Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-19

Prominent Reed delegates said that set
tlement of the vice-presidenfial question
lay for that reason in the hands OF Mark
Hanna. the leader OF the Mckinley men.
At f0:S5. the president, Senator Thurs
ton, announced that the Divine blessing
would be invoked by Rev. John Il. Scott,
OF Florida.
The chairman said the first order OF
business was the reception OF the report
OF the Committee on Resolutions, and
the Chair recognized for that purpose
Senator-elect Foraker. OF Ohio, who. as
he stepped on the platform. was received
with hearty applause, and said: "As
chairman Of the Committee on Resolu-
tsons, L have the honor to report as fol-
lows:
THE PLATFORM
The Republicans OF the United States
assembled by their representatives. in
national convention, appealing for the
popular and historical Justification OF
their claims to the bitter fruits of four
wears of Democratic control as well as
the matchless improvements OF thirty
years of Republican rule. earnestly and
confidently address themselves to the
awakened intelligence, experience and
conscience OF their countrymen In the
following declaration Of facts and prin-
ciples.
For the first time since the civil war
the American people have now witnessed
the calamitous consequences of full and
unrestricted Democratic control of the
government. II has been record OF un-
paralieled incapacity. dishonor, and dis
aster. In the administrative management
1t has ruthlessly sacrificed indispensable
revenue, eked out ordinary current run
ming expenses with borrowed money, piled
I'D the public debt S2s2 600 in time OF
peace. forced an adverse balance OF trade.
kept a perpetual menace hanging over the
redemption fund for pawned American
| credit to alien syndicates. and reversed
| all the measures and results of successful
Republican rule.
In the broad effect OF its policy It has
precipitated panic. blighted industry and
| trade with prolonged depression. closed
| factories. reduced work and wages, halted
enterprise. and crippled American produc-
| ton. while stimulating foreign produc-
| ton for the American market. Every
| consideration of public safety and indi-
vidual interest demands that the govern
ment shall be rescued from the hands of
| those who have shown themselves incapa-
BILE OF conducting IL without disaster at
home and dishonor abroad, and shall be
restored TO the party which for thirty
| years administered 1t with unequaled sue
| cess and prosperity.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
We renew and emphasize our allie
| glance to the policy OF protection as the
| bulwark OF American industrial inde-
pendence and the foundation OF Ameri-
| can development and prosperity. This
/ true American policy taxes foreign pro-
ducts and encourages home industry
} puts the burden of revenue on foreign
| goods: secures the American market for
| the American producers; upholds the
| American standard OF wages for the
! American worlxingman; puts the factory
by the side of the farm. and makes the
American farmer less dependent on" for
eign demand and price; diffuses general
| thrift. and founds the strength OF all on
the strength of each In It's responsible
application II Is Just. fair. and impartial,
equally opposed to foreign control and do
nestic monopoly, TO sectional discrimina-
tion and individual favoritism.
We denounce the present Democratic
tariff as sectional. partisan. and one
sided disastrous 10 the Treasury, and
destructive OF business enterprise; and
we demand such an equitable tariff on
foreign imports which come into competi
ton with American products as will not
only furnish adequate revenue fos the
necessary expenses OF the government,
but will protect American labor FROM de-
gradation and the wage-level OF oteer
lands. We are not pledged to any pa,t.cu-
lar schedule. The question OF rates Is a
practical question, TO be governed by the
conditions OF the times and of production.
The ruling and uncompromlsing principle
| is the protection and development or
American labor and industry. The coun-
| try wants a right settlement, and then IL
wants rest.
The Republican party renews its pledge
for the protection OF all American indus
| tries against foreign competition, and de-
clares it's faith that the supremacy OF the
! United States among the nations Is the
result OF such policy. We believe In
liberal reciprocity and just relation. and
| demand the application of the golden rule
of commerce to all future legislation af-
fecting the tariff and our foreign trade.
We believe the repeal of the reciprocity
arrangements negotiated by the last Re-
publican administration was national
| calamity, and demand their renewal and
extension on such terms as will equaliZe
our trade with other nations and remove
the restrictions that now obstruct the sale
of American products in the ports Of Eu-
| rome and secure new markets for the
| products OF our farms, forests. and facto-
| res.
OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
We favor restoring the early American
policy Of discriminating duties for the up
| building OF our merchant marine and the
protection Of our shipping In the foreign
carving trade so that American shipping
| the product of American labor employed
! i'm American ship-yards. sailing under the
Stars and Stripes. and manned, cfiicered
and owned by Americans, may regain the
| carrying Of our foreign commerce.
MONEY.
The Republican party Is unreservedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enact
ment of the law providing for the re-
| sumption of specie payments in 1879; since
then every dollar has been as good as
| gold.
We are unalterably opposed TO every
measure calculated to lebase our cur
rency or impair the credit Of our country.
We are, therefore. opposed to the free
| coinage OF silver, except ly international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations Of the world. which We pledge
| ourselves TO promote. and until such
| agreement can be obtained the existing
| gold standard must be preserved. All our
silver and paper currency must be MAIN
| tained at parity with gold, and we favor
| all measures designed to maintain invio-
| lably the obligations Of the United States.
! and all our money, whether coin or paper.
al the present standard-the standard OF
the most enlightened nations OF the
| earth.
SUGAR BOUNTY.
We condemn the present administration
| for not keeping faith with the sugar-pro-
| ducers of this country. The Republican
marty favors such measures OF encourage
ment and protection as will speedily lead
TO the production on American soil Of all
the sugar which the American people use.
and for which they pay to other countries
more than S0O.Oo0OO0 annually.
PENSIONS.
Veterans OF the Union army deserve
and should receive fair treatment and
generous recognition. Whenever practica-
| BILE. they should be given preference in the