The true northerner., 1900-06-27
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Principles U0on Which rho Party
Will Go Bsfore the
Country.
TH5 ADMrgI-TRATIoN INDoRsED,
Declarations for sound Money and Ex-
pansion--R Restriction OF Trusts
Other Planks OF Interest.

Philadelphia. June 2l.-The platform
as adopted by the Republican nation
al convention starts 0ut by taking
a look backward ut the record Of the
Mckinley administration. which is in
dorsed, and the restoration of prosper
ity under the guidance of the Repub-
lican party, and continues:
We renew our allegiance to the
principle of the gold standard and de-
clare our confidence in the wisdom of
the legislature of the Fifty-siXth con-
gress by which the parity of all our
money and the stability of our curren-
cy on a gold basis has been secured.
We recognize that interest rates are
a potent factor in production and bust
ness activity. and for the purpose OF
further eQualizing aud of further low
ering the rates Of interest we favor
such monetary legislation as viii ena-
BILE the varying needs of the season
and Of all sections to be promptly mot
in order that trade may be evenly sus,
tanned, labor steadily employed and
commerce enlarged.
Money Circulation.
The volume Of money IN circulation
was never so great per capita as il is
today We declare our steadfast op-
position to the free and unlimited coin
age of silver. No measure to that end
could be considered which was with
out the support of leading commercial
countries Of the world. However
firmly Republican legislation may
seem to have secured the country
against the peril of base and discredit-
ed currency. the election Of n Demo
cratic president could not fail to inn
pair the country's credit and TO bring
once more into question the Intention
Of the American people to maintain
upon the gold standard the parity Of
their money circulation. The Demo
cratic party must be convinced that
the American people will never toler-
ate the Chicago platform
Trusts and MOnopoIies
We recognize the necessity and pro
priety Of the honest cooperation of
capital TO meet new business cOndi-
tiOnS and especially 10 extend our rap
idly increasing Foreign trade, but we
condemn all conSpiracies and cOmbina-
tiOnS intended 10 restrict business, TO
create monopolies. to limit production
or TO control prices and favor such leg
islation as viii effectually restrain and
prevent all such abuses protect and
promote competition and secure the
rights Of producers, laborers and all
who are engaged i'm industry and COM
merce.
We renew our faith I'm the policy Of
protection TO American labor. In that
policy our industries have been estab
lisbcd. diversified and maintained.
BY protecting the home market the
competition has been stimulated and
production cheapened Opportunity to
the inventive genius OF Orr people has
been secured and wages i'm every de-
partmeut Of labor maintained at high
rates. higher now than eter before. al
wavs DISTINGUISHING our working peo-
pie In their hotter conditions of life
from those of any connecting country
Reciprocity Favored.
Enjoying the blessings of American
common school secure i'm the right OF
self-government and protected IN the
occupancy of their own markets, their
constantly increasing knowledge and
skill have enabled them finally TO enter
the markets of the world. We favor
the associated policy of reciprocity, so
directed as to open our markets on IA
vorable terms for what we do not our
selves produce in return for free for
eign markets.
In the further interest of American
wOrkmen we favor more effective re-
striction Of the immigration of cheap
labor from foreign lands. the eXten-
sion of opportunities Of education for
working children. the raising Of the
age- limit for child labor the protec-
tlnon of free labor, rs against contract
convict labor and an effective system
of labor Insurance.
Dependence on Foreign shipping.
Our present dependence upon for
eign shipping for nine-tenths of our
foreign carrying is a great loss to the
industry OF this country. II is also a
serious danger to our trade. for its sud
den withdrawal i'm the event of Euro
pean war would seriously cripple our
expanding foreign commerce. The
national defense and naval efficiency
OF this country, moreover, supply
compelling reason for legislation which
will enable us TO recover our former
place among the trade carrying fleets
of the world.
The nation owes debt of profound
gratitude TO the soldiers and sailors
who have fought its battles. and ii is
the governments duty TO provide for
the survivors and for the widows and
orphans of those who have fallen in
the country's wars. The pension laws,
founded In this just sentiment, should
be liberal and should be literally ad-
mlnistered and preference should be
given wherever practicable with re-
spect to employment in the public serv-
ice to soldiers and sailors and to their
widows and orphans.
The Civil Services.
We commend the policy of the Re-
publican party in maintaining the eff
fioiency of the civil service. The ad-
ministration has acted wisely in it's
efforts TO secure for public service i'm
Cuba. Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippine islands only those whose
fitness has been determined by train
ing and experience. We believe that
employment in the public service in
these territories should be confined as
far as practicable to their Inhabitants.
1t was the plain purpose Of the fif-
feenth amendment TO the constitution
TO prevent discrimination on account
of race or color in regulating the cleo
five franchise Devices of state gov