The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-21
HITS WANAMAKER
Platform of Pennsylvania Re-
publican State Convention
Accuses Him of Subsidizimg the
" Yellow Journals.

Sc Yellow Journals"
Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 21-The Re
publican state convention which met in
the Harrisburg opera house today to
nominate Judge William p. Porter of
Pittsburg, for supreme court judge and
State Representative Frank G. Harris
of Clearheld, for state treasurer, was
a most unusual gathering.
1t was understood that the ticket
would be nominated by acclamation.
United States Senators Quay, Penrose
and other party leaders We're absent
There was an unusually small attend
ance of active party workers and
large majority of the delegates never
attended a state convention before.
Judge Vim. P. Porter was former
" Governor Stones law partner and
was appointed to the supreme bench
last year to succeed the late Judge
Green Mr. Harris is serving his third
term in the house of representatives
and has always been a follower of Sen
ators Quay and PenrOse. The platform
on which they We're nominated en-
dOrSeS the national administration and
official acts of Pennsylvania s senators,
commends the last legislature, concede
the right of labor and capital to or
ganize, and denounces yellow journal
ISM"
Justice Brown, director of public
safety, was temporary chairman of the
convention and David H. Lane of Phil
The speeches of the chairman and the
nominating speeches were noteworthy
for their brevity.
Following is a synopsis of the plat
form:
In 1896. near the close of the last
Democratic administration the busi-
ness interests of the country were pros
trated, capital remained uninVested and
labor was idle and unproductiVe. The
election of Mckinley revived our lang
zrSc ind etc tod he
tion on an era of prosperity such as it
never knew before
We congratulate the American people
on the good sense shown in the re-elec-
tion of President Mckinley. His admin
istration has met every question with
which it has been confronted in a wise,
patriotic and statesmanlike manner. In
all the vexed questions growing out of
the war with Spain our national ad-
ministration has shown itself entirely
capable and worthy of the greatest
public confidence. Under this admin
istration great armies and navies We're
raised, our flag was carried in honor
and triumph to distant parts of the
world, and our supremacy on land and
sea sustained until now we are now
recognized as one of the greatest world
powers.
We regret that under such prosperous
conditions, contests should arise be-
tween capital and labor, but we hope
finally settled on an equitable basis
that will do full justice to the contend
ing parties. The right Of capital to
make proper and legal com mbinations
has been recognized by legislative en-
actment in many of the states and this
carries with it the right of labor to or
ganize in proper and legal walss for its
protection and advantages; but neither
capital nor labor has the right to re-
sort to violence or illegal methods to
na
spirit of mediation and concession
should prevail in all disputes Between
capital and labor.
We are amused, rather than con-
cerned, by the declarations of the late
Democratic state convention IN which
we readily recognize, as all the people
must, the cooperation of certain news
papers in their preparation, which pa
pers, falling in their attempt to disrupt
the Republican party nave crawled
under the tents of the Den ocracy with
their stale and false charges and sue
ceeded in having them adopted as a
Democratic platform.
We believe in surrounding the press
with every constitutional guarantee
vouchsafed to il since the foundation
of our government, but ii is a public
menace that these constitutional guar
antees should be so misused ar to have
permitted many of our newspapers to
have degenerated into yellow journal
ism such as is detrimental to any state
or country. we c0dfBe the SOcaiIeQ
yellow journals with being subsidized
by the full page advertisements which
they carry. The advertiser is permitted
to dictate the policy and these news
papers have perverted the news col
umns and the editorial page from being
an honest record of daily events to d
labored attempt to misrepresent facts.
We arraign the Democratic party as in
eOnpetent. incapa bic. inSincere and un-
trustworthy The citizens of our state
within a very few days have witnessed
a spectacle seldom seen in the history of
a political party asking the sufrages of
the people The Democratic party
ashamed of its record in the past. and
afraid to name single issue of national
Importance. is willing to appeal for sup
past when entrusted with the admins
tration of public affairs. it stunted our
business enterprises. shut down our mills.
closed down factories. put in 1dlenesS our
the state and nation, and now appeals to
the public on what it chooses to call local
issues We condemn 1t IN the administr7-
t1O.s Jf our state aIIalrS as Inucn as IN
the fnconpetency shown in its admins
tratfon of our national affairs
We commend the wise, patriotic. cour-
aeeous and statesmanlike administration
of Governor William A. Stone.
We heartily commend and endorse the
wise and beneficent laws enacted by the
state legislature and firmly believe that
as the people Of the state investigate and
consider the many important acts passed
by that body they viii cordially approve
of its labors-
which the commonwealth Of Pennsylvania |
owes to its representatives IN the United [
states senate NJ s. Quay and John Boies /
have ever given to the interests Of the i
state. it's material enterprises and the \
welfare Of its citizens.