Show V ARTICLES OO PI FAIT 4s51 HuLEu UB U B BO r Mi II FJ Administration Leaders Have Agreed Upon IssuesV DRAFT OF PARTY CREED I Hearty Indorsement of President McKinley I Mc-KInley and a Tribute to His Personal Per-sonal Management of Achievements Achieve-ments Both Military and Naval Keynote Will be the Expansion Issue Is-sue Policy of Protection Will be Affirmed A Greater Merchant Marine and Liberal Pension Laws j V Chicago April I lGA special lo the Post from Washington I says Administration Admin-istration loaders have agreed upon the issues and articles of Republican faith which Mill be Incorporated in the National Na-tional platform to be submitted to the Philadelphia convention for ratification ratifica-tion A rough draft of the Republican party creed has been accepted by Republican Re-publican leacleis of the Senate and Republican national committeemen The opening declaration will be a hearty indorsement of President McKinley Mc-Kinley and a tribute to his personal management of the most brilliant mill tory and naval achievements oC the r close of the century fbquallfled approval ap-proval will be accorded to nil the administrative ad-ministrative acts The establishment of a gold standard will be dwelt upon and a plank will be devoted to renewed allegiance to the gold standard Thfe keynote of the platform will be the expansion issue A strong clear utterance In favor of retention of the Philippines and of a vigorous foreign i policy will be declared There will be no positive afllrmation of the right of I this Government lo govern the Philippine V Philip-pine as that must be left for further adjudication The policy of protection will be affirmed af-firmed and the platform will pledge I the party to the support of the doctrine doc-trine of reciprocity A greater I merchant mer-chant marine and liberal pension laws will be demanded and the Monroe doctrine V doc-trine reasserted The Nicaragua ca mat will be supported if no action is I token at this session of Congress I The developments of the near future In CUba and the outcome of tho t municipal mu-nicipal dec linn next mon t Ii will I largely large-ly I shape the policy toward that island f Among other planks in the platform will be one In favor of an augmented navy others In favor of civil service fre honicHttiids icstrlcllon of immigration immi-gration ond temperance and woman suffrage will also have a place in the platform |