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Show PLATFORM ADOPTKD REPUBLICANS DECLARE THEIR POLICY FOR COMINO ELECTION. Efforts to Regulate Trusts Approved. Gold Standard Upheld, Protection Declared Cardinal Policy of th i Party, Powerful Navy Advocated. The firet day's proceeding of the Ttnpubllcan National convention at Chicago, wa carried out tike clockwork, clock-work, not a discordant note being ounded. An nrgnnlratlon was per footed preparatory to the adoption of platform and the making of noml-natlona noml-natlona In the succeeding days of the convention. The keynote to the rampslgn of l!n was sounded by Kllhu Knot In his speech as temporary chairman. Ills address was a review of tho accomplishments ac-complishments of the present administration admin-istration and a defense of llepulillcan policies In general. When thst had Wn delivered and the vnrlous working work-ing committee illmtiheil to their labors la-bors the Imxlncxa of the session was completed. Bpi nker Joseph 0. Cnnnon was the central flguro nt the second day's session ses-sion of tho Itepuhllcnn Nntlonnl con- Iventlon. From the standpoint ,,f political Importance Im-portance till' ndolillon of ll,e n.rl. platform was the event of the day. It contained ilii larntlons of party policy that are to form tho luihls of much of th oratory In the mining campaign. lli:l'l'IM.II'.N PI.ATI'OIIM. Foll..lK I- il, plutronn a.1...t.d by the ll.Yiil.lt, n i ., n.nviitlon: Fifty yiirs ,o-n li,- It.,,l,lic.,n t.artv ltne Inn. ,.,,. ,,.,,. , ;, ri'I't' r'J'1'""'"' '" "" ' ""to "' "r- I" ! I H llri-t fr--'l"-'l")''ir'. iw,,,,, f..r , . fv.f...T vers ? " ' I slcce Hi.- H.,-11,,,, ,,f I.lnr .ln. ll- :, i.ul.ll,.,,,, priv ,,, enniflite r..i,n.,l ,, n, K,,v,rnnM-ni. rr rtKliii-i'ii it, Mir it tlx- r,m four venrs II his n,., . t-i I,. I cnlrnl lhr,iith lh pnamsl,,!! f ,,r r two l.rum h,-. r th,. d'irin II,.. .,',' ,.. 'rlo.l ' h','. ' Imd 'com flrlf r,.ir.,l f.,r onlv two yrr,r. This lon tenure or ,,.w,-r l,- Hie lt.-.iitllriin Priy l nl I,, ,l,ir.-. II I. a il-m-0.,.lrnlln thil th- II, ,,il,llciii ,ri tins wiiunr,,lr,l th, (-,,i,i,,.r f ,), Am.rl-can Am.rl-can iM-iiple f,.r i,rrlv two RrniTiillmia lo a it. fr.-r l.vrr -. 1 1 am 1 1 In our history, end ti.i rtl.pldvi-,1 a hlirll cipartty f,,r nik and K.iv.-r,imrnl wl.lih hna Im-mi Itisilr rven mnro ,lr,,s ,v the In. "rnrllv and Inllni.lly of purpim shown by III npimn.-nls. th tt,'il,llrnn parly entered upon lis ercsrnt pen, ,,f r,n,,,., ,ipr.-m.'V In P9I We have every rlshl lo conxrat-ulMe conxrat-ulMe nnrselwa upon the w,,rk lnc then eernnu'll-ried. f .r II has added luster even to tha trnillllmia ef the parly which err!e4 the ,,vernment through tha stnrms of civil war. We then found the country after four s-eanx ef fiermK-ratte rula In evil pllsht. eppressil with tnl-fnrtime and doiilufiil el the future. Ilil.lla creAlt had ln-n lowered, tha revanuea w.