge of a secretary
with seat in the cabinet.
We approve the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands TO the United States.
The Philippines.
In accepting, by the treaty of Paris,
the responsibility of our victories in
the Spanish war, the president and the
senate won the undoubted approval OF
the American people. No other course
was possible than to destroy Spain's
sovereignty throughout the West Indies
and in the Philippine islands.
The largest measure of self-govern.
ment consistent with their welfare and
our duties shall be secured to them by
law. To Cuba, Independence and
self-government were assured in the
same voice by which war was declared.
The Republican party, upon its his
tory and upon this declaration of its
principles and policies confidently in.
vokes the considerate and approving
judgment of the American people.