Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-09-27
REpUBL1cAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.

The republicans OF the United States.
through their chosen representatives mel
IN national convention, looking back upon
I'm unsurpassed record OF achieyemens, aRa
| hooking forward into q great teld OF dnSy
and Opportunity and appearing 70 Wy
judgment OF their countryme1l, make these
declarations: ,.ar,oan
| n.ople. turning from the demOcratlc party,
| intrusted power four years ago 70 Are
publican chief magistrate and q repu9l1cans
| congress, has been met ana satlshee. WIZ Wiz
| utter a term of democratic legislation ana
| administration, business was dead, NOUS
try paralyzed and the national cfedaa ~ a ats,
nsirously impaired. The country's capital
was hidden and its labor distressed ana
The democrats had no other plan with
which to improve the ruinous eonuit than
| 10 coin silver at the ratio OF 1T TO l.. Inc
| republican party, denouncing this plan as
sure to produce conditions even worse than
| ised to restore prosperity by means OF tWo
legislative measures-a protectlve aaiif
ind u law making gold the standard OF
value. The people by great ma1orities Is,
sued to the republican party u coAm1isssANon
This commission has been executed. and
the republican promise is redeemed. PROS.
than we have ever known has followed
| these enactments. There is no longer
| controversy as to the value of any govern
n,ent obligation. Every Am ne ea.n; va aHi ent
and american credit stands higher Ihan
| that of any other nation. Capita! IS Iuliy
employed and everywhere labor is pront-
| ably occupied. a 4r
No single fact can more strikingly tell
the story Of what republican government
means to the country than tLis-tnaI
while during the whole period OF w years -
from 1890 to 1897. there was an ne EXCESS cas OF.
exports over imports of only $3oS,u2o,49t.
there has been in the short three years OF
the present republican administration an
excess Of exports over imports IN the ehor-
nous sum Of $1,4S3, 537 ,094.
THE WAR.
And while the American people, sus-
tanned by this republican legislation, nave
been achieving these splendid IN
their business and commerce, they nave
| conducted n in victory concluded a war
for liberty and human rights. No thought
| Of national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT furnished tne
high purpose with which American stand.
ards were unfgrled. ra II was h nj W When #
| came the American government was teaq q
Its fleets were cleared for action. LIS
armies Were in the field. and the II, q 1ana and
sea bore equal tribute to the courage OF
| American soldiers and sailors, and TO the
skill and foresight of republican statesman
there was given "a new birth Of free
and noble responsibility.
We indorse the administrator OF WI
Tam Mckinley. It's acts have been estab-
lished in wisdom and In patriotism, and at
home and abroad 1t has distinctly elevated
and extended the influence Of the Amer,
lean nation. Walking untried paths n
facing unforeseen responsibilities, President
Mckinley has been in every situation me
true American patriot and the uprlght
statesman. clear in vision, strong IN 1udg,
ment, firm in action. always inspiring ana
deserving the confidence of his country
men.
DEMOCRATS AS A MENACE.
In asking the American people to in
dorse this republican record and to renew
their commission to the repuplicah party,
ace to their prosperity has always RESIDED
in democratic principles and no less IN the
general ~incapacity of the democratic party
to conduct public affairs. The prime es-
sential Of business prosperity is public con
I fdence In the good sense of the govern
ment and in its ability to deal intelligently
NTH sha , tsash nen p5 That eoe of en@ln TIE ae%n
ocratic party has never earned. 1t is hope,
THE GOLD STANDARD.
Iessly Inadequate and the country's pros
perity, 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 principles
OF the gold standard and declare our con-
tIuOe0Ce III the HWlSUOm gOl# III lSSlSldIlOu VI
the ffty-sixth congress by which the
parity Of all our money and the stability
of our currency on q gold basis has been
secured. We recognize that interest rates
are a potent factor In production and bus
mess activity, and for the purpose Of fur
ther 5equalizing and of further lowering
the rates OK 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
and enlarged. The volume OF
money In circulation was never SO great
per capita as 1t is today.
We declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
cred without the support Of the lending
commercial countries OF the world. How
ever firmly republican legislation may seem
to haze secured red the country against 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
THE TRUST QUESTION.
We recognize the necessity and proprie-
Ity of the honest cooperation Of capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
cialiy to extend our rapidly increasing for
IL GiSAl l1duCk OAI We SOAucIuh oil SOASPlla a.
cies and combinations intended to restrict
business. to create m~onopolies. to limit
i production or to control prices and favor
such legislation as will efrectually 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 our Industries have been established,
diversified and maintained. BY protecting
the home market the competition has been
stimulated 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
better conditions of life from those of any
competing country. Enjoying the blessings
of American common schools, secure in the
right Of seif-goyernment and protected In
the occupancy Of their. own markets, their
constantly increasing knowledge and skill
ha~vesenabled them finally to enter the mar
kets of the world. We favor the associated
policy OF reciprocity. so directed as to open
our markets OF favorable terms for what
4 we do not ourselves produce In return for