Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-08
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM

REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL PLATFORM.
The republicans OF the United States,
through their chosen representatives met
an unsurpassed record OF achievement, and
looking forward into a great field of duty
and opportunity, II appealing to the
judgment OF their countrymen. make these
declarations:
The expectation in which the American
people, turning from the democratic party
intrusted power four years ago to a re-
publican chief magistrate and a repuDncan
congress, has been met and satisfied. When
the people then assembled at the polls.
after a term Of democratic legislation and
administration, business was dead, indus
try paraly.zed and the national credit , dts7 :,
was hidden and its labor distressed and
unemployed. S. $3.50. $~."
The democrats had no other plan with
which to improve the ruinous, CONDITIONS
which they had themselves produced, tnan
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 pronl-
and Il law making gold the standard of
value. The people by great majorities is
sued to the republican party a commission
to enact these laws. -
This commission has been executed, and
the republican promise is redeemed. Pros
5perity more general and more abundant
than than we se, nage ever T Fhewh is inas no loh Iomger
controversy as to the value of any govern
ment obligation. Every American dollar
is a gold dollar or its assured equivalent,
and American credit stands higher than
that of any other nation. Capital is fully
employed and everywhere labor is profit
ably occupied. : :,
No single fact can more strikingly tell
the story of what republican government
means to the country than thls-that
while during the whole period of 107 years
from 179G to 1897, there was an excess OF
exports over imports of only O2s, 49,
there has been in the short three years of
the present republican administration an
excess Of exports over imports In the enor-
NOUS sum Of $1.4S3, 537, 094.
THE WAR. +
And while the American people, sus-
tanned by this republican legislation, have
been achieving these splendid triumphs in
their business and commerce, they have
conducted and in victory concluded a war
for liberty and human rights. No Thought
of national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT furnished the
high purpose. with which American stand
ards were unfurled. 1t was q war un-
sought and patiently resisted, but when It
came the American government was ready.
Its fleets were cleared for action. It's
armies were in the field. and the quick and
signal triumph, of its forces on land and
sea bore equal tribute {tos the courage OF
American soldiers and sailors, and to the
skill and foresight: OF republican statesman
ship. To ten millions Of the human race
there was given & new birth of free
dom" and toSthe American people 9 new
and noble responsibility. 'S5s -
We indorSe the administration OF VIII
liam Mckinley. Its acts have been estab-
iished in wisdom and In patriotism, and at
home and abroad it has distinctly elevated
and extended the influence of the Amer
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facing unforeseen responsibilities, President
Mckinley has been in every situation the
true American patriot and the upright
statesman, clear in vision, strong In judg-
ment, firm III action, always inspiring and
deserving the confidence of his country
men. "a
DEMOCRATS AS A MENACE.
In asking the American people to In
dorse this republican record and to renew
their commission to the republican party,
ace to- their prosperity has always resided
In democratic principles n no less In the
general incapacity of the democratic party
to conduct public affairs. The prime es-
sential Of business prosperity Is public con-
1dence in the good sense Of the govern
ment and In its ability to deal intelligently
with each new problem OF administration
and legislation. That confidence the dem
Ocratic party has never earned. It Is hope
s8 THE GOLD STANDARD.
81 tCSSly s AlauGAu0kS ~ n SouhAAy 9HRAoo-
perity, when democratic success at the
polls Is announced, halts and ceases in
mere anticipation of democratic blunders
and failures.
We renew our allegiance to the principles
of the gold standard and declare our con-
fdence in the wisdom of 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 q potent factor in production and bus
mess activity, and for the purpose Of fur
ther equalizing and of further lowering
the rates o. interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs OF the season and of all sections to
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
md commerce enlarged. The volume OF
money in circulation was never 50 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 consid-
cred without the support of the leading
commercial countries Of the world. How
ever firmly republican legislation may. seem
ito have secured the country against the
peril OF base and discredited currency, the
election of a democratic president could
not fail 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
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THE TRUST QUESTION.
We recognize the necessity and proprie-
lty OF the honest cooperation of capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
efally to extend our rapidly increasing for
fign trade, but we condemn all conspira-
cies and combinations intended to restrict
business. to create monopolies, to limit
production or to control prices and favor
such legislation as will effectually restrain
and prevent all such abuses. protect and
promote competition and secure the rights
sef producers. laborers and all who are en-
gagged IN industry and commerce.
THE POLICY OF PROTECTION. &.
renew our faith in the policy OF
protection to American labor In that
policy our industries have been established.
diversified and maintained. e. protecting
the home market the competition has been
stimulated and production ch~eapened. Op-
I,ortunity to the inventive genius of our
people has been secured and wages in every
department of labor maintained at high
rates, higher now than ever before, always