The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-07-15
A REPUBLICAN BALANCE SHEET.

"A NETUDLlJAN DALAlVIE OllEEl.
Under the guidance of the republic
can principles the American people
have become the richest nation in the
world. Our wealth today exceeds
that of England and all of her colo
MES and that of France and Germany
combinded. When the republican
party was born in wealth of this
country was SIC. 900. 600. 900. 1t has
leaped to sll0. 600, o0o, 00o in d genera
ton, while Great Britain has gather
ed but $50. 900. 000 900 in 500 years.
The United States now owns one
quarter of the worlds wealth. and
makes one third of all the modern
manufactured products.
In the great necessities of civiliz
alton. such as coal. the motive power
of all activity; from the chief basis
of all industry. cotton. the stable
foundation of all fabrics; wheat, corn
and all the agricultural products that
feed mankind America is supremely
is undisputed. And yet her great
national wealth has been scarcely
touched. We have vast domain of
3, 600, 900 square miles literally burst
ing with latent treasure still waiting
the magic of capital aud industry to
be convertd to the practical uses of
,,,ool,;pJ. n oonpfr,, r;ob in tcoiI ovid
climate. embarrassed in is riches and
treasures, and all the products of the
field, the forest. and the factory.
With gratitude of Gods bounty, with
pride in the splendid productlveness
of the past. and with confidence in
the plenty and prosperity of the
future. the republican party declares
for the principle that in the develop
meat and enjoyment of wealth so
great and blessings so benign. there
shall be equal opportunity to all.
Nothing SO clearly demonstrates
the sound basis upon which our COM
mercia! industrial. and agricultural
interests are founded, and the neces-
sity of promiting their continued well
fare through the operation Of the re-
publican policies as, the recent safe
passage of the American people
through a financial disturbance which,
if appearing in the midst of demo-
cratic rule or the menace of it, might
have equaled the familiar democratic
panics of the past. We congratulate
the people of the United States be-
cause OF our American supremacy.
and hail with confidence the sins now
of complete restoration of business
prosperity in all lines of trade. COM
merce, and manufacturing.
Since the election of William Nc
Kinley in 1896. the people of this
country have felt new wisdom of
trusting to the republican party
through decisive maiorities the con-
troll and directing of national affairs
the many wise and comprehensive
measures adopted at recent sessions
of congress have demonstrated the
patriotic resolve of the republican
leadership in the legislative depart
ment to keep step in the forward
march to our better government
Notwithstanding the indefensible
filibustering of the democratic miner
ity in the house of representative
during the last session, many whole.
some and progressive laws were en-
acted and we especially commend th'
passage of the emergency currenc.
bill. the appointment of a nationa
monetary commission, the employer
government liability law. the meas
ures for the greater efficiency of tn
army and navy, the widows pensio
bill. the child labor law for the Dis
trict of Columbia, the new statute 70
the safety of railroad engineers an
iremen. and many other acts conserv
ing the public welfare.
The above is portion of the Re
publican National platform and it
mighty good reading.