The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-30
PLATFoRM OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY

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ocra1s mad 10 other plan Eith which
to Improve the ruinoGs conditions which
they aaa themselves produeei than 70
cu.u silver At the ratio ok IS rc /
Tn@ Republican party denouncing this
plan Is SURE to produce conditions even
worse than thoSe from which relief vas
sought Promised 10 restore prosperity
o. means OF tHO legisiativ measures
2 psoIecgiye tariff and a Law making
gold The standard OF value. The people
oy great nlajorities issued 10 the Re
publican party a commission TO enact
tbs.se laws. This commission has been
executed and the Republican promise
IS redeemed. Prosperity more general
and more abundant that We have ever
known has followed these enaetments-
There is no longer any controversy as
10 the value of any government obllga-
tious- Every American dollar rs gold
dollar or its equivalent. and American
credit stands higher than that Of any
nation Capital is fully employed and
every-yVfere labor is profitably occupied
No single fact can tell more strikingiy
the story Of what Republican govern
n1ent means to the country than this
that while during the whole period from
lSa1 TO 1881 there was an excess of ex-
ports over imports OF only $685., OPS, 49,,
there has been in the short three years
of the present Republican administra-
tion an excess of exports over imports
in the enormous sum of sl,4S .TSS, ,09i,
and while the American people sustain
ed BY this Republican legislation. have
been achieving these splendid triumphs
in their business and commerce, they
have conducted and in the victory COM
cluded q war for liberty and human
rights.
No thought of national aggrandize-
rnent tarnished the high purpose with
which American standards We're un-
furled. 1t was a war unsought and
patiently resisted. but when it came
the American Government was ready.
It's fleets were cleared for action. Its
armies were in the field, and the quick
and signal triumph of its forces on
land and sea bore equal tribute 10 the
courage of American soldiers and sail
ors and TO the skill and foresight Of
Republican craftsmanship. To 100000 coo
of the human race there was given "a
new birth of freedom" and TO the AM
erican people a new and noble respon-
sibility.
We indorse the Administration OF
William Mckinley. Its 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 untried paths and facing I'M
forseen responsibilities. President Nc
Kinley has been in every situation the
true American patriot and upright
statesman, clear in vision. strong in
Judgment, firm in action. always in
spring and deserving the confidence or
his countrymen.
In asking the American people to in
dorse this Republican record and to re-
new their commission 10 the Re3ubli-
can party, we remind them to the fact
that the menace to their prosperity has
always resided In Democratic princi-
pies and no less in the general incap-
acity of the Democratic party to con-
duct public affairs. The prime essen
tial of business prosperity is public
confidence in the good sense of the Gov
and n hi m 1all
gently with all new problems of ad-
ministration and legislation. That con-
fidence the Democratic party has never
earned 1t is hopelessly inadequate, and
the country's prosperity, when Demo-
cratic success at the polls is announc-
ed. hats and ceases in mere anticipa-
ton of Democratic blunders and fail
ures.
We renew our allegiance TO the prin-
ciple 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 of our money
and the stability of our currency on
gold basis has been secured. We rec
ognize that interest rates are potent
factor in production and business actlv-
ity and for the purpose of further
equaiiztng and pf further lowering the
rates of interest we favor such none
tary legislation as will enable the vary
ing needs of the season and OF all sec
tions TO be properly met in order that
trade may be evenly sustained. labor
steadily employed and commerce en-
larged. The volume of money in cir
culation was never so great per capita
as IL is today.
We declare our steadfast opposition
to the Tree ard unlimited coinage of
silver. No measure To that end could
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support of the leading commercial
countries of the world. However firm
~ 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 10 impair the eountry's
credit and TO bring once more into
question the intention OF the American
people TO maintain upon the gold stand
ard the parity OF their money circula-
tion. The Democratic party must be
convinced that the American people
viii never tolerate the Chicago plat
form.
We recognize the necessity and pro-
priety of the honest cooperation of
capital TO meet new business cendi-
tions. and especially 10 extend our rap
idly Increasing foreign trade. put we
condemn all conspiracies and combin-
atiuns intended 20 restrict business. to
create monopoiies. TO limit production
or TO control prices. and favor such leg
islation as will effectuaily restrain and
prevent all such abuses. protect and
promote competition and secure the
rights ssF producers laoorers AMI II
who arr engaged in Industry ana on-
meree.
We renew our faith in the policy OF
protection 10 American labor. IN that
policy our industries have been sstab-
lished. diversified and maintained. By
protecting the home market. the COM
petition has been stimulated and pro-
duction cheGpened- Opportunity to the |
inventive genius OF our people has been