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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1898
Page
9
The article proclaims the Republican Party’s policy as outlined at a major convention, praising the party’s wartime record. It asserts brilliant success of the war and great prosperity for the country, vindicating the party’s claims and leadership.
The Indiana Republican platform and ticket are presented by Senator Fairbanks. The slate includes Secretary of State Union Banner Hunt and others, with a convention at Tomlinson Hall on August 3 1898 celebrated as the party’s strongest, most harmonious gathering. The Spanish American War context underscored prosperity and national unity.
The Indiana Republican convention endorses President McKinley and the Spanish American War actions, praising unity and military success. It defends a gold standard, tariff protection, and new reforms, while backing Hawaii annexation and a Nicaraguan canal, with emphasis on pensions and state fiscal achievements.
Senator Fairbanks asks for support of a united Republican program in Indiana. He praises leaders past and present, defends the Dingley tariff and war measures, denounces recognition of a Cuban republic, and touts war bonds and national resolve amid Spanish conflict. He stresses protecting farmers, industry, and national honor while outlining tariff and revenue policy and the stance against foreign bonds obligations.
The platform lauds recent acts as a credit to the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth General Assemblies, endorses removing benevolent institutions from partisan politics, and urges an honest apportionment law. It also advocates county and township reform to save public funds and a primary election law to ensure free candidate selection.
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