Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1898 — STATE TICKET. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

STATE TICKET.

Indiana Republicans Assembled at Indianapolis Wednesday and Organized. SENATOR FAIRBANKS AS CHAIRMAN. He Says We Must; Hold Cuba as the United States Can Not Give it Over to Anarchy. The Platform Adopted—lt Declared for Sound Money and Urge* the Early Construction of the Kfesn. (sau Canal—Nominations. Indianapolis. Ind.. Aug. 4—The republicans of Indiana completed the organization of their slate convention Wednesday afternoon and adjourned till Thursday, when nominations will le made. In taking the gavel as permanent chairman. United States Senator

Charles W. Fairbanks sounded the keynote for the campaign. He said in part: When we were last assembled, two yearago, distress and commercial paralysis were on every hand: our people were enervated an! our progress seemed dead. But with the restoration of ihe republican party to power in 1897. an era of prosperity was ushered in. All avenues of industry were reopened; countless thousands of idle workmen found remunerative fields of employment, and the returns of farmers increased until plenty and happiness extend throughout the borders of the republic. What caused this sudden transformation—this radical and universally recognized change? It was the natural and logical result of the restoration of the repualican party to power and the re-establishmept of republican principles in public administration. The senator said concerning the president: We are proud of the administration of our great president. William McKinley. He has borne the burdens of his great office with a patience and courage that have won the approving judgment of all parties and all people. He has met every demand upon him with a broad and comprehensive statesmanship and Bought to lead our country in the ways of peace, fraternity, prosperity and honor. When war became inevitable. when it became necessary to appeal to the sword, he struck with a swift and heavy hand. In less than 90 days he assembled an army of nearly a quarter of a million of men, calling to the ranks and places of leadership men of all parties and From all sections of the country he appointed leaders who had fought to destroy the union, in order that they might vindicate their love for the republic and -their loyalty to the flag which they had once in their mistaken zeal sought to destroy. He has well met the arduous demands of peace and the grave exigencies of war. Referring to the t riff he denied the statements of the defenders of the Wilson law that the Dingley law would not produce revenue sufficient to meet government necessities. It was ohviqus. Senator Fairbanks said, that the law in time of peace and normal conditions would yield sufficient revenue to meet current national obligations. Speaking of Cuba. Senator Fairbanks said: We have determined to free Cuba and to establish peace in the island. It Is incumbent upon us. in the discharge of the arduous task we have assumed, to see that such government is established as shall be able to maintain enduring peace in the island; such a government ' as shall surely be able to fully discharge its domestic and international obligations. To turn the people of the island over to anarchy ■ t and misrule, turbulence and disorder, would be in violation of the mandate which Christian civilization has placed upon us. It would be in contravention of the purpose and spirit of our undertaking When stable government is established and the tranquility of the island is obsolutely assured, our obligation towards it : nd its people is at an end and they must be left to work out their destiny as an independent nation. Whether they will desire to become a part of our sovereignty, or whether we should accept them, are questions not for present consideration, but for the best judgment of the wisest statesmen of the two countries when they shall arise in the near future. The proximity of the two countries and the fhtricate and vast commercial relations between them are such as to suggest a very strong and natural sympathy. Continuing, he said: The territory which we may acquire will come to us not as the object, but as an Incident of the war. We made no war for territorial aggrandizement; we did not seek to extend our sovereignty. If Spain had not stood on the order of going, and had withdrawn from the island of Cuba, her sovereignty in Porto Rico, the Philippines and the Lailronos would be undisturbed to-diy. . Mr. Fairbanks said the republican party Is committed to the maintenance of the gold standard and the enactment of Safeguards as will always and beyond peradventure preserve all our silver and paper currency at a parity with gold. The annexation of Hawaii would, he said, receive the commendation of the American people. He also favored the construction by the United States of the Nicaraguan canaL Mr. Fairbanks, relative to Great Britain’s friendship, says: -We have been touched by the sympathetic interest of the people of other countries. It is gratifying to known that the prejudices which hove divided the Anglo-Saxon people ore fast disappearing. The voice of English statesmen when the fortunes of battle were not so clearly defined as now moved onr countrymen. To know that In the great drama which wjs opening we hud English sympathy was a source of satisfaction which will not soon be forgotten." TUB PI.ATroKM. The platform heartily Indorse* every act oi the national administration, praises the soldiers and sailora of the present war. and upon the afar question saya: , -While we sincerely deplore the necessity of * war. we believe tl\e president and congress acted wisely In demanding the complete aritb-

