The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-07-04
Republican State Platform.

The following resolutions We're unani-
,nously adopted by the republican state
conventions:
In common with the citizens of all the
states of our Union and the members of
all parties, we mourn the. great loss
which came to our country through the
tragic death of President Mckinley.
His public life was dominated by highest
patriotism and honesty and his private
life was pure and gentle. The addition
of his name to the list of departed
heroes who gave to our country and our
party high and noble service adds in
oentive for continued efforts in behalf of
the principles and the policies they so
worthily represented.
WE mourn in common with all the
people Of the state the untimely death
Of the Hon. Hazen S. Pingree, whose
public career will long live in the his
tory of our state We extend to his be-
reaved widow and family our sincere
expression of sympathy and sorrow.
We unreservedly pledge to President
Roosevelt our sympathy and support in
his administration of the great trust
which came to him through the death
Of President Mckinley. We realize the
great problems and serious questions of
state, foreign and domestic, with which
he has to do, and hereby express our
sincere admiration and approval of the
ability, integrity and desire for justice
which he has brought TO bear upon all
public affairs.
We cordially approve of the record of
Michigan's senator's and representatives
in congress on matters pertaining to
the advancement of our country's vel
fare and in the fulfillment of our party's
pledges, and we especially desire to note
eur appreciation of their jealous and
able work in behalf Of Michigan's i'm
portant industries and to thank them
for the services rendered.
We congratulate both the president
and congress upon the successful estab-
lishment of the new republic of Cuba,
thus fulfilling to the letter the sacred
pledge of the nation.
We gladly express again our loyalty
to the broad principles and national
policies of our party as last affirmed in
the platform adopted by the national re-
publican convention in Philadelphia in
1900.
We continue our abiding faith in the
protective tariff and are opposed to all
efforts to destroy it or emasculate it, or
weaken its beneicent operation. We
favor 40 plan that would interfere with
the industries of the United States and
would lessen the legitimate fruits of
American labor.
We denounce all unwarranted and
disgraceful attacks upon the defenders
and upholders of our flag in the Philip
pines, and we pledge faithful support to
the government in the efforts to estab-
tish good government and personal lib
erty in those islands.
The honest and economical admins
tration of state fairs under Gov. Aaron
T. Bliss, and the Jealous and business
like conduct of the several state depart
pents meets with our cordial approval
and Endorsement.
We favor such amendments to the tax
laws of our state as will Justly and eff
fectually relieve the owner of real es-
tate from double taxation by reason of
IN out standing mortgage thereon
We favor q safe, equitable and effec-
live primary election law by which the
nomination of all candidates for Office
viii be so directly controlled by the
people as to secure absolute purity in
politics, and we commend this subject
TO the careful, painstaking and con-
scientious consideration of the next legis-
lature.7e
We are glad to note the advancement
Of American industries in foreign mar
kets and realize that large combinations