Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1904-07-01
GLORIOUS REPUBLICAN RECORD.
What the Republican Party Has
Done for the Country and
What it Will Do For
s5a Liberty.

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"A pleasant task confronted the men
who drew up the platform Of 1904 for
the Republican party. In telling what
the party stands tor to-day they were
Obliged to recount some Of the great
things which It did yesterday and the
day before. back 70 q time beyond the
recollection Of many OF the men in the
convention. All this furnishes many Of
the most inspiring chapters Of Ameri-
can history. During the half century
Of the life Of the Republican party It
has been the dominant force In Ameri,
can politics. except in the latter part
Of Pierce's service, through the whole
Of Buchanan's and through part Of
Cleveland's. Since 1859, In the middle
Of Buchanan's term, the Democratic
party has not had complete control Of
the national governments. except N
1898 .95, in the first half Of Ceveland'a e
second term. During oil the rest Of the
time the Republicans have been in the
ascendant in part or all OF the govern.
mont. and for most Of the time 1t has
been in control Of all Of It, All the ad.
vances which have been scored BY the
United States between 1854 and 1904
have been due TO the intelligence. pro-
|gressiveness and courage Of tho Repub-
lican party.
The party which put down the re.
bellion. destroyed slavery, killed the
secession heresy, created more per.
feet Union than had existed prior to
1861, established the tariff. opened the
West to settlers by its free lands law.
Joined the Pacific coast to the Missis-
sippi valley by bonds Of steel, created
the currency system, established the
gold standard, started the scheme. Of
national irrigation which will add mil
lions to the Vests population, annexed
Alaska, drove the Spaniards out Of
Cuba and off the American continent,
created the republic Of Cuba, annexed
Hawaii. Porto Rico and the Philippines.
gave the peoples Of all these islands
sell. government for the first time in
their history, melted the creation of
the republic Of Panama, started the
construction Of the Isthmian canal and
nearly tripled the country's population
and much more than quadrupled its
wealth, has a record, remote and near,
which is the best possible platform on
which to appeal TO the people On the
lines which have been laid down by the
action Of the Republican party in the
past half century It will conduct the
government in the future. In the spirit
and with the courage and sanity thus
far displayed the Republican party will
meet present issues and the new ones
which arise. n
Projections basic principle will be
maintained in the tariff laws, and no
alterations in the schedules will be
made except where demanded by the
public interest, and the changes in
those cases must be made by the
friends and not the enemies Of pro.
lection. The gold standard will be de-
Tended; trusts will be assailed when
hostile to public interest; the army,
and navy will be strengthened and i'm.
proved; the interests Of the people of
Porto Rico and the Philippines will be
protected; the country's debt to the
soldiers and sailors will be remem.
bered; steps will be taken to build up
the country's ocean marine. and the ex.
tension Of the country's commerce over
the world will be pushed. The states
which have abolished the negro as .
voter while hanging on to the repre-
sentation in Congress which the negro's
presence gives them will find some.
thing to their interest in one plank Of
the platform. President Rooseyelt's act
in calling halt on Germany, England
and Italy in their raid on Venezuela
will show what the Republican party
stands for In the maintenance of su.
pervision over the Western hemisphere.
Secretary Hays work in getting pledges
from Russia to maintain the open door
in Manchuria, his commercial treaty
with China and his defence Of that EN-.
pire against threatened assaults from
without foreshsdow the policy which
the Republican party will take in the
external politics Of Asia. The creed
,.h;oh kho PAM sahlinan naeks, hos inaA