New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-21
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY JUNE" q; 1900

nrm in action. always inspiring and deserving
the confidence Of his countrymen.
In asking the American people to indorse this
republican record and to renew their commits
sion to the Republican party, remind them
or the fact that the menace to their prosperity
mas always resided in Democratic principles and
no less in the general inca pacity Of the Demo-
cratic party TO conduct public affairs. The prime
essential Of business prosperity is public conf
dence in the good sense Of the Government and
IN its ability to deal intelligently with each
problem of administration and legislation. That
confidence the Democratic party has never
earned. 1t is hopelessly inadequate, and the
country's prosperity when Democratic success
at the polls is announced halts and ceases in
mere anticipation of Democratic blunders and
failures
We renew our allegiance TO the principle of the
gold standard. and declare our confidence in
the wisdom of the legislation of the LvIth
Congress- by which the parity of all our money
and the stability of currency upon gold
basis have been secured. We recognize that in
terest rates are potent factors in production
and business activity, and for the purpose Of
further equalizing and Of further lowering the
rates OF interest we favor such monetary legis-
latiOn will enable the varying needs of the
season and of all sections to be promptly met
evenly sustained,
labor steadily employed and commerce enlarged
The volume Of money in circulation was never
so great per capita it is to-day. We declare
steadfast opposition to the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver No measure to that
end could be considered which was without the
support Of the leading commercial countries Of
the world. However firmly Republican legisla-
ton may seem to have secured the country
against the peril of base and discredited cur
rency. the election Of a Democratic President
could not fail to impair the country's credit and
TO bring once more into question the intention
Of the American people TO maintain upon the
gold standard the parity of their money circula-
ton. The Democratic party must be convinced
that the American people will never tolerate the
Chicago platform.
We recognize the necessity and propriety Of
the homes cooperation OF capital to meet new
business conditions. and especially TO extend our
rapidly increasing foreign trade but we con-
denim all Conspiracies and combinations intended
to restrict business to create nonopones to
limit production or TO control prices and favor
such legislation as will effectively restrain and
prevent all such abuses. protect and promote
competition and secure the rights of producers
laborers and all who are engaged in industry
and commerce.
We renew our faith ri the policy Of protec-
ton to American labor IN that policy our in
dustries have been established diversified and
maintained. BY protecting the home market
competition has been stimulated and produc-
ton cheapened. Opportunity for the inventive
genius Of our people has been secured and
wages in every department Of labor maintained
at high rates. higher than ever before and
always distinguishing our working people in
their better conditions OF life from those Of any
competing country. Enjoying the blessings Of
the American common school, secure in the
right Of self-government and protected in the
occupancy Of their own markets their constant
~ increasing knowledge and skill have enabled
them finally to enter the markets Of the world
We favor the associated policy OF reciprocity
so directed as to open our markets on favorable
terms for what we do not ourselves produce in
return for free foreign markets
In the further interest Of American workn,en
we favor more effective restriction of the I'M
migration Of cheap labor from foreign lands
the extension Of opportunities OF education for
working children. the raising OF the age limit
for child labor. the protection of free labor as
against contract convict labor, and an effective
system of labor insurance.
Our present dependence upon foreign shipping
for nine-tenths Of our foreign carrying ia great