Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-22
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.

an unsurpassed record of achievement, and
looking forward into a great field OF DUTY
and opportunity, and appearing .Ioehans
judgment OF thetr@ I'M men, Em alt's ttihisesse
declarations:
The expectation in which the American
people, turning from the democratic party
intrusted power four years ago TO Are
publican chief magistrate and q repuDlcan
congress, haszbeen met and satlshed. Wnen
the people then assembled at the polis,
after y term OF democratic leglslatloh anu
try paraiyzed and the national credit dls7
astrously impaired. TIL countrE's capital
was hidden and its labor distressed and
unemployed,
The democrats had no other plan with
which to Improve the %ruinous conditions
which they had themselves produced, tnan
to coin silver at the ratio Of 10 to l., Inc
republican party, denouncing THIS plan as
sure to produce conditions even worse than
those from which relief was sought, prom
ised to restore prosperity by means OF tWo
legislative n msasares so1a 1he sfa ndard dart Of
value. The people by great majorities IS
sued to the republican party a commission
to enact these laws.
This commission has been executed, anu
the republican promise is redeemed. Pros
perity more general and more abundant
than we have ever known has followed
these enactments. There .is no longer
ment obligation. Every American dollar
is q gold dollar or Its assured equivalent,
and American credit stands higher than
that of any other nation. Capita! IS fuily
employed and everywhere labor is profit
ably occupied.
No single fact can more strikingly tell
the story Of what republican government
means to the country than this--that
while during the whole period of lO7 years
from 1890 to 1884,, there was an excess OF
exports over Imports OF only $5s5,O2S,45i.
there has been in the short three years OF
excess Of exports oyer imports In the enor-
nous sum of 1,4S3,53l ,O94.
THE WAR.
And while the American people, sus-
tained by this republican legislation, have
their business and commerce, they have
conducted and in victory concluded a war
for liberty and human rights. NO thought
of national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT tarn1shed the
high purpose with which American stand
ards were unfurled. 1t was q war I'M
sought and patiently resisted, but when 1t
came the American government was ready.
Its fleets were cleared for action: its
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 statesman
ship. To ten millions of the human race
there was given "a new birth of free
dom, and to the American people a new
and noble responsibility.
liam Mckinley. Its acts have been estab-
lished in wisdom and in patriotism, and at
home and abroad it has distinctly elevated
lean nation. Walking untried paths and
facing unforeseen responsibilities, President
Mckinley has been In every situation the
true American patriot and the upright
statesman, clear INVASION, strong in judg-
ment, firm III action, always inspiring and
deserving the confidence of his country
men.
DEMOCRATS AS A MENACE.
In asking the American people to In
dorse this republican record and to renew
their commission to the republican party,
we remind them of the fact that the mem
ace to their prosperity has always resided
in democratic principles and no less In the
to conduct public AFFAIRS. The prime es-
sential of business prosperity Is public con
fdence in the good sense3of the govern
ment and in its ability to deal intelligently
and legislation. That confidence the dem
ocratie party has never earned. Tt Is hope
THE GOLD sTANDARD.
lessly inadequate and the country's pros
perity, when democratic success at the
polls is announced, halts and ceases in
mere anticipation OF democratic blunders
and failures.
We renew our allegiance to the principles
of the gold standard and declare our con-
sfdence. In the wisdom of the legislation of
the ffty-sixth congress by which the
parity of all our money and the stability
of our currency on a gold basis has been
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 OF Interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs of the season ant of all sections to-
be promptly nett order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
and enlarged. The volume of
money In circulation was never so great
ppr FcauifaN as 1T is TODAY. &$EEEEE@sa@Es5Eas&
We declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
No measure to that end could be consid-
commercial countries of the world. How
ever firmly republican legislation may seem
to have secured the country against the
peril of base and discredited currency, the
election Of a democratic president could
not fail to impair the conntry's credit and
to bring once more into question the inten-,
ton 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.
THE TRUST QUESTION.
We recognize the necessity and proprie-
ty of the honest cooperation of capital to-
meet new business conditions and espe-
cialIy to extend our rapidly increasing for
cies and combinations intended to restrict
business. to create monopolies, to limit
production or to control prices and favor
such legislation as will effectuaIIy restrain
and prevent all such abuses, protect and
promote competition and secure the rights
Of producers, Iaborers 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
portunity 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
competing country. Enjoying the blessings
of American common schools, secure In the
right OF seIf-goyernment and protected In
the occupancy of their own markets, their
constantly increasing knowledge and skill
have enabled them finally to enter the mar
8kets Of the world. We favor the associated
policy 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 INTERESTS oFLABOR.
In the further interest Of American
Workingmen, we favor a more effective re-.
striction of the immigration of cheaper
labor from foreign lands, the extension OF