, 1900-06-21

sum Of $1,4S3, 73S, O94, and while the
American people, sustained by this re-
publican legislation, have been achiev,
ing these splendid triumphs in theil
business and commerce, they have con.
Quoted and in victory concluded a wal
for liberty and human rights.
No thought of national ~aggrandiZe-
ment furnished the high purpose with
which American standards were un
furled. 1t was a war u%nsought and pa.
tiently resisted, but when it came the
American government was ready. It's
fleets were cleared for action. It's ar,
mies were in the field, and the quick
ard signal triumph of its force on land
and sea bore equal tribute to the cour-
age of American soldiers and sailors
and to the skill and foresight of repub-
lican craftsmanship. To ten millions
of the human race there vas given "a
new birth of freedom" and to the
American people a new and noble re-
sponsibility.
We indorse the administration of
William Mckinley. It's acts have been
established in wisdom and in patriot
ism and at home and abroad it has dis
tinctly elevated and extended the in
f~iuerce of the American nation. Walk
ing untried paths and facing unfore-
seen responsibilities, President McIEin-
ley has been in every situation the true
American patriot and upright states
man, clear of vision, strong in judg-
ment, firm in action, always inspiring
and deserving the confidence of his
cOuntrymen.
In asking the American people to in
d0rse 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 al
ways resided in democratic principles
and no less in the general incapaci:y of
the democratic party to conduct public
affairs. The prime essential of bust
ness prosperity is public confidence in
the good sense of the government and
its ability to deal in%telligently with all
new problems of administration and
legislation. That confidence the demo-
cratic party has never earned. 1t is
prosperity 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 prin-
ciple of the gold standard, and declare
our confidence il the wisdom of the leg
islation of the Fifty-sixth G by
which the parity of all of our money
and the stability of our currency on a
gold basis has been secured. We rec
ognize that interest rates are a potent
factor in production and business ac-
tivity and for the purpose Of further
equalizing and of further lowering the
rates of interest We favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the vary
ing needs of the season and of all sec
tics to be properly met in order that
trade may be evenly sustained, labor
steadily employed and commerce en-
larged. The volume Of money in cir
culation was never so great per capita
as it is today.
We declare our steadfast opposition
to the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer. No measure to that end could be
considered which was without the sup
port of the leading commercial coun-
tries Of the world. However firmly re-
publican legislation may seen to have
secured the country against the peril of
base and discredited currency, the cleo
ton of a democratic president could not
ia. to impair the country's credit and
to bring once more into question the
intention of the American people to
maintain upon the gold standard the
parity of their money circulation. The
democratic party must be convinced
that the American people will never
tolerate the Chicago platform.
We recognize the necessity and pro-
priety of the honest cooperation of
capital to meet new business conditions
and especially to extend our rapidly in
creasing foreign trade, but We condemn
all conspiracies and combinations in
tended to restrict business, to create
m~onopolies, to Limit production or to
control prices and favor such legisla-
ton as will effectually restrain and pre-
vent all such abuses, protect and pro-
mote competition and secure the rights
of producers, laborers and all who are
Ell gagged in industry and commerce.
| We enew our faith in the policy Of
protection to American labor. In that
policy Il industries have been estab-
lished, diversified and maintained. By
protecting the home market, the COM
petition has been stimulated and pro-
duction cheapened. Opportunity to the
inventive genius of our country has
been secured and wages in every de-
partment of labor maintained at high
rates, higher 0 han ever before, al
ways distinguishing our working peo-
pie in their better conditions of life
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