The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-08-13
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.

Below we publish the excellent reso-
lutions adopted by the Republican
Convention at Pennington last week:
We, the Republicans of the Fourth
Congressional District of New Jersey
do declare:
We have abiding faith in the policies
of the Republican party. Within six
years, under the influence of those
policies, the people have twice elected
Republican President, have defeated
the financial heresy of the free coin
age of silver, have rescued the country
from the blighting effects of the Will
son tariff, have opened the doors of
factories and mills and thereby fur
nished employed to an army of idle
workmen, and have lured capital from
the hiding places to which it had re-
treated under Democratic rule. To-
day we have unprecedented prosperity
and American homes have abundance
as never before. We pledge ourselves
TO the continuance of the policies that
have secured these happy results.
We favor the protection of our in
dustries at home to enable them to
pay wages to our people and thus fur
nish market for the products of our
farms. We rejoice that agriculture Is
reaping better returns than in the
years of 1893 to 1896, and We believe
in such legislation as will promote the
interests If the farmers and the re-
wards of their toll.
We favor such legislation as will
prevent artificial restraints of trade
by persons controlling large aggrega-
tons of capital, and establish Just
and wise supervision and control of
all corporations and combinations EN-
ployed in Interstate trade
We favor such legislation as will
promote harmonious relations between
the employer and employed and &c
cure arbitration in the case of loekouts
and strikes.
We heartily endorse the administra-
ton of President Roosevelt. Forced
unexpectedly by the dastardly act of
an assassin to assume executive duties
in time when great and perplexing
problems were confronting us, he has
continued unbroken the policies of
the lamented Mckinley, and by his
honesty, wisdom and courage has de-
monstrated his fitness for his high
office. We applaud his efforts to ex-
tend the influence of the humane prin-
ciples of American craftsmanship, and
we have confidence that he will be
able, with the cooperation of Re
publican Congress, to solve the eco
monte and governmental problems of
| the hour.
We commend TO the support of the
voters of this district, as their candi-
date for Congress, the Hon. William
| M. Lanning, selfmade man of mark
ed ability, spotless reputation, and
the broadcast patriotism. His life has
been an open book to the people OF
| this district, and it contains not sui
lied page 1t was because of his I'M
selfish devotion to the pnblic good,
| the conservation of his best energies
| to the service of the public, and the
promotion of all that is elevating and
| ennobling in social and political life,
| that he was selected our standard
bearer. His readiness to aid in all
good works, his high ideals, his gem
erous helpfulness, his broad minded
philanthropy, have endeared him to
all good men and won the profound
respect OF the community in which he
lives As deep student of the law, as
practically familiar with the theory
and genius OF our government, as a
clear and logical reasoner, az a graci-
Gus and winning speaker, William M
tanning is singularly well equipped
to make this district representative
of which it may be proud and We
pledge our earnest efforts for his cleo
ton, appealing to the voters of the
Fourth Congressional District to "let
we'll enough alone" rather than risk
the dangers of change, and to vote
for the continuance of those Repnbi-
Gun principles which have enhanced
our national prosperity and glory.