Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-06-28
Republican National Convention
Makes Declaration Of Principles.
M'KISLEY ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED.


( platform TO the convention. 1t was
afterwards unanimously adopted. The
following is the full text OF the doc
ument:
The republicans Of the United States
through their chosen representatives met
In national convention, looking back
upon an unsurpassed record of achieve
ment and looking forward into great
field Of duty and opportunity, and APP
peallng to the judgment of their country
men, make these declarations,
The expectation In which the American
people, turning from the democratic party
entrusted power four years ago to re-
publican chief magistrate and republic
can congress, has been met and satisfied.
When the people then assembled at the
polls, after a term Of democratic legisla-
ton and administration, business was
dead, industry paralyzed and the national
credit disastrously impaired, The coun-
trys capital was hidden away and Its
labor distressed and unemployed. The
democrats had no other plan with which
to improve the ruinous conditions which
they had themselves produced than to
coin silver at the ratio OF 16 to |. The
republican party, denouncing this plan as
sure to produce conditions even worse
than those from which relief was sought,
promised to restore prosperity by means
of two legislative measures-a protective
tariff and law making gold the standard
of value. The people by great MAORI
ties issued to the republican party
commission to enact these laws This
commission has been executed, and the
republican promise is redeemed Pros
perity more general and more abundant
than we have ever known has followed
these enactments. There Is no longer
controversy as to the value OF any gov
eminent obligations Every American dol
lar is a gold dollar or its assured equiv
alent and American credit stands higher
than that of any nation Capital Is fully
employed and everywhere labor Is prof
itably occupied. No single fact can more
strikingly tell the story Of what repub-
lican government means to the country
than thls--that while during the whole
period Of 107 years from 1880 to 1897 there
was an excess Of exports over imports
of only $3S3, 0S, 497, there has been In the
short three years of the present repub-
lican administration an excess OF exports
over imports In the enormous sum OF
81, 4s3, 73S. O94. and while the American peo-
pie, sustained by this republican legisla-
.r ,J, l., tho,r hms,rsss and commerca
they have conducted and If Victory con-
cluded a war for liberty and human
rights No thought of national aggran-
dizement furnished the high purpose with
which American standards were un-
furled It was war unsought and pa.
tiently resisted, but when 1t came the
American government was ready Its
fleets were cleared for action. It's ar
mics were In the field and the quick and
signal triumph of It's forces on land and
sea bore equal tribute to the courage
of American soldiers and sailors and to
the skill and foresight of republican
craftsmanship. To 100000 Of the hui
man race there was given "a new birth
of freedom" and the American people
new and noble responsibility.
We ndorse the administration of VIII
liam Mckinley. It's acts have been es-
tablished in wisdom and In patriotism, and
at home and abroad 1t has distinctly ell
eyated and extended the influence of the
American nation Walking untried paths
and facing Unforeseen responsibilities,
President Mckinley has been in every
situation the true American patriot and
upright statesman, clear In vision strong
in Judgment, firm In action, always in
spring and deserving the confidence Of
his countrymen.
In asking the American people to In
dorse this republican record and to re-
new their commission to the republican
party. we remind them of the fact that
the menace to their prosperity has al
WAYS resided In democratic principles and
no less in the general ncapacity of the
democratic party to conduct public af-
fairs. The prime essential of business
prosperity Is public confidence in the good
sense of the government and its ability
IN deal intelligently with each new prob
lem of administration and legislation.
That confidence the democratic party has
never earned, II is hopelessly Inadequate.
and the countrvs prosperity, when DEM
ocratIc success at the polls is announced
halls and ceases In mere authorization Of
democratic bunders and failures
we renew orr allegiance to the principlc
Of the gold standard and declare our con-
fldence in the wisdom of the legislation
Of tho ffty-sixth congress by which the
naritv Of all our money and the stability
of orr currency on gold basis has been
secured We recognize that in the rates
are potent factor in production and
business activity. and for the purpose Of
further eoualizlng and of further lower
inc the rates of interest we favor sucb
monetary legislation as will enable the
varvlng needs of the season and of all
sections TO be properly met In order that
trade may he evenly sustained labor
steadily employed and commerce en-
larped The volume of money in eircula-
tion wos never so great per canita as
II is to-day We declare our steadfast on.
posltion to the free and unlimited coin.
are NJ silver. No measure 10 that end
could he considered which was without
the support Of the leading commercial