Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-18

ocratic party has never earned. 1t Is nope
lessly inadequate and the country's pros
perity, when democratic success at the
polls is announced, halts and ceases in
mere anticipation of democratic plumbers
and failures.
THE COLD STANDARD.
We renew our allegiance to the principles
Of the gold standard and declare our con-
fdence in the wisdom of the legislation of
the fifty-sixth congress by which the
parity Of all our money and the stability
of our currency on a gold basis has been
secured. W.. recognize that interest rates
mess activity, and for the purpose Of fur.
Their equalizing and Of further lowering
the rates Of interest we favor such none.
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs of the season and of all sections to
be promptly met in order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
and m enlarged. The volume of
money in circulation was never SO great
per capita as it is today.
We declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
No measure to that end could be consid-
cred without the support of the leading
commercial countries Of the world. How
ever firmly republican legislation may seem
to have secured the country against the
peril of base and discredited currency, the
election OF a democratic president could
not fail to impair the country's credit and
to bring once more into question the inten-
ton Of the American people to maintain
juuOu IN SOIuJ SlduQdIu Tie pdIlIy%Ol LICK
moneys circulation. The democratic
party must be convinced that the American
people will never tolerate the Chicago plat
form.
THE TRUST QUESTION.
We recognize the necessity and proprie-
ty Of the honest cooperation of capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
cially to extend our rapidly increasing for
cies 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
a policy our industries have been established,
diversified and maintained. By protecting
the home market the competition has been
stimulated and production ch~eapened. OPP.
portunity to the inventive genius OF oul
4 people has been secured and wages In every
department OF labor maintained at higI
rates. higher now than ever before, always
distinguishing our working people in taei1
better conditions of life from those Of an.
competing country. Enjoying the blessings
of American common schools, secure In the
right of self-goYernment and protected IL
the occupancy Of their own markets, theil
constantly increasing knowledge and skill
have enabled them finally to enter the mar
kets OF the world. We favor the associated
policy Of reciprocity, so directed as to opeI
our markets on favorable terms for wha,
we do not ourselves produce In return FOL
free foreign markets.
IN THE INTERESTS Or LABOR.
q In the further Interest Of American
workingmen, we favor d more effective re
~striction of the immigration of cheaper
labor from foreign lands, the extension Of
opportunities of education for working
children, the raising OF the age limit foi
child labor. the projection Of free labor, al
II against contract convict labor, and q,
effective system Of labor insurance.
RESTORATION OF OUR SHIPPING IN
DuSTRY.
Our present dependency upon foreigi
shipping for nine-teIths Of our foreign car
rytng lis d great loss to the industry Of thi
8. country. ut is a serious danger to ou
trade for its sudden withdrawal In TIL
Ieyent OF European wal would s~eriOust,
cripple our expanding foreign
The national defenses and the naval eff
-Iclency OF this country. moreover, supply
compelling reason for legislation which VII
a enable us to recover olr former plac,
among the trade-earrying fleets OF th
world.