The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
NEW OR sen
IONAL IN PL!A k1F0RM n
1t Will Appeal to the American People Tor HAVING
Ignored the Issues Which the Democratic Party has
Sought TO Inject Into the Campaign.

3.
The most significant feature OF the
MA form adopted at Chicago yester-
day Nv the Republican National con
vention is the entire absence OF any,
thing new, startling or sensational
III, it. There is not single departure
from the established and approved
/ lines Of safety. 1t is an eXceed 11a:
nIain document, possibly somewhat
Drosy but all the more undefSl&a ii '
able for that. For it is unmlstakaplS
tr1le that all over this land there Is
today a strong undeIcurrent OF sen
.1iment which demands that at TINS
Zine, OF all others there is no pyro-
1echnic politics and no eXperlnehlai
LEGISLATION There have been events
and Developments not necessary 10
enumerate during the past rev years
which have bred a longing for the Ola
conservative and quieting courses OF
z former days instead of the newer
and more spectacular craftsmanship
which imparts unrest and uncertain
zty¬ only to the political situation
Int: to commercial and industrial con-
s1itions. Therefore, while the plat
form of 1904 is a positive document
tive declaration, it Will appeal strong
~ to the American people for having
ignored those issues which the Dem
#tocratic party has sought to inject IN
to the campaign and TOR It's close al
herence to the well-anown principles
of the Republican party which have
been faithfully lived up to by that
party for almost half a century
Taken as whole, the declarations
8 Of the National convention are a rec
ord rather than a platform. While on
such subjects as require specific and
definite announcement, such as the
tariff, the; gold standard, the upbu11d-
ing of the American merchant ma
zine and a navy commensurate with
the Importance of the United states
sas "a world power, the planks are pos
hive and unequivocal. The greater
part of the platform is recital OF the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the Republican
party Especially during the past
seven years are these achievements
worthy the careful attention OF the
American people. They Will be found
s,1ccin city set forth in this platform.
{ While some may carp at this, it is
ord is better than prospectus AT
:St:.4Louis two weeks from now the
country will be given prospectus 1t
will be told what the Democratic par
ty intends to do. Against this the Ike
publican party shows what it has
done The American people, like Fat
rick Henry, .'has no other light TO
guide their feet than the lamp OF eN-
3tperience.' 1t has been said that eA-
fperience is a dear scaool, but fools
will learn in no other. Within the
past eleven years the American peo-
pie have been pupils in both the Dem
ocratic and the Republican schools.
For. their experience under Grover
Cleveland and Democratic frs trade
theories as embodied in the Wilson
tariff bill they paid most dearly. IN
der Republican administration and
laws based upon the economic Pr1n-
x.ipIes of which William Mckinley
was the greatest eXemplar, they have
.s:sat in peace and comfort under their
own vine and fig tree and have shared
lin the progress which by leaps and
bounds the United States has made
the pathway of business and CONNER
scial developments. They are not
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