Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1891 — KEYSTONE REPUBLICANS [ARTICLE]

KEYSTONE REPUBLICANS

Endorse Both President Harrison and Secretary Blaine. Tiro Sokiien Nominated— The Platform— No Free Trade, Vo Free Silver. Republicans of Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg on theHotb. The platform - adopted was as follows: The Republican parly of Pennsylvania, in convention assembled, reaffirming th« cardinal principles of the party enunciated by the national convention of 1888,and approving tho course of the Republicans ol tin; Fiity-first Congress in incorporating them into the law of the make the following declaration; 1. It heartily indorses the broad and statesmanlike administration of President Jiarrison. which has exhibited an intelligent, inflexible purpose to execute the Federal laws, maintain the dignity ol . American institutions and insure the continuance and growth of prosperity and peace tn the Nation. 2. We view with peculiar satisfaction the direction of the affairs of the Postofiice Department by one of our own citizens, Hon. John Wanamaker, whose clean, business-like and comprehensive administration of its affairs has advanced the postal operations of the Nation to a place never previously attained. 3. It has been with especial gratification that the Republicans of this Commonwealth have observed the brilliant administration of the State Department by one of Pennsylvania’s native sons, • whose jiitperb diplomacy has electrified the hearts of all Americans, exacted from foreign people a degree of respect and admiration for the United States flag hitherto unequalled, and opened wide to us and other lands commercial gates heretofore barred. These magnificent achievements justify the confidence and fnrnisb new occasion for us now to reaffirm the loyalty anddevotion of the Republicans of Pennsylvania to her most, distinguished son—the Hon. James G. Blaine. 4. We cordially endorse the action of the Republican Congress in passing tho McKinley Bill in conformity with the national pledge to protect the material interests of American labor. This beneficient measure lias, in spite of malignant Democratic abuse and misrepresentation, already brought about and will in the future continue to bring about a broader and more settled prosperity to all classes, particularly to the operative, the mechanic, the miner and the farmer. 5. We favor bimetalism, so regulated as to allow free coinage of ail the gold and silver produced from "American mines and so guarded by tariff duties as to protect our country and its currency from tiie debasement which will surely follow if this Nation is made the dumping-ground for the silver of tiie world. - 6. We reaffirm our devotion to the weifaro of those who sacrificed property, home, health and life for the Nation’s honor during the late war, and we cordially approve, tiie action of successive Republican Congresses, particularly the fiftyfirst, in spite of malicious and unrelenting Democratic opposition,ln providing proper and adequate financial aid to all deserving veterans still surviving, aud to the widows and orphans of those who have entered the bivouac of to-day. The platform further declares in favor of laws for the ameleoration of labor, reform in election laws, revision of the revenue laws, coatnrends Republican officials of Philadelphia for prosecuting dishonest , officials, and denounces tiie “unscrupulous partisanship” of Governor Pattison. Gen. D. McM. Gregg and Captain John W. Morrison were nominated for Auditor and Treasurer of State. The Blaine plank in the platform, as reported by tiie committee, read as follows; It has been with especial gratification that tin! Republicans of this commtnwcalth have ohserved tne brilliant administration of the State Department of Pennsylvania's native sons, whose superb diplomacy has electrified the hearts of all Americans, exacted from foreign people a degree of respect and admiration for the United States flag hfthorto uneqaled and opened wide to us and other lauds commercial gates Jieretofore barred. In view nf hisinagnificentachievements in diplomacy and statecraft, we earnestly express the hope that the Republican national convention of 1892 may place in unanimous nomination for the Presidency—which, a nomination we feel assured will bo followed by a triumphant election—the Hon. fames G. Blaine of Pennsylvania and Maine. - There was considerable opposition to its Adoption, and it was therefore stricken jut, and the plank as shown in tho platform ad of >ied.