The sun., 1900-09-05
SENATOR PLATT APPLAUDED
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of the key every state, national and foreign
question. They have traitorously missed the tone
which the great state of New York would inn
press the l@pular national vote, for the peo-
pie OF this state believe in honest money; they
believe in the protection Of American industry
and labor; they believe in the establishment Of
the independence of Cuba, sound government in
Porto Rico and the Philippines and the protection
of our people in China. They believe in the sup
preston of unlawful combinations of every char
acter. They believe in the honest and efficient ad-
minstration Of the affairs of the state.
The Republican party in 1896 pledged itself to
maintain the gold standard. That pledge has
been kept, with the result that the United States
has attained higher credit, paying less interest
for the use of money than any other nation in
the world. Also with this result, which comes
close to the people, that the burden OF debt
which in 1896 clamored for the deprecated dollar
has been removed by the prosperity incident to
the retention Of the honest dollar. Nevertheless
the Democratic party at Kansas City declared for
complete subverson of these conditions. Should
Mr. Bryan be elected it would be within his pow
er, and il would be his solemn duty in view of
his PLATFORM to pay the interest and principal Of
our bonded debt in silver coin even if gold were
demanded by the holder Of the bonds. In view Of
the silver plank in the Democratic PLATFORM let
no one be lued into the belief that free silver is
no longer issue in this campaign. Did not
Bryan as the prime condition OF his acceptance
demand the reaiiirmation Of the Chicago platform?
Imperialism.
The attempted subordination Of sound money
and protection to the paramountcy" Of so called
imperialism cannot retire these issues from the
campaign. party platform is no stronger than
its weakest plank, whatever be the location OF
the plank. This is especially true o an old plank
which has once let the party through a disas
trous fall. The great plank OF the Populistic
Democracy upon which Mr. Bryan paraded from
Maine to California four years ago has now, ac-
cordlng to his letter of acceptance, proved too
weak to longer sustain his weight An imperial
iste yeneering has added nothing to its strength.
The absurdity OF "imperialism' is that there is
no imperialism. The Republican party simply
stands for the establishment in the Philippines
and Porto Rico of such government as it gives its
own people.
In the Kansas City platform, which studousy
avoids all reference to the administration Of Mr..
Cleveland, the only Democratic candidate for the
presidency elected in "A years, the Democrats de-
nounce the Republican party on the trust ques-
tion. They ignore the Democratic president who
declared that public office is public trust but
they cannot escape the fact that the Democratic
party has turned public office into an ice trust.
As their antimperialistic TRADE is the satire of
their position regarding the external affairs OF the
nation, is their relation to the trust question
the hypocrisy of their position regarding the in
terna affairs Of the nation. In our state the Re-
publican party has placed upon the statute books
antitrust laws carefully perfected to meet the
evils of monopolies human ingenuity could de-
vse
Unparalleled is the Republican party's record
for honesty and efficiency in the government Of
our state For six consecutive years it has been
in absolute control OF the legislative and execu-
tive branches. Its record is known to our people,
who are the closest students of their own affairs
of any people in the world Our opponents have
been unable to fasten any scandal even remiss-
ness of duty the administrations Of Morton,
Black and Roosevelt.
Sound money, independence of Cuba
and the Philippine policy We're given good
receptions, but climax came when Mr.
Woodruff said, "Out of their bitter ex-
nnrionoes thn nannla believe in the rescue