-re deellnlns. the neht arewln. Ilia admlnlalratlon's atMI'ifl tnwnrit Ppsln vn. feehla ami A-irtlfvlna-, ttia slanilarO of valitwa waa (hreatenrd and uncertain. lalior was crlnpled. buslneaa wna stink In I ha n-presOoe, n-presOoe, which had aueceerted the panic of 1X14 hope wu fnlnt and eoiiAdeiic Wa met these unhappy enndltlena vlg-ornualv. vlg-ornualv. rflVctlvelv apo alnna. Wa replaced re-placed a Democratic tnrlrf law based en free trade principles and a irnlshod with sectional protection hv a protective tariff and Industry, which freed from oppn-a-Ion and stimnlatnl hy the encourage, ment of wise InwR, has expanded to a do-area do-area never tw fore known. h'ia connm-red pew marketa and has crented a volume of exports which lots surpass, d looirltm-llon. looirltm-llon. t'nd. r the nipgh-y tariff lalxir has been fully enitilovrd. Waited hava risen snd all Industries hava revived snd prospered. Wa firmly estnhlUhrd the gold standard stand-ard which was then menae. il with 'I'" etmctlon. Confidence returned lo bust-neaa, bust-neaa, and with copndcnro an unexampled I For deficient revenues, aupplemented hv Improvident Issues of hopda. we irave lha country an Income which produced a larsa surplus, and which ennliled us only four years after the floml-h war had eloaed to remove over InmntvOiM of annual war taxe, reduce the puhlle ri-tt and lower tha Intereat charges of Ihe government. Tha ptihtto credit, which had been so lowered that In lima of peace a llemo-crstle llemo-crstle admlnlatrtton made Inrga tnana st eatravairant ratea of Interest in nrd,-r to ray current espendlluree. rosa under lepuhllcan admlnlslrntton In tta hlKhoet point snd enahted lis lo borrow at S per cent even In lima of war. Wa refused lo nailer longer with Ihe mteerfee of Cuba. Wa fouirhl a ou'ck a-o v1e-e,roia w-r with Pnaln. We aet Cuba frea. governed Ihe Island for three years and th, n aava It to the Cohan people peo-ple with enter restored, with ample revenues, rev-enues, with education and pul.tlc health estat.ll.hed. frea from (I'M and connect, rd with Ihe t'olted rtlntes hv wise provisions pro-visions for our mutual Interests Wa have oreanlred the irovernmept ef Porto Ttlco nnd lis ieoi,le now enjoy peace freMnm. ord'-r nod proa.,-rtl v. In the I'hlllpnlnes wo have Bup'.resnd Ipsurroellon. rslal.Mshed i.r.t.-r i,tl give i life and property a e.curlty never know lh-r lufore. We havo nry.mlr.d elvll rnvernnienl, made It en. olive und eiroi i. . ad-lnllrail..,i. and have enrf.-rnd, upon Ihe penile of those Manila the It 1 civil lll-rty they have ever enjoyed. en-joyed. Ily our poase-st-n of the Vhllln-tP'-s we were ennhhd to lake prompt and i f-f-cllva action In Ih,. relief of the I. K I-tlnpa I-tlnpa at ivl.ln. and a d-cl-lve pari In rreventlng Ihe parttllon nod Ihe preserv-i preserv-i of lha Inlegrllv ef China. The possession ef a route for sn Isthmian Isth-mian canal an long lha dream of American Ameri-can etiitoeman-hln. Is now an nr. . ni-l.ll.h.,1 ni-l.ll.h.,1 faet Tha grenl work of er.nne.-l. In Ihe Pseine nr,1 Atlantic ocraps hv a eannl la at last h.ron, and It la due to Ihe rtepiilillom parlv. Wa have passed laws which will hrlng the arid bind" of ",e t'oll.d Hlates e, thin th-in tha area of cultivation. W have reorffimlsed the eemv and put It In lha hlTl,r-t state of Ol. lepev We have itassed inws for Ih" trnpt-nve. ment snd support of the rrllllls. Wa have pushed f.irwnrd the ht.ildlog ef tha navv. Ihe defense nrd lha protection protec-tion of ,,nr hopor npd tnl. r, -t Our administration of Ihe rn al depart, rnenta of the guveenmept has h'-en hoee-l and efSctenl. and wherever wrona- hs heen discovered Ihe t,.p,il.lte,in ndtnln-Istrattnn ndtnln-Istrattnn hna not hesllal. d lo prol e tin. evil, and lirle Ihe rrr n.l.rs lo )n-lloe wtlhout rrr-'ird to partv or pollilenl tl.