So long as the Republican party is in power the gold standard is settled, not as a matter of temporary political expediency, not because of shifting conditions in the production of gold in certain mining centres, but in accordance with what we regard as the fundamental principles of national morality and wisdom.
Roosevelt emphasizes the Republican party's commitment to the gold standard as a matter of principle rather than expediency.
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