Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-06

IaIor aud capital
The republican party since % pro.
served tho ui,uu, uf che rcpuhIlc
and ruyo freedom to the oppressed
never rendered a more impofuast aor.
vice to the country than whom % os.
ublanri the gold standard Under o.
we have increased our currency sup
Dds sufficiently to meet the normal
requirements of business. lt ls graft.
fy.ng tha; the convention made frank
aud explicit dccla alton of tho mOoxi.
bio purpose of the party to maintain
tho gold standard. lt is essential not
only that thc standard shoull bc as
good as Che best iu the world. bat
chat tho people should have tho al.
sumn,c that 90 a,lI bo ao maintained.
The enemies of sound money were
powerful enough go suppress mout.on
uf tbv gold standard in tho platform
lately adopted hy tho domoruuc mo-
tonll convention Tho leader of dom.
ocwcy boo tNo rront national cam.
ulImH has declared since tho al.
/ IluuWpnt Oi che Convention that n4
soon us tbo election Is over. ho Will
undertake. tu organize ;ho forces with.
Iu tho democratic party ton iho next
/ national contest. foe the purpose of
advancing tho radical policies for
. WHrh hiF element uf th0 party
stands. DE frankly says that tho
/ money question ia for ihe present in
lHDoyauDg lu Wow oi those paIpahlo
facts. 30 .s not the part of wisdom
/ t1 abandon our vigilance Boo safe
guarding tho integrity OF our ayaiom.
We must have mot only 20 president
Who is unlltorauiy committed to tho
sold standard. but both houHCs 0f con.
wgss Boo entire accord with him upon
/ the subject
ln congress and not with tho prcsi
dent sats tho supreme power to de-.
tcrm.nc che standard of our money.
Thoush the chief executive should op.
I pose tbe fUuErC.a. acting Within ItH
independent constitutional authority.
/ could at any uuW overthrow or
change the monetary standard
Tho wisdom uI our protective poll
Icy ends complete Justification iu tho
industrial development of thg country.
This policy has become a most vital
part u. our industrial system. and
must bo maintained uumpalrod.
when altered conditions make
changes m schedules desirable, their
modification can be safely mlruatod
tp the republican party Or they are
| i1 bu changed by tho gnomles uf tho
system along FREQ trade lines, upcer.
taInty viii take the place of ce- ain.
/ ty, and "a reaction would surely follow
to the injury of the wage caruer
and nlI who are now pronlnbIy cm.
| pluycd. Uncertainty uudormIncs con.
/ udouce. aud iufH of confidence breeds
confusion and distress in commercial
affairs
The convention was wise uu. only
ln ita onunciation of party pDlIc.Ics bot
in its nomination of "a candidate for
the pTrs.locy During the last three
/ years. President Roosevelt has been
confronted with largo and serious
. questions These De- has mot and s0ig.
el with hisb wisdom uud courage.
The charges against him Boz a demo
| cratic platform ind an irroiutob.a an.
swer in hi8 splendid administration.
never surpassed In all the history of
thc republic. and never oquaIed by
. tho party which socks % dlsCroiit o.
I The election of the president is
. ImporalyDIy demanded by those
whose success depends upon thD CON.
tuuanco of "a Fago. conservative aud
. efficient administration of public a.
fairs
W, nave an ample record of deeds
lone. ol beneficial E.Hgs uoos~uI.ab.
Ui Boo thn public interest TuU Faat
/ business of tho suyrrumant hhH boon
we'll administered The laws have
been enforced fearofaly and impart
tally The treasury has beon adequate.
. ly supplied with revenue. and the
financial credit of the government
was never better our foreign trade
balances continues t0 increase our
wealth. We have adopted an Irr.w
ton policy which WIN build homes In
the Grid regions of the west Tho
/ Panama canal tho hope of centuries.
H in course Ot construction. under
che sole protection of Che American
uag
We have peace and great prosper
ty 40 home. aud are upon torms OF
/ good nerhborho0d WITH me entire
world Theao conditions constitute the
HtunFoft possible assurance f4r ne
future
Iator shall avail myself of a
favorable opportunity to submit 90
you auI through sou. 30 ms fellow
c.t.zanH. o. fuller expression of my
v.Caa concerning tho questions now
u au issue.
rermi mg aea.u to thank ylg and
|t1 euroH tbo br..of Chat $40 may
confidently submit our cause to tbo
candid and patriotic Judgment of our
c0lutfymon
Alamo8ordo odd Foli3Nt
4 Tho following officers wore iu.
STALLED at g meeting of Odi Follows
] llIrn D. McC0mnH. ~. O.. j. M
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