Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-10
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.
The REPUBLICANS Of the United States.
tbronph their chosen representatives met
N national convention. LOOKING BACK upoa
an unsurpassed record OF achleyemelI ana
looking forward into great neiu OIL ~
and opportunity, and, appeain nsste these
Judgment OF their nnt iheN, tAsss
The eSpectation inSwhich the American
neople. tnrning frum the democfatlc palss,
intrusted power four Years : rerUi,blicans
Congress. has been met and satisfleu. Wiz
The neople then. assembled ut NY onS
after a term of democratic esisiNsioiM as,s-
administration, business Mas ano Ie crs,it dis
astronsly impaired. The country s capa.a,
was hidden and its labor distressed a l
unemployed. Nan with
which RI improve the %ruinousS condiuons
whjch they had themselves produced srha
10 coin silver at the ratio OF u 20 =. "
repnblican party, ~denouncifig thts pla tban
sure TO produce conditions even MS W. nrnm-
ised TO restore prosperity by means ot torsfS
legislative measures-a pfoteS.,nS a., I'd Of
and a law making gold. the stan ~ 4 sias l..
value. The people oy g grew rtv : Submission
sued to the republican, party aSo
This commission mas been executed, anu
the republican promise is. reQeethheu. asn+
perity more general ana nI pas fomnwed
thasa anactments There Is no longer
controversy as to the value OF any gonsInr
1nent obligation. Every Amerlcan ol nt
is a gold dollar OF IT'S s, assaseI hisher than,
that of any other nation. Capieau.is nroat.
EMPLOYED and everywhere labor IS proh'-
ably occupied. -. rlv fall
.ha stnry Of what republican government
means to the country than this-thas
while during the whole period OF lOl years
from 1870 70 1897, there was an eHo s aaJ
exnorts over imports Of only $3s3.Oss.4ss
thara has been in the short three years o.
the present republican minis tion az
aycass of exports over imports In the ehor-
NOUS sum Of 81, 4e3,5S ,094. Ess
THE WAR.
Ana while the American people sus-
tained by this republican egislaI.on na 4; :
been achieving these splendid triumpns u
heir business and commerce, they nave
conducted and in victory concluded a VA
for liberty and human rights. NO l ~ she
Of national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT arnlsAs -
high nurpose with which American standT
,ards we're unfurled. It was !. a war ~ !.
sought and patiently resisted, but wnen ~
came the American government Was ~ ~
Its fleets were cleared Tor acton. and
signal triumph of it's forces on land ane
sea bore equal tribute to the courage q
American soldiers and sailors, ana 70 .ne
skill and foresight of republican stateslnu
shin. To ten millions OF the human. race
there was given "a ewg birth OF Ireer
,Iomn and to the American people a new
and noble responsibility. u
We indorsea the administrator " WI x
liam Mckinley. Its acts have been esIaD-
Iished in wisdom and in patriotism. and q!
home and abroad 1t has distinctly eieVaIeo
and extended the influence OF the, Amer,
lean natioRs Walking untitled p asIas,d ant
Mckinley has been in every sit~uation.tne
true American patriot and the upright
statesman. clear In vision strong IN 3udg,
ment, firm In action, always inspiring anu
deserving the confidence OF ms ountrs
DEMOCRATS AS A MENACE.
m asking the American people to In
dorse this republican record to renew
their Commission to the republican party,
we remind them of the fnct TINT the men,
In democratic principles and nc less in the
general incapacity OF the democratic party
TO conduct public affairs. The prime, es-
sential Of business prosperity Is pubic con
mant and in it's ability to deal in~teligentiy
with each new problem of administrator
and legislation. That confidence the DEM
ocratic party has never earned. It Is nope,
THE GOLD STANDARD.
,essly inadequate and the country's pros
perity. WhenE demoerati sucSess 2 y 9n
sp u dart,nination III democratic binnders
and failures.
we renew our allegiance to the principles
Sc the gold standard and declare our con-
adence 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 9 gold basis mas neen
secured. we recognize that interest rates
are a potent factor in production and bus
mess actiyity.*and for the purpose Of fur
ther euualizing and Of further lowering
The rates o. interest we favor such none
Iary legislation as will enable the varying
needs OF the season and OF all sections to
sne pfompIiy men oraef s sna. naa mnl9red
s sna om eusases an,ar~ed The volume Of
Snl anUay.o atsa,s ~. rarar 60 creat
.lohsy AZ = ~ ~ 49, ~ $500
psI b. eug gac,, a rs nnr stsadra onnosition to
10y aa III ,niin,sted nninog % of Silver
~ s Is ]. = ~ s thnr - an,,ES 10 oonsid.
sred ils gisha,t tbe lsnn,.nrt a. the leading
sas = -, III, eannt rin.' pe ~ worlS - Tnyr.
ss .s.la eansa. = s nouu hiiean - iSIatson n,ov ssas,
81 hana sec,sren the ceSntry AGAINST the
= = .il ! : hS eu. asa diso.oattnd o,rrannr the
psiit " uass dliu uAsSiSultSu ~. ~