Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-16
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL PLATFORM.

The rapub ..cans Of the United States,
through their chosen representatives shea
IN national convention, looking BACK upoa
IN unsurpassed record OF achleveMent' anu
looking forward Into q great neiu u tha
and Spportunity, and appealing 10 sne
judgment of their countrylheh' in"he ANS
declarations: .,,er;can
The expectation in which the An'elican
,eonle. turning from the democratlc parry
intrnsted power four years ago 10 u le,
nublican chief magistrate ana u repupISan
congress, has been met and satlsnea. W. M
the people then .assemo,eu ,a,,islapion ana
administration business was deau' ihou ne
try paralyzed and the natlohai c5eu u. n ".
astrously impaired. Inc oah.rs 800 : sap and
was hidden anu It's = 80 NN
Tha Democrats had no other plan with
which TO Improve the ruinous cotultions
which they. had themselves proeuceu, The,
to coin silver at the ratio OF III TO l. Tue
ranublican, party, ~deneuncing THIS plan ~
SIRE TO produce conditions even worst Ia
those FROM which RELIEF was SOUGHT "
ised to restore prosperity Dy me , tariff
md n law making gold the stanuu,u
va,ue. The people by great ma3oriIiss
sued TO the republican party u cohmiss0A
" This commission has been executed, ana
the republican promise is redeemed. Iiosr
nerity more general and more apuhu n,a
than we have ever T Fhewh is n"s no longer
cnnfroSersy as to the value of any govern
ment obligation. Every AmsrieaM Ha
10 n gold dollar or its assured equi'alSn,,
and american credit S,ano SaniIaI Is fully
ma. = ,o W hsnd everywhere labor Is profit
ubly occupied. .H- - ..,r, toll
No single fact can more striklngiy sgt
rho story Of what republican government
means 10 the country than this-thas
mSSIilas during the whole period of 10 years
from 1880 10 1897, there was an eHc y =
exports over imports OF ohl S,rs aoS SeaTs of
the nresent republican administrator an
Nv cass of exports over imports III the enok7
nous sum Of $1,4S3,5S ,094. S
THE WAR.
Ma while the American people,, ,stls-
tanned by this republican sas tst,,n ms in
NV h,s;nesS and commerce, rheS navy
conducted and in victory, concluqsu Z
for liberty and human rights. NO lnoushe
af n.tionnl ACKNOWLEDGEMENT tarnlsnea Lne
S,rh ,,,rnnse With which American stanu-
ards we're unfurled. 1t was a waf un.
sought and patiently resisted, oul WEI nead5
came the American government .Mas he"Iy
It's fleets were cleared for aetloh. o i.s
armies were in the field, and the qulck anu
signal triumph of it's forces on AND any
sea bore equal tribute to the courage %
American soldiers ana sa1lEls' statosman-
shin. To ten millions of the human race
there was given "a new birth OF Tree.
dom and to the American people a new
and noble responsibilities. WA
y We indorse the administration OF VII
5uaIn Mckinley. Its acts have been esIaD.
lished in wisdom and in PATRIOTISM anu a.
home and abroad it has distinctly ~ eie Anerl
and extended the influence OF the Amer,
team nation. Walking untried paths ana
facing unforeseen responsibilities, Presloeht
Mckinley has been in every situation the
true American pat rie,on ana s1ro ane in aph, &
ment. firm in action, always inspiring anu
deserving the confidence of his country
men. #sz~4 @4z8 -
DEMOCRATS AS A MENACE.
In asking the American people to IN
dorse this republican record ana 10 narty,
we remind them; Of the fact that the men,
ace to their prosperity has always resloeo.
In democratic principles and no less IN Inc
fo conduct public affairs. The prime es-
sential Of business prosperity Is puOLc COL
hdence In the good sense or the govern
ment and in its abiity 70 eeal lnLsiatse t1ay
and legislation. That confidence the DEM
ocratic party has never earned. 1t Is nope
THE GOLD STANDARD.
lessly inadequate and the country's pros
nerity. when democratic success at the
rolls is announced, halts ana ceases III
mere anticipation Of democratic plumbers
and failures.
We TcreW our allegiance to the principles
of the gold standar and declare OUT cene
6denee in the wisdom OF the leglSiailoh ~
the fifty-sixth congress Dy which h;1;tv
rarity Of all our money ana the staDllly
Of orr currency on a gold basis mas neeA
secured. We recognize that lnterest ra.es
are a potent factor in production and pus-
mess activity, and for the purpose OF Iur-
ther euualizing and of further lowering
the rates O. interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs of the season and OF an sset,ons ~ ~
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
and enlarged. The volume OF
money in circulation was never so great
per capita as 1t Is TO-DAY: nos,t,on 70
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver.
No measure to that end could be consld-
cred without the support OF the leadlng
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 couia
not fail to impair the. country's credit and
to bring once more into question the inten-
tion Of the American people to maintain
upon the gold standard the parity OF tne en-
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 capltaI ~
meet new business conditions and espe-
cialIy to extend our rapidly increasing forr
eign trade, but we condemn all conspira-
cies and combinations intended to restrict
business, to create monop0lies, to limit
production or to control prices and favor
such legislation as will effectually 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 self-gorernment and protected in
the occupancy of their own markets, their
constantly increasing knowledge and skill
TIA re enabled them finally to enter the mar
kets of the world. We favor the associated
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