The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-03
THIS AS TO PHILIPPINES
The Platform is For Continuing the
Dingley Tariff,
THE BAD TRUSTS SHOULD BE THROTTLED
Ignoring Widespread Agitation in Labor Cir
cles For Living Wages and Shorter
Hours, 1t Declares All Labor
EN- I'd, Wages High
Emu I'd, Wages High
lPv the Associated Press.D

Secretary of ~State-Lewis G. Laylin,
of NorWalk.
5udgc of Supreme Court-William Z.
Grow, of McConnellsvilie
Food and Dairy Commissioner-Horace
Ankeney, of Nenia.
Member Of Board of Public Works.
William kirtley, Jr., of Defiance.
The Republican State Convention.
which has been a continued ovation here
all week to Senator Hanna, closed this
evening with Il great demonstration in
his honor, to which he responded in q
characteristic speech.
The convention was distinguished for
harmony in the chorus for Hanna in all
that was done. One of the last reconcil
iations was that Of Senate Hanna, and
Former Governor Asa S. Bushnell. of
Springfield. They had not spoken since
the memorable contest for The Senator
snip in 1897.
Senator Hanna and George E. Cox, of
Cincinnati, also had a friendly farewell
tonight after a contest during the day
over nominations. Senator Hanna said
in part:
Tho Democrats have talked in the
hatls of Congress for days and weeks
upon a question the Republicans OF the
United States settled last year. but we
eau pardon them for it is all they have
left. Fut how are they making this is
sue? Standing before the American
people ard proclaiming that the policy
OF President McI<jGley was vrorg-
morally wrong. Shame upon a party
that will attempt 20 bring that name in
to disrepute and dishonor through his
policies ~inaugurated, as they were, III
the interest of humanity. When, as a
result Of the policy we are confronted
with the conditions that we find TODAY.
shall We follow the issues that PROMPTED
OF the nation, upholds the best standard
policies which assure stability and con
faithfully maintains the plighted faith
OF the public service, and stands by the
President Rooseve1t's administration. He
the p~rejudices Of a party to thwart lis in
the work of humanity and Christianity?
Never, Or in the words of Roosevelt.
'our flag is there and it Will stay
THE OHIO PLATFORM.
The Republican State Convention as
sembled today and heard reports.
The report making General Charles II.
GrosYenor permanent chairman and con-
tlhulng the rest of the temporary or
8anIzation was adopted. When Governor
N1 - 'NIt t1it NIOSNbIOT, the
latter received quite an ovation and made
a carefully prepared address.
General Dick, chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions. then read the
platform, which was adopted.
Alter paying tribute to the memory of
PRESIDENT Mckinley, the platform ap-
proves the high aims and character of
ldence. He represents a civic patriotism
o1 the highest type and the destinies of
The country are safe in his hands.
state affairs are then referred to and
the present prosperity of the country I'M
der the protective tariff is commented or
thus:
All labor is now employed and at
wages higher than ever before known.
Farm products have doubled in value and
earnings and saving nave largely in
creased. The products of the farm, the
forests, the mines, the shops, and fac
tories, not only supply the maryelously
increased home demand, but have per-
IAanently placed the United States at the
mead OF the worlds exporting nations.
50 great is the country's prosperity
ana SO ample the revenues under the
blhSley tafl1 law, that the present Re-
publican Congress has been able to re-
deem party pledges by repeating war rev.
enue, a~ggregating $40, 0OO, 900 annually.
thus reducing taxation to a peace basis.
while the army is still on a war footing.
Defnocrat1c success would threaten
the destruction of the protective system
under which our splendid prosperity has
come; and the mere shadow Of impending
free trade would destroy confidence, I'M
settle business, alarm Industrial inter
csts and Immediately check the demand
for labor
The crust and labor planks follow:
We recognize the necessity of co-oper-
atlon IN order to meet new conditions in
me industrial world, and to compete sue
cessfully for the worlds markets; but
All combinations that stifle competition,
control prices, limit production, or un-
duly increase profits or values, and es-
peclally when they raise the prices of the
necessities Of life, are opposed to public
poilcy and should be repressed with a
strong hand.
The Republican party is the only one
that has dealt courageously and honestly
WIN the trust question. 1t enacted. as
early as 1890, a law framed by q dis
tlaSul5hed statesman, John Sherman. to
pfohlhlt and punish combinations in re-
Stfalrt Of trade, the control of wages
OF 1he advancement of prices. This act.
i"llleu by a republican statesman, passed
ny d republican Congress and signed by
a Republican President has proved help
ful IN preventing abuses by such com
hlnations. where such abuses were found
10 exist, and is now being vigorously an
piied by a Republican administration in
Inc prosecution of unlawful ordinations
Subsequent TO the enactment of this law
the Democratic party obtained control of
both branches of Congress and the Pres
ldehey- 1t constantly asserted hostility
TO trusts, but failed to place upon the
statute books a single line of legislation
winch would aid in their control.