The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-06-22
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Principles Upon Which the Party
Will Go Before the
Country.
THE ADMINISTRATION IND0RSED.
Declarations for Sound Money and Ex-
Observation-Disclosures of Trusts
Other Planks of Interest.

fnllauelpnla, June Zl.-Ine platIorm
as adopted by the Republican nation
al convention starts out by taking
a look backward at the record OF the
Mckinley administration, which Is In
dorsed, and the restoration Of prosper
ity under the guidance Of the Repub-
lican party, and continues:
We renew our allegiance to the
principle of the gold standard and de-
clare our confidence in the wisdom of
the legislature of the Fifty-sixth con-
gress by which the parity Of all our
money and the stability Of our curren-
cy on a gold basis has been secured.
We recognize that interest rates are
a potent factor in production and bust
ness activity, and for the purpose Of
further equalizing and of further low
ering the rates of interest, we favor
such monetary legislation as will ena-
BILE the varying needs Of the season
and of all sections to be promptly met
In order that trade may be evenly sus-
tained labor steadily employed and
commerce enlarged.
Money Circulation.
The volume of money in circulation
was never so great per capita as 1T is
today. We declare our steadfast OPP
position to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver. No measure to that end
could be considered which was with
out the support of leading commercial
countries of the world. However
firmly Republican legislation may
seem to have secured the country
against the peril of base and discredit-
ed currency, the election Of Demo-
cratic president could not fail to i'm
pair 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 Demo
cratic party must be convinced that
the American people will never toler-
ate the Chicago platform.
Trusts and Monopolies.
We recognize the necessity and pro-
priety of the honest cooperation OF
capital to meet new business condi-
lions and especially to extend our rap
idly increasing foreign trade, but we
condemn all conspiracles and combina-
lions intended to restrict business, to
create monopolies, to limit production
or to control prices, and favor such leg
islation as will effectually restrain and
prevent all such abuses, protect and
promote competition and secure the
rights Of producers. laborers and all
who are engaged in industry and COM
MERGE.
We renew our faith In the policy Of
protection to American labor. In that
policy our industries have been estab-
lished. diversified and maintained.
BY protecting the home market the
competition has been stimulated and
production cheapened. Opportunity to
the inventive genius of our people has
been secured and wages in every de
partment of labor maintained ut high
rates, higher now than ever before, al
ways distinguishing our working peo-
pie in their hotter conditions of life
from those of any competing country.
Reciprocity Favored.
Enjoying the blessings Of American
common school, secure in the right Of
self-government and protected in the
occupancy Of their own markets, their
constantly increasing knowledge and
skill have enabled them finally to enter
the markets Of the world. We favor
the associated policy Of reciprocity, so
directed as to open our markets on IA
vorable terms for what we do not our
selves produce in return for free for
eign markets.
In the further interest of American
workmen we favor more effective re-
striction Of the immigration Of cheap
labor from foreign lands, the extern
sion Of opportunities Of education for
working children, the raising of the
age limit for child labor, the protec-
tinon Of free labor, as against contract
convict labor and an effective system
NJ labor insurance
Dependence on Foreign shipping.
Our present dependence upon for
elgn shipping for nine-tenths Of our
foreign carrying Is great loss to the
industry Of this country. 1t Is Also a
serious danger to our trade, for it's sud-
den withdrawal in the event Of Euro
pean war would seriously cripple our
expanding foreign commerce. The |
national defense and naval efficiency
of this country, moreover, supply a
compelling reason for legislation which I,
will enable us to recover our former
place among the trade carrying fleets |
of the world.
The nation owes debt Of profound |
gratitude to the soldiers and sailors |
who have fought it's battles, and it Is
the governments duty to provide for |
the survivors and for the widows and |
orphans Of those who have fallen in |
the country's wars. The pension laws,
founded in this just sentiment. should |
be liberal and should be literally ad-
minstered and preference should be
given wherever practicable with re-
'spect to employment in the public serv-
Ice to soldiers and sailors and to their |
widows and orphans.
The Civil Services.
We commend the policy OF the Re- /!
publican party in maintaining the eff !
ficiency of the civil service. The ad- !
ministration has acted wisely in It's |
efforts to secure for public service In !
Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the !
Philippine Islands only those whose !
fitness has been determined by train |
ing and experience. We believe that |
employment In the public service In |
these territories should be confined as |
far as practicable to their inhabitants. |
1t was the plain purpose OF the fif- |
teenth amendment to the constitution !
to prevent discrimination on account |
of race or color in regulating the cleo |
tive franchise. Devices of state gov |
ernments. whether by statutory or con- |
stitutional enactment. to avoid the pur-
pose Of this amendment are revolution !
airy and should be condemned.
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