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right settlement and then It wants rest
People Must Have EN- p,oy meDt.
Tho Republican party. In Its nrst success
ful national contest, under Abraham Lincoln,
dscsred IN f5ycs of that policy Of national
man living wages. to agriculture remunera-
tive prices. to mechanics and manufacturers
an adequate reward for their skill. labor
prosperity and Independence" The principle
thus enueciatcd has never been abandoned.
La the crisis now upon US II rsust be tena-
ciously adhered to. While We must Insist
and honest. we must also remember that
unless we make 1t possible for capital to
find employment and Tor labor to earn ample
to attain that degree OF prosperity which.
With sound monetary policy buttressed by
a sound tariff policy. Will DO assured.
In 1902, when by universal consent we
touched the high-water mark OF our national
prosperity, we were under the same imam
cial system that we have to-day. Gold was
then the sole standard. and silver and paper
had tari6 framed by Republican hands.
under the direction Of the great statesman
who now logically leads the contest for .
restorstion of the policy whose reversal
tries and distress upon 30 large body Of
our people. We were under the policy Of
reciprocity formulated by another i1lustrious
otu tc8Iuun VI the genuine american IyD0.
We may, II we choose to do so. return to
the prosperous conditions which existed be-
fore the present administration came into
power.
Have Been Too Often Betrayed.
My slncere, conviction Is that my country.
men win prove wise enough to understand
the isues that confront them. and patriotic
enough to apply safe and sure remedies for
the evils that Cypress US. They will not,
am sure, accept again at their face value
the promises OF party which under desper-
ate and perverted leadership has so recent
~ dishonored Its solemn pledges, which has
repudiated the principles and policies which
have given 1t historic past. and the success
of which. as now constituted. would endan-
ger at home private security and the public
safety. and disa strousy affect abroad both
our credit and good name. And foremost
among those who will decline to follow
where the new Democracy leads will be
thousands of men, Democrats aforetime and
Democrats to-day. who count country more
than party and are unwilling even by indi-
rection to contribute to results 80 disastrous
to our most sacred interests
The platform OF the Republican National
Convention states the party position con-
cernlng other questions than those herein
referred to. These. while mt the present
time Of subordinate Importance, should not
be overlooked. The Republican party has
always been the defender of the rights of
American citizenship. as against all agrees
sions whatever, whether at homo or abroad
1t has, to the extent of Its power. defended
those rlHnts, ana neuged them about with
law. Regarding the ballot as the express
sion and embodipent Of the sovereignty Of
tho Individual citizen, II has sought to safe
guard 1t against assault, and to preserve It's
purity and integrity. In our foreign rela-
lions II has lab0red to secure to every man
entitled to the shelter Of our flag the fullest
exercise Of his rights consistent with inter-
national obligation. If'it should be restored
to rulership, 1t would infusc needed vigor
into our relations with powers which have
manifested contempt and disregard not only
OF American citizenship. bat OF humanity
itself.
Stands for the American Home.
The Republican party has always stood for
the protection Of the American home. 1t
has aimed to secure Ii In the enjoyment of
all the blessings of remunerated Industry,
of moral culture and OF favorable physical
environment. 1t was the party which insti-
.tuted the policy Of free homesteads, and
which holds now that this policy should be
vacant and subject to entry In any part of
our national territory should be preserved
against corporate aggression as homes for
sahe people. 1t realizes that the safety of
the state lies In the multiplication u house
holds, and the strengthening of that senti-
ment Of which the virtuous home Is the best
and the truest embodiment; and IL will aim
to dignity and enlarge by all proper legisla-
ton this element of security.
II elected to the position for which have
been nominated II Will be my earnest and
constant endeavor, under divine guidance,
In the sphere of duty assigned to me. to
serve the people Loyalty along the line OF the
principles and policies of the party which
has honored me with Its preference.
truly yours.
GARRETT A. HOBART.