Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-30
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
PLATFORM AS ADOPTED

cry In 1860 1t elected its first presi
dent. During twenty-four of the forty
four years which have elapsed since
- the election OF Lincoln. the Republican
party has held complete control of The
government. For eighteen more OF
the idrty-four years it has held martial
control through the possession of one
\ or the Two branches of government.
while the Democratic party during the
same period has had complete control
Tor only TWO years
rms long tenure Of the Republican
party is not due to chance; it is a
demonstration that the Republican
party has commanded the confidence
ol the American people for nearly TWO
generations 10 a degree never equaled
In our history. and has displayed a
high capacity for rule and government
winch has been made even more con.
spieuous by the incapacity and Infirm.
ny OF purpose shown by its opponents.
The Republican party entered upon
its present period of complete suprem.
acy in 1897 we have every right to
congratulate ourselves upon the work
since then accomplished. for it has
added uster even to the traditions
OF The party which carried the govern
ment through the storms of civil war.
Bad Conditions of 1897.
We then found the country. after
-four years of Democratic rule, in evil
plight, oppressed with misfortune and
doubtful Of the future Public credit
had been lowered. the revenues were
declining, the debt was growing. the
administration attitude toward spain
was feeble and mortifying. the stand
ary OF values was threatened and un-
certain. labor was crippled, business
was sunk in the depression which had
succeeded the panic OF 1893. hope was
faint and confidence was gone.
We met these unhappy conditions
vigorously. effectively and alone. We
replaced the Democratic tariff law
based ON free trade principles and gar
nished with sectional protection. by
protective tariff and industry. freed
from oppression and stimulated by the
encouragement of wise laws. has ex-
panded TO degree never before
known. has conquered new markets
aud has created a volume of exports
which has surpassed Imagination. I'm
der the Dingley tariff. wages have
risen and all industries have revived
and proSpered.
Gold Standard-Credit.
We firmly established the gold
standard. which was then menaced
with destruction Confidence returned
To business, and with confidence an un-
'eNampled prosperity
For deficient revenues. supplement
ed by impruyidcnt issues OF bonds, We
gave the country an income which pro,
duced large surplus and which en-
abled MS only four years after the
Spanish war had closed TO remove over
SlOO OOUU.0UO OF annual war taxes, re
duce the public debt and lower the in
tercst charges of the government
The public credit which had been
50 lowered that, in time OF peace, a
democratic administration made large
loans at eNtraVagcnt rates OF interest
in order 10 pay current expenditure,
rose under the RcpuDllcan administra-
ton to the highest point and enabled
us to borrow at per cent even in time
ol war.
CuDa, Porto Rico, Philippines.
We refused To pauer longer with the
miscrics u1 Cuba. We fought quick
and vigorous war with Spain. We set
Cuba Tree governed the island for
three years, and then gave it. 10 the
Cuban people with order restored,
with ample revenues with education
and public health established, free
IRON debt and connected with the
United States by wise provisions lor
our mutual interests.
", eRsNe organized the government
Of Porto Rico, and its people now en-
10y peace, freedom, order and pros
pyity,
I'm the Philippines we have suppress
ed insurrection established order ana
given to lie and property security
never known mere before. We have
orgauizeu clvu government, made ii
eneCuye ana strong in administration,
and nave conferred upon the people
al those Islands the largest civil lib
erty they have ever enjoyed.
By our possession o1 the Philippines
we were enabled to take prompt and
effective action in the reilef OF the
legnuons at PeBin and decisive part
In preventing the partition and pre-
serving the Integrity OF China.
Panama Cansi-lrrigation.
The possession OF a route tor an
isthmian canal. so long the dream ol
American craftsmanship. is now an ac-
complished fact The great work ol
connecting the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans by canal is at last begun ana
ii is due 10 the Republican party
We have passed laws which VIII
bring the arid lands OF the United
States within the area OF cultivation.
We have reorganlzed the army ana
put it in the highest state OF efil-
cheney.
We have passed laws for the I'M
provement and support oil the militia.
We have pushed forward the bulld-
ing up of the navy, the defense and
the protection OF our honor and our
interests.
Wrongs Punished-Trusts.
Our administration of the great de-