Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-10-22
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM.

The repub. leans OF the United States.
through their chosen re eassan hact mon
nm nnsurpassed record of achlevemens' anu
santinp forward into q great neiu OF o thss
and opportunity. and appearing +hase
Judgment of their countrymeh' MAKE ne'
The expectation in which the Ames,San
,aonie. turning from the democratie pairs,
imtrnsted power four years = " I,nan
publican chief magistrate an Satisfed. When
me neonle then assembled AT tne poo,nsS,
. = ! Term, of democratic legislation anu
administration, business gas az orsa,t dis
y, n,r.iyzed and the national cfeolC uts
try puiI imnaired, The country's capitai
y hidden and Its labor distressed anu
unemployed. hor n,an with
Inc te imnroye the ruinous conditions
,.h;ch they had themselves prouuceu, L. In
w coin silver at the ratio OF 10 70 l. An os
rsnuhlican party, denounclhR MS pa 4hon
sure to produce son no1,aq Esa $50 sought, prom
ised to restore prosperity by means OF tsr u
legislative measures-a protectiSs "a If
and a law making gold the ss anJaIa ,s-
value; The rppe eoPleI os 9ea ars1 a Commission
10 T yha commission has been executed, ana
the republican promise Is reaeeiaeu, dan
per pssity We m1 Sa1e genera ever known has follswsa
tnan M ansctments. There Is no longer
cnntroyersy as to the value OF any sc HoIor
ment obligation. every rnS ennivalent.
a SS american credit stands higher tnan
that of any other nation. Sapitai - nro6t,
EMPLOYED and everywhere iapoS 10 pA'A
ably occupied. s+r;r,no,v tell
80 story Of what republican goVernMent
means to the country than 1nts-oaa.
while during the whole perlou OF W =" If
from l7s ors TO 1 ImGor tsee of S only ssss.o2s,4s7.
ehara has been in the short three years %
tho present republican Administrator az
excess Of exports over lmpores ia Il eD'A
nous sum Of 81, 4S3,5 S7 .os4.
THE WAR.
AID while, the American people, sus-
.oinai by this republican legislation, nave
heen achieving these splendid rlumpl IA
their business and commerce, .hes nass
conducted and in victory eonciu NE thonsht
aS narional ACKNOWLEDGMENT furnished tae
high purpose with which American stand
ards were unfurled. 1t was a war ai t.
sought and patiently resistea, ou no wn readv
Its fleets were cleared Tor actloI. tts
armies were in the field, and the quick ana
SIGNAL triumph of its forces on lanu anu
sea bore equal tribute 1 TO .ne a eodrt to the
skill and foresight of republican statesman
shin. To ten millions of the human race
there was given "a new birth of free
dom and to the Amer'can peop'e >"
we indorse the administrator OF WI
liam Mckinley. Its acts nave Deen essao.
lished in wisdom and in patriotism, ana az
nome. and abroad it has distinctly elevated
and extended the influence of the Amer,
iran nation. Walking untried paths and
facing unforeseen responsibilities, PRESIDENT
Mckinley has been in every situation the
true American patriot and the upright
statesman. clear In vision. strong in judg-
ment. firm in 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 ana 70 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
general ineapaeity q the oe moe nr;yn paf s..
sential Of business prosperity Is pupnc con-
fidence in the good sense OF, the govern
ment and in its ability to deal intelligently
with each new problem Of administration
and legislation. That confidence the dem
ocratic party has never earned. It Is hope
THE GOLD STANDARD.
Iessly 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.
fdence 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 OK interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the varying
be promptly met in order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
and enlarged. The volume Of
money in circulation was never SO great
We declare our steadfast opposition to
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
No measure to that end could be consid-
cred without the support of the leading
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 country's credit and
to bring once more into question the inten-
ton OF the American people to maintain
upon the gold standard the parity of their
party must be convinced that the American
people will never tolerate the Chicago plat
form. - -. r
THE TRUST QUESTION.
We recognize the necessity and proprie-
ty OF the honest cooperation OF capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
cially to extend our rapidly increasing for
eign trade, but we condemn all conspira-;
eies and combinations Intended to restrict
business. to create monopolies, 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, laborers 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
r~ortunity 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 w markets, their
constantly increasing knowledge and skill
have enabled them finally to enter the mar
kets 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. s|