The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-23
AID commanded close atten-
THE PLATFORM.

among other purposes to the great
task of arresting the extension If nut
man slavery. In 1860 it eecte1 Its
of the fortyfour yeas wh.;h nsre
elapsed since the elact.on of Lhi-.,ln
the Republican party has held .n7i
plete control of the governn'ar /. For
eighteen more of the forty-four years
it has held partial control through the
possess on one or two branches of
the government, while the IeinicrItic
party during the same period has n'd
complete control for only two years.
This long tenure of power by the iie-
1t is a demonstration that the Re-.
publican party nas coriman..1 the
confidence of the American people for
nearly two generations to a deg~..e
never ecualled in our history. and has
displayed high capacity for ul,, AMI
government which has be n inads
even mo e conspicuous by the incapac-
ity and infirmity of pu. 2tse shown
by its opponents.
The Republican party entered upon
IN 1897. We have every iignt to CAN
gratulate ourselves upon the w.'rh
since then accomplished for il has
added lustre even to the tradii: ons or
the party which carris the govern-
rent through the s.prms of '.iyil War.
fou- years of Demo- 'aiic riile In evil
blight. oppressed with n'sfo.r,ne and
doubtful of the future. Public cseLit
had been lowered. the revenues were
declining. the debt was growing. the
administration atti''I le toward S,hin
vas feeble and morttfying. tie star
lard of values WIS .hreaiensls and
uncertain. labor was .ripplee. tue,-
9ess was sunk in the ianrnssion which
ead succeeded the pane Of 1895. hope
was faint
We net these unhappy conditions
vigorously. effectively and alone. We
replaced Democratic ia iff law
based on free trade principals and
protective tariff and industry. freed
from oppress on and stimu arsd by
he encoura @ement OF wise laws has
"yDanded to degree never before
known, has conquered uew MARKETS
md has created a value OF exports
which has surpassed ina gipat'on.
Under the Din~ley hiu labor has been
fully employed.
Wares have risen AMI al Industries
have revived and prosperei.
We have firmly establ' shed the gold
standard which was then menaced
with destruction. Confidence return
Cd to business and with confidence an
unexampled prosperity.
For deficient revenues. supplemented
by imp evident issues of bonds. we
gave the country an income which
produced large surplus and which
enabled us only four years after the
Spanish war had closed to remove
over one hundred millions OF annual
war taxes. reduce the public debt and
lower the interest charges of the gov
ernn- ent.
The public credit. which uaJ been
so lowered that in tine OF peace g
Democl attic administ alton mai- large
loans at extravacant rates of interesI
in order TO pay current expenses. rose
under Republican administration 10
is highest point and ena apled US 10
borrow at two percent even in time
of war;
We refused to palter longer with the
miseries of Cuba. We fought a quick
and vigorous war with Spain. We
set Cuba free, and their people now
enjoy peace, freedom order and pros
petty.
In the Philippines we have sup
pressed insurrection. established o. der
and gwen to life and prope. ty security
never known there before. We have
organized civil government. made II
effective and strong In administi atioh
and have conferred upon the peooe ct
those islands the largest civil liberty
they have ever enjoyed.
By our possess. on of the Philippines
we were enabled to take p. omot and
effective action In the relief Of the
legations at Pekin and decisive part
in preventing the pa, tition and the
pa ese. wing of the Integrity o: ~h,ns.
The possession of a route for az.
Isthmian canal. SO long the dream or
Anne. ican craftsmanship. is now an
accomplished fact. The great work of
connecting the Pacific and Atlantic
oceans by canal Is at last begun and
it is due 10 tie Republican party.
We have passed Jaws which will
bring the arid lands Of the United
States within the area OF cultivation.
We have organized the my and put
1t in thc highest state of efficiency.
We have passed laws for The i'm
provement and support OF militia.
We have pushed forwa. d the build
ins of the navy the defense and the