The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-10-14
Republican Platform.

| lotU Jul lCi1OW ClLILGu6 upon Inc COu-
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 unselfsh 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
favor his nomination as the party
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 adj
ministration of President Roosevelt,
and stand unalterably opposed to
trusts and combinations of capital
intended to restrain trade, stif1e COM
petition, artifcially 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 UNI
| SASCuIlOu I'll IAC 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
has invoked the law and the spirit
of the law for the suppression of I'M
lawful trusts and combinations, and
!. we call upon the people of Montana,
by their vote, to approve his course
in this behalf.
1--WE are unalterably opposed to
any revision of the protective tariff
by the free trade democracy, but we
favor such revision of the tariff as
Theodore Roosevelt stands for. In
announcing our cordial approval of
the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt, we desire to call special
first president of the United States
who, fully comprehending the possi-
bilities of the intermountain country,
recommended government aid for the
reclamation of the arid lands. While
counting support for this movement
from all parties and conditions of
men, we submit to the electors of
Montana that the claim that this
movement originated with the demo
cratic representatives Or senator's is
at variance with the truth, and we
pledge the republican party of Mon
tana to continue an unfailing support
of President Roosevelt in the move
ment for the reclamation of desert
lands.
1--WE approve the policy inaugural
ed by President Mckinley and con-
tinued under the administration of
President Roosevelt, for the uplifting
of all the inhabitants of all the pos
sessions acquired by the United
States as the result of war with
Spain, and we call upon the people
of Montana to condemn and resent
by their votes the un-American, I'M
patriotic and reasonable representa-
tives and politicians condemning the
army of the United States while fight
ing in the field to maintain the honor
of the flag. With particular propriety
may the republicans of Montana re-
sent the vile, cruel and unpatriotic
criticism of its volunteer soldiers who
went forward at the presidents call
to fight the battles, some of whom
surrendered their lives in distant
climes for the honor and glory of the
: American flag.