Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-09-29
Republican Platform.

Following is the platform adopted
by the recent Republican state con-
vention:
RESOLVED, That the Republicans of
Montana, by their accredited repre-
sentatives in state convention assem-
bled, ratify the nomination OF Benla-
min Harrison and Whitelaw Reid for
president and vice-president of the
United States, and endorse the declar-
alton of principles adopted by the
Republican national convention at
Minneapolis.
That we commend the administra-
ton OF President Harrison for the
wisdom and efficiency OF its domestic
politics, the tirmness and moderation
OF it's management of our foreign rela-
tions and the vital spirit OF American
| ism by which it has been character
! lied and adorned.
That we proclaim our unalterable
devotion to the principle OF protec-
ton to American industries and Amer
lean labor, and commend the Mckin-
lev act as consistent and beneficent
embodiment of that policy. 1t has
created new industries; diversified our
productions; furnished employment
| for labor and maintained its wages;
preserved the home market for home
products, and retained for home dis
! tribution and circulation among our
own people the moneys that would
otherwise 90 abroad for the enrich,
ment of other countries and the i'm
poverishment of our own. By inaug.
urating the principle OF reciprocity, ii
has established a system OF mutual
exchange with foreign countries o.
products and commodities peculiar tC
each and while preserving the integ
rity OF the protective policy, it has
greatly increased our foreign com
merce and opened new markets fol
the products of our industries.
That we demand that the present
duty Oh wool be maintained, and con
denim the action of the Democrats il
the house of representatives by which
they sought to deny to the woolgrow
ers OF the west the protection which
they conceded to the wool manufac
turers OF the east.
That we regard with bitter indigna
tion the effort of the Democratic ma
iority in the house to admit lead ore
when found in combination with sill
yer free of duty, n measure which, if i
had not been defeated by the Republi
lean senate, or vetoed by n Republican
; president, would have exposed tn
miners OF Montana to competition
with the poems of Mexico, and visite'
disaster and ruin upon that great in
dustry which is so large factor il
affording employment to workingmen
in the creation OF wealth and in pre-
noting the prosperity of our state.
| That Aaman he fpll 10
of silver as money metal by the or
ening of the mints OF the United State
to it's free and unlimited coinage; tn
use of both gold and silver at thei
present ratio as legal tenders; that a
paper money shall be redeemable i
gold or silver, and that thus ever
dollar, whether gold, silver or paper
shall be of equal paying and purcha.
ing power. We repudiate the insinus
ton contained in the national pla'
form of the Democratic party tina
free coinage would result in ''unstab
money and a fluctuating currency,
and insist that on the contrary I'll
n use of both the money metals woul
afford the best assurance of stabilit,
the best safeguard against unwhol
some imitation and the best measuI
of the volume of currency required b
n the eommercirl and industrial inte
ests of the world. We arraign ii
Democratic party for it's hostility {
free coinage as manifested by the a
tion of it's majority in the house
representatives in defeating two bill
for that object. We recognize wit
q satisfaction the declaration of the r
publican party which pledges its cal
didate for president not to Withhold
bis approval of such an act when
shall have been adopted by the legi
=. lative department of the governmen
- That We applaud the liberal and e
II lishtened policy inaugurated by Il
Republican party of dedicating ii
mineral lands upon the public donna
to those who shall explore and d