The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-09-16
REPUDL| PLATFORM 1904

+ the - years Whifn nave elapsed since the
election Of lincoln the Republican party
has held complete control Of the govern
ment For Is more Of the a. years IL has
T he'd partial control through the posses
Sion Of one or two branches Of the govern
ment. while the Democratic party during
the same period has had complete control
Tor only two Years. This long tenure OF
! power by the Republican PARTY is not dne
/ 70 chance II Is a demonstration that the
/ Republican marty has commanded the con
I faenee II the American people for nearly
/ two generations 10 a degree never equaled
/ IN orr history. aud has displayed hlEh
capacity fer rnle snd government which
has heen made even more conspicuous by
the incapacitv and inhrmity Of purpose
shown by its opponents.
Conditions in 1897.
The Republican party entered upon rs
1 present neriod Of complete supremacy In
i 1927. We have every right TO congratn-
| late ourselves upon the work since then
/ accomplished. for Il has added luster even
/ TO the traditions Of the party which carried
/ the government through the storms Of civil
/ war
We then found the country sitter fonr
years Of Democratic rule In evil plight. op-
| pressed with misfortune and doubtful n
/ the future Public credit had been low
/ cred. the revenues we're declining the debt
4 was growing. the administrations attitude
4 toward Spain WAS feeble and Notifying.
! the standard Of values was threatened and
| uncertain. labor was unemployed. business
/ was sunk In the depression which had sue
ceeded the panic Of 1893. hope was faint
| and confidence was gone.
We met these unhappy conditions vigor-
/ ously. effectively and nj once.
The Tariff Law.
| We replaced a Democratic tariff law
i based free trade principles and gar
nishei with sectional protection by con-
| sistent protective tariff and Industry. freed
| from oppression and stimulated by the en-
| couragement Of wise laws. has expanded
TO a degree never before known. has con-
| qnered new markets. and has created
| volume Of exports which has surpassed
/ Imagination. Under the Dingley tariff
/ labor has hPen fully employed. wages have
risen and all Industries have revived and
We firmly established the gold stand
| ard which was then menaced with de-
/ structlon Confidence returned to bust
ness. and with confidence an unexampled
prosperity.
Revenues.
For deficient revenues supplemented by
/ improvident Issues Of bonds. We gave the
country an income which produced a large
surplus and which nabled rs only four
years after the Snanish war had closed
to remove over S1OO.oOaoO of annual war
taxes, reduce the public debt and lower
the interest charges Of the government
The Public Credit Restored.
The public credit. which had been so
lowered that In time Of peace n Demo
cratic administration made large loans at
extravagant rates 81 interest in order TO
paw current expenditures. rose under Re
publican administration to its highest
point and enabled ms to borrow at per
cent even IN time Of war.
Cuba.
We refused TO nalter longer with the
mlseres OF Cuba. We fought a quick and
victorious war with Spain. We set Cuba
free, governed the island for three years.
and then gave II to the Cuban people with
order restored with ample revenues. with
education and public health established.
free from debt and connected with the
United States by wise provisions for our
mutual interests.
Porto Rico.
We have organized the government Of
Porto Rico md Its people now enjoy peace.
freedom, order and prosperity.
The Philippines.
In the Philippines we have suppressed
Instruction. established order and given
to life and pronerty a security never
known there before We have organized
civil government made II effective and
strong In administration, and have con
ferred upon the people OF those Islands
the largest civil liberty they have ever en-
joyed
BY our possession OF the Philippines we
were enabled to take prompt and effective
action In the relief Of the legations NJ
Picking and a decisive part In preventing
the partition and preserving the Integrity
Of China.
The Isthmiau Canal.
The possession 81 q route for m 18TH
milan canal. so long the dream Of Amer
iG91 sts ties Is nov s accom-
Ing the Pacific and Atlantic by a canal is
at last begun, and It Is due to the Re
| publican party.
The Arid Lands.
We have passed the laws which Will
bring the arid lands Of the United States
| withis the area Of cultivation.
The Army and Navy.
We have reorganized the army and put
| II I'm the highest state of efficiency.
We have passed laws for the Improve
ment and support Of the militia.
| We have pushed forward the building Of
| the navy. the. defense and protection Of
| our honor and onr interests.
Oar administration Of the great depart
| ments Of the government has been honest
| been discovered the Republican admins
| tration has not hesitated TO probe the evil
and bring the offenders To justice without
regard TO party or political ties
The Great Corporations.
Laws enacted by the Republican party
| which the Democratic party failed TO en-
| force and which were intended for the
| protection Of the public against the unjust
| discrimination or the Illegal encroachment
| OF vast aggregations Of capital, have been
| fearessy enforced by a Republican Presi-
| dent and new laws insuring reasonable pub
| lcity to the operations of great cor
| porations, and providing additional rene
dies for the prevention Of discrimination
in freight rates. have been passed by
| Republican Congress.
In this record OF achievement during the
| past eight years may be read the pledges
| which the Republican party has fulfilled.
| We promise to continue these policies and
| we declare our constant adherence to the
following principles:
Protection to American Industries.
Protection, which guards and develops
our industries, Is a cardinal policy Of the
Republican party The measure Of pro-
lection should always at least equal the
difference In the cost of production at
home and abroad We insist upon the
maintenance Of the principle Of protec-
ton, and. therefore, rates OF duty should
be readjusted only when conditions have
SO changed that the public interest de-
mands their alteration. but this work can
not safely be committed to any other hands
than those Of the Republican party. To
intrust II to the Democratic party Is to
invite disaster. Whether. as In 1892. the
Democratic party declares the protective
tariff unconstitutional, or whether II de-
mands tariff reform or tariff revision, its
real object is always the destruction of
| tho rrpfpffiVp However,