Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-19
THE PLATFORM.

The text of the platform as adopted
by the committee on resolutions is as
follows:
Once mere the Republican party, in
national convention assembled, sub
mts its cause to the people. This
great historic organization, that de-
stroycd 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.
Republicans Under Roosevelt.
In this, the greatest era of American
advancement, the Republican party
has reached its highest service under
the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt.
His administration is an epoch in Am
erican history. In no other period since
national sovereignty was won under
Washington or preserved under Lin
Coln has there been such mighty pro-
gross in those ideals of government
fair dealing among men.
The highest aspirations of the Amer
lean 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 nobler sense of du-
ty and obligations. Conscience and
courage in public station and higher
standards of right and wrong in pri-
vatc life have become cardinal princi-
pies Of political faith; capital and labor
have been brought into closer relations
of confidence and inter-dependence and
, the business 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 Pres-
dent Roosevelt have been, first and
| foremost, a brave and impartial en-
forcemcnt of the law: the prosecution
| of illegal trusts and monopolics; the
exposure and punishment of evil doors
| in the public service: the more elfec-
| tive regulation of the rates and ser
vice of the great transportation lines,
| the complete overthrow of preferences;
rebates and determinations: the
arbitration of labor disputes; the
amelioratiOn of the condition of wage
| workers everywhere; the conservation
Of the national resources of the country;
| the forward step in the Improvement OF
| the inland waterways, and always the
earnest support and defense of every
| wholesome safeguard which has made
| more secure the guarantees of life, lib
erty and property.
| These are the achievements that will
make for Theodore Roosevelt his place
| in history but more that all else the
great things he has done will he an in
spiration to those who have yet greater
| things to do We declare our unfalter-
ing adherence to tic policies thus in
auguratad and pledge their continuance
under a Republican 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 $l6,-
| 900 900 900. 1t has leaped to S110.00O.-
900. 900 in a generation while Great
| Britain has gathered but $60.0OOOOO,O 900
| in five hundred years. The United
| Statcs now owns one-fourth of the
| worlds wealth and makes One-third of
all modern manufactured products.
In the great necessities 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 man.
kind, Americas supremacy is undis-
putc1. And yet her great natural