drawal of Spanish sovereignty flrom the Island of ( üba and in proceeding to enforce the demand with the military and naval power of the government.” The subject of territorial extension is not directly treated but referred to as follows: “Having achieved its manhood, the republio under God is entering upon its greatest period of power, happiness and responsibility. Realizing the mighty future of wealth, prosperity and duty, which is now even upon us, we favor the extension of American trade: the reformation of the consular service accordingly: the encourjgement by all legitimate means of the American merchant marine; the creation of a navy as powerful as our commerce shall he ex-ten-ive and for public defense "and security, and the establishment of coaling stations and naval rendezvous wherever necessary. “We most heartily approve the wisdom of the annexation of the Hawaiian islands as a wise measure and recommend the early construction of the Nicaraguan canal under immediate direction and exclusive control of the United States government, the importance and necessity of the canal having been emphasized by recent events connected with the present war with Spain.” Following is the financial plank: “The republicans of Indiana are unreservedly for sound money, and are. therefore opposed to the heresy to which the democratic party is wedded—of the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1— which we regard as absolutely certain to debase our money and destroy our private and public credit and cause general business disaster. i

“We recognize the necessity of comprehensive and enlightened monetary legislation and we believe that the declaration in the St.-Louis national republican platform for the maintenance of the gold standard and the parity of all forms of money should be given the vitality of public law, and the money of the American people should be made like all its institutions —the best in the world.” “We felicitate the country on the fact that when, in the exigencies of the war. it became necessary to issue 1330,000,003 of government bonds to meet the extraordinary expenditures, a republican administration had the good sense to put the loan within the easy reach of the people, where It has been wholly absorbed, furnishing a splendid security for their savings, awakening anew interest in the permanency of our government and the soundness of itsfinan--cial system.” The tarifT plank Is as follows: "We reaffirm our belief in the doctrine of reciprocity and protection to American labor and home industries, and condemn the democratic doc’.rine of tariff for revenue only as unsound and unsuited to the best interests of the country; a doctrine whose falsity has been demonstrated by our experiences under the Wilson revenue bill, that plunged the country into commercial and financial distress, from which it i< fast recovering since the change from that democratic policy.” “We hold in undying honor phe soldiers and sailors whose valor saved the life of the nation, and those who were hut recently called to arms in vindication of their country’s honor and the cause of human liberty. Just and liberal pensions to all deserving soldiers are a sacred debt of the nation, and the widows and orphans of those who are dead are entitled to the care of a generous and grateful people. “Having achieved its manhood, the republic, under God, is entering upon its greatest period of power, happiness and responsibility. Realizing the mighty future of wealth, prosperity and duty which is even n6w upon us, we favor the extension of American trade, the reformation of our consular system accordingly. the encouragement by all legitimate means of the American merchant marine, the creation of a navy as powerful as our commerce shall be extensive for the public defense and security, and the establishment of coaling stations and naval rendezvous wherever necessary. “We favor the enactment and enforcement of laws restricting and preventing the immigration of such undesirable foreign population as is prejudicial to free American labor. "We endorse the record of Senator Fairbanks, who has by his wise and patriotic counsel and courageous ability aided the president 1 served his country with marked distinction and great hone r to our state. "We »mmead and congratulate the republican congressional delegation upon the high stanoard of ability manifested by them and the conspicuous station they have taken in national legislation. "We commend the wise, prudent, patriotic and economical administration of Gov. Mount and the republican state officials, under which, wi.h a reduction of is per cent, in the state tax rate within the last 18 months, 1930.000 of the state debt has been discharged; an army of over seven thousand men has been equipped and placed in the field at an expense of over Ntfi.lM); the laws have been enforced and the name of Indiana honored throughout the land. “In 1895-97, for the first time since 1883. owing to the vicious system of enacting apportionment laws, whereby the minority might still control the majority, the republican party found itself in condition to legislate for the state, and the laws that it wisely enacted and the other measures which it still more widely refused to po*s. constitute an epoch in legislation that is an enduring monument to the faithfulness and intelligence of the party which the fifty-ninth and sixtieth general assemblies represented Among the mu ay wise and just measures of legislation that stnnds upon the statute books as the result of the labors of those two general assemblies. are the acts creating a labor commission: providing means for the settlement of disputes between employers and employes by arbitration: abolishing the prison contract system; taking convict labor out of competition with free labor; providing for factory inspection and the protection of the lives and health of operatives and prohibiting the employment of child labor; providing safeguards in the auditing of public expenditure: complying with the constitutional .mandate that the penal code should be founded on principles of reformation and not of vindictive justice; providing for the protection of the people against Incompetent and inefficient professional men; making permuneut in county and extending to state officials the provision that officers shall be paid according to their services, and not constitute a burden upon the people by reason of excessive fees and salaries; the taking of the benevolent institutions out of the purview of partisan poll lcs. whereby the poor and unfortunate wards of the state are assured competent and humane treatment: and. above all. the rn ctment of an honest, fair and constitutional apportionment law. These acta emphatic and illustrate the Intelligence and integrity of the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth gen‘ erul assemblies, and we congratulate the republic n party and the people of the state upon their action. "Believing that there is need of reform In county and township government, and that a vast saving of the public money can be made by better method*, we favor early and thorough revision of the laws upon this subject, to the end that the people of Indiana mny have the best and most Economical management of local affairs. "We favor, as a supplement to our present election law. the enactment by the next legislature of such a primary election law as will secure to the people a full and free expression in the selection of their mndidate* for office.” Indianapolis, Ind., | Aug. 5.-Tomliuson

