Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-23
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Full Text of Declaration Adopted at
Chicago.
STANDS BY The ROOSEVELT POLICIES
Promise of Tariff Revision, the Injune-
tion Question, and the Currency
Question, Paramount Issues.

| TIoHHlsC VI arm n0NiSioIt hHO iHJdhs
tion Question, and the Currency
Question, Paramount Issues.
Following is the text Of the platform
adopted by the Republican convention
, at Chicago, last week:
"Once more the Republican party
| in natiOna, convention assembled, sub
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 her 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.
This is the greatest era of Amer
lean advancement; the Republican
party has reached it's 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 pre-
served under Lincoln, has there been
such mighty progress in those Ideals
of government which make for JUS
tice, equality and fair dealing among
men. The highest aspirations of the
American people have found a voice.
Their most exalted servant represents
the best aims and worthiest purposes
of all his countrymen. American
manhood has been lifted to a nobler
sense of duty and obligation. Con-
science and courage in public station
and higher standards of right and
wrong in private life have become
cardinal principles Of political faith;
capital and labor have been brought
into closer relations of confidence and
interdependence; and the abuse of
wealth. the tyranny Of power and all
the evils Of privilege and favoritism
have been put to scorn by the simple,
manly virtues of justice and fair play.
"The great accomplishments OF
President Roosevelt have been, first
and foremost, brave and impartial
enforcement Of the law; the prosecu-
ton Of illegal trusts and monoplies;
the exposure and punishment of evil
doers i'm public service, the more ef-
fective regulation Of the rates and
service Of the great transportation
lines; the complete overthrow OF
preferences, rebates and discrimina-
tiOns; the arbitration of labor dis
putes;. the amelioration of the condi-
ton of wage workers everywhere; the
conservation of the natural resources
of the country; the forward step In
the improvement of the inland water
ways, and always. the earnest support
and defense of every wholesome safe
guard which has made more secure
the guarantee Of life, liberty and
property. These are the chievements
that will make for Theodore Roose-
welt his place in history, but more
than all else the great things he has
done will be an inspiration to those
who have yet greater things to do
I'VE declare our unfaltering adher-
ence to the policies thus inaugurated
and pledge their continuance under
Republican administration of the gov
ernment.
Equality Of Opportunity.
Urder the guidance of Republican
principles the American people have
become the richest nation In the
world. Our wealth exceeds that OF
England and all her colonies, and that
Of France and Germany combined
When the Republican party was born
the total wealth Of the country was
SIG, 6,O00,000,000 1t has leaped TO
$11O, 900, 100000 in generation,
100000, 100000 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 great ne
cessities Of civilization, such as coal,
the motive power of all activity; iron,
the chief basis of all industry; cotton,
the staple foundation Of all fabrics;
wheat, corn and all the agricultural
products that feed mankind, Ameri-
products that feed mankind, Ameri-
vet her great natural wealth has been
scarcely touched.
I'VE have vast domain or 3,OOo'-
900 square miles. literally bursting
with latent treasure, still waiting the
magic capital and industry to be con-
verted to the practical uses of man.
kind, a country rich in soil and eli
mate, in the embarrassed energy Oh
it's rivers and in all the varied pro-
ducts of the field the forest and the
factory. With gratitude for Gods
bounty. with pride in the splendid
productiveness of the past and with
confidence in the plenty and prosper
ity Of the future, the Republican par
ty declares for the principle that In
the development and enjoyment OF
wealth so great and blessings so pc
nign there shall be equal opportunit!
| for ALL
The Revival of Business.
Nothing so clearly demonstrates
| the sound basis upon which our com,
mercial, industrial and agriculture
interests are founded and the necessi'
| ty Of promoting their continued wei
| fare through the operation OF RepuD'
lican policies, as the recent sate pas
sage of the American people through
| q financial disturbance, which, II ap'
pearing in the midst of Democratic
rule or the menace of 1t, might nave
euualled the familiar Democratic pan
| les Of the past. We congratulate the
people upon this renewed evidence OF
American supremacy and hail with
confidence the signs now manifeSt ol
| a complete restoration of business
prosperity i'm lines of trade. commerce
and manufacturing.
Recent Republican Legislation.
"Since the election of William Nc.
| Kinley in 1896 the people of thi:
country have felt anew the wisdom
of entrusting to the Republican party
through decisive majorities the con-
| troll and direction Of national legisla'
| ton. The many wise and progressive
measures adopted at recent sessions
Of congress have demonstrated the
patriotic resolve of Republican lead
ership in the legislative department
to keep step in the forward march TO-
ward better government. Notwith'
standing the indefensible filibusterins
of a Democratic minority in the house
of representatives during the last ses'
sion. many wholesome and progress
sive laws were enacted and we espe'
cially commend the passage or tht
emergency currency bill; the appoint
ment of a national monetary commlS
sion: the employers and government
| liability laws: the measures for the
greater efficiency of the army anc
navy: the widows pension bill: th'
child labor law for the district or CO.
| Ilumbia: the new statutes for the
safety of railroad engineers and fire
men, and many other acts conserving
the public welfare.
Republican Pledges For the Future.
THE Republican party declares un.
euuivocally for a revision of the tarif
by a special session of congress i'm
mediately following the Inauguration
Of the next president. and commend
the steps already taken to this end II
the work assigned to the appropriate
committees of congress which arr
now investigating the operation ant
| effect of existing schedules. In al