Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-09-18
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.
The republicans OF the United States,
through their chosen representatives met
In national convention, looking back upon
an unsurpassed record of achievement, ana
looking forward Into q great field Of duty
and opportunity, and appealing to the
Sludgmentsof their countrymen, make these
declarations:
The expectation In which the American
people, turning from the democratic party,
Entrusted power four years TO a re
publican chief magistrate and a repuplcan
congress-, has been met and satisned.S Wnen
the people then ass !, tsan an anS
administration, business was dead, INDUS
try paraIyzed and the national credlt aas,
astrously impaired. b coqntfyss seaPilai
was hidden and Its labor distressed anu
4 democrats had no other plan with
which to- Improve the ruinous condltions
which they had themselves produced, In y
to coin silver ut the ratio of is % Inc
republican party, denouncing this plan as
suresto produce conditions even worse than
those from which relief was sought, prom
ised to restore prosperity by means Of two
1egislatiye measnres-a protective tariff
and a law making gold the standard OF
value. The people by great majoritles IS
sued to the republican party a commission
to enact these laws.
This commission has been executed, and
the republican promise is redeemed Pros.
perity more general and more aDundan5
than We have ever N mas - tol Iomser
controyersy as to the value Of any govern
ment obligation. Every American dollar
is d gold dollar or its assured equlVaiehL,
and American credit sta nd q lng ! Is f111u
employed and everywhere LABOR Is pronI-
ably occupied
No single fact can more strikingly tel
a,HStSNII..SH. a. 1880 $r ay,,Illfaon government
means to the country than sthis-that3
while during the whole period Of lOf years
from 1850 to 1897, there was an excess OF
exports over imports OF only ea,oaSss s.s
the present republican administration an
excess Of exports over imports in the enor-
nous sum Of 81 .4SS, 537 ,094. @
THE WAR.
md while the American people, sus-
tanned by this republican legislation, nay y
been achieving these splendid IN
their business and commerce, Lhey nave
conducted and in victory concluded q war
for liberty and human rights. NO tnougnt
high purpose with which American stands
ards were unfnrled. It was al wal I'M
sought and patiently resisted, but When,lt
came the American government was reaqy.
armies were in the field, and the quick and
signal triumph of Its forces on tand ana
sea bore equal tribute to the courage or
1Amer1cln fSQlQlcESa duu 1Au oiSth
skill and foresight of republican statesman
ship. To ten millions OF the human race
there was given 50 new birth OF free
DOM and to the American people a new
and noble responsibility.
we indorse the administration OF Vii
liam Mckinley Its acts have been estab-
#lished nEWisdom and in patriotism, andat
home and abroad IT has distinctly leTalea
lean nation. Walking antried paths and
facing unforeseen responsibilities, President
Mckinley has been in every situation the
true American patriot and the upright.
statesman, clear in vision, strong In judg-
ment, firm in action, always inspiring and
deserving the confidence of his country
men. R G 3
DEMOCRATS AS A MENACE.
In asking the American people to in
dorse this republican record and to renew
their commission to the republican party,
we remind them of the fact that the men
ace to their prosperity has always resided
general ~incapacity Of the democratic party
to conduct public affairs. The prime %es-g
sentiaI Of business prosperity is public CON
hdence In the good sense %. the govern
ment n In its ability to deal intelligently
with each new problem OF administration
and legislation. That confidence the dem
ocratic party has never earned. It Is hope.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
tessiy inadequate and the country's pros
perity,aswhen democratic success at the
So ! - IL SOoSCSE ~ LIZ
mere anticipation Of democratic blunders
failures.
We renew our allegiance to the principles
Of the gold standard and declare our con.
idences In the wisdom of the legislation of
the ffty-sixth& congress by which the
parity of all our money and the stability
of our currency on a gold basis has been
secured recognize that Interest rates
are a potent factor III production and bus
mess activity, and for the purpose Of fur
lei fequalizing and Of further lowering
the rates of interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs OF the season and of all sections to
be promptly met in order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
money in circulation was never SO great
per4capita as 1t is today.
We declare our Steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver.
measure to that end could be consid-
cred without the support of the leading
commercial countries of the world. How
ever firmly republican legislation may seem
to have secured the country against the
peril Of base and discredited currency, the
election 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
moneys circulation. The democratic
party must be convinced that the American
people will never tolerate the Chicago plat
form.
TEE TRUST QUESTION.
w recognize the necessity and proprie-
ty of the honest &C cooperation of capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-:
Scialiy to extend our rapidly increasing for
seign trade but we condemn all conspira-.
cies and combinations intended to restrict
business to create monopolies, to limit
production or to control prices and favor
such legisiation8a will effectually restrain
and prevent all such abuses, protect and
promote competition and secure the rights
OF producers, laborers and all who are en-
gagged In industry and commerce.
THE POLICY OF PROTECTION.
We renew our faith In the policy of
protection to American labor. In that
policy orr Industries have been established,
diversified and maintained. BY protecting
the home market the competition has been
43stimulnted and production cheapened. OPP
portunity 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 before, always
distinguishing our working people in their
- ! 1870 O. -.