The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-06-25
REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM
Complete Text of the Wade Ellie
Document After Resolutions
Committee Had Finished
Trimming.

INT complete text of the Republican
| platform as adopted by the Committee
| on Resolutions and accepted by the colSen
| ton 10 as follows:
| Once more the Republican party In national
| convention assembled, submits its cause TO the
! people. This great historic organization that
| destroyed slavery, preserved the Union, restored
| credit expanded the national domain, estab-
| lished a sound financial system, developed the
| Industries and resources Of the country ana
| gave to the nation her seat of honor IN the
| councils of the world meets the new PROB
! lens Of government with the same courage
| and capacity with which 1t solved the Old
Republicanism Under Roosevelt.
| In this the greatest Of American advance
| nent the Republican party has reached its
highest service under the leadership oil iheo-
eore Roosevelt. -,
| can history In no other period since national
soyereignity was under Washington or
| preserved under Lincoln. has there peeh
! .r.zhty 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 voice.
| Their most exalted servant represents the pest
| aims and worthiest purposes OF all MS fouhtt!
| men. American manhood has been lifted 10
! nobler sense Of duty and obligation Con,
| science and courage in public station ana
| hicher standards of right and wrong In private
Mfe have become cardinal principles of poilti
cal faith; capital and labor have been brought
| into closer relations of confidence ana ihoe-
| Sendence; and the abuse of wealth, the tyranny
! ~ power and all the evils of privilege ana
favoritism have been put TO scorn by the
Ample, manly views of justice and fair play.
| The great accomplishments of President
Roosevelt have been. first and foremost d
brave and impartial enforcement of the law
the prosecution Of illegal trusts and monopo-
| lies; the exposure and punishment OF evil
doers In the public service; the most active
regulation Of the rates and service Of the
great corporation lines; the complete overthrow
| of preferences, rebates and determinations;
| the arbitration of labor disputes the ameiiora
| ton of the condition of wage workers every
where; the conservation of the natural resources
Of the country; the forward step in the I'M
provement OF the inland waterways, and always
| the earnest support and defense OF ever!
| wholesome safeguard which has made more
| for the guarantees for life, labor and property,
| These are the achievements that Will make
| for Theodore Roosevelt his place In history
but more than all else. the great things ne
| has done will be inspiration to those VINO
| have yet greater things to do. We declare our
| unfaltering adherence to the policies thus inau
| gurated, and pledge their continuance under
(, 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 England and all her colonies and that
of France and Germany combined. "heh 'hs
Republican party born. the total wealth OF
the country was SIG, 900, o00, 900. 1t has leaped
| 70 $40, 900, 900. 900 in generation, While
Great Britain has gathered but s6o,eo,ooo'ooo
| in 500 years The United States now owns
| one fourth of the worlds wealth and makes
one third of all modern manufactured products
| In the greatness of civilization, sueh as coal
| the motive power of all activity: iron. the
| chief basis of all industry and cotton. the
| staple founda ton of all fabrics; wheat, corn
| and the agricultural products that feed man
| kind Americas supremacy is undisputed Ana
yet her great natural wealth has been scarcely
touched. We have vast domain of 3,ooo,0oo
square miles. literally bursting with latent
treasure still waiting the magic capital ana
industry TO be converted TO the practical uses
OF mankind: a country rich In soil and climate,
in the Embarrassed energy Of its rivers and In
oil the varied products Of the field, the forest
and the factory. With gratitude for GOD
bounty with price for the splendid productive
ness OF the past and with confidence In the
plenty and prosperity of the future, the Re
publican party declares for the principles that
In the development and enjoyment OF wealth
so great and blessings so benign, there shall
be equal opportunity for ALL
The Revival of Business
Nothing clearly demonstrates the sound
basis upon which commercial Industrial
and agricultural interests are founded and the
necessity Of promoting the present continued
welfare throughout the operation OF Republi-
| can policies the recent safe passage OF
the American people through financial dis
turbance which if appearing in the midst of
Democratic rule. the menace Of 1t, might
have cqualed the familiar Democratic panics
| OF the past. We congratulate the people upon
this renewed evidence of American supremacy,
and hail with confidence the signs now mani
fest Of complete restoration of business
prosperity in all lines of trade, commerce and
manufacturing
Recent Republican Legislation.
Since the ELECTION of William Mckinley. in
1896 the people of this great country have
/, | felt a new wisdom of entrusting TO the Re
publican party, through decisive majorittes the
control and decision Of national legislation.
The many wise and progressive measures
adopted at recent sessions OF Congress have
demonstrated the patriotic resolve of Repuh-
! ncan leadership In the Legislative depart
ment to keep step in the forward march to
better government,
notwithstanding the indcfenSibe filibusterng
| OF Democrat minority in the House Of Rep
resentativcs during the last session many
wholesome and progressive laws We're enacted,
and especially commend the passage of the
emergency currency bill; the appointment of
a national monetary commission: the employers
aud government liability laws; the measures
| for the greater efficiency Of the army and navy
the widows pension bill: the child labor law
Tor the District Of Columbia; the new statutes
for the safety Of railroad engineers and FIRE
men and many other acts conserving the public
welfare.
Tariff.
The Republican party declares unequlvocally
for II revision of the tariff by special session
OF Congress Immediately following the Inaugural
tiou Of the next president, and commcnds
| the steps already taken 10 this end In the work
! assigned TO the appropriate committees of
| Congress. which now investigating the
operation and effect Of existing schedules. In
ell tariff legislation the true principle Of pro-
lection is best maintained by the imposition
Of such duties will equal the difference be-
tween the cost OF production at home and
abroad, together with reasonable profit 10
American industries. We favor the establish
ment OF maximum and minimum rates TO be
administered by the president under limita-
tions fixed in the law. the maximum TO be
available to meet determinations by foreign
countries against American goods entering
their markets. and the minimum To represent
the normal measure OF protection at home; the
aim and purpose Of the Republican policy
being not only to preserve without excessive
duties that security against foreign competi-
tion 10 which American manufacturers farmers
and producers are entitled. but also 10 main
tain the high standard OF living Of the wage
carners Of this country, who are the most direct
heuenciaries Of the protective system. Between
tho United states and the fhilipmnes we
believe IN a free interchange OF products with
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