Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-06-27
REPU BLlCAN PLATFORM.
The Substance of the Declarations of
The Party.

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| declarations
| The Democratic party is arraigned
for inability to manage public affairs
and to inspire public confidence. The
| doctrine of free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to is denounced.
| The administration Of President Nc
iKnley is endorsed in the fullest
| terms.
| The following reference is made TO
| Democratic principles and policy:
| In asking the American people to in
/ dorse this Republican record, and to
renew their commission to the Repub-
| lican party. we remind them of the fact
that the menace to their prosperity
| has always resided in Democratic prin-
ciples and no less in the general inca
pacity of the Democratic party to con
duct business prosperity is public cSl-
| fdencc in the good sense of the gov
| ernment and in it's ability to deal in
telligently with each new problem of
administration and legislation. That
| confidence the Democratic party has
never earned. 1t is hopeessly made
| quate. and the cOuntry's prosperity
when Democratic success at the polls
is announced. halts and ceases in mere
anticipation of Democratic blunders
and failures.
Trusts are denounced and the policy
| of protection of American labor
| against foreign contract labor is advo-
| Gated
Our present dependence upon foreign
shipping for nine-tenths of our foreign
carrying is a great loss TO the industry
| of this country. 1t is also a serious
| 1DDUar TN &c
withdrawal in the event of European
war. would seriously cripple our ex-
panding foreign commerce. The ma
tional defense and naval efficiency Of
this country, moreover, supply COM
pelling reason for legislation which
will enable us to recover our former
place amo3g the trade-carrying fleets
| of the world
The pension laws should be liberal
and should be literally administered
| and preferences should be given wher-
ever practicable with respect to EN-
| ployment in the public service to SOL
diers and sailors and TO their widows
and orphans.
We commend the policy of the Re
publican party in maintaining the eff
fciency of the civil service. The ad-
ministration has acted wisely in its
effort to secure for public service in
Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Phil
ippine Islands, only those whose fitness
has been determined by training and
experience. We believe that employ
ment in the public service in these ter
| ritorieS should he 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 govern
ments, whether by statutory or constI-
tutional enactments, to avoid the pur-
pose Of this amendment are revolution
airy and should be condemned
The Dingley act, amended to provide
sufficient revenue for the conduct of
the war, has so we'll performed its
work that it has been possible 10 re-
duce the war debt in the sum $40, ,000, =
900. he country is now justified in ex-
pecting and il will be the poncy of the
Republican party to bring about a re-
duction of the war taxes.
We favor the construction, owner
ship, control and protection of an 18th
mian canal by the government OF the
United States. New markets are neces-
sary for the increasing surplus OF our
farm products. Every effort should be
made to open and obtain new mar
ke;s. especially in the Orien,, and the
administration is warmly to be com
mended for its successful effort to COM
nit all trading and colonZing nations
to the policy of the open door in China
In the interest of our expanding COM
merce we recommend that Congress
create a Department of Commerce and
Industries in the charge of a secretary
with seat in the cabinet.
The policy of the Republican party
in maintaining the efficiency of the
civil service is commended
We approve the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands TO the United States
In accepting, by the treaty OF Paris
the just responsibility of our victories
in the Spanih war, the President and
the Senate won the undoubted approval
of the American people. No other
course was possible than to destroy
Spain's sovereignty throughout the
West Indies and ia the Philippine Is
lands. That course created cur respon.
| sibilty before the world and with the
unorganized population whom our in
tervention had freed from Spain g
| provide for the maintenance of law and
order, and for the establishment OF
good government and for the perform
ance of international obligations. Oul
authority could not be less than oul
responsibility and wherever sovereign
rights were extended it became the
high duty of the government TO main
tain its authority TO put down armed
insurrection and to confer the blessings
Of liberty and civilization consistent
| with fhofr nd
these shall be secured to them by law
To Cuba, independence and self gov
ernment were assured in the same
! voice by which war was declared ant