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in case of European encroachment. We have not inter- 

 fered, and shall not interfere, with tin- existing i 



ay European power in this hemisphere, but 

 - must not "ii any pn ; rided. 



..nefully look forward to tin- eventual withdrawal 

 of the European powers from this hemisphere, and I 

 ultimate- union ot'all of the English-speaking part of the 

 continent by the free consent of its inhabitants. 



',,;. From the hour of aehieviiiir their own inde- 

 pendence the people of the United States have regarded 

 with sympathy the struggles of other American peoples 

 to free themselves from European domination. We 

 watch with deep and abiding interest the heroic battle 

 of the Cuban patriots against cruelty and oppression, and 

 our best hopes -TO out for the full success of their deter- 

 mined contest for liberty. 



The Government of Spain having lost control of Cuba, 

 and being unable to protect the property or lives of resi- 

 dent American citizens or to comply with its treaty obli- 

 gations, we believe that the Government of the United 

 3 should actively use its influence and good offices 

 to restore peace and trive independence to the island. 



The Sa-ey. The peace and security of the republic 

 and the maintenance of its rightful influence among the 

 nations of the earth demand a naval power commensu- 

 rate with its position and responsibility. We therefore 

 favor the continued enlargement of the navy, and a com- 

 plete system of harbor and seacoast defe: 



Immigration. For the protection of the quality of our 

 American citizenship, and of the wages of our working- 

 men against the fatal competition of low-priced labor, 

 we demand that the immigration laws be thoroughly en- 

 forced and so extended as to exclude from entrance to 

 the United States those who can neither read nor write. 



- nice. The civil-service law -was placed on 

 the statute book by the Republican party, which has al- 

 ways sustained it! and we renew our repeated declara- 

 tions that it shall be thoroughly and honestly enforced 

 and extended wherever praeti 



The Ballot. We demand that every citizen of the 

 United States shall be allowed to cast one free and unre- 

 stricted ballot, and that such ballot shall be counted and 

 returned a- 



Latoktmest. We proclaim our unqualified condemna- 

 tion of the uncivilized and barbarous practice, well 

 known as lynching or killing of human beings suspected 

 or charged 'with crime, without process of law. 



Lnl: Hon. We favor the creation of a Na- 



tional Board of Arbitration to settle and adjust differ- 

 ences which may arise between employers and employed 

 engaged in interstate commerce. 



HonMttadt. We believe in an immediate return to 

 the free-homestead 'policy of the Republican party, and 

 urge the passage by Congress of a satisfactory free- 

 homestead measure such as has already passed the House 

 and is now pending in the Senate. 



Ttrrif'.'i'it:*. We favor the admission of the remaining 

 Territories at the earliest practicable date, having due re- 

 gard to the interests of the people of the Territories and 

 of the United States. All the Federal officers appointed 

 for the Territories should be selected from i/cv _/?'/ resi- 

 dents thereof, and the right of self-government should be 

 accorded as far as practicable. 



Alaska. We believe the citizens of Alaska should 

 have representation in the Contrress of the United States, 

 to the end that needful legislation may be intelligently 

 enacted. 



Liifi^r 7>w/fV. We sympathize with all wise and le- 

 gitimate eftorts to lessen and prevent the evils of intem- 

 perance and promote morality. 



-The Republican party is mindful of 

 the rights and interests of women. Protection of Ameri- 

 can industries includes equal opportunities, equal pay for 

 equal work, and protection to the home. We favor the 

 admission of women to wider spheres of usefulness, and 

 welcome their co-operation in rescuing the country from 

 Democratic and Populistic mismanagement and misrule. 



Such are the principles and policies of the Republican 

 party. By these principles we will abide, and these poli- 

 cies we will put into execution. We ask for them the 

 considerate judgment of the American people. Confi- 

 dent alike in the history of our great party and in the 

 justice of our cause, we present our platform and our 

 candidates in the full assurance that the election will 

 bring victory to the Republican party and prosperity to 

 the people of the United States. 



At the conclusion of the reading, Senator Teller, 



lorad". caused to IT read by the secretary a 

 minority report, worded as follows: 



- \Ve. tin- undersigned members of the Commit- 

 tee on Resolution.-. liein_' unable to agree with that 

 part of the majori- ; t> of the 



subjects of coinage and finain 'ully >ub- 



mit the following paragraph as a substitute there- 

 for: 



"The Republican party favors the use of both 

 gold and silver as equal standard money, and 

 pledges its power to secure the free, unrest rict-d, 

 and independent coinage of gold and silver at our 

 mints at the ratio of 16 parts of silver to 1 of 

 gold.'"- 



The reading of this minority substitute was fol- 

 lowed by a lengthy address by the Colorado Senator 

 in defense of his opinions. His concluding re- 

 mark was, " 1 can not, before my country and my 

 God, agree to this provision that will put this coun- 

 try upon a gold basis, and I will not.' 



Ex-Gov. Foraker moved to lay the substitute on 

 the table, and the motion was seconded by Senator 

 Lodge, of Massachusetts. The Colorado delegation 

 demanded a roll call. Montana seconding the re- 

 quest. The vote to table the silver substitute was 

 as follows : 



In response to a call from Senator Dubois, of 

 Idaho, a separate roll call was taken on the finan- 

 cial plank of the platform. This produced the fol- 

 lowing result : Gold. 812* ; silver, 110*. 



As soon as the vote was made known, Senator 

 Cannon, of Utah, read a formal declaration of with- 

 drawal from the Convention of the delegates from 

 the Silver States. In the course of his remarks he 

 said that " while the minority must bow to the will 

 of the majority, it must not be asked to abandon 

 its principles." This part of the proceedings in- 

 cluded a formal written protest from the silver 

 delegations, signed by Senators Teller, Dubois, and 

 Cannon, and Representative Hartman, of Montana. 



When Senator Cannon had ceased talking," 

 wrote an interested spectator of the proceedings, 

 " Teller and Cannon shook hands with the chair- 

 man and walked down the main aisle. Teller was 

 weeping. Tears stood in Cannon's eyes. One by 

 one Dubois. Pettigrew. Hartman. and the other 

 bolters joined the procession, which was led by the 

 Colorado Senator." The silver delegates who re- 

 tired from the hall were : 



Congressman Hartman. of Montana. 



Senator Cannon. Congressman Allen, and Dele- 

 gate Thomas Kearns, of Utah. 



