The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-15

every reason to anticipate this result when you consider the splendid record of the party both in the state and the country at large.
 If we turn to the administration of our state affairs under republican ad- ministrations, we find the same prog ress and improvement that has marked the government of our national affairs.
 Every department of the state gov ernment have been carefully and coon omieally managed. Our state debt has been rapidly reduced in amount, and it's rate in reduction will in a few years be eliminated, and while that has been accomplished all worthy objects and causes have been given support and encouragement and the necessity of a state tax has been obviated.
 State educational institutions have been fostered and maintained with in- creasing interests and gratifying re- suits.
 The building of improved roads has ig1nated from republican sources and facilitated transit between our markets and rural communities.
 The petitions of the wage earners have been met by fair and helpful measures and these measures have or iginated from republican sources and have been carried into effect by repub- lican legislative assemblies, and have been enactments which have added to the comfort and bettered the condition of this large body of our people.
 The agrieulturist has been in no way neglected, and the needs of this por- tion of the states population have been generously dealt with, as their needs have required N In all matters of value and interest to the people of the state at large, the republican party in it's management of affairs has been liberal and progressive, and has strengthened that honorable and respected position which Connect icut holds among her sister states, her credit unimpaired and action in her legislative assemblies recognized for the value and scope Of the laws enacted therein.
 We enter this campaign under the most favorable auspices, and with the greatest prospects for success; a united and harmonious party loyal to our can dtdates and devoted to our principles. In closing permit me to agin thank you for the great honor which by your ex- pressed will yod have accorded me.
 The Platform.
 Hon. Lynde Harrison, chairman of the committee on resolutions of the re- publican state convention, reported the platform as follows:
 We heartily approve and endorse the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles w. Fairbanks for president and vice president of the United States, and we hereby ratify the platform of prin- ciples adopted by the national conven- tion of the republican party of the 22d of June.
 We especially endorse and approve the administration of the republican party under Theodore Roosevelt on ac- count of what has been done to ab- solutely establish the gold standard; the integrity and value of our national currency; the establishment of peace, freedom, order and prosperity in Porto Rico and the Philippines: the work of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by the isthmian canal: the en- forcement of laws concerning the great corporations; the restoration of arid lands os the United States so as to make them susceptible Of cultivation: the settlement of the Alaskan boundary question; the vigorous, dignified, amic- able policy in our dealings with foreign nations. and the steps that have been taken to extend the peaceful settlement of all international differences.
 We pledge the support of our repre- Bentatives in congress to the adrninis- tration of Theodore Roosevelt in all that he may do to extend the principle of the peaceful arbitration of interna- tional differences.
 The policy of the republican party for @ forty years has been such protection as ! will develop American industries; and 4 to the republican party alone can the people safely entrust the power of mak- ditions demand.
 E We commend and highly approve the wise action of republican administra- tions in the state of Connecticut. For < more than quarter of a century re- publican general assemblies have con- trolled and administered the affairs of the state with wisdom, prudence and success Direct state taxes have been S abolished. The revenues Of the state ,s for fifteen years have been wisely col- lected from railroad and insurance cor porations, banking institutions and oth- CT sources which formerly yielded no < revenue to either the state or it's muni- /, cipalities. With the growing prosperity S and wealth os the state. the revenue <. from these sources has constantly in- :, creased, so that during the last eight a years the general assembly, has been { able to appropriate large sums of q money for the support of schools, hu- mane institutions. sick and wounded a soldiers, the Improvement of state high ' ways, agricultural affairs and reforrna- s tories for boys and girls. The increase : of state income in the last eight years has been very largely in access of the Increase in disbursements During the last five years the state treasury has ', been able from the surplus revenues, to 4 pay S2,2SS,0o0 of the state debt, and at 4 he close of the fiscal year, the out standing bonds of the state are less :. than a million dollars. This business - a,o5 xutse aSyyo11Aff,1ye of kho