-. Laws eract.d hv the Itepul.tlc in rirtv , Whl-h the Pemocratlo pnrlv failed lo enforce end which were Intended f-r Ihe, protection of the politic nrnli'M the unjust un-just discrimination of the Illegal encroachment en-croachment ef vnat arf-T' iP'l'' lis of eiitM tint have heen f.-nrloselv enforce' ; . HeiMil.llrin pre-l,lrp nod Per eurlns respopelhle pnl.llcitv li-e o-eenlon of geeat .or""' .ti' vl.llre add"'. l I -l, veotlo-i of i ecelr-'. "t '.. r-t have bee .e.-a ; tn lhl . cer! oi . . lorln the p,-, elent -errs no, ' ho rend Un pledS'H which the Krpulilicun pally has f.i'O'lr.1 We prop..-., lo continue hl prlo.-lpl... ,,,,. ,. ,1. ,lre nor e.m.lniil a, in. r. , ee t t,e fwli.g ptlnclpl-a: 'I t' 't, I.I. Il so .r.l. nod .levelore our In.p,. tries s n e ii.tlmil poltey of tha llepnl.l p.rlv 'Ihe iiiensurn of pr..- leetl..,. -I ,,,, ,..,. ,,,nl tlS d,(T, r. nre In I In- ,.! of proiluc-l Ion al home and nl.r 1 We Insist upon lha iiH,liiten..,i,,.,. ,.r the prlneipl.a nf prolee. Hon and therefor., ratea of duty should I- ron.lpi.trrt only alien conditions hava a,, changed that the puhlle Intereat denim, de-nim, .la their nlteriillon. Hot this work rannol safely be committed com-mitted to nnv other hands than Ihoea of ths Itepiihllrnn party To entrust II lo lha l.nmocrMtlr partv Is lo Invite dlsaa. ter Whether aa In 1Kt2 lha llamneratts party deelared the protective tariff lin-c.iusttiiitional, lin-c.iusttiiitional, nr whether It demands tariff reform or tariff revision. Ita real ohleet la alwava Ihe dcalructlon of th protective astem However sieloiia Ihe name, tha pur-pose pur-pose la aver tha eatne. A Pemooratle tariff haa alwaya been followed by husl. oeaa adversity: a llepuhllcan lartfT by huslneaa prosperity. To a ltetohllean consreaa and a Itepiihllean prealdenl Ihla great question can ha aufely Intrusted. When lha only fro Irade country among the great pntloiia nsltsted a reltirn to Pt-oteetlon Ihe elilef protective country should not falter III maintaining It. Wa have extended wl.lely our foreign markets and we tallevK In Ihe adopttot. of all practicable methods for Iheir further fur-ther eaten. I. oi Iprliidlng cinimerclal ree-tproeltv ree-tproeltv wherev.-r rerlprocnt arranre. ments can I"- o;,.,.te,l consistent with tha principles nf proleetlon and without In-lurv In-lurv to Anierlfili n nrlculltiee. American labor or any Anierb-in Industry We believe II lo be the iluty of Ihe tie. publican partv lo uphold Ihe gold standard stand-ard and the Inlearltv and value or our national currency The mnlutennuea of the gold alnndnrd. estiibll-li'd hv lha Itoniibllcin parlv. cannot anfelv be com-milled com-milled to the IVmnerntle partv, Whtrh re-l.ted Its adoption and has never given anv proof elnre Hint time of belief In It. or P. billy to II While everv other Industry haa prospered pros-pered under the fostering eld of Itepuh. Ilcan loiilelnllon. American shlpnlnr en-nred en-nred In f .r. ten Irade In competition with Ihe low est of con.irn.