Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-10-09

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but now, because of the competency
and efficiency of the head OF the in
surance department every company
licensed to do business is sound.
Henry George, the father Of the
socialistic propaganda the democratic
party is attempting to ape, had as his
watchword 81 am for men," This has
been changed by the North Dakota
democracy into the slogan: "We
stand for PLATFORM &,r.s-
The democratic orator would have
you believe the republican ticket
ought not to be elected because the
republican convention which assem-
bled at Jamestown, composed of dele
gates elected by the direct vote of
the republicans of the state, failed to
set forth all the blessings the country
had enjoyed from republican rule
contenting itself with the simple but
truthful declaration: eve glory in the
grand history OF the republican party.
An organization that has been first in
every effort to develop and improve
the conditions in this progressive land
Of ours, and whose promises have
been most faithfully kept: It's un
blemished record of fifty years stand
ing is the proudest monument that
any party could have; and we have
implicit faith that in the future it
will meet all emergencies with the
same success as in the past" Gould
there be a broader declaration of
principles than this? Cory of 'fNo.'')
In the city of London stands a
magnificent church, over the door of
which is this inscription within this
church lies the mortal remains of
Wren, founder and build
er of this church. Would you see his
monument, look about you" If you
would understand the fullest import
and meaning of that part of our plat
form have just. read to you, read the
history of human progress and the
salutary laws enacted by republican
legislatures that have brought it
about since the party went into power.
Our present greatness has not been
the result of fulsome declarations in
party platforms nor the product of
enthusiastic, but untried legislative
experiment. We have been developed
from actual experience and to suit
the ever changing conditions of
human progress.
1t was thus with the tariff laws
which built up our great industries and
which when occasion requires will be
SO modified as to meet the require
ments of the, times; but let such modi-
fcations be made by friends not
enemies. We have seen the results
of changes made in our tariff law by
democracy under Cleveland's second
administration. It was thus with our
financial system which grew from
wild cat banking into a national cur
rency on a gold basis. (Appiause).
SO it was with the regulation and
supervision of transportation corpora
tons which, when by mergers Of
parallel lines the ganting Of dis
eliminating rates and the payment Of
rebates became obnoxious to the best
interest 81 the whole people q republi-
can president ommended and a,
republican congress passed law to
correct these evils, and when Bailey,
the democratic leader Of the senate,
who it has Since been aseertained was
the paid attorney Of the railroads and
Standard OH. ana Pitehfork Tillman,
nailed III their enort to asfeal the
livery of$the Lord ID which to serve
the dsyil'' ana sought to entrap the
president into comp romising propo-
'sition. Having failed. they went upon
the floor or the senate and let loose q
food of billings gate that would do
credit to an inhabitant Of the Internal
region Clovis
IN the Language Of General Bragg
let us say Of Theodore Roosevelt:
1--WE love him for the enemies he has
made. fSreat applause.
Our railroad law is not vet perfect,
but like other reforms IT will grow
with experience under republican asale
into 4 perfect code. In the past forty
| 1--WE years the democratic paFty hal