Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21

Hhts'apce Oh the fafty TO th" ffiifririsS
of the Gold standard her~w-d A
Resolution Expressing Hope for End
tag Of tso.r war-Other Points
PHLApFIpmA, June 2i--The plat
form adopted by the Repubt MI Ma
tional convention contained the follnsv-
| lowing.
The Republicans Of the United states through
their chosen representatives met in national
convention, looking back upon unsurpassed
record Of achievement, and looking forward
into a great field - duty and opportunity and
appealing to the judgment of their country
men make these declarations
The expectation in which the American peo-
/ pie, turning from the Democratic party, en-
| trusted power four years ago to a Republican
| chief magistrate and Republican congre5 +,
has been met and satisfied When the people
| then assembled at the polls after term Of
! Democratic legislation and administration, bust.
ness was dead. industry paralyzed and the ma
tonal credit disastrously impaired. The eoua
try scapital was hidden away and its labor dis.
tressed and unemployed. The Democrats had
no other plan with which to improve the ruin
Gus conditions which they had themselves pre-
duced than to coin silver at the ratio Of 10 to /.
| The Republican party, denonncing this plan
as sure to produce conditions even worse than
| those from which relief was sought. promised
to restore prosperity by means OF two egisla.
tive measures--a protective tariff and law
making gold the standard of value. The PEG
| pie by great maiorities issued to the Republi.
can party commission TO enact these, laws
| This commission mas been executed. and the
Republican promise 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 obligation.
] Every American dollar is a gold dollar or its
assured equivalent, and American credit
stands higher than that of any nation Capt
tai is fully employed and labor everywhere il
| probably occupied. No single fact can more
| strikinglyFteli the story of what repubIica n
| government means to the country than this
that while during the whole period OF one
hundred and seven years from 1919 to 1881
| there was an excess of exports over imports Of
only 1888 028, 997, there has been in the short
! three years OF the present Republican admins.
tration an excess of exports over imports In
| the enormous sum of 81 ABB ,537 0g4.
| And while the American people, sustained
| bp this republican legislation, have been
achieving these splendid triumphs in their
business and commerce, they have conducted
and IN victory concluded war for liberty
and human rights No thought of national
aggrandlzement furnished the high purpose
with which American standards were UNI
resisted, but when it came the American
government ready, It's fleets were
cleared fer action Its armies were in the
neld and the quick and signal triumph OF its
forces on land and sea bore equal tribute to
the courage of American soldiers and sailors
and to the skill and foresight or republican
craftsmanship. To ten millions of the human
race there was given "a birth of free
dom, and to the American people new and
noble responsibility.
We endorse the administration of William
Mckinley Its acts have been established in
wisdom and patriotism. and at home and
abroad it has distinctly elevated and extended
the influence OF the American nation Walk.
ing untried paths and facing unforeseen respon
sibilitles, President Mckinley has been in
every situation the true American patriot and
the upright statesman, clear in wisdom strong .
in Judgment firm in action, always inspirino
and deserving the confidence of his country.
men.
In asking the American people to endorse
this Republican record and to renew their
commission to the Republican party. we re.
mind them of the fact that the menace to their
prosperity has always resided in Democratic
principles and no less in the general incapac
ty OF the Democratic party to conduct public
affairs. The prime essential of business pros
perity is public confidence in the good sense OF
the government and in its ability to deal intel
hgentlY with each new problem of administra
Democratic party has never earned. 1t is
hopelessly inadequate and the country ; pros
perity, when Democratic success at the polls il
announced. hats and ceases in mere anticipa
ton OF Democratic blunders and failures
We renew our allegiance to the princi-
pies of the gold standard, and declare our
confidence in the wisdom of the legisIa-
ton of the Fifty sixth congress- by which
the parity of all our money and the sta
bility of our currency upon gold basis
has been secured We recognize that in.
terest rates are potent factor in produc-
ton and business activity for the purpose
of further equaizing and of further low
ering the rates of interest, we favor sueh
monetary legislation as will enable the
varying needs of the season and of III
sections to be promptly met in order that
trade may be evenly sustained lahnr
steadily employed and commerce enlarg-
ed. The volume of money in circulation
was never so great per capita as il il 70.
day We declare our steadfast opposition
to the free and unlimited coinage of all