Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-06
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.

Tha srepu hacans or the United States,
through their chosen representatlNes MSs
m naIfonaia convention, looking BACK upoa
an unsurpassed recora&oI acnis ss;i ~ '3s,,fy
saasslst forward into q great felu OF MY !
and opportunity, and appealing thase
,,slpn,rnt Of their countrymen, make these
ueciaraIions:. tha AMERICAN
,,aanIa turning from the democratlc pity
fnfrnsted power four years " ~ I,a.n
nnhiiean chief magistrate and Il w.,
congress. has been met sna sa ~ The polls,
ATS. n term of democratic legislation anu
administration, business was deau, NaIs-
NV paraIyzcd and the nationai cseoa ! n4to1
astrously impaired 4. I iahor distressed and
was hidden and lts ia ~ eA"SS II
NE democrats had no other plan wv
which to Improve the rulnous conui t,an
which they had themselves produced, tMa,a
a. roin silver at the ratio Of 16 to l.. .In
.onssi,,iican PARTY, de%nouncing this plan as
snra 10 produce conditions even worse l nm
those from which relief was us soagms' q Two
iseI measures-a protective tarifI
a5dsn law making gold the standard OF
wine. The people by great maooris,es ~,
sued to the republican apafts7a cUonnp'
oTh;s' commission has been executed. ana
.hairnnnbiican promise Is redeemed. Pros-
perity more general and more fo I y
than We o na, There is no longer
snntroyersy as to the value OF any gove Mn
n,ant obligation. Every American uoi,uh
is 4 gold dollar .r or tts st aSsase1 higher than
anu taln spNanther nation. Capital Is fully
a alan,oved and everywhere labor is proht-
a . ~ eSGa fact can more strikingly tell
tba story Of what republican government
means : to the country than lni ~ -aaus
xghi,e during the whole period OF lol Yeas
from l7so to i ;mnor there of U Sniy Sass. Us, Ash.
thereshas been in the short three Yeas a on u,
the present republican administrators ~ an
excess of. exports over Imports Ips N Il se ~
NOUS sum OF LAS 531 ,os4.
THE WAR.
"a while the American people, sus-
IN med by this republican legislation, nay e
heenI achieving these splendid trluinpIs r.! -
g their business and .hes n mar
conducted and In. victory ,;ysh fonsiG No thought
.cf NATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT tarnisnea tle
9, high purpose with which American stanu-
ards were unfurled. It was q war. " T.
sought and patiently resisted, but wnen y
came the American government was ready.
its Teets were cleared tor action. lts
armies were in the field, and the QUICK ane
signal triumph of Its forces on lana as an IL
American soldiers and sailors, and TO sne
skill and foresight Of republican statesman
ship. To ten millions Ct The h.rt human of race race
there was sassf Even ehe American adia people a new
and noble responsibility. sa1,.,
AWeIindorse the administration OF WI
lam Mckinley. Its acts nave been essaD.
Iished in wisdom and in patriotism, ana az
nome and abroad it has distinctly elevated
and extended the influence OF. the amer;
lean nation. Walking untried paths ana
f,eing unforeseen res r. snerr sitt,,ation the
true American patriot and the, uprlgnt
statesman, clear in vision. strong ~ JUG,
ment, firm in action, always inspiring ny
deserying the confidence Of his country
men. { s8A I ~ - &;E &EEE 49, =
DEMOCRATS AS A MENACE. /:
4 In asking the American people to In
dorse this republican record and 70 renew
their commission to the republican party
we remind them Of the tact tnat sne eos Msn5
III democratic principles and no less Etne
general incapacity Of the democratic party
to conduct public affairs. The prime es-
fdence5 in the good sense Of the govern-
nlent and In its ability to deal intelligently
with each new problem Of administration
and legislation. That commence Lne ue aar
ocratic party has never earned. 1t Is nope
THE GOLD STANDARD. ]
lessly Inadequate and the icountry's s. pros
;erity. when democratic success at the
polis is announced, halts and ceases In
mere anticipation OF democratic biunders
We renew our allegiance to the principles
Of the gold standard and declare our con.
ddenceS In theBwisdom of the Legislation OF
the ffty-sixth congress by which the
parity Of all our money and the stability
of our currency on q gold basis mas Deen
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
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs Of the season and of all sections to
be promptly met in order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
and commerce enlarged. The volume or
money III circulation was never SO great
per capita as 1t Is today,
We declare our ~steadfast opposition to
the free and coinage or silver.
No measure to that end could be eonsid-
commercial countries of the world. How
ever firmly republican legislation may seem
70 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
10 bring once more into question the inten-
tion of the American people to maintain
moneys circulation. The democratic
party must be convinced that the American
people will never tolerate the Chicago plat
form. ;&@e 5&t$55
THE TRUST QUESTION.
We recognize the necessity and proprie-
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, laborers 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
rprtunity 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
~c;inpeting country. Enjoying the blessings
~ American common schools, secure in the
right of self-governnent and protected in
the occupancy Of their own markets, their