-ilon. b.w aea and heavy subst.li,.. of forelirn aovernments. haa not r..r rnanv vears re. col vert from Ihe Kovertimept of Ihe I'nll- d Htnl.-a aib uunle em niKement of any Kind We Hi. r. f .re favor l.-glslatton hlch will cur. limine and hull, I up Ihe dlni.y lipprovc the hul-buloll of Ihe list eongreaa w hich rri-nl. d Ihe merchant marine oomna,,n lo Itivi-stlKule and reKirt upon Ih.s sul.l, cl A navv poweiful eiiou.-h lo d.fend Ihe t lilted Hlnles nu.ilpsl nnv Bltii'U. to up-hoot up-hoot the Mom,.,, do.iilii" unit wilt, h over our roiooierco Is essential 1" tha infelv and the welfare of Ihe American oeople. To maintain such n paw Is the llyed policy of Ihe llepiildlcnn parly. W e c.it.ll illv iinnrov.. Hie all te nf freebt. ill I s. v. II and concress In re. Bird lo the ecln-lon of Chinese lab.-r and promteo n i Itnuiinee of the Ite- publlr.in policy In thai direction. Tho elvll s. rvl. c law waa pine, d on the snilnte hooks by Ihe II, -pill, lb an partv, alil.ll has nlwiiva en od II. and renew our former ibcbiratlona that II -hull be thoroughly and honestly enforced. en-forced. We are alwaya mtn.lt, il nf Ihe rmintrv s debt lo lh ...Idlcra nnd Bailors of the l iilt.d Hlnlee mid wa lollove In making ample pruvbton for Ihi m and In the liberal lib-eral ailmlnlalrallon of lha I I I laws Wa Inner Ihe peaceful Sell lenient uf lutcruntlumil ililtb ulllca by arbitration. tte roniiii. ml the vlsoroua ffotla made tiy the adiillnlarriitlon to proletrl American Amer-ican rlllsena III folelgn Pools, and ple.l oursclvna In Inslal upon lha Just and miuiil prulicllon of a. . uur cltlxna nbroud. It la tha UMuestluoHed duly of Ihe aovernnieiil to procure for all nor cltlsepa. wtlttoiit dtstllicllon. lha rights in travel and sojourn lu friendly countries coun-tries and wa declnra ouraolvoa In favor of all pmiier rfTorta tauillo t. tliat end. Our rat Inleresla and our srowln commerce In the orient render the condition con-dition of China of hlKtt Importance to tha Untied Htalea. We cordially commend com-mend the policy pursued In that dlreo-llon dlreo-llon by lha administration of lraalilenui M.'Kliilar awl ltou. rvslt. te fovor such consresslnnBt aetlne as ahall determine whether by apeclnl die-crlmlnatlnne die-crlmlnatlnne the elective frenchlae In any elate has IsN-n unoolialllullonally mnnd that representation In eongreaa and tn the elet-loral oolhge shall lie proportionately pro-portionately reduced aa directed by th ciiiiellliilion of the Untied Slates. Combinations of capital and of labor are the results of Ilia economic movement move-ment of the age, hut neither must lie liernrlltid lo Infringe upon tha rights ind Interests of the people. Buch com-tiluiitlona. com-tiluiitlona. when lawfully formed for lawful law-ful puruposea. are alike rntllbd to Ihe nroteclloil of tl,- laws, but both Bra subj, ,-t to the laws and neither can be perinlltid to tin uk them. The great statesman snd PBtrtnllO Amrrletiii. William M. KInl, v. who was reel. nr. I by II,., 11.