Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-28

Convention)
We renew our allegiance to the princI-
pie of the gold standard and declare our
confidence in the wisdom of the legs-
lation of the FiftySiXth congress- by
which the parity of all our money and the
stability of our currency upon a gold
basis has been secured We recognize
that interest rates are a potent factor in
production and business activity, and
for the purpose of further equalizing and
of further lowering tie rates of interest.
we favor such monetary legislation
will enable the varying needs of the
season and of all sections to be promptly
met in order that trade may be evenly
sustained labor steadily employed and
commerce enlarged. The volume of
money in circulation was never so great
per capita as it is to-day
We declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlitlited coinage of silver.
No measure to that end could be consid-
cred which was without the support OF
the leading commercial countries of the
world. However firmly republican legis-
latiOn may seem to have secured the
country against the peril of base and dis
credited currency, the election of demo-
cratic president could not fail to impair
the COuntry'S credit and to bring once
more into question the intention of the
American people to maintain upon the
gold standard the parity of their money
circulation. The democratic party must
be convinced that the American people
will never tolerate the Chicago plat-
form. ,
We recognize the necessity and propri-
ety of the honest cooperation of capital
to meet new business conditions ana eS-
pecially to extend our rapidly tncreaS-
ing foreign trade, but we condemn all
conspiracies and combinations intended to
restrict business. to create monOpoleS.
to limit production, or to control prices.
and favor such Legislation as will effect
lively restrain and prevent all such abuses.
protect and promote competition and Sc
cure the rights of producers, laborers ana
all who are engaged in industry and COM
merce.
We renew our faith in the policy Of
protection to American labor In that
policy our industries have been cstab-
lished, diversified and maintained. By
protecting the home market competition
has been stimulated and production
cheapened Opportunity to the inventive
genius of our people has been secured
and wages in every department of labor
maintained at high rates, higher now
than ever before, and always distinguish
ing our working people in their better
conditions of life from those of any COM
peting country. Enjoying the blessings
of the American common school, secure
in the right of self-government and pro-
tected in the occupancy of their own
markets their and s fGn76anty tn5eTeasing
finally to enter the markets of the world
We favor the associated policy of reci-
procity, so directed as to open our markets
on favorable terms for what we do not
ourselves produce in return for free for
eign markets.
In the further interest of American
WOrkmen we favor a more effective. re-
strction of the immigration of cheap la
Dor from foreign lands, the extension of
opportunities of education for working
children, the raising of the age limit for
Chlld laDor, the protection of free labor
as against contract convict la Dor and an
effective system of labor insurance
Our present dependence upon foreign
shipping for nine-tenths of our foreign
carrying trade Is great loss to tho IN
dustry of this country. 1t is also a seri-
Gus danger to our trade, for it's sudden
withdrawal in the event of European war
foreign commerce. The national defense
and naval efficiency of this cOuntry
moreover, supply a compelling reason for
legislation which will enable us to re-
cover our former place among the trade
carrying fleets of the world.
The nation owes profound gratituds
to the soldiers and sailors who have
fought it's battles, and IT is the govern
mentS duty to provide for the survivors
and for the widows and orphans of those
who have fallen in the countrv's wars
The pension laws, founded III this just
sentiment. should be liberal and should
be literally administered and preference
should be given, wherever practicable
with respect to employment in the pub
lie service, to soldiers and sailors and to
their widows and orphans
We commend the policy of the repub-
lican party in maintaining the efficiency
of the civil service. The adminiStrat ton
has acted wisely in it's effort to secure for
public service in cuba. Porto Rico, Ha-
wall and the Philippine islands only those
whose fitness has been determined by
training and experience: We believe that
employment in the public service in these
territories should be confined as far as
practicable to their inhabitants.
II was the plain purpose of tho Fif-
teenth amendment to the eehs dtution to-