The Lamar register., 1900-06-27
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
BROAD FOUNDATION OF REPUB-
IICANS.
Clear Cut Opposition to Free Coinage OF
sIlyerLTru.ts Condemned-favors Ad-
mission of the Territories and CREATION
of New Cabinet Position

PhiladeIDhfa June 2l-The platform OF
principles adoRtsd BY the Republican CON
The RepGblie&ns OF the United States.
through gheir chosen rsprtss y 49,, -, snss
an UNSURPASSED reAaard Of achievement,
and looking forward Into a great teAG OF
the Judgment of their eountrymsn, make
these declarations
The eSpsctation IN which tse AInessean ~,
itsarty. entruste5 power four Year,, ago to
q Republican chief magistrate and 2 Ae-
isaed. VIXEN the people then assembled
at the polls after term OF L,eniocrhle
legislation End administration. oLs4nsss
WAS dead Industry paralyzed and the na-
uonRl credit disas;roGziy inp&irea- 1as 80
eountry's capital was hildsn taMy W. S1,,s
Democrats bad no other plan witH Mttoa
TO improve the rulEoUs oonditioEs Mnisn
coin silver az the ratio ef sixteen 10 one
The Republican party. csnolhSlhE aa aaals
plal as sure 70 pTSases ,,,Is rsiis, Was
sought. promised to restore pfOstsSssky
By means OF TIVE legislative uayasaEes-,-S9 a
Inc standard OF value. The people By
great ualo-1tIcs issued TO The Republican
party a Commission 10 enact these laws.
Ttis coEnrnISsion has beoH executed and
the Republican promises sN1Ss me- s
Prosperity more general Snd nsoEs ao.1- ~,
loxed these euActmsuts- There IS ne !Osi.
ger any oobtrOSsrsy - 70 the value q
alsersesn An aoIIar Is gSid dollar or @
assured equivalent. and American orc,iiS
stands htgheS than that Of q ass ma Eaiss,,: ~.
labor ts probably occupied. ..
No single fact can al0rs str.Stngly tsli
means 10 the country than tais--tsai
while during the whole period OF ~ year.
sIports over imports Of only sSSa, gos. ssT,
there has been ~ the tErNa Sh9rt Isaira %
the present Republican adraLnlstr@,iea y. .,.. a
- laaHTla
enormous SlIra Of s. 90, "a and while
the American peoP4s- sttztainsd " thls
ing thee splendid Iriumphz IN their ogzs-
irSss and commerce, they have cpndsl.R-
e e and n Eisiory y .ssst s2ssil9ea = var iS
No thguEht of national aEErafs.i tEeEzlent
taruished N. high Yurpass with which
Was = ~sr unsousht and patiently russsi-
ed. but ~Eoa e eaEne the AnerleaF So
heit. and The qgiek Ant Algnal tFigfaph
Of Is forees or iAad aaa s.a 5erc e'laS,i
disrs ard sailors ard 70 ine skli and
foresight sf Republican stRtssazaarss.flsiss
was givsn q aew ssrth q frssaoIa.- sRd
20 the AEa.ticAsa people neN AaS Soeis
@S fn5sgse ths Administration Of wl!i-
iAsa Mckinley. Its acts hara h-rrH gssAts.
lished ir utsdes1 a7d FSiTissis51l s as az
Cd and sxtsnsssa ths gnnBeues y the Asu-
sTinan nation wagSiaE untrtcd paths
p P-s-.drst is SieKinisS sas bsta n sYsTy
situation the LEaS AinCrtcAn fsairlo5 ard
uTriEhi statesman, clear q yifsg,s. sSres,s ~.
spfFinE and ssssrvtag the coas-scaos u
n sssfrs d. American people 70 IN
dorss ;his Republican reegra afsa g re-
rev their com admission 70 the Eeep1siAslAn
80. - Z, isair ~. 49, y nv VI - 80 aiays
resided N DeusCcratie PfineARlss ard -
less ~ she svnsrl iEeaPasstg 9f tse
fniSs, ne prime essential os eastssss
prosperity - passae Senil.ssnss "a 10
ssiiity 70 dssi lntsHis-ntiy Win ~ ssw
proh,@ras % NsfntuisgrgstoE ard izs1aLE-
ton IsAt e2ni.sss y. tSsi5ss-.sS sil5.s...siSs
tnaas-stata ard the coanfrys prosgseTtiy
when peuaocrstie sseeess al ths P1.ss -
iieipauon % Democratic slunasss sDe
failures -.
cspie II he Eoid Standard and SecLs-s
our confidence r. tbs VISION q The iss-
isiaiiGn ot the Fafty.sixth CeaEryss sy
ne stat.iity of uar cu-rsncy on soii
hssls has been secured. We rvcSEutae
T. Sa5 n,iissfisa itsie ~ bisis ssri1isS ad
foT the purpose q further eqlial4zirE afat
q fgrther ioHsTtns ne Ia'ss e ;aSsfvs. -,
viii enable the VARYING meets nf th-
season and al sections 10 b proptrr
" sussain.4. labor steadily employed and
commerce enlarged. The volume %
money Ia rlrcula ten was DcNeE 50 EEeAf
psr capita As II u to-day.
We declare cur straSf&st opposition 20
the free and unitrzited coinage % SILVER
No measure 20 tkEt and could b coaSte-
cred which Vas without supPort Of the
leading cunmerCiai cSsautrtsg OK the
world haWsveE. nrmig Republican isEts-
laiion may seem 90 have sscarca the
.isrre,sites rt5rr~pcy the election et a
Democratic presi3eut could rot fan 70
iFffrair the eouutrg's credit and 10 bring
once more into question the tutsrtion
% the ArssrieS1 p.esis . maintain spsn
money circulation. The DszocrAtic
nsrty mus; be convinced that the AFsisrf-
can people will never tolerate the Chi
ezEo platform We recognize TIE nee
esslty and Proprtsty OF the honest CO.
ness conditions ard especially 10 ertssd
oar rapidly increasing foreign trnts but
We condemn All conEptrAc3es ard tsdssihirl-
atoms Intended to restrict business 70
create racTtoBs9ltes, 20 limit psoductIon or
70 control prices and favor such ls<is-
iatioa as Will s1ectuaiiY restrain and
prevent all such abuses protect and pro-
mote competition and secure fsie rights
Of producers isborers and all vito arc
engaged IN Industry and coum-rcs-
protection 10 American labor In
that policy cur industries have been
established. diversified and maintained
BY protecting the home market the CON-
petition has been stimuiafed ard protuc-
lion eheaPeuet. Opportunity 20 the IN
yentiye genius of eur people has Ehaen
secured and wages in every Department
Of labor maintained at hiEh rates higher
now than ever before. always dlstink-
utshinS our Sorkins people IN their better