The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-06-28
PHILADELPHIA PLATFORM.
Adopted Just as it Came From the
Committee.
A DIGEST OF 1T HERE GIVEN.

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of self congratu1ation by the party for
having accomplished what it promised
to do four years ago; namely to restore
prosperity by means OF protective
tariff and by making gold the standard
of value by law as it always has been
| by commercial action of the people.
Reference is made to single fact in
proof of this: For lot years from 1850
to 1897 there was exec of exports
over imports of only $3.50, o25, 497, while
in the three years OF the present ad-
ministration this country has sold to
other nations 81, 4S3, 73S, O94 worth of
our productions. in excess of the
amount the people of the United States
have bought from abroad, and while
these triumphs in business have been
made this country conducted to victory
a war for human liberty and rights
We endorse the administration of
William Mckinley Its acts have been
established in wisdom and patriotism
No Democratic administration has ever
earned public confidence by good sense
in government.
We renew our allegiance to the prin-
cipleS of the gold standard and pro-
pose to carry out monetary principles
in legislation that will enable constant
sustaining of trade and steady employ
ment of labor. The volume of money
circulating was never SO great as now.
The platform declares steadfast op-
position to the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver without the support
of the leading commercial countries of
the world, and asserts that the election
of a democratic president could not
fail to impair the countrys credit.
COnSpiracieS and com binationS intend
ed to control prices are condemned
The platform renevvs faith in the
policy of protection to American labor,
opportunity to inventive genius, and
favOrs reciprocity directed as to open
our markets for what we do not our
selves produce, in return for free for
Seign markets Tt also favors more
effective restriction of foreign emigra-
ftiOn of cheap labor.
1t favOrs such aids to American ship
ping shall give this country its own
carrying trade, which is now, nine
tenths of it, done by foreign vessels
The next plank expresses gratitude
to our soldiers and sailors and stands
by republican policy in literally caring
for survivors, widows and orphans
1t commends the policy for civil ser
vice which will give to our insular pos
sessions governments as far as practical
ITO their inhabitants
ernments by statutory constitutional
enactment to defeat the purposes of
the Fifteenth amendment, thereby dis
Ecrinin ating on account of race or color
lin regulating the election franchise
1t recommends good roads 1egisla-
ton, the extension of rural free de1iv-
legislation to reclaim arid lands, and
Ireserving control of the distri button of
water for irrigation, and favors home
irule for, and the early admission to
statehood of the territories of New
tMexieo, Arizona and Oklahoma
1t favors the reduction of the war
taxes; the construction, ownership
and control of an -isthmian canal by
this government; recommends the
creation of department of commerce
and industries, with a secretary with
seat in the cabinet. the protection of
the person and property of every citi-
zen whenever wrongfully violated.
The women of America are congrat-
-u1ated upon their record of service in
the Volunteer Aid association
) Approves the part taken in the peace
conference at the Hague and empha-
sizes our steadfast adherence to the
Monroe doctrine.
The administration won the approval
of the American people by accepting
in the treaty of Paris the just respon-
sibilities of our victories in the Spanish
war, to provide for the maintenance of
law and order and the establishment
of good government throughout the
West Indies and the Philippines. Our
authority could not be less than our
responsibility, when it became our
high duty to confer the blessings of
liberty and civilization upon those
cued peoples To Cuba, independence
and self-government was assured in
the same voice W hich declared the war,
and these pledges shall be performed