The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-23
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REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

iohiiilai i'tioSidoit PohiNo VI thC Dcs4s
| We congratulate the people on this
renewed evidence of American supre-
macy and hail with confidence the
signs now manifested of comp etc
restoration of business in all lines Of
trade, commerce and manufacture.
RECENT LEGISLATION.
Since the election of William Me
kinney in 1896 the people of this coun-
Try tolt anew the wisdom of ent .ust
ing to the Republican party through
ilerisvc majority the control ana Gi-
rectiou of all national legislation.
The many wise and progressive
measures which have been adopted at
recent sessions of congress have demon
stratcd The patriotic resolve of ;he
Republican leadership in the iegisla-
tive department to keep step in the
forward march to better government.
Notwithstanding the indefensibie
fi''iustefhe - Democratic II nolty
IN the House of Repre- sentatives cur
rig the last session, many wholesome
aud progressive laws were enacted. and
~ especially commend the passage II
the currency bill, the establishment
. rational monetary commission. the
employers and government llabilit,
laws; the measure for the grea, Y eff
Ciency of the army and navy: the
widows pension bill; the child labor
aw for the District Of Columna the
NEW statute for the safety OF raiiread
engineers and firemea and many o.hcr
acis conserving the public welfare.
REPUBLICAN PLEDGES FOR THE
FUTURE
Tarif-The Republican party de
clares unequivocally for a revision of
the tariff by a special session of Con
gIess Immediately following the inau-
guration of the next president and
, commends the steps taken to this end
IN the work assigned to the appropri-
ate committees of Congress which are
now investigating the operation and
effect of existing schedules In tarlf
legislation the true principles of pro
lection as best maintained bv the inn
position of such duties as will equal
the differences between the cost and
production at home aud abroad to-
gether with a reasonable profit fof
meriean industries. We favor the
establishment of minimum and maxi
faum rates to be administered bv the
President under limitations fixed in
the law, the maximum to he available
to meet determinations by foreign
countries against American eoods en-
tering their markets. the minimum TO
represent the normal production at
home, the aim and purpose of the Re
nablican party being not only to pro
serve without eceessive duties that Sc
tnrlty against foreign competition -
which American farmers, manufac-
,urers and producers are entitled. but
also 10 maintain the high standard of
living of wage-earners of this country.
who are fhe most direct beneficiaries
Of the productive system. Between the
United States and the Philippines we
believe in a free exchange of products
with such limitations as to sugar and
toaafro will afford ia .quata ,rnte.
tor to domestic interests.
THE CURRENCY.
We approve the emergency measure
adopted by the government during the
recent financial disturbance, anl es
recially commend the passage oy The
last Congress of the law designed 70
Protect the country from A repetition
o. such an emergency. The Repub-
hean party is pledged to the develop
ment of permanent currency system
responding to our greater needs, and
the appointment of national none
tary commission by the present Con-
gress, which will impartially investi-
gate all proposed measures, insures the
early realization of this purpose. The
present currency laws have fully iusti-
fled their adoption, but an expanding
commerce, our marvellous growth in
wealth and population, increasing the
demand for movement of crops in the
West and South, and entailing period.
cal changes in monetary conditions. dis
close the need of more elastic and
adaptable system. Such system must
meet the demands of agriculturalists,
manufacturers, merchants and business
generally, must be automatic in opera
tion, minimize the fluctuations in in
terest rates, and above ALL must be
in harmony with the Republican doe
trine which insists that every dollar
shall be based upon and as good as
pold
POSTAL SAVINGS.
We favor the establishment of a pos
tai savings bank system for the con
venience of the people and the encou-
ragement of thrift.
CONTROL OVER TRUSTS
The Republican party passed the
sherman antitrust law against Demo
cratic opposition and forced it after
Democratic dereliction. 1t has been
wholesome instrument for good in
the hands of wise and fearless ad-
ministration. But experience has
shown that its effectiveness can b,
increased and its real object better
obtained by such amendments as will
give to the Federal Government great
er supervision and control over and
secure greater publicity in the man.
hgement of that class of corporations
engaged in interstate commerce, having
power and opportunity to effect mon.
poles
RAILROAD LEGISLATION
We aDproVe the enactment of IN