The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-21

| itv. and for the purpose of further equal
| izing and of further lowering he rates
| of interest we favor such monetary leg
| islation as will enable he varying needs
of the season and of all sections TO be
| promptly met i'm order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily en-
| ployed and commerce enlarged The VOL
! ume of money in circulation was never
| sa great per capita as it is today, We
declare cur steadfast opposition 10 the
| free and unlimited coinage of silver. No
measure to that end could be considered
| which was without the support of the
| leading commercial countries of the
| world. However firmly Republican legis-
| lation may seem 10 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 intention of
| the American people TO maintain upon the
| gold standard the parity of their money
| circulation. The Democratic party must
! be convinced that the American peop'e
will never tolerate the Chicago platform
| We recognize the necessity and pro-
| priety of the honest cooperation 0; cap
| ital to meet new business conditions
( and especially to extend our rapidly IN
| creasing foreign trade, but we conc mn
| all conspraces and combinations in
| tended to restrict business, to create mo-
nopolies to limit production, or to con-
troll prices. and favor such legislation as
will effectively restrain and prevent all
| such abuses protect and promote COM
| petition and secure the rights of pro-
ducers, laborers and all who are ens2C-
/ ed in industry and commerce.
| We renew our faith in the policy nf
protection to American labor. In that
policy our industries have been estab-
| lished. diversified and maintained. By
protecting the home market competition
has been stimulated and production
| cneapened. We favor the associated poll
! icy of reciprocity so directed as to open
, our markets on favorable terms for what
| we do not ourselves produce in return
for free foreign markets
In the further interest of American
| workmen we favor a more effective re-
! striction Of the immigration of cheap la
Dor from foreign lands, the extension OF
! opportunities of education for working
children the raising of the age limit for
! child labor, the protection OF free labor
| as against contract conviC- labor and
! an effective system of labor insurance.
! Our present dependence upon foreign
shipping for nine-tenths of our foreign
carrying is a great loss TO the industry
! of this country. 1t is also serious
| danger to our trade for its sudden with
, drawal in the event of European war
would seriously cripple our expanding
| foreign commerce The national defense
| and naval deficiency of this country
| moreover, supply a compelling reason
/ for legislation which will enable US to re-
| cover our former place among the trade
carrying fleets of the world.
The pension laws should be liberal
! and should be literally administered and
! preference should be given wherever prac-
ticable with respect to employment in
the public service to soldiers and sailors
and to their widows and orphans.
We commend the policy of the Republi-
! can party in maintaining the efficiency
J of the civil service. The Administration
| has acted wisely in its efforts to secure
! for public service in Cuba, Porto Rico.
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands, only
those whose fitness has been determined
by training 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 Fifteenth
| Amendment to the Constitution to pre-
J vent discrimination on account of race
| or color in regulating the elective fran
! Chise. Devices of State Governments
whether by statutory or constitutional
! enactment to avoid the purpose of this
amendment are revolutionary and should
be condemned
| Public movements looking to a perma-
nent improvement of the roads and high
ways Of the country meet with our COR
dial approval. and we recommend this
subject TO the earnest consideration of
the people and of the legislatures of
the several States.
I We favor tAe extension of the rural
! free delivery service wherever it's extern
sion may be justified.
| In further pursuance of the constant
policy of the Republican party to provide
free homes on the public domain we
recommend adequate legislation to re-
claim the arid lands of the United States
reserving control of TIE distribution Of
water for irrigation to the respective
States and territories.
!, We favor home rule for, and the early
admission to Statehood of the territories
of New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
! The Dingley act amended to provide
sufficient revenue for the conduct of the
war has so well performed it's work that
it has been possible to reduce the war
debt in the sum of 100000 900. The coun-
! try is now justified in expecting, and 1t
will be the policy of the Republican
party to bring about reduction Of the
! war taxes.
| We favor the construction, ownership,
! control and protection of an isthmian
! canal by the Government of the United
States New markets are necessary for
! the increasing surplus of our farm pro-
ducts Every effort should be made to
open and obtain new markets especially
| in the Orient and the Administration
is warmly to be commended for its sue
/ cessful effort to commit all trading and
/ colonizing nations to the policy of the
! open door in China. In the interest or
! our expanding commerce we recommend
/ that Congress create a Department OF
! Commerce and Industries in the charge
! of a Secretary with a seat in the Cabinet.
! The American Government must pro-
/ tect the person and property of every
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