, 1908-06-22

chicago, liz. June z.-fOllOWIng IL
the full text OF the platform adopted
by a viva voce vote at the Thursday
session of the republican national con-
vention held here.
Once more the republican party, in
national convention assembled, SUBJ
mits Its cause to the people. This
great historic organization, that de-
stroyed slavery, preserved the union,
restored credit, expanded the national
domain, established a sound financial
system, developed the industries and
resources of the country and gave to
the nation its seat of honor in the
councils of the world, now meets the
new problems of government with the
same courage and capacity with which
it solved the old.
RepubIicanism Under Roosevelt.
In this, the greatest era OF Amerl-
can advancement, the republican party
has reached its highest service under
| the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt.
His administration is an epoch in
| American history. In no other period
since national sovereignty was won
under Washington, or preserved under
Lincoln, has there been such mighty
| progress in those ideals of government
| which make for justice, equality and
| fair dealing among men. The highest
| aspirations of the American people
have found a voice. Their most exalt-
ed servant represents the best aims
| and worthiest purposes Of all his coun-
trymen. American manhood has been
lifted to a nobler sense of duty n
obligation. Conscience and courage in
| public station and his standards OF
| right and wrong in private life have
become cardinal principles of politi-
| cal faith; capital and labor have been
| brought into closer relations OF conf
| dence and interdependence, and the
| abuse of wealth, the tyranny of power
and all the evils Of privilege and favor
itism have been put to scOrn by the
simple, manly virtues OF justice and
fair play.
Record Of Administration.
The great accomplishments of
President Roosevelt have beer
I first and foremost, a brave and
impartial enforcement of the law;
the prosecution Of illegal trusts
/ and monopolies, the exposure and
| punishment Of evil doors in the
| public servicethe more effective reg
ulation OF, the rates and service OF
the great transportation lines, the
complete overthrow of preferences, re-
bates and determinations; the arbitra-
ton of labor disputes the amelioration
of the condition of wage workers every
where, the conservation of the natural
resources of the country, the forward
| step in the improvement of the inlanu
waterways and always the earnest sup
port and defense of every wholesome
safeguard which has made more secure
the guarantees of life, liberty and
property. These arc the achievements
that will make for Theodore Roosevelt
his place in history; but more h all
else the great things he has done will
be an inspiration to those who have
yet greater things to do. We declare
our un~faltering adherence to the poll
cies thus inaugurated and pledge
their continuance under a republl-
can administration OF the government.
Equality Of Opportunity.
Under the guidance of republican
principles the American people have
become the richest nation In the world.
Our wealth today exceeds that of Eng
land and all her colonies, and that OF
France and Germany combined. When
the republican party was born the total
wealth of the country was SIS, 900 ,000.-
900. 1t has leaped to Sic, 000, 000, 900
in a generation, while Great Britain
has gathered but $50, 000, 000, 900 in 500
years. The United States now owns
one-fourth of the worlds wealth and
makes one-third of all modern manu-
featured products. In the greatness of
civilization, such as coal, the motive
power of all activity, iron the chief
basis of all industries, cotton the chief
foundation of all fabrics; wheat, corn
and all the agricultural products that
feed mankind, Americas supremacy Is
u~ndisputej. And yet her natural
wealth has been scarcely touched. We
have a vast domain of 5000, 900 square
miles literally bursting with latent
treasure still waiting the magic OF capt.
tai and industry to be converted into
the practical uses of mankind; a coun-
! try rich in soil and climate, in the I'M
h~arnessed energy of its rivers and in
all the varied products of the field. the
forest and the factory. With graft
tude for Gods bounty, with pride In
the splendid productiveness of the
past and with confidence in the plenty
and prosperity of the future, the re-
publican 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 OPP
portunity for all.
The Revival Of Business.
Nothing so clearly. demonstrates the
sound basis upon which u CONNER
cial, industrial and agricultural inter
eats are founded and the necessity OF
promoting the present continued well
fare through the operation OF repubn-
can policies as the recent safe pAssage
of the American people through q IN
ancial disturbance, which II appearing
IN the midst of democratic rule or the
menace OF 1t, might have equalled the
familiar democratic panics OF the past.
We congratulate the people upon this
renewed evidence Of American suprem-
acy and hail with confidence the
signs now manifest Of q complete re-
s~toration OF buAiDess prosperity In all
lines Of trade. commerce and manu-
featuring.
Recent Republican Legislation.
Since the election of WilliaEa McKin-
ley In 1896, the people ~ tAs country
have felt anew the wisdom q entrust
ing to the republican party through a.
cisive matorities, the control and dir.
ectiou ~ national legfslation. Thal
many wise and ~progresstve measures
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