Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-06
THE REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM
1t Sets Forth Succinotly and Clearly
the Position Of the Repub-
lican Party.
MANY POLITICAL PROBLEMS
The Party Has Redeemed the Promises Made
In 1861 Will Also Keep the Pledges
Made At Philadelphia Prosper
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GUS Administration.
The following is the text of the Re-
publican platform, as adopted by the
national convention at Philadelphia:
The Republicans of the United States,
through their chosen representatives in
national convention, looking back upon
an unsurpassed record of achievement,
and looking forward into a great field
of duty and opportunity and appealing
to the judgment of their c%ountrymen,
make these declarations:
PROMISES REDEEMED.
The expectation in which the Ameri-
can people, turning from the Democrat
ic party, intrusted power four years
ago to a Republican chief magistrate
and a Republican congress, has been
met and satisfied. When the people
then assembled at the polls after a term
of Democratic administration business
vas dead. industry paralyzed and the
national credit disastrously impaired.
The country's capital was hidden away
and it's labor distressed and unem-
ployed.
The Democrats had no other plan with
which to improve the ruinous cOndi-
tons which they had themselves pro-
duced than to coin silver at the ratio
of 16 to /. The Republican party, de-
nouncing the plan Is sur to produce
conditions even worse than those from
which relief was sought, promised to
restore prosperity by means Of two ex-
ecutive measures-a protective tariff
and a law making gold the standard Of
value. The people by great majorities
issued to the Republican party a COM
mission to enact these laws. This COM
mission has been executed and the Re-
publican promise Is redeemed.
SOLID PROSPERITY.
Prosperity 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 government obligations. Every
American dollar is a gold dollar, or its
assured equivalent, and American cred
it stands higher than that of any ma
ton. Capital is fully employed, and ev-
erywhere labor is profitably occupied.
No single fact can more strikingly
tell the story of what Republican gov
eminent means to the country than
this-that while during the whole pc
riod of 1O7 years, from 1890 to 1897, there
was an excess Of exports over imports
Of only $3.50, O26, 497, there has been in the
short three years Of the present Repub-
lican administration an excess Of ex-
ports over imports in the enormous sum
Of $1,4s2, 73S, O94.
A SUCCESSFUL WAR.
And while the American people sus-
tanned by this Republican legislation
have been achieving these splendid tri-
umphs in their business and commerce,
they have conducted and in victory
concluded a wal for liberty and human
rights. No thought Of national aggran-
dizement furnished the high purpose
with which American standards were
unfurled.
It was a war unsought and patiently
resisted, but when 1t came the Ameri-
can government was ready. Its fleets
were cleared for action. Its armies were
in the field, and the quick and signal
triumph Of its 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 10000. 900 Of the hui
man race there was given "a new birth
of freedom and to the American peo-
Pile a new and noble responsibility.
PRESIDENTS CRAFTSMANSHIP.
We indorse the administrations of
William Mckinley. It's acts have been
established in wisdom and patriotism.
and at home and abroad 1t has distinct
ly elevated and extended the influence
of the American nation. Walking un-
tried paths and facing unforeseen re-
s~ponsibilities, President Mckinley has
been in every situation the true Ameri-
can patriot and the upright statesman,
clear in vision, strong in judgment, firm
in action, always inspiring and deserv-
ing the confidence of his co%untrymen.
DEMOCRATIC INCOMPETENCE.
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 incapacity OF
the Democratic party to conduct public
affairs. The prime essential of business
prosperity Is public confidence in the
good sense Of the government and its
ability to deal intelligently with each
new problem Of administration and leg
.islation. That confidence the Democrat
ic party has never earned. 1t Is hope
lessly inadequate, and the country's
prosperity when Democratic success at
the polls is announced halts and ceases
in mere anticipation of Democratic
blunders and failures.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
We renew our allegiance to the prln-
ciples Of the gold standard, and declare
our confidence in the wisdom Of the leg