Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-26
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.

The REPUBLICANS of the United States,
through their chosen representasiass NV S
an unsurpassed record OF achteEemens' anu
sooSlnc forward into a great heiu OF uuss
and opportunity, and appearing : .nase
dgmen OF their countrymen, mahe nes
The expectation in which the American
oaonle. turning from the democratic pai.s,
intrusted power four years ago
publican chief magistrate and a Fepo2 VIVIAN
pongress. has been met and satisfied. Wheh
nc neople then assembled AT the pons,
after a term of democratac .es Ssna inSns-
administration, business was eenu' az.
Irv n.rnlyzed and the national circuit uls,
% ,ransly Impaired. The countrE,s capltai
Nos hidden and its labor distressed ana
unemployed. nl,n with
The democrats had no otner p pan az
which to improve the rulnous 1WaM
witch they had themselves producso, t Ina
70 coin silver at the ratio OF 10 70 l.
REPUBLICAN, party, ~denounclng thts pun ,.n
sure to produce condition ever eousht. prom
ised to restore prosperity by means VI +o nM9
legislative measures-a proteCt,nS ID If
and a law making gold the sIanaaiu ;SA
value. The people by : g aetv a Commission
sued to the republican party "
to enact these laws. xo,,+ed and
This commission has been eAeSuseo prns.
the republican promise Is reoeenie Saant
nar;tS more general and more aDanuahs
perm perm. We have ever known has followed
these e~nactmentS There is no lohsei
controversy as to the value VI amS n IoIlnr
ment obligation. Every Aiuei HoaniraIant
and american credit stands nlsne. enm
that of any other nation. capita! - hus
amn,oved and everywhere LABOR Is proh'-
ably occupied. s+r;l;nr,v roll
tbe story of what republican government
means TO the country than thls-sna.
while during the whole perlod OF ~. ssa -
from 1880 10 1897. there m mniy saS3 0Sss4s7
thara has been in the short three years VI
The present republican Administrator ~
excess of exports over imports III IL CIV
nous sum of 81. 4S3,5S IVA.
THE WAR.
while the American people, slls-
coined nv this republican legislation, nays
heen achieving these splendid triumph ~
their business and commerce, mar
conducted and in victory concio4ea q m ~ht
for liberty and human rights. NO en9us hs
If national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT tarnisheu ne
high purpose with which American s.anu-
artls were unfurled. 1t was u wa, ~ a.
sought and patiently reslsteu, u re
came the American government was rea4s.
Its fleets were cleared for actlon. Ia ~
armies were in the field, and the QUICK an9
sienaI triumph of it's forces on ANU an4
sea bore equal tribute 10 Lie md t, the
skill and foresight of republican statesinan.
ship. To ten millions OF th hsr+b nf free
there was given "a new blrtn OIL iaeer
dom, and to the American people " ne"
and noble responsibility. u,,,
We indorse the administrator OF WI
tam Mckinley. Its acts ha!e peeh a e" ~
lished in wisdom and III pattiottsm nn y o+ad
and extended the influence OF the Ainei,
lean nation. Walking untried paths anu
facing unforeseen responsibilities, ffesidehe
Mckinley has been N every + : unr,ght
Statesman clear in vision, strong III JUG,
ment. firm in action. always inspiring ana
deserving the confidence OIL MS eoun'is
men. Il
DEMOCRATS AS A MAC .
Tn asking the American people to IN
dorsa fhis Republican record and to renew
their commission to the repuDtcan party
we remind them of the tact tnat the Msn,
ace to their prosperity has always rescued
in democratic prlnclples an Ea, no eI f;c nartv
70 conduct public affairs. Ihe prime es-
sential of business prosperity Is punlic COL
fidence in the good sense OF tne Kosetn r
nlent and in it's ability to deal lnteiiisentiy
with each new problem OF ADMINISTRATOR
and legislation. That confidence the DEM
ocratic party has never earned. 1t Is nope
THE GOLD STANDARD.
lessly inadequate and the country's pros
perity, when democratic success az ene
polls is announced, halts and ceases in
fnare AUTHORIZATION of democratic plumbers
" 80 g. - . Eh+a
and failures.
We renew our allegiance to the principles
Of the gold standard and declare our con- n
the dfty-sixth congress by when nne
parity of all our money and the stapility
of our currency on a gold basis mas neen
secured. We recognize that interest rates
are a 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
EG..- \ - -, +;-n, ~. will onnh1n rho carving
needs Of the season and of all sections to
be promptly met in order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
md 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 consid-
commercial countries of the world. How
ever firmly republican legislation may seem
to have secured the country against the
peril of base and ;discredited currency, the
election Of a democratic president could
not fail to impair the conntry's creditfand
to bring once more into question the inten-
tion 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.
we recognize the necessity ana prOprle-
ty Of the honest cooperation of capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
cially TO extend our rapidly increasing for
eign 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 aud secure the rights
of producers, iaborers and all who are en-
gagged in industry and commerce.
THE POLICY OF PROTECTION.
We 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 at high
rates, higher now than ever before, always
distinguishing our working people in their
better conditions of life from those of any
competing country. Enjoying the blessings
of American common schools, secure In the
right of self-goyernment and protected in
the occupancy Of their own markets, their
constantly increasing knowledge and skill
have enabled them finally to enter the mar
ksts of the world. We favor the associated
policy of reciprocity, so directed as to open
our markets on favorable terms for what