The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-06-23
Senator Fairbanks concluded The

reaoirg of the platform ut 1850. lie
moved that the platform be adopted,
and on that motion demanded the pre-
vio,s question. The demJnd was sec
onoed by Senator Hapsbrough, of
North Dakota. and Senator Sewcll, of
New Jersey. The demand was agreed
to, and the motion then was declared
by Chairman Lodge to be unanimously
adopted.
The announcement of the adoption
of the platform was received with ell
thusiastic cheers. Chairman Lodge
then called for announcements from
the various delegations Of national
comm i~tteenien and vice-presidents.
For the first time in the history OF
American politics Hawaii was called
on the roll of n natioral convention.
When the new%ly-acquircd was called
by Assistant Secretary Malloy, Col.
Samuel Parker rose, and made his an
rcul cement in full. resonant voice.
He was received with tremendous APP
plause.
After the applause had subsidized,
Senator Foraker was recognized to
make his motion to adjourn until ten
o'clock Thursday morning. The mo-
ton prevailed without dissent, and at
a:13 z. m. the convention adjourned.
The Platform.
Following is the full text of the doc
uincnt:
The republicans of the United States,
through their chosen representatives, now
in national convention, looking back upon
an unsurpassed record OF Achievement,
and looking forward into a great field OF
duty and opportunity, and appealing TO
the judgment of their countrymen, make
these declarations:
The expectation in which the American
people, turning from the democratic par
ty. intrusted power, four years ago, to a
republican chief magistrate and a repuD-
lican congress has been met and satis-
fed. When the people then assembled at
the polls, after a term of democratic ad-
m~inistration, business was dead, Indus
try paralyzed and the national credit dis
astrously impaired. The country's capt.
tai was hidden away and its labor dis
tressed and unemployed. TIL democrats
had no other plan with which to improve
the ruinous conditions which they had
themselves produced than to coin silver at
the ratio of l6 to l. The republican party.
~'denouncing this plan as sure to produce
conditions ever worse than those from
which relief was sought, promised to re-
store prosperity by means OF two execu-
tive measures-a protective tariff and a
law making gold the standard of value.
The people, by great n,ajorities, issued to
the republican party a commission to
enact these laws. This commission has
been executed, and the republican promise
is redeemed. Prosperity, more general
and more abundant than we have ever
known, has followed these enactments.
There is no longer controversy as to the
value of any government obligations.
Every American dollar is a gold dollar or
its assured equivalent, and American cred
1t stands higher than that of any nation.
Capital is frequently employed and every
where labor is profitably occupied. No
single fact can more strikingly tell the
story of what republican government
means to the country than this-that
while during the whole period of one nun
dred and seven years from 1890 to 1897,
there was an excess Of exports over inn
ports of only 1888, OPS. ,97, there has been
in the short three years of the present re-
publican administration an excess of ex-
ports over imports in the enormous sum
of S1.4S3. 73S, OsI, and while the American
people, sustained by this republican iegis-
lation have been achieving these splendid
triurnphs in their business and commerce.
they have conducted and in victory con
Guided a war for liberty and human
rights. No thought of national aggrand-
cement furnished the high purpose with
which American standards were I'M
furled. 1t was a war unsought and pa
tiently resisted, but when it came Tho
American government was ready Its
fleets were cleared for action. its armie.
were in the field, and the quick and sigma.
triumph OF its forces on land and sea
bore equal tribute to the courage of Amer
lean soldiers and sailors and to the skill
n foresight of republican statesman
ship. To ten millions of the human race
there was given "a new birth of free
DOM" and to the American people a new
and noble responsibility.
We indorse the administration of VIM
Mckinley. Its acts have been established
in wisdom and in patriotism, and at HON,
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extended the influence of the American
nation. Walking untried paths and fac
ing unforeseen responsibilities Presiden
Mckinley has been. in every situation, tn,
true American patriot and the uprlgh
statesman, clear in vision, strong In judg
ment, firm in action, always inspiring an,
deserving the confidence of his country
men.
In asking the American people to in
dorse this republican record, and to renew
their commission to the republican party
we remind them of the fact that tn
menace to their prosperity has always re
sided in democratic principles and no les
in the general incapacity of the demo
cratic party to conduct public affairs. Tn
prime essential of business prosperity /
public confidence in the good sense of tn
government and its ability to deal intel
ligently with each new problem of ad
ministration and legislation. That conf
dence the democratic party has neve
earned. 1t is hopelessly inadequate, an,
the country's prosperity when democrati
success at the polls Is announced, halt
and ceases in mere anticipation of demo
cratic plumbers and failures.
We renew our allegiance to the princi
pie of the gold standard and declare GU
confidence in the wisdom OF the legisla
ton of the Fifty-sixth congress-, by whic
the parity of all our money and the stabil
ity of our currency on a gold basis ha
been secured. We recognized that inter
est rates are a potent factor in produc
ton and business activity and for the pur
pose of further equalizlng and of furthe
lowering the rates of interest, we fave
III monetary Legislation as will enabl
the varying needs of the season and @
all sections to be properly met in orde
that trade may be evenly sustained, labo
steadily employed and commerce enlarged
The volume of money In circulation wa
never so great per capita as II is to-da,
We declare our steadfast opposition I
the free and unlimited coinage of silvel
No measure to that end could be consic
cred which was without the support Z
the leading commercial countries Of tn
world. However firmly republican legi.
lation may seem to have secured tn
country against the peril of a base an
dtscredited currency, the election of
democratic president could not fail to in
pair the country's credit and to brin
once more into question the intention {
the American people to maintain upon tn
gold standard the parity OF their none
circulation. The democratic party mu.
be convinced that the American peopI
will never tolerate the Chicago platform