Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-26
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
AS FINALLY ADOPTED

If appearing in the midst of demo-
cratic rule or the menace of it, might
have equalled the familiar democratic
panics of the past. We congratulate
the people upon this renewed evi-
dence of American supremacy and
hail with confidence the signs now
manifest of a complete restoration of
business prosperity in all lines of
trade, commerce and manufacturing.
Recent Republican Legislation.
Since the election of William Nc
kinley in 1896 the people of this
country felt anew the wisdom of en-
trusting the republican party through
decisive majority with the control
aud direction of all national legisla
ton.
The many wise and progressive
measures adopted at recent sessions
of congress have demonstrated the
patriotic resolve of republican leader
ship in the Legislative department to
keep step in the forward march to
better government.
Notwithstanding the lndefensible
lillibustering of democratic minor
ity in the house of representatives
during the last session many whole
some and gressive laws were enact
ed, and we especially commend the
passage of the currency bill, the APP
pontment of a national monetary
commission; the employers and
government Liabilities laws; the mea-
sure for the great efficiency of the
army and navy; the widows pension
bill; the child labor laws for the - is
trict of Columbus; the new statutes
for the safety of railroad engineers
and firemen and many other acts con-
serving the public welfare.
ivepu blican Pledges for Future.
The republican party declares I'M
equivocally for revision of the tariff
by a special session of congress i'm
mediately following the inauguration
of the next president and commends
the steps already taken to this end in
the work assigned to the appropriate
committees of congress which are now
Investigation the operation and eff oct
of existing schedules. IN all tariff
lection is best maintained by the i'm
position of such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost of
production at home aud abroad, to-
gether with a reasonable profit to
American industries. We favor the
establishment of maximum and mini
mum rates TO be administered by the
president under limitations fixed in
the law, the maximum to be avail BILE
to meet DETERMINATIONS by foreign
countries against American goods
mum to represent the normal measure
of protection at home, the aim and
purpose of the republican policy be-
ing not only to preserve, without eX
cessive duties, that security with
foreign competition which American
manufacturers, farmers and producers
are entitled, but also to maintain the
high standard of living OF the wage
earners of this country, who are the
most direct beneIiciaries of the pro-
tective system. Between the United
States and the Philippines we believe
in a free Interchange Of products
with such limitations as to sugar and
tobacco as will afford equal protec
ton to domestic interests.
Currency Measures Approved.
We approve the emergency meas
ures adopted by the government dur
ing the recent financial disturbance
and especially commend the passage
by congress at the last session of the
law designed to protect the country
from repetition Of such a string
ency.
The republican party is committed
to the development of a permanent
currency system responding to our
greater needs, and the appointment
of the national monetary commission
by the present congress. which will
impartially investigate all proposed
methods, Insures the early realization
ofjthis purpose. The present currency
laws have fully justified their adop-
ton, but an expanding commerce,
marvellous growth in wealth and
population, multiplying the centers
OF distribution, increasing the de-
mand for movement of crops in the
west and south, and entailing periodic
changes in monetary conditions, dis