The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1896-06-27
PLATFORM IN FULL
DECLARATION ON PRINCIPLES OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

Favor Of the Present Gold Stand
ard and Against Free Silver, Ex-
cept ny International Agreement,
Also for Protection and the Re.
Enactment Of Reciprocal Lexisla-
ti0n.
ct. Louis, June 1s.-The platform az
adopted is as follows:
The Republicans Of the United States,
assembled by their representatives In ma
tica'a; convtr tion, appealing for the popn.
lar and historical Justification Of their
claims to the matcllless achievements of
thirty years Of Republican rule, earnestly
ard confidently addrss themselves to the
awakened intelligence, experience AMI con-
science Of their ccuntrymen In the following
declaration Of facts and principles
For the first time since the civil war,
the American people have witnessed the
caiamitoms consequences Of full and ull-
restricted Democratic control of the gov.
ernmcnt. 1t has been record of un-
paralleled incapscity, dishonor and disaster.
IN administrative management 1t has ruth
iessly sacrificed Indispensable revenue, en-
tailed an unccasing deficit. eked out ordi-
nary current expenses with borrowed money.
piled up the public debt by $2G3, ,0OO. 900 in
time of peace, forced an adverse balance of
trade, kept perpetual menace hanging
over the redemption fund. pawncd American
credit to alien syndicates, and reversed all
the measures and results of successful Re-
publican rule. In the broad cffe.ts Of Its
policy 1t has rrecipitatcd panic, blighted In
drstry and trade with prolonged depression.
closed factories. reduced work and wages,
halted enterprise and crippled American pro.
ductiOn while stimulating foreign produc.
tion for the American market. Every con-
sderation of public safety and individual in
terest demands that the government shall
be rescued from the hands Of those who
have shown themselves incapable to conduct
1t without disaster at home and dishonor
abroad. and shall be restored to the party
which for thirty years administered it with
unelualed success and prosperity. And In
this connection We heartily indorsc the wis.,
dom, patriotism and the success of the adj
ministratfOn of President Harrison.
We renew and emphasize our ALLEGIANCE
to the policy of protection as the bulwark
Of American industrial independence ana
the foundation of American development
and prosperity. This true American policy
taxes foreign products and encourages
home industry; 1t pats the burden of rev.
enue OH foreign goods; 1t secures the Amer
ACaH uiuIhet tue AucTlcan DfOOuCCrs
1t upho!ds the American standard of wages
for the American workingman; 1t puts the
factory by the sida Of the farm and makes
the American farmer less dependent on
general thrift, and founds the strength of
all OH the strength OF each. In its reason
able application, 1t is just. fair and Impair
tial. equally opposed to foreign control and
domestic monopoly, to sectional discrim-
ination and individual favortlsm. We de-
nounce the present Democratic tariff as Sec
tional, injurious to the public credit and
destructive to business enterprise We de-
mand such an equitable tariff on foreign
Imports which come into competition with
American products as will not only fur
nish adequate revenue for the necessary
expenses of the government, but still pro-
tcct American Labor from degradation to
the wage level of other lands. We are not
pledged TO any particular schedules. The
question of rates is practical question,
to be governed by the conditions of the
time and of production. The ruling and un-
compromising principle is the protection
and development OF American labor and
industry. The country demands right set
tlemcnt and then 1t wants rest.
We believe the repeal of the reciprocity
arrangements negotiated by the last Kepub-
lican administration was national ca-
lamity, and we demand their renewal on
such terms as will equalize our trade with
which now obstruct the sale " American
products In the ports of other countries.
and secure enlarged markets for the pro.
duets Of our farms, forests and factories.
Protection and reciprocity are the meas
ures Of Republican policy and go hand In
hand. Democratic rule has recklcssly
struck down both, and both must be re-
established. Protection for what We pro-
duce; free admission for the necessaries of
life which We do not produce; reciprocal
agreement of mutual interests which gain
open markets for us In return for our open
markets to others. Protection builds do
nestle industry and trade, and secures our
own market for ourselves; reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an out
let for our surplus.
We condemn the present administration
for not keeping faith with the sugar pro-
duccrs Of this country. The Republican
party favors such protection as will lead
to the production on American soil Of all
the sugar which the American people USE
more than $1OO,OO0,O 600 annually.
To all our products-to those OF the
mine and field, as well as those of the
shop and the factory-to hemp, to wool,
the producers Of the great industry Of
sheep husbandry, as well us to the fin
ished woolens of the mills-wc promise
the most ample Protection.
We favor restoring the early American
policy of discriminating duties for the
upbuildng Of our merchant marine and
the protection Of our shipping in the for
eign carrying trade, so that American
carrying ships, the product Of American
labor. employed in American shipyards,
manned, otficered and owned by Americans
-may regain the carrying Of our foreign
commerce.
The Republican party Is unreservcdy
for sound money. 1t caused tho enactment
of the law providing for the resumption
of specie payments In 1870; since then
every dollar has been as good rs gold
We are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debasc our cur
rcncy or impair the credit Of our country.
We are therefore opposed to the free coin
age Of silver, except by international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations Of the world, which we pledge our
ment can be obtained, the existing gold
standard must be maintained at parity
with gold, and we favor measures de-
signed to maintain inviolably the obliga-
tions Of the United States and oil our
money, whether coin or paper, at the
present standard. the standard Of the most
enlightened nations of the earth.
The veterans Of the Union army deserve
and should receive fair treatment and gem
erous recognition. Whenever practicable,
they should be given the preference in the
matter Of employment and they are en-
titled to the enactment Of such laws as
are best calculated to secure the fulfill
mcnt Of the pledges made to them in the
dark days Of the country's peril. We de-
nounce the practice in the pension bureau,
80 recklessly and unjustly carried on by
the present administration. Of reducing
pensions arbitrarily, dropping names from
the rolls, as deserving the severest con-
demnation Of the American people.
Our foreign policy should be at all times
firm, generous and dignihed. and all our
interests in the Western hemisphere care
fully watched and guarded. The Hawaiian
Islands should be controlled by the United
States and no foreign power should be per-
mitted to interfere with them; the Mic.
araguan canal should be built, owned and
operated by the United States; and by the
purchase Of the Danish islands we should
secure proper and much-needed naval
station in the West Indies.
The massacres In Armenia have aroused
the deep sympathy and just Indignation
Of the American people and we believe
that the United States should exercise all
the influence it can properly exert to bring
these atrocities to an end. In Turkey.
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