The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-06-27

Ex-PREsIDENT Dole has been in
augurated governor of Hawaii.
Extracts From the Republican Platform.
The expectation in which the
American people, turning from the
Democratic party, entrusted power
four years ago to republican chief
magistrate and republican con-
gress, has been met and satisfied.
When the people then assembled at
the polls, after term of democratic
legislation and administration, bust
ness was dead, industry paralyzed
and the national credit disas trous-
ly impaired. The country's capital
was hidden away and it's labor un-
employed. The democrats had no
other plan with which to improve
the ruinous conditions which they
had themselves produced than to
produce silver at a ratio of Is to l.
The republican party, denouncing
this plan as sure to produce con-
d,tions from which relief was
sought, promised to secure pros
perity by means of two legislative
measures-a protective tariff and
law making god the standard of
value. The people by great MAORI
ties issued to the republican party
commission to enact these laws.
This commission has been executed
and the republican promise is re-
deemed. Prosperity, more general
and more abundant than we have
ever known, has followed these en-
actments. There is no longer con-
troversy as to the value of govern
ment obligations. Every American
dollar is a gold dollar or it's assured
equivalent and American credit
stands higher than that of any
other nation. Capital is fully en-
ployed and everywhere labor is pro-
fitably occupied.
We renew our allegiance to the
principle of the gold standard and
declare our confidence in the wisdom
of the legislation of the Fifty-sixth
congress by which the parity of all
other money and the stability of our
currency on a gold basis has been Sc
cured. We recognize that interest
rates are a potent factor in pro-
duction and business activity and
for the purpose Of further equalizing
and lowering the rate of interest we
favor such monetary legislation as
enable the varying needs of the sea-
son and of all sections to be prompt
ly met in order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily en-
ployed and commerce enlarged. The
volume of money in circulation was
never so great per capita as it is to-
day. We declare our steadfast op-
position to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. No measure to
that end could be considered which
was without the support of the lead
ing commercial countries of the
world. However firmly Republican
legislation may seem to have secured
the country against the peril of base
and discredited currency the cleo
ton of democra tic president could
not fail to impair the country's cred
it and to bring once more into
question the intention of the Ameri-
can people to maintain, on the gold
standard, the parity of their money
circulation. The democratic party
must be convinced that the Ameri-
can people will never tolerate the
Chicago platform.
We endorse the administration of
VIM. Mckinley. It's acts have been
established in wisdom and in patriot
ism and at home and abroad it has
distinctly elevated and extended the
influence of the American nation.
Walking in I'm tried paths and facing
unforeseen responsibilities, Presi-
dent Mckinley has been in every
situation the true American patriot
and upright statesman, clear in