Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-23
ocratic party has never earned. 1t is hope.
THE GOLD STANDARD.

lessIy Inadequate and the country's pros
perity, when democratic success at the
polls is announced, halts and ceases in
mere anticipation of democratic biunders
and failures.
We renew our allegiance TO the principles
of the gold standard and declare our con-?
1dence in the wisdom OF the legislation of
the fifty-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
the rates of interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs of the season and of all sections to
pc promptly met u ,s order that Trade may bs
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.
No. 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. &G&E
THE TRUST QUESTION.
We recognize the necessity and proprie-
ty Of the honest corporation of capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
cially TO extend our rapidly increasing for
.eign trade, but we condemn all conspira-
cies and combinations intended to restrict
business. to create m~onOpo1ies, to limit
production or to control prices and favor
Sl1an II aaiuTn Fl ion a . will fanft1a IL E,-n~tv o q W
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 d 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 conimo schools, secure In the
right OF Self-goyernment n protected In
the occupancy of their own markets. their
constantly increasing knowledge and skill
have enabled them finally to enter the mar
kets OF the world We favor the associated
policy OF reciprocity. so directed as to open
our markets on Favorable terms for what
We do not ourselves produce In return for
free foreign markets
IN THE INTERESTS OF LABOR.
In the further interest 81 American
workingmen, I'VE favor a more effective re-
striction Of the immigration ef cheaper
labor from foreign lands the extension Of
children, the raising Of the age limit for
child labor, the protection of free labor, as