Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-21
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Declares Against Free Silver and
Trusts, For Greater Shipping, Open
Door in China and independence
of Cuba.

Philadelphia. June 20-The committee on
rcSolutio ions of which Senator Fairbanks is
chairman, completed their preparation of
the platform at l2.35. Following is the
text
"Thc republicans of the United States
through their chosen representatives. met
in national convention, looking back on
an unsurpassed record of achievement,
looking forward into a great field of duty
and opportunity appealing to the judg-
ment of their Counu ymen, make these de-
CldrationS:--
Expectations which tho American
people turning from the democratic party
entrusted power four years ago to the
republican chief magistrate and a repub-
lican Congress has been met and satisfied
When the people then assembled at the
polls after "A term of democratic logisla-
ton and administration, business was
dead, industry paralyzed, national credit
disastrously impaired, tho country's capi-
tai hidden away. labor distressed and un-
employed. The democrats had no other
plan with which to improve the ruinouS
conditions they themselves had produced
than to coin silver at the ratio of l6 to l.
The republican party denounced this plan
as sure 10 produce conditions even
worse than those from which relief was
sought, promised to restore prosperity by
the means of two Legislative measures
protective tariff law and making gold the
standard OF value. The people by great
malorlties issued 10 the republican party a
commission to enact these laws This
commission has been executed and the
republican promise redeemed Prosperity
more general and more abundant than we
nave ever known followed these enact
ments. There is no longer any controver-
SN as 10 the value of any government
obligations. Every American dollar is n
gold dollar or its assured equivalent and
n -
of any other nation. Capital is fully en-
ploYcd and labor everywhere Is prontahlv
occupied. While the American people sus-
tanned lay this republican legislation have
been achieving these splendid triumphs in
business commerce they have also con-
Quoted and concluded war for liberty
and human rights. No thought of nation
al agerandizement tarnished the high pun
pose with which the American standards
We're rmfurled II was a war unsought and
patiently resisted but when it came the
American government was ready. TO ten
millions of the human race his been given
"a new birth of freedom ana TO the
American people IA new and noble respon-
sibiitY.
we endorse the administration of VIII
liam Mckinley. It's acts have been estab-
liShed in wisdom and patriotism and at
home and abroad has distinctly elevated
ANA extended the influence of the Ameri-
can nation.
/ We renew our allegiance To the principle
of "A gold standard and declare our conti-
dencc IN the wisdom of the legislation of
the FiftY-SiXth Congress. by which tho
parity of all money and the STABILITY Of
all currency upon a god basis has been
secured We declare steadfast opposition
! to the free and unlimited coinage of sill
Nor. No measure to that end could ne
considered without the support of the
leading commercial countries Of the world,
We recognize the necessity and propre-
ItN of the honest cooperation of capital
to meet new business conditions and es-
lpecially to extend our rapidly increasing z
Itrdde. but condemn all conspiraces or
combinations intended to restrict business
and create monopolies to limit produ, =
! ltion or control prices and favor such leg
lsiation AS will effectively restrain and
prevent all such abuses and protect and
promote competition and secure the rights
lof the producers, the laborcrs ana all en-
gagged In industry and commerce.
| w" renew our faith in the pOlicY of the
protection Of American labor. We favor