Evening journal., 1904-08-10
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Policy Of the Regular Republican Party
Of Delaware Declared.

| Several OF the leaders had formulated
a set of resolutions such as usually
are adopted by political conventions.
These had been considered by the State
Committee ana were published as the
resolutions of the convention, but in
some way they became side-tracked
and the following read by Mr.. Hnles
We're adopted.
The Republican Party Of Delaware in
Convention Assembled
Endorse the nomination OF Theodore
Roosevelt and Charles w. Fairbanks
for President and Vice-President Of
the United States and express our
confidence that they viii receive the
votes of the Presidential Electors Of
Delaware.
We endorse the platform adopted by
the National Republican Convention
upon which Roosevelt and Fairbanks
were nominated and pledge to IL the
officers to be nominated by this con-
vention when they shall have been
elected by the people.
The best evidence of the assurance
of good government by the Repubh-
can party Of both the nation and the
State, If again entrusted with power
is to be found in the record of their
achievements.
In the face of persistent Democratic
/ Opposition, the Republican party. by
the establishment of a gold standard,
] has at last secured to the American
people the inestimable blessing of
sound currency.
BY the steadfast maintenance of pro-
lection TO American labor through cus-
tom duties, as well as by sound cur
rency, &c has given to the country a
prosperity unrivalled in its own ex-
perience or I'm that of any nation, am
cient or modern.
IL has established a favorable ball
ance of trade. huge i'm its proportions
and for the first time In our national
experience the export of Manufactured
articles has come TO exceed the eN-
ports of natural products.
IL has dealt without fear or favor
or unfairness with trusts and mono-
poles; by much needed statutes maxi
ing evidence accessible and cases in-
volving its use speedily tried, and
through suits wisely brought, has set
tied the law alike for the weak and
the mighty
II has punished with relentless se-
verify the dishonest officials whom il
has discovered i'm public service regard
less of their party Affiliations.
It has kept the national promise Of
reciprocity with Cuba.
It has removed the construction Of
the lsthmian Canal from the realm of
probability, ana made It to depend
only upon the lapse Of Time
BY cousummate diplomacy It has
with peace and honor acquired the
ownership Of the canal zone and there
by comforting upon our nation in COM
mon with an the world the promise OF
4 iinestlmable benefit
In the Philippines 80 has established
land is maintaining the blessings of
education, peace. order and stable gov
eminent. with a view of turning over
the government Of themselves to the
Filipnos whenever their fitness for
self-government shall be made evident.
by our naval and military establish
i. ments en- Cuba and Porto Rico, Ha-
wall. Guam and Manila. and by the
Pacific cable connecting them. by the
building of the Isthmian Canal and
by an adequate navy, either built o.
d tn the course of construction. il Is safe
guarding an the American interests
from the Caribbean Sea 10 the far Ori-
ent.
In Morocco it has taught the lesson
! that American citizens, wherever To-
Gated, are TO be treated with consider
! alton and respect. and it is now. with
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