Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-25
THE GOLD STANDARD.

lessly 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 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 interest rates
mess activity, and for the purpose of fur
ther equalizing and of further lowering
the rates of Interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the varying
needs of the season and of all sections to
be promptly met in order that trade may be
evenly sustained, labor steadily employed
and commerce enlarged. The volume of
money IN circulation was never so great
per capita as 1t is today.
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 Int
to bring once more into question the inten-
ton of the American people to maintain
moneys circulation. The democratic
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 corporation of capital to
meet new business conditions and espe-
lcially to extend orr rapidly increasing. for
cies and combinations intended to restrict
business, to create monopolies, to limit
production or to control prices and favor
lsuch legislation as will effectnally restrain
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Promote competition and secure the rights
of producers, laborers and all who are en-
gaged In industry and commerce.
THE POLICY oF PROTECTION.
We renew our faith in the policy Of
protection to- American abor. In that
policy our industries awe been established,
tdiversifled and maintained protecting
1.-The home market the competition has been
IstilnulatedSa and production cheapened. OPP
~portunity to the inventive genius of our
lpeople 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
Eof American common schools, secure In the
right of self-goyernment and protected In
the Of their own markets, their
have enabled them finally to enter the mar
kets ofthe world. We favor the associated
policy of reciprocity. 50 directed as to- open
ImIAAhEhtlS4On dSUEhUle3 IGFUlS ZOE WlaL
we doanot ourselves produce fn return for
free foreign markets.
IN THEINTERESTS OF LABOR.
7 In the further interest Of American
w-orkingnnen, we favor a more effective re-
striction of the immigration OF cheaper
labor from foreign lands, the extension OF
opportunities Of education for working
children, the raising Of the age limit for
child labor. the protection OF free labor, as
against contract convict labor, and an
effective system Of labor Insurance.
RESTORATION OF OUR sHIPPING IN
DuSTRY.
Dur present dependency upon foreign
shipping for nine-tentfls OF our foreign car
ryiag Is 9 CREST loss to the Industry Of this
country. Is a. serious danger to- our
trade for Ats sudden withdrawal in tie
event Of European war would seriously
cripple sour expanding foreign commerce,
The national defenses and the naval eff
cheney OF this country, moreover, supply d
coInpelling reason for legislation which will
enable us to recover our former place
among the trade-carrying fleets OF the
world,
THE PENSION PLANK.
The nation owes d debt OF profound graf
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