Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-23
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

against the peril of a base and discredited
currency, the election of a democratic
president could not fail to impair the
countrys credit and to bring once more
into question the intention of the Ameri-
can people to maintain upon the gold
standard the parity of their money circu
lation. The democratic party must be
convinced that the American people will
never tolerate the Chicago platform. We
recognize the necessity and propriety of
the honest cooperation of capital to meet
new business conditions and especially to
extend our rapidly increasing foreign
trade, but we condemn all conspiracies
and combinations intended to restrict
business, to create monopolies, to limit
production or to control prices, and favor
such legislation as will effectively re-
strain and prevent-'all such abuses, pro-
tect and promote competition and secure
the rights of producers, laborers and 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 estab-
lished, diversified and maintained. By
protecting the home market competition
has been stimulated and production
cheapened. Opportunity to the incen-
tive genius of our people has been secur-
ed and wages in every department of
LABOR maintained at high rates, higher
now than ever before, always distinguish
ing our working people i'll their better
conditions of life from those of any COM
peting country. Enjoying the blessings
of American common school, secure 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
favorable terms for what we do not our
selves produce in return for free foreign
markets.
In the further interest of American
workmen we favor a more effective re
striction of the immigration of cheap la
Dor from foreign lands, the extension O
opportunities of education for our chill
dren, to raise the age limit for child la
Dor, the protection of free labor as agains
contract convict labor and an effective
system of labor insurance.
Our present dependence on foreign
shipping for nine-tenths of our foreign
carving is a great loss to the industry o
, this country. 1t is also serious DANCE
to our trade, for its sudden withdrawn
| in the event of European war woult
seriously cripple our expanding foreigl
commerce. The national defense AM
naval efficiency of this country, moreover
} supply compelling reason for Legislation
which will enable us to recover our form
er place among the trade carrying fleet
| of the world.
The nation owes debt of profoun
gratitude to the soldiers and stNors VIII
: have fought its battles, and it IL fhe GOV
ernment's duty to provide for the surviN
ors and for the widows and orphans
!. those who have fallen in the country
wars. The pension laws founded on tn
lust sentiment should be liberal an
lshould be Loyalty administered, and pre-
erence should be given wherever practi
able with respect to employment in tt
v public service to soldiers and sailors an
J to their widows and orphans.
We commend the policy of the repu
lican party in maintaining the efhciens
n of the civil service. The administratie
4 has acted wisely in its effort to secu
\ for public service in Cuba, Puerto Ric
4 Hawaii and the Philippines islands on
4 those whose fitness has been determine
\ by training and experience. We belle
II that employment in the public service
\ these territories should be confined as
as practicable to their inhabitants.
1t was the plain purpose of fifteen
Z amendment to the constitution to pi
y vent discrimination on account of race
4 color in regulating the elective franchis
4 Devices of state governments whether
statutory or constitutional enactment
qlayoid the purpose of this amendment g
Z revolutionary and should be condemnt
Public movements looking to perm
= nent Improvement of the roads and hie
Z ways of the country meet with our c
dial approval and we recommend Z
\ lsubject to the earnest consideration
4 the people and of the Legislatures of
|. = several states.