The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-10-21
Republican Platform.

of Montana, by our representatives
in convention assembled, congratu-
late our fellow citizens upon the con-
tinuation of the prosperity vouch-
safed to the country through the exc
cution of the principles and policies |
for which William Mckinley stood. |
I'VE bow submissively to the will of |
Divine Providence in permitting that |
great, noble, pure and unselfish man
to be stricken down by the assassin's |
blow. In dying at the post of duty he
left an example of Christian charity,
heroism and fortitude which consti-
tues a fitting close to his pure, lofty
and unselfish life. We congratulate
our fellow citizens upon the particu-
lar good fortune which gave to us in
his successor, by operation of law, a
chief magistrate who has justly
earned the approval of all the people,
without reference to party.
1--WE commend. the patriotism, judg-
ment and devotion to republican prin-
ciples exemplified by the administra-
ton of President Roosevelt, and we
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candidate in 1904. We reaffirm our
faith in the principles, policies and
purposes of the republican party as
set forth in it's national platform
adopted at Philadelphia in 1900.
| While thus announcing ourselves
in favor of the party of protection to
American labor and American indus
try, we condemn as hypocritical and
insincere the pretensions of Montana
democrats that they can favor a
duty on wool and free trade in wool
en- and manufactured goods and all
the other products of American labor,
1--WE are in sympathy with the ad-
ministration of President Roosevelt,
and stand unalterably opposed to
trusts and combinations of capital
: intended to restrain trade, stif1e COM
petition, artificially enhance prices Or
limit the scope of individual effort,
and in this connection we call the
special attention of the electors OF
Montana to the contrast between the
: eight years of servile subsection to
trusts and combinations by the Cleve-
land administration, as compared
with the vigorous, fearless and un-
: compromising execution of the law
} under the administration of President
Roosevelt. The same laws were upon
the statute books during the Cleve
land administration that were found
{ upon the statute books by Theodore
Roosevelt Cleveland was inactive
[ Inert and subservient to corporate
: combinations and trusts; Roosevelt
3 has invoked the law and the spirit
of the law for the suppression of un
L lawful trusts and combinations, ant
t we call upon the people of Montana
d by their vote, to approve his course
e in this behalf.
t 1--WE are unalterably opposed t
any revision of the protective tariff
) by the free trade democracy, but Wa
/ favor such revision of the tariff a:
+ Theodore Roosevelt stands for. II
e announcing our cordial approval o
l. the administration of Theodore
t Roosevelt, we desire to call specia
attention to the fact that he is thu
n first president of the United State
s who, fully comprehending the posi-
+ bilities of the intermountain country
u recommended government aid for tn
IS reclamation of the arid lands. Will
V counting support for this movemen
/ from all parties and conditions o
s men. we submit to the electors o
e Montana that the claim that thi
g. movement originated with the demo
d cratic representatives or senators i
d at variance with the truth, and W
+ pledge the republican party of Nor
q tana to continue an unfailing supper
IS of President Roosevelt in the move
al ment for the reclamation of deser
f. lands.
u 1--WE approve the policy inaugural
n ed by President Mckinley and COZ
lie tinued under the administration c
N President Roosevelt, for the upliftin
or of all the inhabitants of all the pos
IN sessions acquired by the Unite
m States as the result of war wit
Spain, and we call upon the peopl
n of Montana to condemn and resen
O. by their votes the un-American, III
at patriotic and reasonable represent;
es tives and politicians condemning tn
O. army of the United States while figh
&c ing in the field to maintain the homo
10 of the flag. With particular prophet
III may the republicans of Montana r.
OF sent the vile, cruel and unpatrioti
e criticism of its volunteer soldiers VIII
ID went forward at the presidents ca
Mt to fight the battles, some of whol
surrendered their lives in distar
Ell climes for the honor and glory of til
t. American flag.
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