Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-06-23
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Republican National Convention
Makes Declaration Of Principles.



Laws and the Isthmian Canal Fa-
| vored-Our New Territories.
Philadelphia, June FL. Senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana, chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, was
recognized yesterday to present the
platform to the convention. IL was
afterwards unanimously adopted. The
following is the full text Of the doc
umenti
The republicans Of the United States
through their chosen representatives met
In national convention. looking back
upon nn unsurpassed record OF achieve
ment and looking forward into great
field OF duty and opportunity. and APP
pealing to the judgment OF their country
men. make these declarations:
The expectation in which the American
people, turning from the democratic party.
entrusted power four years ago to q re-
| publican chief magistrate and republl-
can congress. has been met and satisfied.
| When the people then assembled Mt the
polls, after n term Of democratic lcgisla-
| ton and administration. business was
dead, industry paralyzed and the national
credit disastrously impaired. The coun-
try's capital was hidden away and It's
labor distressed and unemployed. The
| democrats had no other plan with which
| to improve the ruinous conditions which
they had themselves produced than TO
coin silver ut the ratio Of 10 to !. The
republican party. denouncing this plan as
sure to produce conditions even worse
than those from which relief was sought.
promised to restore prosperity by means
| of two legislative measures-a protective
tariff and law making gold the standard
| OF value. The people by great ma1ori-
| ties issued to the republican party a
| commission TO enact these laws. This
commission has been executed. and tho
republican promise Is redeemed. Pros
perity 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 gov
eminent obligations. Every American dol.
lar IL q gold dollar or Its assured equiv
alent and American credit stands higher
| than that Of any nation. Capital 10 fully
employed and everywhere labor Is prof.
itably occupied No single fact can more
strikingly tell the story OF what repub-
lican government means to the country
| than this-that while during the whole
period Of 107 years from 1870 TO 1897 there
was an excess OF exports over imports
Of only s3S3, 02S, is7. there has been In the
short three years OF the present repub-
| lican administration an excess OF exports
over imports In the enormous sum OF
81. iS3. as. 09i and while the American peo-
pie. sustained by this republican legisla-
ton. have been achieving these splendid
triumphs In their business and commerce.
they have conducted and in victory con-
cluded q war for liberty and human
rights. No thought OF national aggran-
dizement furnished the high purpose with
which American standards were I'M
furled II was a war unsought and pa
t!ently resisted. but when It came the
American government was ready. Its
fleets were cleared for action. Its AZ
mics 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 100000 OF the hui
man race there was given "a new birth
OF freedom" and the American people a
new and noble responsibility.
We indorse the administration Of WILL
liam Mckinley. Its acts have been es-
tablished In wisdom and In patriotism. and
at home and abroad Il has distinctly ell
evated and extended the influence Of the
American nation. Walking untried paths
and facing unforeseen responsibilities.
President Mckinley has been In every
situation the true American patriot and
upright statesman. clear In vision. strong
| in judgment. firm In action. always In
spring and deserving the confidence OF
his countrymen.
In asking the American people to In
dorRc 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 af-
fairs. The prime essential OF business
prosperity is public confidence In the good
sense OF the government and It's ability
TO deal intelligently with each new prob
lem of administration and legislation.
That confidence the democratic party has
never earned. It is hopclessly inadequate,
and the country's prosperity. when dem
ocratic success at the polls is announced
halts and ceases In mere anticipation OF
democratic plumbers and failures.
We renew our allegiance to the principle
of the gold standard and declare our con-
fdence I'm the wisdom of the legislation
OF the fifty-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 In the rates
are a potent factor In production and
business activity. and for the purpose OF
further equalizing and of further lower
Ing the rates OF interest. we favor such
monetary legislation as will enable the
varying needs OF the season and Of all
sections to be properly met In order that
40 hn lahnf
steadily employed and commerce en-
larged. The volume OF money In circula-
ton was never so great per capita as
Il is to-day. We declare our steadfast OPP
position TO the free and unlimited coin
age 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 legislation may seem to have
secured the country against the peril Of
base and discredlted currency, the cleo
ton OF n democratic president could not
fall TO impair the country's credit and
to bring once more into question the con-
tention Of the American people TO MAN.
tain upon the gold standard the parity
of their money circulation. The demo-
cratic party must be convinced that the
American people will never tolerate the
Chicago platform.
We recognize the necessity and pro-
priety OF the honest cooperation OF cap
itnl TO meet new business conditions and
especially TO extend our rapidly increus-
ing foreign trade. but we condemn all
cousplracies and combinations intended to
restrict business. to create monopolis, to
limit production or to control prices. and
favor such legislation as will effectually
restrain and prevent all such abuses, pro-