-1 Mean party lo tha presidency four year ago. waa aa-sosslnnt. aa-sosslnnt. d Just al Ihe Hire. hold of hla second term. Tho emlra nation mourned hla untimely death and did that Jiistloe to hla great O'lalltlea of nilnd and character char-acter which blatory will oonnrm and re- Tha Amerlenn people were fortunate tn hla smceaanr. to whom Ihcv turned with a trust and confidence which hava barn fully Juslined President Itooaevelt brought lo the great reepunelhlllllee thus sadly forced upon him a char head, a brave heart, an earneat patriotism sni high Ideals of publlo duly and publlo service True tn lha principles of Ihe ItcputiUran parly and to tha duties la which the party had declared, he etao line shown hlmaelf ready for every emergency and haa met new and vital ipp-stlona Willi ability and wllh euccrsa. The conlldet.ee nf lha peonla In tils Justice, Inspired by bla public career, en-.l.l. .1 bin. lo render personally sn In-estimable In-estimable service lo tha country hv nrli king about n settlement of lha coal strike, which threaten, d such disastrous rculls at the opening of the wlnlvr of y."i. ir.e p.eelgn pn!l-v und'-r hla administration adminis-tration has pot only been able, vigorous and durnllli d. hul III tho hli'hcat lb .tree a-lul. Tl,,- Complicated lllo-tl,,IIB whtih li lose III Veil. r. Ola w. re settled In ...el, a wav bv President It veil ll.st tlie Monro.- il.ictrlm. waa signally vlt dl-eil.,1 dl-eil.,1 and III., r-iose nf peuco and srhl-tr srhl-tr -.lon greallv i.dvnnc. d Ills .ron..-t and vigornua action In I , , ., ,,,,, , 1,1,1, we commend In Ihe e-1.' ',l' rout' ""i'l a. b d foro'irn cumpll- c.itl. na whl.-li mlnlil have been of a y.-rv .erlouH elu.n.elrr He haa con. iln,,..l II, e i-oll.-v of Cresld-nt McKtnley In the Crli nl. and cur posit Ill China. rl.-t.ollr. .1 bv our recent commercial tr.i.iv wllh that empire, has never heen ao I, lull II.- secured the tribunal by which th v. . ,l and perilous noe-lloo nf ha Alia-knii Alia-knii boui.l.rv was nnsllv settled. Whenever crimes ngalnst humanity have been perpetrated which tlSVO h..ek.-d our I I-, his protest l,s Wen made III d our good oOle.a have lew-n ten- ib-r- d. hul iiIm in. with due reg.ird to In- 1 Ci'der hl gi.i.l .nee we fled mirsctvee nt p.-iieo with all Ihe world and never were we no. re respect,, 1 or nur wishes "'prinuoentlv succc-rful In regard tn our t..r. Ita relations, he has heen dually fortunate In .baling with demesne .piee. tiona The emit trv haa known lhal the public credit and Ihe nntlonnl currency w is iili. I il' lv s .fc In the handa of hla administration. in lha enforcement of the l.iwa he Pis shown not only courage, but tl"- wl-d n wl.b-h under, lands Hint t permit law" to be vl.lal.d or dl-re-g.r.l.d open, f . r-parohy, while tie lust ' .oi. I- ' oe t- g :,.w i the . . rv tin hi. held ui ntal mertean d.sa- liiM I'l .- , dl-'llncll between ri, h J . - i- Ms. str.irg and w .-, ..i J.T-llee in, enual proteo- ,''," law must be seeund lO '; ,.p -ii.ioii regard lo raoa. la' an.M't-'ii'l-'eB ha- he-n tttAee" ". -. .,, ,! , ..n. r , I, I - hli-h-eatod. d and ,', irl.oc. V i-o-,-in.'d II without reser-! reser-! U -n t" tbe Prate Judgment of il,c Amerlenn peupl'. |