Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-29
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.


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Fifty years ago the Republican party
came into existence dedicated among other
/ purposes to the great task OF arrestlng the
/ extension Of human slavery. IN i5oe II
| elected its first President purihs twenty
/ four of the forty-four years which nave
/ elapsed since the election OF Lincoln the
Republican marty has held complete con
| troll OF the government. For eighteen more
! Of the forty.four years il has held partial
/ control through the possession OF one or
two branches OF the government while the
| Democratic party during the same perloo
| has had complete control for only Two years.
! This long tenure OF power by the kepuD-
Hcan purity is not due to chance II Is
| demonstration that the Republican party
| has commanded the confidence OF the Amer
| lean people for nearly two generations 10
/ degree never eQualed In our history, ahl
/ has displayed bigh capacity Tor RUE anu
! government which has been naue even
! more conspicuous 10y toe lncapacity ana UNI
| forinity OF purpose shown by It's opponents,
The Republican party entered upon us
| present period Of complete supremacy IN
/ 1897. We have every right to congratulate
! ourselves upon the work since theh accom-
/ pltshed for It has added luster even 70 the
| traditions of the party when carried tue
government through the storms OF ciNIi war.
We then found the country after four
! years Of Democratic rule in evil plight,
/ oppressed with misfortune ana coupttul OF
} tue Iuture. Eu5Nc crtull udu ueNA wv eAFN'
/ the revenues were declining, the debt was
! growing. the administrations ATTITUDE To-
! ward spain was feeble anu mortllyihg' the
/ standard OF values was threatened anu
/ uncertain labor was unemployed, business
! was sunk Ia the depression which had sue
! ceeded the panic Of 1898. hope was faint
| and confidence was gone,
Consistent Protective Tariff.
We met these unhappy conditions vigor
/ ouSly, effectively and at once
We replaced Democratic tarin law,
/ based on free-trade principles ana gar
nished with sectional protection, by con
! sistent protective tariff, and Industry, freed
1 trv1' oppression aud stimulated by the en-
/ enlargement Of wise laws, has expanded TO
| Gegree never before known, nas con
| QuerCd new markets and has crei.teU vol
ume OF exports which has suFpa sseo tmNg-
| inatfou. Under the Dlusley tariff iabT has
| been fully employed.
Wages have risen ana all Industries hAFS
! revived aud prOSpered.
We firmly established the gold standard,
which was then menaced with destruction.
/ Confidence returned to business, ana with
| confidence an unexampled prosperity
For deficient revenues supplemented BY
| lmpgoykdent issues Of bonds we gave tue
| country an income which produced large
| surplus and which enabled Us only fCllr
I years after the Spanish war had closed to
/ remove one hul bred millions OF annual war
| taxes, reduce the public debt and lower tue
! interest charges Of the government.
/ The public credit which had been SO low
cred that in time OF peace a Democratic al
| minlStration made large loaus at eXtraYa
/ CANT rates Of intel st ia order 20 pay cur
| rent expenditures, rose under Republican
| administration TO its highest point and EN-
| abled Us to borrow at : per cent even III
| time Of war
| We refused to palter longer with the mis-
cries of Cuba. We fought quick aud vie
tOrious war with Spain. We set CUBA rree
| governed the island Tor three years anu
| then gave It TO tue Cuban people Win order
I ESr0rad with annie WIN eUuCH-
ton and public health established, free from
! debt and connected with tue United States
by wise provisions for our mutual interests:
We have organized the government OF
Porto Rico ana It's people now enjoy peace
freedom. order and prosperity
In the Philippines we nave suppressed IN
surrection. established order ana given 10
life AMI property security never knowh
there before. Ne have organized civil gov
| eminent, male il effective and strong III All
| ministratiou aud have conferred upon the
people Of those islands the largest civil
liberty they have ever enjoyed.
BY our possession of the philippines We
were enabled to take prompt and effective
action IN the relief of the legations at
Peking and decisive part in preventing
the partition and in the preserving u the
integrity Of China.
The ossessiou of a route for an isthmian
canal so long the L. eam of American
statestn anship, is now an accomplished faet
Tue great work of connecting tile Pacific
| aud 9tlantic oceans by canal Is at last
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We have passed laws which will bring
the arid lands Of the United States with
| in the area Of civilization
, We have reorganized the army and put
1t in the CHEST state Of efficiency
We have passed laws for the improve
/ meut and support OF the militia.
we have pushed forward the building o.
the navy. the defense and the projection
of our honor and our interests
Our administration of the great depart
/ sf,.. fnr1F Iva h.It
1 and efficient and wherever wrOngdOins hl'
been discovered the Republican admins
tratioa has not hesltated 10 probe the cyl
and bring offenders 10 justice without re
gard 10 party or political Ties
Have Fought Trusts.
Laws eaActed by the Republican, part.
which the Democratic party failed to en-
force and which were Intended for the pro
3 lection OF the public against the unjus
Discrimination or the Illegal encroachmen
OF vast aggregations OF capltai nave pee,
] / fearlessIy enforced by a Republican 1T
a | iHent and new laws insUring reasona.,i
. publicity as 70 the operation OF great cor
[ p0' ations and providing additional rem
I | edi,s for the prevention OF dlsSrimlhat! q
In ght rates have been passed by ke
! publican Congress
= In thls record OF achievement during tn
! past eight years may be read the pledge
! which fbe Republican party has fulfilled
r / We propose to continue these pouches, an
we declare our constant adherence 20 tn
. ! following principles
] Protection which guards and develop
> ! our Industries Is a cardinal policy OF tn
Republican party The measure of pr
4 tcctlon should always at least equal ID
, | differences Ia the cost of production Q
: | home and abroad. We Insist upon 20
3. maintenance of the principles Of prote,
. ! tion and therefore the rates Of duty Shout
> he readiusted only when conditions hay
e 40 changed that the public interest d.
4 nands their alteration, but this work cti
not safely be committed any othf
hands than those of the Republican pa
j. ~. To intrltst It TO the Democratic part
Is to Invite disaster. whether, as IN Iat
L the Democratic party declared the pr
q tective rfarif' unconstitutional. or whetht
| n demands tariff reform or tarin revision
its real object Is always the destrucuo
0 | OF the protective system. However $!
q | ctous the name the purpose Is ever II
sDrup Democratic tariff has AWAY
II ! been followed By business adversely; X
u | publican tariff by business prosperity. I
4 Republican Congress aud n Repubhce
. President this great question can be sat
is inrrusted When the only free trat
D., country among the great nations agHat'
u a return 10 protection the chief pfOses
. i've country should not taiter IN uiA'n'aA
>, ing Il. sot.
We have extended widely our foreig
"a markets, and we believe in the adj ton
=, ! all practicable methods for their tnfth
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Brief News Items.
George Elliott was found dead at b
home in Elk City. Kan. with the f'
OF his mead blown off. he is SUPPOSE
-, to have committed suicide,
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