Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-21
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

The platform adopted by the hatioha'
convention is as follows:
"rhc Republicans of the United States
through their chosen representatives., met
in national convention. looking back upon
m unsurpassed record of achievement
and looking forward into great held
of duty and opportunity and appealing to
tho Indictment of their countrymen, make
these declarations:
"rbe expectation in which the Ameri-
can people, turning from the Democratic
marty, intrusted power four years ago to
n Republican chief magistrate and a
Rcnublican congress, has been met and
satisfied. When the people then assem-
bl,d at the polls, after term of Demo
crotic LEGISLATION and administration,
business was dead, industry paralyzed
and fine national credit -disastrously i'm
nnircd. The country's capital was hid
den AWAY and its labor distressed and UNI
employed The Democrats had no other
plan with which &c improve the ruinous
conditions which they had Themselves
produced than TO coin silver at the ratio
of IL to /. 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 measrlres-a protective tariff anu
law making gold the standard OF value.
The people by great majorities issued 10
the Republican party commission 10
enact 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 oDllgatlohs.
Every American dollar is u gold dollar or
its assured equivalent, and American
credit stands higher than that of any lfil-
ton. Capital is fully employed, and la
Dor everywhere is prottably occupied.
No single fact can more striklngly tell
what Republican government means TO
the country than this--that, while during
the whole period of 101 years from LOU
TO 1891 there was an excess of exports
over imports of only $685., O2S, 491, there
| has been in the short three years of the
| present Republican administration an OK
| cess of exports over imports i'll the enor-
nous sum of 81, 1873, 537 1874.
And while the American people, sus-
tanned by this Republican legislation,
| have been achieving these splendid tri-
| umphs in their business and commerce
they have conducted and in victory CON
cludcd war for liberty and human
rights. No thought of national aggran
dizement furnished the high purpose with
| which American standards were unfurl
ed. 1t was IL war unsought and patient
~ resisted. but when it came the Ameri
| to
were cleared for action its armies were
in the field, and the quick and sigma
triumph of its forces on land and Sc;
bore equal tribute to the courage OF
American soldiers and sailors and to thu
skill and foresight of Republican states
manship. 10 1O.000,000 of the human
race there was given "a new birth o
freedom" aud to the American people I
new and noble responsibility.
Administration IndOrsed.
"We indorse the administration Of Will
liam Mckinley. Its acts have been es
tabished in wisdom and in patriotism
and at home and abroad it has distinct
elevated and extended the influence o
the American nation. Walking untrie
paths and facing unforeseen responsible
ties, President Mckinley has been i
every situation the true American patrio
and the upright statesman. clear /
vision, strong in Judgment. firm in &c
ton, always inspiring and deserving tn
confidence of his countrymen.
"In asking the American people to IL
dorse this Republican record and to re
new their commission to the Republica
party we remind them of the fact tina
the menace to their prosperity has Il
ways resided in Democratic principl,
and no less in the general incapacity [
the Democratic party to conduct publ
affairs. The prime essential of bushes
prosperity is public confidence in the goo
sense of the government and in its abb
ity to deal intellgently with each ne
problem of administration and legisl
ton. That confidence the Democrat
party has never earned. 1t is hopeless
inadequate, and the country's prosperit
when Democratic success at the polls
announced, halts and ceases in mere Al
ticipation of Democratic plumbers AZ
failures.
I'VE renew our allegiance to the pri
ciplc of the gold standard and decla
our confidence in the wisdom of the lie
islation of the Fifty-siXth congress
| which the parity of ali our money al
the stability of our currency upon go
basis have been secured. We recogn
that interest rates are potent factors
production and business activity, and f
the purpose of further equalizng and
further lowering the rates of interest v
favor such monetary legislation as W
enable the varying needs of the seast
and of all sections to be promptly met
order that trade may be evenly sustai
ed, labor steadily employed and col
mcrcc enlarged. The volume Of money
as it is today. We declare our stcadfn
opposition to the free and unlimited col
age Of silver. No measure to that el
could be considered which was witho
the support of the leading commerce
countries of the world. However firm
Republican legislation may seem to ha
secured the country against the peril
base and discredited currency. the eli
ton of Democratic president could II
fail to impair the country's credit and
bring once more into question the int
ton of the American people to maintG
upon the gold standard the parity
their money circulation. The Democra
party must be convinced that the Anne
can people will never tolerate the G.
cago platform.
eve recognize the necessity and y
priety of the honest corporation of G,
ital to meet the new business conditic
and especially to extend our rapidly
creasing foreign trade, but we condel