Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-20
THE PLATFORM is ADOPTED.
Salient Features of the Party's New Dec
laratiOn of Faith.

Salient Features of the PSrty's New Dec
L laration of Faith.
The platform was read. 1t begins
by comparing the prosperous condi-
ton of the country today with that of
four years ago and to the fact that the
republican party has redeemed prom
ises then made, passing the protective
tariff and the law making gold as the
standard of value. In indorsing Nc
Kinley's ad administration, the platform
says: Walking untried paths and
facing unforeseen responsibilities,
Mckinley has been in every situation
a true American patriot and upright
statesman, clear in vision, strong in
Judgment, firm in action, always in
spring and deserving the confidence
of his countrymen.
| The Financial Plank.
The financial plank follows: I'VE
renew our allegiance to the princi-
pies of the gold standard, declare our
confidence in the wisdom of the iegis-
lation of the Fifty-sixth congress by
which the parity of all money and the
stability of our currency on a gold
| basis has been secured. We recog-
nize that the interest rates are po-
/ tent factors in production and busi-
| ness activity, and for the purpose of
! further equalizing and lowering the
| rate of interest, we favor such none
| tary legislation as wip enable the
varying need of season and all
| sections to be promptly met in order
| that trade be evenly sustained, labor
steadily employed, and commerce en-
larged. The volume of money in
| circulation was never so great per
capita as it is today. We declare our
steadfast opposition to the plea of
| unlimited coinage of silver. No
measure to that end could be consid-
cred which was without the support
of the leading commercial countries
of the world. However firmly republi
can legislation may seem to have Sc
cured the country against the perils
of base and discredited currency.
the election of a democratic presi-
dent could not fail to impair the
country's credit, bring once more
into question the intention of the
American people to maintain upon a
gold standard the parity of their
money in circulation. The demo-
cratic party must be convinced that
the American people will never toler-
ate the Chicago platform.
The .'Anti-Trust" Resolution.
I'VE recognize the necessity and
propriety of honest cooperation of
capital to meet the new business con-
ditions, especially to extend our rap
a -
condemn all conspiracies, com bina-
tions intended to restrict business,
create monopolies, limit production
or control prices, and favor such leg
islation as will effectually restrain and
prevent all such abuses and protect
and promote competition, and secure |
the rights of producers, laborers, and |
all engaged in industry and COM
merce.''
Protection Upheld. |
The platform renews faith in the |
policy of protection to Ame rican |
labor, favors the associative police re-
ciprocity so directed as to open mar
kets upon favorable terms for our |
productions in return for the free for
eign markets. The more effective |
restriction on immigration, the extern
sion of opportunities of education for 1
working children. raising the age 1
limit of child labor, the protection of
free labor as against the contract con-
Wet labor. and the effective system of
IA Dor insurance is favored. Legisla-
tion is demanded for the extension of
the merchant marine. aud tribute is
paid the soldiers and sailors of late
wars and liberal pensions are favored.
The party is commended for main
tanning the efficiency of the civil SER
vice and the employment of the inha-
bitants of Cuba, Porto Rico. Hawaii
and Philippines should be confined as
far as practical in those territories
Legislation is asked for permanent
Improvement of roads, the extension
of rural free delivery. service, reclaim
alton of arid lands of the United |
States, the admission to statehood of |
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