The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-20

there have been in the short years of the
present Republican administration an ex-
nous sum Of 81, ass, 73S. 05l, and While the
American people sustained by this Repub-
lican legislation have been achieving these
splendid triumphs in their business and
commerce, they have conducted and in
victory concluded war for liberty and
human rights. No thought of national ag-
grandizement furnished the high purpose
with which American Standards were I'M
tiently resisted, but when it came, the
American government was ready. Its
meets We're cleared Ior aeuon- us arm
les We're IN the field and the quick signal
triumph of its forces on land and sea bore
equal tribute to the courage of American
soldiers and sailors and to the skin and
foresight of Republican craftsmanship To
ten millions of the human race there was
given " a new birth of freedom" and to
the American people a new and noble re-
we endorse the administration of Will
lam Mckinley, it's acts have been estab-
liShed in wisdom and in patriotism and at
home and abroad it has distinctly ele-
American nation. Walking untried paths
and facing unforeseen responsibility,
President Mckinley has been in every
situation the true American patriot and
upright statesman, clear in vision, strong
in Judgment, firm in action, always in
spring and deserving the confidence of
his cOuntrymen.
In asking the American people to en-
dorse this Republican record and to re-
new their commission to the Republican
party we remind them of the fact that the
menace to their prosperity has always re-
sided in Democratic principles and no less
in the general incapacity of the Demo-
cratic party to conduct public affairs The
prime essential of business prosperity. is
public confidence in the good sense of the
government and its ability to deal intel
istration and legislation. That confidence
the Democratic party has never earned.
try's prosperity with Democratic success
at the polls, halts and ceases in mere
anticipation of Democratic plumbers and
we renew our allegiance to the princi-
pie of the gold standard and declare our
confidence in the wisdom of the legisla-
ton of the Fifty-sixth congress by which
the parity of all our money and the sta
bility of our currency on a gold basis has
rates are a potent factor in production
and business activity and for the purpose
of further equalizing and CT further low
ering the rates of interest we favor such
monetary legislation as will enable the
sections to be properly met in order that
trade may be evenly sustained, labor
steadily employed and commerce enlarg-
ed The volume of money in circulation
! was never so great per capita as 1t IS
today we declare our stea tti -, OPPOSE
| ton to the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver. No measure to that end could be
! considered which was without the sup
4 port of the leading commercial countries
/ of the world. However firmly Republic
can legislation may seem to have Sc
/ cured the country against the peril of
base and discredited currency. the cleo
| ton 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
upon the gold standard the parity OF their
| money circulation. The Democratic par
/ ty must be convinced that the Ameri-
can people will never tolerate the Chi
1 cago platform We recognize the neceS-
sity and propriety of the honest cooper
alton of capital to meet new business
rapidly increasing foreign trade, but we
| condemn all conSpiracies and cOmblna-
| lions intended to restrict business to ere
ate monopolies, to limit production or 70
| control prices and favor such legislation
! as will effectually restrain and prevent
all such abuses, protect and promote COM
ers. laborers and all who are engaged in
| industry and commerce.
| We renew our faith in the policy OF
| protection of American labor In that pol
| Icy our industries have been established
| diversified and maintained By protect
| ing the home market, the competition has
| been stimulated and production cheap
| ened. Opportunity to the inventive gen
ius of our people has been secured and
| wages in every department of labor main
tanned at high rates, higher now thar
ever before, always distinguishing oul
working people in their better condition
of life from those of any competing coun-
common schools, secure in the right OF
self-government and protected in the oc
cupancy of their own markets, their con
stantlv increasing knowledge and still
have enabled them finally to enter the
markets of the world. We favor the as
as to open our markets on favorable terms
for what we do not ourselves produce il
return for free foreign markets.
In the further interest of American
workmen we favor more effective re
striction of the immigration of cheap Ia
, Dor from foreign lands, the extension o
opportunities of education for working
children. the raising of the age limit TO
. child labor. the protection of free labO
, as against contract convict labor and al
effective system of labor insurance.
our present dependence upon foreigl
shipping for nine-tenths of our foreig1
carrying is a great loss to the industr'
ger to our trade for its sudden withdrawn
in the event of European war would ser
iously cripple our expanding foreign com
: merce The national defense and nava
efficiency of this country, moreover sup
ply a compelling reason for Legislation
} which will enable us to recover our for
= ner place among the trade carrying fleet
of the world.
: The nation owes a debt of profoun
gratitude to the soldiers and sailors VIII
5 have fought its battles and it is the gov
vors, and for the widows and orphans c
: those who have fallen in the country
L wars. The pension laws founded in thi
5 just sentiment should be liberal an
= should be literally administered and pref
' ! erence should be given wherever praC
l ticable with respect to employment in tn
e public service to soldiers and sailors an
- to their widows and orphans.
We commend the policy of the Republ
a can party in maintaining the efficiency {
/ the civil service. The administration ha
t acted wisely in its efforts to secure fo
] public service in Cuba. Porto Rico BaWa
: and the Philippine islands only nos
= training and experience We believe tha
= employment in the public service in thes
S territories should be confined as far q
f | practicable to their inha bitants.
I, 1t was the plain purpose of the FIJI