The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-17
Document to Be Submitted to Chi cago Convention Takes Credit for All Good--Was Approved by Roosevelt.

n8IIQ0Al convention nits it's causes to the people. Ihis great historic organization that ae- stroyed slavery, preserved the union; domain. domain estabiished . sound financial system, developed the industries and resources of the country and gave to osnes es enton o fss ss Post P%ora Of no% meet. new problems of government with the same courage and capacity with which
 In uS this, the the @ grsatest era of American advancement, the repu pltcan party re- ported it's highest service under the standardization as an epoch in Ameri- can history. In no other period since national sovereignty was won under coin, Isnfh has there been such mighty pro. Rress in these ideas of government which make for justice. equality and aspirasions s ass of % the znserican people have lave found q voice. Their most exalted eer- want has come. to represent not politi- G aqn out of m s snhood have ben fitted to noSier sense of duty and Cbiigst,i,cn, ,,s,,o Gen, and highest standards of right and wrong In private life, have become the cspita aPd aBoe have ~ pSeen into closer relations of confidence and Independence. the abuse of wealth, the o ihs s se osen ss to scorn by the simple manly virtues of justice and fair play. foremost. a brave and impartial .en- forcement of the law. the prosecution of Illegal trusts aud monopolies. the in the public services the more .effees tive regulation of their rates and ser. vice of the great Transportation lines; rebates and discriminations; the arhi- tration of labor disputes, the amelfora- ton of the condition of vase workers natural resources of the country. the forward step in the improvement of the inland waterways. and always the wholesome safeguard which has made more secure the guarantee of life, lib- erty and prosperity. make for Theodore Roosevelt his place in history. But more than all else, the great things he has done yin be aR greater things to do. We declare our thus inauguratsd and pledge thsiE ecn- tinuanco and a republican admlntetra- ton of the gcvernhnsrt.
 Richest of Nations. .
 Under the guidance of republican n principles the American people have become the richest nation in the world. Our wealth today exceeds that of Eng land and all her cOiontss and that of
 s anG pasty 3sa Ssrs ths fal wealth of the country was &l 6.001.v 000.000. 1t has leaned to no billion in generation. while Great Britap has The United States owns one fourth of the worlds wealth and makes one third ef all manufactured products, Tn the as coal. the motive power of all ac- tivty: iron. the chief basis of all indus tries; cotton, the staple foundation of agricultural products that feed mau- kind, American supremaey is uhdisput- ed.
 been scarcely touched. We have vast domains of thirty million square miles. literally bursting with latent treasury stu EaitiHg the sItsd msgie 9t eap.tal saf soil and climate: in the unharneese8 energy of its rivers and in all the va-
 w with gratitude for Gods bounty. with pride in the splendid productive ness of the past, and with confidence pubIicar, party declares for the prin- ciple that in the development and en- joyment of wealth, so great and bless ings SO benign. there shall be equal op., pGNSthiy Nothinyg 50 so Clearly demonstrates the sound basis upon which our commer- cial and agricultural interests are s ing their continued welfare through the operation of Republican policies as the recent safe passage of the Amer turbaaes which, F appearing in the midst of Democratic rule. or the men. ace of 1t, might have eauailed the samiliar psnaocrattS psniSS, or da snS pSSs.s ptS.: renewed evidence of American supreni- acy and hail with confidence the signs now manifest of complete restofa- of trade, commerce and manufacture. Since the election of William MetS4n- ley in 1896. the people of this country have teiE answ S,,c the wisdpm artH ot eh shreuGh decisive majerities, the control and dl- rection of national legislation, The many wise and progressive msasuIes have demonstrated the patriotic resolve of Republican leadership in the. exec utive. department to keep step In the ment, only the obstruction and nlibus- tering of a Democratic minority Tn the last House of Congress prevented the Sf s.5 tbs sf of which can only be intrusted te an- other Republican majority. Many wholesome and progressive laws are passage of the emergency currency bill, the appointment of the National Mon: etary Commission, the employers ana Government liability laws, the meas ures for the greater efneiency of the army and navy. the widows pension bill, the model child labor law for the District of Columbia. designed for ena- uiation by the states; the new statutes for the safety of railroad engineers and fremen, and many acts conserving the public welfare.
 Revision of Tarin,
 The Republican Party declares un- eouivocaIiv for a revision of the tariff bv a special session of Congress ira- mediately following the inauguration of the next President ana eemmends the steps already taken to this end In the work assigned tn appropriate eoFnE naittees of the two houses w9leh are now Investigating the operation and effect of existing schedules In all tar. fir legislation, the true principle of protection fs best maintained by the imposition of such duties as will equal the difference between the cost or proz ductIon at home and abroad Logether with a reasonable profit to American industries; and the benefits that tol- low are best secured by the estaelsh- Yaent of maximum and minimum Tstes to be administered by the Fresiesns under limitations fixed in the laW' NnS maximum to be available to meet is- ois- criminations by foreign countries srainst American goods entering their markets, and the minimum to reptesens the normal measure of proteeuen st home, the aim and purpose of the Ne- publican policy being not only 70 nte. serve without excessive duties, tnat security against foreign eompettlon so which American uanufacturefs, taFm- CTS and producers are entitled, puL Siso