Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-06-22
PLATFORM IN FULL.
Declarations Upon Which Republic
ans Will Fight This Year.
,.EC0RD OF PARTY.
Declares Against Free Coinage and
Trusts, aud Stands 10 Gold and
for an Extension Of Our
Commercial Relations.


the platform adopted by the national
Republican convention at Philadelphia:
The Republicans Of the United States
through their chosen representatives
met IN national convention looking
back upon an unsurpassed record Of
achievements and looking forward into
great field Of duty and opportunity
and appealing to the Judgment Of their
countrmen to make These declarations.
The expectation in which the Amer
lean people, turning from the Demo-
cratic party, trusted power four years
ago TO Republican chief magistrate
and Republican congress has been met
and satisfied. The peo..l then assembled
at the polls after term Of Democratic
legislation and administration business
was dead. industry paralyzed, and the
national credit disastrously impaired.
The country's capital was hidden
away aud its labor distressed aud unem.
ployed. The Democrats had no other
plans with which 10 improve tho ruin
Gus conditions which they had them.
selves produced than % coin silver nc
the ratio Of rs to T. The Republican
party denouncing this plan rs sure 70
produce conditions even worse than
those from which relief was sought,
promised To restore prosperity by means
Of two legislative measurcs-ap protective
tariff and a law making gold standard
Of value. The pcoplo hy u great ma
iority issued 10 the Republican party
"A commission ~ enact these laws
TINS commission has been executed and
the Republican promises redeemed. Pros.
perity more general aud moro abundant
than We have ever known has followed
these enactments. There Is no longer
controversy rs 70 the value Of any gov
eminent obligations. Every American
dollar Is "a gold dollar or It's assured
equivalent and American credit stands
higher than that Of any other nation
Capital il fully employed and employed
and everywhere labor is protitably occu-
pied No single fact can more strik-
ingly tell the story Of what republican
government means 10 the country than
this-that while during the whole Pc
riod Of l07 years from 1890 10 1897 there
was an excess Of exports over imports u
only 1858, OPS, lo7 there has been in
the short three years Of the
present Republican administration an
excess Of exports over imports In the
enormous sum Of Sl,iS3, 3IO9i, and
while the American people sustained by
this Republican legislation have been
achieving these splendid triumphs in
their business and commerce, they have
conducted aud in victory concluded q
war for liberty and human rights NJ
d thought Of national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT tar.
nishes the high purpose with which this
American standards were unfurled. II
was war unsought and patiently re-
sisted, but when IL came the American
government was ready Its fleets wer,
cleared for action; It's armies were in TIA,
field and the quick aud signal triumph
of it, forces ON land and ON sea Dor,
equal tribute 70 the courage Of Ameri
cnn soldiers and 10 the skill aud fore
sight Of Republican craftsmanship 4,
ten millions Of the human race Their,
was given new birth of freedom Ans
81 TO the American people new and nobl'
responsibility.
We indorse the administration Of Mr.
3 Mckinley Its acts have been estab
4 lished in wisdom and in patriotism AN,
at home ~ abroad il has distinct,
elevated kteuded the influence q
til Am Alton. Walking untrie'
) PATHS anNS'ing Unforeseen obstacle
President Mckinley has been in ever,
situation the true American patriot an,
the upright statesman. clear In vision
strong in judgment, frm In action. al
ways inspiring aud deserving the conf
: denco Of hi, countrymen
In asking the American people 70 in
dorse this Republican record aud {,
renew their commission 20 the Repub
licnn party, we remind them of the fac
the menace 10 their prosperity has al
ways resided In Democratic principle
and not less IN the general incapacity %
the Democratic party TO conduct publ,
affairs. The prime essential Of our pros
{ perity is public confidence In the goo,
sense Of the government and In 10
ability 70 deal int igeutly with each
2 new problem Of administration and leg
istration. That confidence the Demo
Z cratic party has never earned Il /
D hopclessly inadequate and the country
. prosperity when Democratic success a
the polls is announced halts and cease
in nero anticipation OF Democrats
b!uuders aud failures
We renew our allegiance Of the prin
ciplo Of the gold standard aud declar
our confidence Ia the wisdom Of the leg
islatiou Of the Ffty.siXth congress b,
which the party parity Of all our monel
and the stability of our currency on
d gold basis has been REQUIRED
We recognize that the rates Of interos
are a potent factor in production an
business activity and for the purpose O
| further cuunliziug and Of further lower