The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-06-26
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
BROAD FOUNDATION OF REPUB-
LICANS.
Clear Cut Opposition to Free Coinage of
Silver-Trusts Condemned-FavQrs Ad-
mission of the Territories and Creation
of New Cabinet Position.


principles adopted by the Republican con-
ventfon is follows:
The Republicans of the United States,
through their chosen representatives, met
in national convention, looking back upon
an unsurpassed record of achievement,
and looking forward into great field of
duty and opportunity, and appealing to
the Judgment of their countrymen make
these declarations:
The expectation in which the American
people. turning from the Democratic era ie
Republican chief magistrate and Re
publican Congress, has been met and sat
isied When the people then assembled
Mt the polls after a term of Democratic
legislation and administration, business
was dead. industry paralyzed and the ma ma
country's capital was hidden away and
its labor distressed and unemployed The
to Improve the ruinous conditions which
they had themselves produced than to
The Republican party, denouncing this
plan as sure to produce conditions even
sought. promised to restore prosperity
by means of two legislative measures-a
protective tariff and law making gold
great majorities issued to the Republican
ierty commission to enact these laws;
his commission has been executed and
the Republican promises redeemed.
Prosperity more general and more abun-
lowed these enactments. There is no Ion.
ger any controversy as to the value OF
American dollar is a gold dollar or its
assured equivalent and American credit
stands higher than that of any nation;
labor is profitably occupied.
No single fact can more strikingly tell
the story of what Republican government
means to the country than this-that
while during the whole period of 107 years
exports over imports of only ssS3, ,02s, ,4s7.
there has been IN the three short years OF
the present Republican administration an
enormous sum of 81, 4S3, 7ss,o9i and while
the American people. sustained by this
Ing these splendid triumphs in their bus
mess and commerce. they have conduct
ed and in victory concluded war Tor
liberty and human rights.
No thought of national ACKNOWLEDGMENT
American standards were unfurled. 1t
was war unsought and patiently resist
ernment was ready. Its fleets were clear
ed for action. Its armies We're in. the
field. and the quick and signal triumph
of its forces on land and sea bore equal
tribute to the courage of American SOL
diers and sailors and to the skill and
To ten millions of the human race there
was given "a new birth of freedom, and
to the American people new and noble
We indorse the administration of Will
lished in wisdom and patriotism and at
home and abroad 1t has distinctly elevat-
ed and extended the influence of the Am
erican nation. Walking untrfed paths
President Mckinley has been In every
situation the true American patriot and
upright statesman, clear of vision. strong
in Judgment, firm in action, always IN
spring and deserving the confidence of
his countrymen.
In asking the American people to in
dorse this Republican record and TO re-
new their commission to the Republlcan
party, remind them of the fact that
The menace to their prosperity has always
Yess in the general incapacity of the
Democratic party to conduct public af-
prnsperity fars Se is pr pnSlie eonfide1ee in the
good sense Of the government ana ,; It's
problems of administration and iesisia,-
ton. That confidence the Democratic
party has never earned. 1t Is hopelessly
when Democratic success at the polls is
announced halts and ceases in mere an,
ucipation of Democratic blunders and
We renew our allegiance to the prin-
cpie OF ine g9,a m tbe wissam % of the ier
islation of the Fifty-sixth Congress by
which the parity of all of our money and
the stability of our currency on n gold
basis has been secured. We recognize
that interest rates are n potent factor
for the purpose of further equalizing and
of further lowering the rates of interest
we favor such monetary legislation as
Will enable the varying needs of the
season and all sections to be properly
met in order that trade may be even,
commerce enlarged. The volume of
money in circulation was never so great
We declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
No measure to that end could be consid-
leading commercial countries of the
dHSaetHi diseredited currency s the the election Of a
impair the eountry's credit and to bring
once more into question the intention
the gold standard the parity of their
cago platform. We recognize the nee
essity. and propriety of the honest CO
ness conditions and especially to extend
our rapidly increasing foreign trade but
y condemn all conspiracies and combin-
CT he monopolies, to limit production or
to R aea shsh egs gnd
prevent all such abuses. protect and pro-
mote competition and secure the rights
of producers, laborers and all who are
engaged in industry. and commerce.
We renew our faith in the, policy Of
that policy our industries have been
established diversified and maintained
BY protecting the home market. the COM
petition has been stimulated and produc-
ton cheapened. Opportunity to the in
ventive genius of our people has been
of labor maintained at high rates. higher
now than ever before. always disting
conditions of life from those of any
competing country. enjoying the bless
ings of American common schools. secure
In the right of self-government and pro-
tected In the occupancy of their own mar
kets, their constantly increasing knowl-
edge and skill have enabled them finally
to enter the markets of the world. We
favor the associated policy of reciproc-
ity so directed to open markets
on favorable terms for what we do not
ourselves produce in return for free for
eign markets
In the further interst of American
workmen we favor n more effective re-
striction of cheap labor from foreign
lands. the extension of opportunities of
nduca tinn for working chiidren the rnis-