hall, resplendent In decorations, was completely filled Tuesday morning when Chairman C. W. Fairbanks called the republican state convention to order. The preliminary work of the convention had been accomplished Wednesday afternoon. It was opened with prayer by Rev. J. H. Norris, a Presbyterian minister of Newcastle, after which E. E Hendee, of Madison county, was chosen principal secretary. The committee on resolutions consisted of J. H Osborne, of 1 Vanderburg; Josiah G. Allen. Daviess; Ward. Watson, Clark; John M. Williams. Bartholomew; William L Moore, Clay; C. F. Jones. Franklin; R. O. Hawkins, Marlon; John W. Lovett, Madison; Robert Graham. Hamilton; Charles L. Griffith. Lake; D. H. Chase, Cass; Frank S. Raby, Dekalb, and' L. W. Royse, Kosciusko. The preliminaries ended, the convention adjourned until Thursday morning, when nominations were taken up Thursday morning a telegram of greeting, signed “Sixteen Hundred Republicans,” was sent to Richard W. Thompson, of Terre Haute, who never before missed a state convention in 60 years. The' platform was read and adopted with much enthusiasm. An additional plank w s adopted congratulating McKinley on bis “brilliant and successful administration, both in peace and war." John C. Chaney, Union B. Hunt and Chas. F. Coffin were put up for secretary of state. Hunt ran like a race horse, winning easily on the first ballot. Capt. William E. English, a democrat, came in uniform, and when he got into the hall he received a tremendous ovation. Chairman Fairbanks announced that James R. Henry’s name would not be offered for auditor, and thus ended the bitter fight between Hart and Henry J W. H. Hart, of Frankfort, and David Sherrick. of Westfield, were the only nominees. Sherrick’s friends tried to stampede the convention with yells but failed, and the first ballot resulted: Hart, 1.018: Sherrlck, 602. This has been the big fight all the way through. Hart’s success is a victory for the economical element in the management of state institutions. , For treasurer. Leopold Levy, of Huntington, was nominated. For attorney general, W. L. Taylor, of Marion county, was unanimously nominated. Clerk supreme court, Robert H. Brown, Johnson county. Superintendent'of public lnstruotlons, F. L. Jones, of Tipton. Statistician, John B. Conner. Marion county. State S. Blatcjiley. 4 Judges Supreme Court —First district. Robert Dowling. Floyd county; Third district. J. V. Hadley, Hendricks county; Fifth district, Francis E. Baker, Elkhart county. The convention adjourned sine die at 5:30 p. m. •

CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS.