Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-30
PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY The REPUBLICANS
Declaration Of Principles Embodies
Old Party Creed With Some
New Articles.
ALLEGIANCE TO GOLD STANDARD
Financial Measures Of Recent Con-
gress UncquiyocaIly Approved
Expansion, Antitrust,
Protection Pianks.

Protection THINKS.
Philadelphia, June 21.-Following is
the republican platform, unanimously
adopted by the national convention:
The republicans OF the United States,
through their chosen representatives, met
In national convention, looking back upon
an unsurpassed record Of achieyement
and looking forward into q great field or
duty and opportunity and appealing 70
the judgment OF their c~ountrymen, made
these declarations:
people. turning from the democratic party
and entrustlng power, four years ago,
to n republican chief magistrate and a
satisfied. When the people then as
sembled at the polls after a term of dem
o%cratic legislation aud administration
and tho national cfcdin disastrousIy i'm
paired. The cOunlry's Stpital was hid
den AVA and It's labor distressed and
er plan with which TO improve the ruin
ous conditions which they had themselves
produced than 10 coin silver at the ratio
of l6 10 l.. The republican party, de-
nouncing this plan as sure TO produce
conditions even worse than those from
which relief was sought. promised to re-
store prosperity by means of two legisla-
tive measures-a protective tariff and a
law making gold the standard OF value.
The people by great maJOrities issued to
the republican party a commission to en-
act these laws. This commission has
been executed and the republican prom
Use is redeemed. Prosperity more general
and more abundant than we have ever
known has followed these enactments.
There Is no longer controversy as to the
value OF any government obligations
Every American dollar Is a gold dollar or
It's assured equivalent and American
credit stands higher han that of any ma
ton. Capital Is fully employed and every
where labor is proftably. occupied, No
single fact can more ~strikinSly tell the
story Of what republican government
means to this country than this,
that while during the whole. Pc
1887, there was an excess OF exports over
imports of only 1888, 02S, 497, there has
been I'm the short three years of the
present republican administration an ex-
nous sum Of 81 1888, 531, 034, and while the
American people, sustained by this re-
publican Legislation. have been active In
these splendid triumphs In their bust
ness and they have conducted
and VIGOROUSLY concluded q war for lib
erty and human rights. No thought or
high purpose with which the American
standards were unfurled. II was a war
unsought and patiently resisted, but
was ready. Its fleets were cleared for ac-
ton. Its armies were In the field and the
quick and signal triumphs OF Its forces
on land ana sea bore Cuual tribute 10 the
courage Of American soldiers and sailors
and to the skill and foresight of republic
an craftsmanship. To ten millions of the
human race there was given "a new birth
OF freedom" and to the American people
n new and noble responsibility.
MCKINLEY Praised.
We indorsc the administration OF Will
lam Mckinley. Its acts have been estab-
lished In wisdom and I'm patriotism, and
at home and abroad Il has distinctly ele-
waited and extended the influence Of the
American nation. Walking untried paths
and facing unforeseen responsibilities
President Mckinley has been In every
situation the true American patriot and
upright statesman, clear In vision, strong
I'm Judgment, firm IN action, always In
spring and deserving the confidence of
his countrymen. In asking the American
people to indorse this republican record
and 10 renew their commission to the re-
publican party, we remind them of the
fact that menace to their property has al
ways resided In democratic principles no
loss than i'm the general in~capacity of the
democratic party 70 conduct public at
fairs. The prime essential of business
prosperity is public confidence in the
good sense Of the government and In its
ability to deal intelligently with each new
problem of administration and legislation.
That confidence the democratic party has
never earned. 1t Is hopelessly inadequate
and the country's prosperity, when dem
ocrat!c success at the polls Is announced.
haltS and ceases In mere anticipation OF
democratic blunder and failures.
Gold Standard Indorscd,
We renew our allegiance to the principle
Of the gold standard and declare our con
tidencc i'm the wisdom of the legislation
OF the FiftX-sixth CONGRESS by which the
parity of all our money and the stability
Of our currency on a gold basis has been
secured. We recognize that interest rates
are n potent factor in production and
busincss activity, and for the purpose of
further equalizing and further lowering
the rates Of interest we favor such mon
'etary legislation as will enable the vary
ing needs of the season and OF all sec
lions to be promptly met i'm order that
trade may be evenly sustained, labor
steadily employed and commerce en-
largcd. The volume OF money In circula-
ton was never so great per capita as it IS
today. We declare our Steadfast opposi-
ton TO the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. No measure to that end could
be considered which was without the sup
port of the leading commercial countries
OF the world. However firmly republican
legislation may seem TO have secured the
country against the peril Of a base and dis
credited c~us.ency, the election OF a dem
ocratic 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 standar the parity OF their money
circulation. TheNdemocratic party must
be Convinced hat the American people
will never tolerate the Chicago platform.
Trust aud Protection.
we recognize the necessity and pro-
priety of the honest cooperation of cap
ital to meet new business conditions, and
especially to extend our rapidly increas-
ing foreign trade, but we condemn all
conspiracies and combinations intended
to restrict business, TO create monopo-
lies, to limit production or to control
prices, and favor such legislation as viii
effectually restrain and prevent all such
abuses, protect and promote competition
and secure the rights of producers, labor
ers and all who are engaged In industry
and commerce..
We renew our faith in the policy Of Sro-
lection tn American labor. In that policy
our industries have been established, di-
versifed and maintained. BY protecting
the home market the competition has
been stimulated and production cheap
cncd. Opportunity to the inventive genius
Of our people has been secured and wages
In every department OF labor maintained
at high rates, higher now than ever be-
fore, always distinguishing our working
people In their better conditions or life
from those of any competing country.
Enjoying the blessings of the American
common school, secure in the s~elf-govern-
ment ana protected in the occupancy OF
their own markets, their constantly IN
creasing knowledge and skill have ena-
bled them finally to enter the markets or
the world. We favor the associated pol
icy of reciprocity so directed as TO open
our markets on favorable terms FOR VIVA;
we do not ourselves produce In retura
for free foreign markets.
In the further interest or American
workmen, we favor "a more effective re-
striction OF immigration OF cheap labor
from foreign .ands, the extension OF OF.
~portunitics of education for working chill.
dren, the raising OF the age limit for chic
labor. the protection OF free b as
against contract convict labor and an Ell
fectivo system of labor insurance.
For 4 Shi ping Subsidy.
Our present dependence upon foreign