The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-28

problem of administration and legis-
lation. That confidence the Demo
cratic party has never earned. 1t is
hopelessly inadequate, and the coun-
try's prosperity, when Democratic
success at the polls is announced,
halts and ceases in mere anticipation
of Democratic blunders and failures.
1--WE renew our allegiance to the
principle of the gold standard and
declare our confidence 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 upon gold basis has been
secured. We recognize that interest
rates are potent factor in produc-
tion and business activity, and for
the purpose of further equalizing and
of further lowering the rates of inter
estand we favor such monetary legisla-
tion as will enable the varying needs
of the season and of all sections to be
promptly met in order that trade
may be more evenly sustained, labor
steadily employed and commerce
enlarged. The volume of money in
circulation was never so great per
capita as it is today.
I'VE declare our steadfast opposi-
tion to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. No measure to that end
could be considered which was with
out the support of the leading COM
mercial countries of the world. How
ever firmly Republican legislation
may seem to have secured the coun-
try against the peril of base and dis
credited currency, the election of
Democratic President could not fail
to impair the country's credit and to
bring once more into question the in
tention of the American people to
maintain upon the gold standard the
parity of their money circulation.
The Democratic party must be con-
vinced that the American people will
never tolerate the Chicago platform.
1--WE recognize the necessity and
propriety of the honest cooperation
of capital to meet new business con-
ditions and especially to extend our
rapidly increasing foreign trade, but
we condemn all conspiracies and COM
binations intended to restrict bust
ness, to create monoplies, to limit
production, or to control prices, and
favor such legislation as will effective
ly restrain and prevent all such abus-
es, protect and promote all competi-
tion and secure the rights of produc-
ers, laborers and all who are engaged
nj industry and commerce.
"We renew our faith in the policy
of protection to American labor. In
that policy our industries have been
diversified and main
tanned. By protecting the home
market competition has been stimu-
lated and production cheapened.
Opportunity to the inventive genius
of our people has been secured and
wages in every department of labor
at high rates, higher now
than ever before, and always distin-
our working people in their
better conditions of life from those of |
any competing country. Enjoying
the blessings of the American COM
mon school, secure in the right of |
self-government and protected in the
occupancy of their own markets,
their constantly-increasing knowl-
edge and skill have enabled them
finally to enter the markets of the
world.
1--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 further interest of Ameri-
can workmen we favor more effective |
restriction of the immigration of
cheap labor from foreign lands, the
of opportunities of educa-
tion for working children, the raising
of the age limit for child labor, the
protection of free labor as against
contract convict labor and an effec-
tive system of labor insurance.
Our present dependence upon
foreign shipping for nine-tenths of
our foreign carrying is great loss to
the industry of this country. 1t is
also serious danger to our trade, for
its sudden withdrawal in the event of
European war would seriously Grip
pie our expanding foreign commerce.
The national defense and naval eff
cheney of this country, moreover, sup
ply compelling reason for legisla-
tion which will enable us to recover
our former place among the trade
carrying fleets of the world.
1.-THE nation owes a debt of pro-
found gratitude to the soldiers and
sailors who have fought it's battles,
and it is the Governments duty to