The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-06-27
THE PLATFORM.
Ii Endorsed President Mckinley, Sound
Money, Expansion and Pro-
tectiye Tariff.

The Republicans OF the united States
through their chosen representatives,
met in national convention, looking back
upon an unsurpassed record of achieve
ment and looking forward into a great
field of dnty and opportunity, and ap-
pea'ing to the hejudgement of their count
rymen, make these declarations
The expectation in which the Ameri-
can people, turning from the Democratic
party entrusted power four years ago to
Republican chief magistrate, and a Re-
publican congress, has been met and sat
isfed. Under the Democratic party the
country's industries were paralyzed.
The country's capital was hidden away
and its labor distressed and unemployed. :.
The Democrats had no other plan with
which to improve the ruinous condition
which they had themselves produced
than TO coin silver at the ratio of Is to |.
The Republican party, denouncing this
plan as sure to produce conditions even
worse than those from which relief was
sought, promised to restore prosperity by
means Of two legislative measures-a
protective tariff and law making the
gold STANDARD of value. The people by
great majority issued to the Republican
party commission to enact these laws.
This commission has been executed and
the Republican promise is redeemed.
Prosperity more general and more album
dant than we have ever known has fol-
lowed those enactments.
THE WAR.
And while the American people sus-
tanned by this Republican legislation
have been achieving these splendid
triumphs in their business and COM
merce they have conducted and in vic
tory concluded a war for liberty and
human rights. No thought of national
aggrandizement furnished the high pur-
pose with which American standards
were unfurled. 1t was a war unsought
and patiently resisted, but when it came
the American government was ready.
It's fleets were cleared for action, Its
armies were in the field and the quick
and signal triumph of its forces on land
and sea bore equal tribute to the courage
of American soldiers and sailors and 10
the skill and foresight of Republican
craftsmanship. To 100000 of the
human race there was given "a new birth
of freedom" and to the American people
new and noble responsibility.
MCKINLEY ENDORSED.
We endorsed the administration o.
William Mckinley. It's acts have beer
established in wisdom aud in patriotism
and at home and abroad it has distinctly
elevated and extended the influence o.
the American nation. We ask the Amer
lean people to endorse this Republican
record aud to renew their commission tc
the Republican party. The
platform says the Democratic party has
never earned the confidence of the peo,
pie, that 1t is hOpelessly inadequate and
the cOuntry's prosperity when Demo.
cratic success at the polls is announced
halts and ceases / mere anticipation o
Democratic Diunder- and failures.
MONEY PLANK.
We renew our allegiance to the prin
cip.e Of The gold standard and declare oui
confidence in the wisdom Of the legisla
ton Of the 5jth congress by which th,
parity Of all our money aud the stability
OF our currency upon a gold basis ha
been secured. The election o
Democratic president could not fail t
impair the country's credit and to brini
once more into question the intention o
tho American people to maintain upol
the gold standard the parity Of thei
money circulation.