Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-07-24

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10 maintain just relations between labor and
capital guarding with care the rights of
each. A conflict between the two has al
ways led in the past, and will always lead in
the future, to the injury of both. Labor is
indispensable to the creation and profitable
use Of capital, and capital increases the eff
ficiency and value Of labor. Whoever ar
rays the one against the other is an enemy
of both. That policy is wisest and best
which harmonizes the two on the basis Of
absolute justice. The Republican party has
protected the free labor of America so that
its compensation is larger than is realized
IN any other country. II has guarded our
people against the unfair competition Of con
tract labor from China and may be called
upon to prohibit the growth of similar
evil from Europe. II is obviously unfair to
permit capitalists TO make contracts for
cheap labor in foreign countries to the hurt
aud disparagement of the labor of Ameri-
can citizens. Such policy like that which
would leave the time and other conditions OF
home labor exclusiyel, in the control of the
employer) is injurious 10 all parties-not
the least so to the unhappy persons who are
made the subjects of the contract. The in
situations of tie United States rest upon the
intelligence and virtue of all the people.
Suffrage is made universal as just weapon
Of self-protection TO every citizen. IL is not
the interest of the Republic that any eco
monte system should be adopted which in
wolves the reduction of wages to the hard
standard prevailing elsewhere. The Repub-
lican party aims TO elevate and dignity labor
not to degrade it.
As substitute for the industrial system
which under Republican administrations
has developed such extraordinary prosperity,
our opponents offer policy which is but a
series Of experiments upon our system Of
revenue policy whose end must be harm
10 our manufactures and greater harm 20
our labor. Experiment in the industrial
and financial system is the eountrys greatest
dread, stability is its greatest boon. Even
the uncertainty resulting from the recent
tariff agitation in Congress has hur,fullv af-
feCted the business of the entire country.
Who can measure the harm to our shops
and our homes. TO our farms and our COM
merce. il the uncertainty of perpetua! tariff
agitation is to be inflicted upon the country ?
We are n the midst of an abundant harvest ;
We are on the eve Of revival of general
prosperity Nothing stand, in our way bu,
tue hAt"As VI NaahAi-N ia Nht s'iAAHAA tHs
system which has wrought such wonders in
the last twenty wears, and which, with the
power Of increased capital. will work still
greater marvel' of prosperity in the twenty
Years Ia come.
OUR FOREIGN POLICY.
Our foreign relations favor our domestic
development. We are at peace with the
world peace upon sound basis with no
unsettled questions o! Sufficient magnitude
10 cmhIrra>> or distract rs Happily re-
moved hy our ceo.r phical position from
participation or interest in those questions
Of dynasty or boundary which 80 freq 4eully
disturb The peace Of Europe, we are left to
cultivate friendly relations ~,th all, and are
free from possible entanclcmenl> in the
GUARDS II any. The United States has NJ
cause and np desire TO engage IN conflict
with an, power on earth. and W. mIy rest
in assured confidence that NO power desires
70 attack the United States.
With the Nations Of the Western hemi-
sphere We shouid cultivate closer relations
and for our common prosperity and advance
ment We should invite them all to JON with
"a, in an a.reemcn; that. for the future AT
international troubles Ia North or South
y
httrauon and not hy arms hi, project
Garhria> administration and il should m
my jid%me1t be renewed. Is accomplish
mrut "a th, continent, would sayorablv
afcy; the nation, beyond the sea. and thus
powerfully contribute al no distant ia, 10
the uuyer>a. acceptance Of the phi.an-
thIop.c and Christian principle Of arbitration.
The ,iieu; e,en Of suggesting It t0T the
Spanish American State, hl> been most
happ, and has increased the conf lcnce OF:
those people in our friendly disposition. Il
Tell to nv lot, a. Secretary Of State. 10 June.
lN>l.io quiet apprehension IA the Republic If
Mexico. hy giving the assurance IN an otticiu!
dispatch that there j. not the fliu,est de-
ire in The United Stat, FOR territorial! e.
tension South Of the Rio Granie. The
bluniar.e, Of the two Republics have been
established in conformity with the best
lurislic,ionAl interests 0: both. The line of
demarcalion is not merely conventional. Ii
i, more. Il separates a Spanish-American
people from a SaNog-American people. l.
divides ono great nation from another with
distinct and natural iinaliy."
We seek the conquests Of peace. We de-
size 10 extend our commerce, and IN an cs-
pec.al degree With our friend, aud ncighhors
on this continent. We have no; improved
our relations WITH Spanish-Ameyica as WISE
], and a. per,i,tentlv ~ We m. .ht ha,e
d12e. For more than a gcuer. ton the
sympathy Of those couniri-, has been
allowed 10 drift away from Us. We ,hoIll
now make every effort . gain their friend
ship Oar trade with them is already
large. During the last year our exchanges
M the Western hemisphere amounted 10
three hundred and fifty millions of dollars -
nearly one-fourih ot our entire foreign com
merce 10 those who NAV be disposed to
uuderra,e the value Of our trade with the
countries of North and South America, il
may be well 10 state that their population j.
nearly or quite fifty milions-and that, in
proportion 10 aggregate numbers. We import
nearly double as much from them as We do
from Europe But the result OF the whole
American trade Is IN high degree un>atis-
factory. The imports during the past year
exceeded two hundred and twenty five
millions, while the exports were les, than
one hundred and twenty millions
showing a balance against u of more than
one hundred millions Of dollars Bat the
money does not 90 10 Spanish America. We
send large sums 10 Europe IN cola or It's
equivalent TO pay European manufacturers
for goods which they send TO Spanish
America. We are but paymasters for this
enormous amount annually to European
factors an amount which is a serious draft,
in every financial depression. upon our re-
sources of specie.
Cannot this condition of trade in great
part be changed? Cannot the market for
our products be greatly enlarged? We have
made a beginning in our effort TO improve
our trade relations with Mexico and we
should not be content until similar and
mutual advantageous arrangements have
been succcs>!yely made with every nation Of
North and South America. While the
great powers of Europe are steadily en-
larging their colonial domination in Asia
and Africa il is the especial province of this
country TO improve and expand its trade with
the nations Of America. No field promises
so much. No field has been cultivated so
little. Our foreign policy should be an
American policy in its broadest and mos,
comprehensive sense-a policy of peace, Of
friendship. Of commercial enlargement.
The name of American which belongs to US
in our National capacity must always exalt
the just pride Of patriotism. Citizenship Of
the Republic, must be the panoply and safe
guard of him who wears il. The American
citizen, rich or poor. native or naturalizei.
white or coiored. must everywhere, walk Sc
cure in his personal and civil rights. The
Republic should never accept lesser duty,
il can never assume a nobler one, than the
protection Of the humblest man who owes it