Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-02
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORMS
The republicans OF the United States,
through their chosen representatives met
in national convention, looking back upon
an unsurpassed record of achievement, ana
hooking forward into a great field OF duty
and opportunity, and appealing e. sne
Judgment OF their countrylnen, make a. ines
declarations: ,ar,o !,
people, turning from the democratic parry,
intrusted power four years ago TO q re-
| publican chief magistrate and Q repu9.lSan
congress, has been met ana sa ~ fha no lis
after a term of democratic legisiatlon anu
administration, business was dead, nous
try paraIyzed and the national creoaa n atsI
astropssGly, d imp pair lis I lasor ro distressed and
rTha democrats had no other plan with
which to improve the rulnous u tHan
which they had themselves produced, tnan
to- coin silver at the ratio Of Is to ]. Inc
repubiican. party, denouncing this plan as
sure to produce conditions even worse nah
those from Which s1o reiaeh was by means means Of two
legislative measures-a protective Iaft ~
and a law making gold the standard OF
value. TIL people by great ma5orities s, Is,
sued to the republican party y COM nuu rssN'
y THIS commission has been executed, and
the republican promise Is redeemed h,,ndamt
perity more general and more a to1nMad
these enactments. There is no longer
| controversy as to the value of any govern
mont obligations Every American d0llar
is a gold dollar OF its s assaseI h, eHeIs than
mat Of any other nation. Capitai is Luty
| emnloyed and everywhere labor is pronS-
ably occupied. t1sts .2 > Nv +a,l
the story Of what republican government
means TO the country than this-that
While during the whole period OF iOI years
from l7so to 1891 Gor there re- WAS ~niy 81 sss sN .oss, 4s j,
there has been in the short three years OF
the present republican admlnistrat loa ona an
| excess Of exports over Imports IN the ehot-
| nous sum Of 1,4S3,5S7 ,Os4.
. THE WAR.
And while the American people, sus-
tained by this republican legislation, nave
heen achieving these splendid triumphs an
their business and commerce, Ihsy naar
conducted and in victory concl9dea a WI wa
for liberty and human rights, No th9ugha
IF national ACKNOWLEDGMENT tarnished tne
| high purpose with which American stand
ards were unfurled. It was q war un.
sought and, patiently reslstea, y. 'r ned
! Its fleets were cleared Tor actlon. Ia
| armies were in the field, and the quick ana
| signal triumph Of it's forces on iana ana
| sea bore equal tribute to the courage OF
| American soldiers and sailors, and 70 the
| skill and foresight Of republican statesman
ship. To ten millions Of the human 2 race Taee
d there w Snd e g1vf the Ame nds 0 people a new
| and noble responsibility.
we indorse the administration OF WI
lam Mckinley. Its acts have been essaDt
lished in wisdom and In patriotism, and az
home and abroad 1t has distinctly elevated
and extended the influence Of the Amer,
lean nation. Walking untried paths. ana
facing unforeseen responsibilities. Presideha
Mckinley has been in every situation the
true American patriot and the uprlght
| statesman, clear In vision. strong IN ouag,
ment, firm in action, always inspiring anu
deserving the confidence OF ms country
men. -. 81
DEMOCRATS AS A MENACE.
In asking the American people to In
dorse this. republican record and to renew
their commission to the republican parry,
we remind them Of the fact that the men
in democratic principles and no less In the
general ~incapacity of the democratic party
TO conduct public affairs. The prime es-
Tdenee in The good sense Of the govern
ment and in It's ability to deal intelligentiy
with each new problem of administration
and legislation. That confidence the DEM
ocratic party has never earned It Is nope.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
lessly inadequate and the country's pros
perity, when democratic success at the
polls is announced. halts and ceases In
mere anticipation OF democratic hiunders
l nn0 Failures. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." 49, ~ a.'
We renew our allegiance to the principles
Of the gold standard and declare our con-
fdence In the wisdom Of the legislation OF
the hfty-sixth congress by which the
Of our currency on a gold basis has been
secured. We recognize that interest rates
are a potent factor In production ana ens-
i Ines a aarIis3ng and and TOR i fhs fu pq6pese lo " rnn;
the rates OF interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs Of the season and OF, all sections tp
be promptly met In order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
and commerce. enlarged. The volume OF
| money! An circulation 4waB never 80 great
per capita ash .is today: 3
the free and unlimited coinage OF SILVER.
No measure TO that end could sbe consld-
cred without the support of the leading
ever firmly republican legislation may seem
to have secured the. country against the
peril OF base. and discredited currency, the
a aaset fsii e la 3 ssIa sss sos,n Rsss'o credit sG and
to bring once more Into question the intent
ton of the american people to maintain
upon the gold standard the parity Of their
party must be convinced that the American
peopleawm never tolerate the Chicago plat
THE TRUST QUESTION.
We recognize the necessity and proprle-
ty Of the honest cooperation of capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
cially to extend our rapidly increasing for
eign trade, but we condemn all conspira-
cles and combinations intended to restrict
business, to create monOpolies, to limit
production or to control prices and favor
such legislation as; will effectually restrain
and prevent all such abuses, protect. and
promote competition and secure the rights
of producers, laborers and all who are en-
gagged in Industry and commerce.
THE POLICY OF PROTECTION.
We renew our faith in the policy of
protection to American labor. In that
policy our industries have been established,
diversified and maintained. BY protecting
the home market the competition has been
stimulated and production c~heapened. OPP
portunity to h inventive genius Of our
people has been secured and age i~n}every
department OF labor maintained at high
rates, higher now than ever before, always
/ distinguishing our working people in their