Morris tribune., 1884-07-23
Views of tho Republican Nominee
ON the subjects OF she YArifs,
Foreign Policy, xfaDor, aRd
Others Of Interest,"


tanned and Will maintain the policy of pro
lection to American industry, while our op
| CpnentS insist upon revision, which practi-
cally destroys that policy. The issue is thus
distinct well de fined and unavoidable. The
pending election may determine the fate OF
pro lection for generation. The overthrow
! of the policy means reduction in the wages
| of the American laborer besides involving
the loss of vast amounts of American capi-
| tai invested in manufacturing enterprises.
The value Of the present revenue system to
Our opponents find fault that our revenue
system produces surplus. But they should
not forget that the law has given specific
ably and honorably applied-the reduction of
the public debt and the consequent relief of
the burden of taxation. No dollar has been
wasted, and the only extravaganza with
which the party stands charged is the gener-
GUS pensioning of soldiers, sailors and their
the highest form of justice in the recognition
and payment of sacred debt. When reduc-
tion of taxation is to be made, the Republican
party can be trusted to accomplish it in such
form as will most effectively aid the indus
tries of the nation.
AGRICULTURE AND THE TARIFF.
The agricultural interest is by far the largest
IN the nation, and is entitled in every adjust
ment of revenue laws to the first considera-
opment of agriculture in the United States
must be abandoned. Realizing this fact the
opponets of the present system of revenue
have labored very earnestly to persuade the
farmers of the United States that they are
robbed by protective tariff, and the effort
ence in favor Of free trade. But happily
the farmers of America are intelligent, and
cannot be misled by sophistry when concll1-
sive facts are before them. They see plainly
that during the past twenty-four years,
wealth has not been acquired in one section
or by one interest at the expense Of another
section or another interest. They see that
the agricultural states have made even more
rapid progress than the manufacturing
states.
The Farmers see that in 1860 Massachusetts,
and Illinois had about the same wealth-be-
tween $500, 600, 900 and $500, 900 600 each-and
that in 1880 Massachusetts, had advanced to
sS,2O0,ooGo0o They see that Neg Jersey
and Iowa were just equal in population ID
1880 and that in twenty years the wealth of
New Jersey was increased by the sum of
$3.50, 900, 900, while the wealth of Iowa was
increased by the sum of 81 500, ,O0O,00 They
see that the nine leading agricultural states
of the west have grown so rapidly in pros
perity that the aggregate addition to their
wealth in 1860 is almost as great as the wealth
of the entire country in that year. They see
that the south, which is almost exclusively
agricultural, has shared in the general pros
perity and that having recovered from the
loss and devastation of war, has gained 50
double of that which it possessed in 1860, ex=
elusive of slaves.
In these extraordinary developments the
farmers see the helpful impulse of home
market, and they see that the financial and
revenue system, enacted since the Republican
party came into power, has established and
constantly expanded the home market. They
see that even in the case of wheat, which IS
our chief cereal export, they have sold, In
the average of the years since the close of
the war, three bushels at home to one they
have sold abroad, and that In the case of
corn, the only other cereal which we export
to any extent, 100 bushels have been used at
home to three and half bushels exported.
In some years the disparity has been SO great
that for every peck of corn exported 100 BUSH
els have been consumed in the home market
The farmers see that in the increasing COM
petition from the grain fields of Russia and
from the distant plains of India, the growth
of the home market becomes daily Of greater
concern to them, and that its impairment
would depreciate the value of every acre OF
tillable land in the Union.
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
The Republican party has steadily aimed
to maintain just relations between labor and
capitalrguarding with care the rights of
each. A conflict between the two has always
led in the past and will always lead in the
future to the injury of both. Labor Is indis-
pensable to the creation and profitable use of
capital, and capital increases the efficiency
and value of labor. Whoever arrays 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 It's compensation is
larger than is realized in any othep country,
It has guarded our. people against the un.
fair competition of contract labor from
China and may be called upon to prohibit the
growth of similar evil from Europe It is
obviously unfair to permit capitalists to make
contracts for cheap labor in foreign countries
to the hurt and disparagement of the labor of
American citizens. Such policy Qike that
which would leave the time and other condi.
tions of home labor exclusively in the control
of the employees, Is injurious to all parties
not the least SO to the unhappy persons who
are made the subjects of the contract. The
institutions of the United States rest upon
the intelligence and virtue of all the people.
Suffrage is made universal as just weapon
Of sef-protection to every citizen. 1t is not
the interest of the republic that any economic
system should be adopted which involves the
reduction Of wages to the hard standard pre-
vailing elsewhere. The Republican party
aims to elevate and dignity labor-not to de-
grade it.
OUR FOREIGN POLICY.
Our foreign relations favor our domestic
We are at peace with the
world-at peace upon sound basis with no
unsettled questions of sufficient magnitude to
embarrass or distract us. Happily removed
by our geographical position from participa-
tion or interest in those questions of dynasty
or boundary which SO frequently disturb the
peace Of Europe, we are left to cultivate
friendly relations with all, and are free from
possible entanglements in the quarrels Of any.
The United States has no cause and no |
desire to engage in conflict with any power ON
earth, and we may rest in assured confidence
that no power desires to attack the United |
States.
THE SOUTHERN STATES. SS2NssssI |
recognize, not without regret, the neces-
aty for speaking Of two sections Of our COM |
mon country. But the regret diminishes |
when see that the elements which separated |
hem are fast disappearing. Prejudices have |
Yielded and are yielding, while q growing |
,ordiality warns the southern and the north
,rn heart alike. C1n any one doubt that be-
tween the sections confidence and esteem are
,o-day more marked than at any period in