The Marshall republican., 1904-08-05
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Adopted at the state Convention at
81. Joseph.

platform adopted at the Republican
state convention:
We, the Republican Of Missouri. in
state convention assembled. heartily
indorse the administration Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who has made the
name Of an American citizen respected
In the remotest portions Of the earth,
and who has taken care that the
laws be faithfully executed" and thus
demonstrated that there is but one
law for both rochl and poor alike.
We cordially indorse the platform Of
the Republican party adopted In Chi
cago as n true record OF n glorious
past and the hope OF a great and hon.
orable future. and pledge our hearty
support to the nominees of that con-
vention, Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles W. Fairbanks.
We charge the Democratic party Of
this state with willful and deliberate
deception In Its party platform In do
claring that Republicans are RESPONSE.
bio for the s2i 100000 debt owed by
the state Of Missouri when the Repub.
llcan party went out Of power
when the Republican party first
came into power in this state they In.
heritcd a debt Of $4,000. 900. every
dollar OF II created by the Democratic
party.
In six years the Republican party
reduced this debt TO 81 100000. while
Il has taken the Democratic party 80
years TO pay off portion OF what re.
maincd. leaving more than si.0O0.000
In the forma perpetual debt. fastened
upon the state by tho Democratic
party. These facts appear from the
reports Of Democratic state auditors.
The Democratic party has con-
troiled the government OF the state OF
Missouri unIntorruptodly throughout
80 years, with the result that IL now
makes the confession that the para
mount issue before the people Of Mis-.
souri, Il tho eradication Of bribery
from public fe In this state"
We declare ourselves against bribe
givers and bribc takers alike. both
are criminals. and we demand the
punishment of each without regard to
station In lifI or political affiliations
We neither solicit nor desire their
support. We do not recognize fine
spun theories. distinguishing between
boodlers. whether principals or nc.
cessories, whether In state or munici.
pal government. and upon these prin.
ciplcs we have consistently stood
since our organization.
We pledge the people II We are In.
trusted by them with the government
OF tho state to give n clean. honest
and business.like Administrations: thai
no special favors shall be extended to
any man or class Of mon or corpora.
tions: that NIL men shall be treated
alike under the law. and receive alike
lie protection Of the law.
We condemn the system Of control
OF tho police and election OF officers
through boards appointed by the gov
ernor Of the state. a system which
has laid Its grip on the throats Of the
people and throttled their will.
And We favor homo rule. whereby
the people Of each locality shall select
their own officers. and the enactment
OF such laws as will bring this TO pass,
The sanctity Of the ballot Us n
mcans Of perpetuating n republican
right OF a citizen to cast his ballot
7 and have II counted. or when the right
! to judicially investigate fraud In cleo
tion Is abridged. obstructed or inter
fered with. the fundamental principles
90 onr ,ovarnmant are shakpn