Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-07
NATIONAL PLATFORM
Adopted by the National Republican
at Chicago, June %, 1904.

Fifty years ago the republican party
came into existence, dedicated, among
other purposes, to the great task of ar
resting the extension of human slavery.
In 1860 Ii elected Its first president.
During twenty-four of the forty.four
years which have elapsed since The
election OF Lincoln the republican par
ty has held complete control OF the
For eighteen more OF
the forty-four years it has held partial
control, through the possession OF one
or two branches Of government. while
the democratic party during the same
period has held complete control for
only two years.
This long tenure oil power by the re-
publican party Ia not due to chance. It
is demonstration that the republican
party has commanded the confidence OF
the American people for nearly two
generations and has displayed a high
capacity for rule and government.
which has been made even more con-
spicuous by the incapacity and lack OF
uniformity Of purpose shown by Its OPP
ponents.
GREAT WORK SINCE 1897.
The republican party entered upon
It's present period Of complete supre-
macy in 1897. We have every right
to congratulate ourselves upon the
work since then accomplished, for 1t
has added luster even to the traditions
of the party which carried the govern
ment through the storm OF the civil
war. We found the country, after four
years of democratic rule, In an evil
plight, oppressed with misfortune,
doubtful of the future.
Public credit had been lowered; re.
venues were declining; the debt was
growing; the ADMINISTRATORS attitude
towards Spain was feeble and mortify
ling; the standard of values was threat
ened and uncertain; labor was unem.
ployed; business had sunk In the de
preston which had succeeded the pan
fc OF 1893; hope was faint; confidence
had gone.
We met these unhappy condition
vigorously, effectually and at once
We replaced the democratic tariff law
biased on free trade principles and gar
nished with sectional protection, by
consistent protective tariff, and indus
| try, freed from oppression and stimu
lated by the encouragement of wis
laws, has expanded to degree neye
before known, has conquered new man
kets, and has created a volume of ex
ports which has surpassed the imagins
tiOn.
II Under the Dingley tariff labor hs
been fully employed, wages have rise
and all industries have revived an
prospered.
BROUGHT UNEXAMPLED PRoSPERTT
Il We firmly established the gold star
. dard, which was then menaced wit
destruction. Confidence returned
i business, and, with confidence, une,
ampled prosperity. For deficient rev
nues, supplemented by improvident ]
!. lsues of bonds, we gave the country q
i income which produced q large su
/ plus. and which enabled us, only TO,
1 years after the Spanish war had close
! to remove over 10000. 600 Of annu
= war taxes, reduce the debt and low
i the interest charges of the Cover
3 ment.
Al Public credit, which had been so To-
j cred that in time of peace the dem
. Icratic administration made large loa
ct extravagant rates OF interest in or
or TO pay current expenditures, fo
under republican administration to
y highest point and enabled US TO borr,
= ut per cent. even in times of war.
$ CUBA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
: We refused to paiter longer with t
!. misery OF Cuba. We fought quis
!, victorious war with Spain. We |
Cuba free, governed the island
J, three years and gave 1t to the Gu
s an people, with order restored, WI
4 ample revenues, with education q
. public health established, free fir
!, debt, and connected with the Uni
= States by wise provisions for our =
]. ual interests.
3 We have reorganized the Cove
ment Of Porto Rico, and its people n
3 enjoy peace, freedom, order and pr
3. perity.
S. In the Philippines we have supprs
ed insurrection, established order /
given to life and property secur
never known there before. We b
ID organized civil governments and ID
dy 1t an effective and strong admins
ton, and have conferred upon the /
n pie or those islands the largest G
n's liberty they have ever enjoyed
= our possession Of the Philippines
Iwere enabled to take prompt and
~ Elective action In the release OF the L
no ton ST Pekln. and a decisive par
on nreveuting the partition and pres