The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-21

their prosperity has always resided in Democratic principles
and less in the general incapacy of the Democratic
party conduct affairs The prime essential of business
prosperity is public confidence in the good of the
government and in lis ability deal nteigenty with each
problem Of administration and legislation. That
fdence the Democratic party has earned 1t hope
lessy inadequate and the counys prosperity when DEM
ocratc the polls announced has and
anticipation of Democratic bnders and failures.
We allegiance to the principle OF the gold
standard and declare confidence i'll the wisdom OF the
legislation of the Fiftsxth congress by which the parity
of all money and the stability of currency upon
gold basis has been secured.
We recognize that interest rates potent factor in
production and business activity and for the purpose of
equazng and of further lowering the of interest
favor such monetary legislation will enable the varying
needs of the and of all sections be promptly met
in order that trade may be evenly sustained labor steadily
employed and commerce enlarged The volume of money
in circulation great per capita is today
We declare steadiast opposition to the free and
limited coinage of silver No to that end could
be considered which without the support of the leading
commercial countries of the world However firmly Re
publican legislation may have secured the country
against the perls of base and dscredited currency the
election of Democratic president could not fail to impair
the counrys credit and to bring 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
people will never tolerate the Chicago platform.
We recognize the necessity and proprety OF the honest
cooperation of capital business conditions and
especially to extend rapidly increasing foreign trade,
but condemn all conspraces and combinations intended
to restrict business and to create monopoe limit pro-
ducon to control prices and favor such legislation
will effectively restrain and prevent all such abuses protect
and promote competition and the rights of produC
ers, laborers and all who engaged in industry and
commerce.
We faith in the policy of protection to
American labor. In that policy industries have been
established diversified and maintained. BY protecting the
home markets competition has been stimulated and produc
ton cheapened Opportunity the inventive genius OF
people has been secured and wages every depart
of labor maintained high rates, higher now than
before and always distinguishing working people
in their better conditions of life from those of any copet
ing country Enjoying the blessings OF the American
school, in the right of sclf-government and
protected in the occupancy of their 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 d-
rected to open markets on favorable terms for
articles which do ourselves produce in return o1
free foreign markets.
In the further interest of American workmen we favor
labor from foreign lands, the extension of opportunities
education for working children, the raising of the age limit
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