The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-21
T&IE PLATFORM.
Full Text of the Republican De-
cInrRtion of Principles.

PHILADELPHIA. June 29.-The CON-
mittee en- Platform completed its pTepa.a-
tion Of the platform at 1926. Senator
FaiT banks, chairman of the commit tee
Immediately left the Hotel Walton for TIE
convention hal. The platform is as TO-
lows:
The Republicans of the United States,
through their chosen repreSeni a ives met
in national convention, look ng back upun
an unsurpas sSed record of achievement and
looking forward into a g eat fie d Of duty
and opportunity and appealing to the
Judgment Of their couAtGymen, make
these declarations:
The expectation in which the American
people, turning from the Democratic
party, intrusted power four years ago to
a Republican che magistrate and Re
publican congress, has been met and
satisfied. When the paop!e then ASS m
bled at the polls, after a. term of Qem =
cratic legislation an1 administ at on busi-
ness was dead, industry paralyzed and
the national CT edit disa> t. ou sly impaire d.
The country's capital was hidden away
and its labor distressed and unemployed.
The Democrats had 70 other plan with
which to improve the ruinous conditions
Which they had themselves produ ell
than to coin silver at the ratio of Is to l.
The Repub lean party, deEouncing this
plan as sure to produce conditions even
worse than those from which relief was
sought, promised to estore prosperity by
means of two legislative Measures pro-
u
standard of value. The people by great
maJorities issued to the Republican party
a commission to enact these laws.
This commission has been executed, and
the Republican promise IS r deeme d. g..
Prosperity more general and mere ablnd-
ant than we have ever known has fol-
lowed these ena ctmentS. There is no long
er controversy as to the value Of any
government obligation. Every American
dollar is a god dollar or its assured
equivalent. and American credit ands
higher than that of any o her nation.
Capital is fully employed and everywhere
labar is proftaby occupied.
No single fact can more strikingly tell
the story of what Renubli7an government
means to the country than this-'het t
from 1890 to 1897. there was an excess Of
exports over imports of Only $}82. OPS, ,497
there has been in the short three wears f
the present Republican administra ion an
excess of exports over imports in the
enormous sum of S1,48}, ,52709l
And while the American people, sus-
tanned by this Republican legislation.
have been achieving these splendid
trlumDhs in thair bustne- s and commerce.
they have conducted and in victory con-
cIuded war for liberty and human
rights. NO-thought of national aggran-
Gize1heht taFsnlshed the high purpose with
which American STANDARDS wee unfUr.ed
1t was a war unsought and patiently le-
sisted, but when it came the American
government was ready. It's fleets We're
:
field. and the quick and signal triumph
of its forces on land and sea bore equal
tribute to the courage Of Anne ican sol
diers and sailors, ard to the skill nd
fores ght of Republican statesnareh.p
To ten millions of the human race there
was given ga new birth Of feed m" ard
to the hr''e"+can Peop'e a new and noble
responsibility.
We indorse the administrative cf WEI
liam Mckinley Its acts have been es-
tapllshed in wisdom and In patriotism.
and at home and Gb~oad it has distinctly
elevated and extended the influence of
the American nation. WALKING unfrie5
paths and facing unforeseen resoon ib J.
tiles. President Mckinley hrs been II
every situa ton the true American pat-iot
and tho unr g}lt sta teSman. CIea~ m visfen
strong in iudop1ant firm in actio- a afways
inspiring. ard deserving the confidence ef
his cour trymen.
In asking the American peopIe to in
foTse this Renubli"an record and TO renew
their commission tn the Republican party
we remind them of the fact that the men
ace to their nFosneritv has ALWAYS resided
IN Democratic principles and no less in the
general incapaeity of the Democra tic
party to conduct public affairs. The
prime essential of business prosperity is
public confidence in the GOOD sense of the
government and in It's ability TO deal in
telti@entlV with each new problem of ad-
miniStr9tioD and legislation That conf
dence tho Democratic party has never
earned. 1t is hOnelessly inaderuate and
me country prosperity. when Democrat
ic success at the polls Is announced
haltS and cea Ses in mere anticipation of
Democratic blunders ard failures
We reneTsfourlallegiance TO the princi-
pies Of the gold standard and declare our
confidence in. the wisdom of the legisla-
ton of the Fiftv-sixth congress bv which
thN parity of allsour money and the sta
hility of cur currency on a gold basis has
been securedJ We recoe-l;Ze that fnteress
rates are a r6t ant factn- in production and
business actiGitH and for the purpose of
furthe- eaua6iZiI< and Of further lowef'inp
the rates of0hteTSost we favor such none
tarv le@iela fihn a will enah'a the VARYING
needs of the season and of all sections to