Show republicans ENTHUSE great state convention called to order in indianapolis great enthusiasm manifested and a sit one platform adopted administration denounced indianapolis april 25 one thousand seven hundred and fifteen delegates are in attendance at the republican detate convention it was called to order at 10 by state chairman gowdy there were people in Toni lineon hall the picture of ex president II arrison wag impended above the desk pictures of biarne the late governor morton governor mckinley garfield lincoln and grant also adorned tho walls great bands of tri colorni bunting crossed and the hall in front of the pre eiding officers chair was a huge gilded eagle the band played popular airs and bursts of applause were frequent when the venerable presiding officer secretary ex 0 the navy richard W ghompson on the stage the convention cheered him lustily before the echo of dr boultas prayer had a lustily lunged delegate cried hurrah for harrison the rules of the fifty first congress an adopt ed and applied by thomae heed and lately endorsed by the present congress were adopted governing the convention when chairman thompson arose to deliver an address he was unable to proceed for beveral minutes owing to applause the platform adopted reaffirms tho faith in the principles of the republican part and continues the administration of president harrison and the congressional of the republican party were wise pure and patriotic and wo point to jhb market contrast between the home and foreign policies of that administration and afia present travesty on government afflicted on the whole people we denounce th unwise and unpatriotic action of tb democratic party in attempting t eli minato the reciprocity principle 0 the tariff system thereby closing large foreign market to the products of american farmers and depressing all interests we denounce alie present attempt of the democratic congress to overthrow and destroy the american industrial du a course that with the general fear of a violent readjustment of the business to a fre trade basis has increased the national debt and plunged the country into a most disastrous business depression and filled our broad land with free aup bouse we believe in a currency composed of gold dilver and paper convertible at a fixed standard etan dard of and entirely under national control and we favor the imposition of increased tariff duties upon import from all countries which oppose the coinage of silver upon ft basis to be determined by an international congress for lucli purpose we denounce the avowed purpose of the democratic party to restore an era of wildcat wild cat money wo believe in a liberal construction of our bensio laws and condemn the unjust policy of tint present administration depriving the ex soldiers ot pensions hearing a policy intended to cast odium upon loyalty and patriotism patrio tiam we demand the rigid enforcement of all existing emigration laws by tho national government and demand such further legislation as to protect our people and institutions against the influx of criminal and vicious classes 0 o denounce alie unpatriotic action or the cleveland administration in i JS the hauling down of the american us in hawaii and condemn the arrogant assumption of power displayed lathe effort to restore a tyrannical lueen over a free people who biad thrown off the yoke we condemn the outrageous bargain imd federal patronage by the administration in unblushing to usurp the prerogatives of the legislative branch of the government to furco favorite measures through congi ess and compel the confirmation of ax evidential appointments by the sen ale the remainder of the platform is devoted to state questions the present administration being denounced ex and reckless |