News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-04-27
The Platform.

"We rejoice that in the semi-centen-
NAL of the Republican party we can
survey record of progressive mea-
sures and beneficent achievement
without parallel since the founding
of our republic. Our party has gain
ed pre-eminencei in constructive states
manship through measures like the
Morrill, tariff and successive great sys-
TENS of protection for American in
dustry; national banking, specie pay
ment, and gold standard laws the
college land grant for the benefit of
our American youth; emancipation,
southern reconstruction, and the
opening and development of our vast
west; the glorious launching of the
Cuban republic; and the extension Of
the blessings of our American institu-
tions and the possibility OF progress
sive home rule to the long ppressed
inhabitants of the Philippines.
THE Republican party has with
stood every assault upon our nation
al integrity, whether of slave power
or of rebellion, or of reputation, or
of silver imitation, or of subversion
of our federal courts; and it still
stands as the peoples bulwark
against the waves OF populistic fanati-
cism which are ever breaking through
their Democratic barriers and threat
ening to dash upon the national cap
ital.
"In our sami-centenary it is fitting
for Republicans to recall the illustri-
GUS services of host OF great party
leaders and to wave fresh garlands in
memory of our martyred presidents,
the heroic Lincoln, the revered Gar
field, the beloved Mckinley.
"The Republicans of Vermont heart
lily endorse the able, honest, fearless.
and thoroughly American admins
tration of President Roosevelt. He
has been the patron of no privileged
bond syndicate, but the champion Of
the people. He has uncovered and
punished dishonesty and corruption
in high places. He has cut the mod
ern Gordian knot, the trust problem,
and ass8l d illegal combinations
formed in restraint of trade. He has
been able to fling back the charge of
Republican insincarity on the 18TH
milan canal question. made in the ma
tional platform Of 1900, and to test
both the sincerity and patriotism of
opposition leaders by giving them an
opportunity to support Republican
treaty assuring American construc
ton and ownership of the Panama
canal. His administration, through
the peerless John Hay, has gained for
the United States front rank in the
worlds diplomacy, enabling our gov
eminent for the first time to secure
open recognition of the Monroe Doc
trine by Old World powers, to effectu-
ally protest against religious oppres-
sion and cruelty in Europe, and to
help limit the field of war in the Far
East, thus preventing a threatened
general conflict over the partition of
China.
"While consideration of distinctive
ly Vermont issues will fall to later
Republican state convention, upon
whose province we should not en-
croach, we cannot forbear to COM
mend the administration of that
staIwart Republican leader, Gov.
John G. Mccullough. We are Justly
proud of the valuable services and
highly creditable records of United
States Senators Redfeld Proctor
and William P. Dillingham; and of
Members of Congress David J. Eos
ter and Ktttredge Haskins.
"The Republicans of Vermont stand
for the following principles and ,poli-
cies
Efficiency and honesty in our pub
Tic service, fostered by the merit sys-
TEN of selection.
"The greatest economy in our ma
tional expenditures consistent with
our wisest national progress.
"Protection of American markets,
supplemented by reciprocity with non
competitors, for the Joint benefit OF
American labor and American cap.
ital.
Safeguarding of the people against
the extortOn of unlawful monopOIies.
promotion of mutual recognition
of the interests and rights of the
wage-earner end age-payer.
"Our nations fitting recognition of
the services of those who fought our
nations battles.
The preservation inviolate of the
equal rights of suffrage guaranteed
by our national Constitution, and of
the purity of the ballot.
Maintenance of our enviabIe ma.
tional credit through the gold stand
ard of currency.
can expanding American commerce
carried ia American ships and safe
guarded by an efficient American
navy.
"a more effective restriction of IN
desirable immigration.
1.-THE carrying out of such national,
insular, and International policies as
will continue to make the American
flag recogniz I'd throughout the world
as the emblem of civil and religious
liberty, the uplifting of humanity,
and the promotion of universal peace.
owe recognize in our nations chief
executive an eminent exponent of Re-