The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-06-28
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
Party Stands Pat on lie Protection
Polloy-A Franchise Feature
Aimed at the South,

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Aimed at the South,
Following are the german features
Of the republican platform adopted at
the Chicago convention:
The republican party entered upon
It's present period of complete suprem-
acy in 1897. We have every right
to congratulate ourselves upon the
work since then accomplished, for II
has added lustre even TO the traditions
of the party which carried government
through the storms of the civil war.
We replaced a democratic tariff law.
based on free trade principles and
garnlshed with sectional protection, by
4 consistent protective tariff, and in.
dustry, freed from oppression and
stimulated by the encouragement Of
wise laws, has expanded to a degree
never before known.
We ARMY established the gold
standard which was then menaced
with destruction. Confidence return.
ed TO business and with confidence
came an unexampled prosperity,
We refused to palter longer with
the mlseries of Cuba. We fought a
quick and victorious war with Spain.
We set Cuba free governed the island
for three years and then gave 1t to
the Cuban people with order restored,
ample revenues, with education and
public health established free from
debt and connected with the United
States. by the wise provisions for our
mutual interests.
We have organized the government
OF Porto Rico and it's people now en-.
Joy peace, freedom, order and pros
perity
In the Philippines we have suppress
ed insurrecton, established order and
given to life and property a security
never known there before.
The possession Of a route for an
lsthmian canal, so long the dream OF
American statesmanshlp. is now an &C
complished fact; the great work OF
connecting the Pacific and the Allan
tic oceans BY a canal Is at last be-
gun and by the republican party. We
have reorganized the army and put
1t in the highest state Of efficiency
We have passed laws for the i'm
provoment and support of militia.
We have pushed forward the build
ing OF navy for the defense and
protection of our honor and interests,
Protection which guards and deyel
ops our industries is cardinal policy
Of the republican party. We insis
on the maintenance of the principles
OF protection and therefore rates Of
duty should be re.adjusted only wher
conditions have so changed that tn,
public interest demands their altera
, tons, but this work cannot safely be
committed to any other hands thar
those of the republican party.
We are always mindful of the
country's debt to the soldiers and sail
. ors Of the United States and we be
lieve In making ample provision fol
them and in the liberal administration
Of the pension laws.
Our great interests and our growing
commerce In the Orient render the
condition Of China of high importance
TO the United States.
We cordially commend the policy
pursued In that direction by the adj
mlnlstrations OF President Mckinley
and President Roosevelt. ls.
We favor such congressional action
as shall determine whether by spe
cial determinations the elective fran.
chise in any state has been uncoh-
stltutlonally limited and II such Is the
case, we demand that republicans in
congress and in the electoral colleges
shall be proportionately reduced as
directed by the constitution Of the
United States.
Combinations Of capital and labor
are the results of the economic move
ment OF the age, but neither must
be permitted to infringe upon the
rights and interests OF the people.
Such combinations when lawfully
formed for lawful purposes are alike
entitled 10 the protection of the laws,
but both are subject to the laws and
neither can be permitted to break
them,