Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-09-06
ocratic party has never earned. 1t is hope
I fTHE GOLD STANDARD.

lessly Inadequate and the country's pros
perity, when democratic success at the
polls is announced. haIts and ceases in
mere anticipation of democratic blunders
and failures.
We renew our allegiance to thu principles,
of the gold standard n declare our con-
fidence in the Wisdom8of the legislation. OF
the ffty-sixth congress by which the
parity of all our money and the stability
Of our currency on a gold basis has been
secured. We recognize that interest rates
are a potent factor In production and bus
mess activity, and for the purpose Of fur
ather equalizing and of further lowering
the rates of interest We favor such none
tary legislation as 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 1t is today.
We declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver.
No measure to that end could be consfd-
cred without the support Of the leading
commercial countries of the world, How
ever firmly republican Legislation maj seem
to have secured the country against the
peril of base and discredited currency,.@thes
election of q democratic president could
not fall to impair the country's credit and
to bring once more into question the inten-
ton Of the American people to maintain
upon the gold standard the parity Of their
moneys circulation. The democratic
party must be convinced that the American
people will never tolerate the Chicago plat
form.
THE TRUST QUESTION.
esrec0gnize the necessity and proprfe-
Ety of the honest desperation OF capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
Icinlly to extend our rapidly increasing for
eign trade, but we condemn all conspira-
cies and combinations intended to restrict
production 8Or to control prices and favor
such legislation as will effectually restrain
and prevent all such abuses, protect and
promote competition and secure The rights
Of producers, laborers and all who are en-
gagged in industry and commerce.
THE POLICY oF PROTEcTIoN
w renew our faith in the policy Of
protection to American labor. In that
policy our industries have been established,
diversified and maintained. BY protecting
the home market the competition has been
stimulated and production ~cheapened. OPP
portunity to the inventive genius of our
people has been secured and wages in every
department of labor maintained al high
rates, higher now than ever before, always
distinguishing our working people In their
better conditions Of life from those OF amy
competing country. Enjoying the blessings
Of American common schools, secure in the
lrighf5of self-goyernment and protected In
the 0~ecupaneyGo d their own markets, their
constantly increasing knowledge and skill
have enabled them finally to enter&the mar
kets OF the world. We favor the associated
policy of reciprocity. so directed ais to open
our markets on favorable terms for what
NE do not ourselves produce In return for
free foreign markets.
IN THE INTERESTS OF LABOR.
In the further interest OF American
Horkingmen, we favor u more effective re-
tstriction OF the immigration or cheaper
labor from foreign lands, the extension OF
opportunities of education for working
child labor the projection Of free labor, us
against contract convict labor, III an