Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-30
The Platform.

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of the polls and the announcement of
the result. the committee on resolu-
lions reported, through it's chairman,
l.. Il. Waldron, of Penobscot county.
The resolutions were accepted. They
were as follows:
The Republican party stands for:
Protection, which safeguards Ameri-
can well paid labor against the COM
petition of cheap foreign labor. The
Democratic party stands for free trade
ana the wholesale introduction Of for
eign products into our home market.
In the cause of home labor the Republi-
can party wages an open, aggressive
and relentless war against the Demo-
cratic party. 1t uphOlds the tariff
LEGISLATION of Mckinley and Dingley,
| which has induced capital to invest, as
never before, in home industries, has
given we'll paid employment to Ameri-
can labor, and has, besides building up
home market which has become the
wonder of the world, expanded our for
eign trade to an extent never equalled
in our history.
a sound currency, with gold as the
basis, which has given to labor and to
business more money and better money
than the country has ever before en-
joyed. Upon this issue it opposes free
silver, fiat money, state banks and
every form of financial heresy and
| Organism with which the Democratic
party has threatened and still threatens
the prosperity of the American people.
| The reciprocity of Blaine and Ar
thur and Harrison and Mckinley and
Dingley, which covers the interchange
| with foreign countries of articles which
We do not produce, and our own
products needed in such countries. 1t
| opposes such reciprocity with Canada
| as will flood our market with Canadian
lumber, fish, hay, potatoes and other
| farm products, as it would seriously
embarrass many of Names important
| industries ana especially that of agri-
| culture. Under present arrangements
our trade with Canada is constantly
| increasing, with the balance largely in
our favor. We believe in letting well
| enough alone.
Proper aid by the general govern
ment in building up the American mer-
chant marine, to the end that our great
commerce shall be carried largely in
American built and American manned
ships.
A Republican administration has
given to the country in the last four
years, great navy, which should be
| maintained at sufficient strength to
uphold the honor of the flag and to pro-
tect our citizens the world over.
| 1t has brought into the family of ma
tons the new republic of Cuba, has
| Withdrawn from that republic every
taI Cta+ III T.;
conditions which have made the way
clear for the successful administration
of n Republican form of government.
1t has maintained, so far as is prac-
| tioable, a condition of peace in the
Philippine Islands. has gradually intro
duced good government there, has fos-
| tered public schools and public i'm
provements. and in due time will, as
predicted by eX-Secretary Root in his
spec to the Chicago convention, fol-
low INC same policy in these islands
| that has been followed in Cuba.
1t has made possible the building of
the Panama inter-oceanic canal. has
undertaken the task of building it. and
has accomplished this without strife or
boodshed.
1t has passed and is now executing
laws for the protection of labor, and
for the scrutiny and restraint of great
corporations. monopolies and trusts.
We heartily commend the admin
iStration Of the affairs of the state by
Governor Hill. With a tax rate of only
two and three fourths mills. and with
half the towns in Maine receiving more
money from the State for school pur-
poses than they paid into it i'm taxes
there remained in the treasury at the
close of 1903. the largest cash balance
in its history. Every temporary loan
has been paid. and the principal of the
bonded debt had been reduced during
the year 1903 seventy thousand dollars
which has been followed in the present
year by n further reduction of two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
without dollar of temporary loan.
thus making Gov. Hills administration
one of debt reduction and tax reduc-
tiea.
The burdens of our state government
are now borne in a larger measure
than ever before by great corporate in
terests. many of which are located out
side of the state. This policy we COM
mend and mean to maintain. The
iiIidi'tS OI the state are today in bet
ter condition than they have been for
forty years. and state taxes are lighter
than they have been at any period
since the close Of the Civil War.
Upon this record we ask the people
of main for their continued confidence
and support.
The Republican party demands the
faithful and impartial enforcement of
the laws of the State which prohibit
the manufacture and illegal sale of in
t0xicating liquors. and We insist on the
positive action to this end Of every
public officer, the duties of whose office
require enforcement Of these laws.
We declare ourselves as opposed TO
the present fee system for State and
county officers and pledge our support
to the passage of n law abolishing the
fee system and placing all State and
county officers on a fixed salary.
We highly commend the course of
our senator's and representatives IN
congress and fully appreciate their