The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-07-17

ciently protect all the rights of persons and
the property of every American citizen in
foreign lands, and demand and enforce full
reparation for any invasion thereof An
American citizen Is only responsible to his
own Government for any act done in his own
country, or under her, and is only to be tried
therefore on her own soil and according to her
laws; and no power exists in this Government
to expatriate an American citizen to bo
tried in any foreign land for any such act;
This country has never had a well defined and
executed foreign policy save under Demo-
cratic administration; that policy has ever
been, in regard TO foreign nations, so long u
the cof1try or hurtfui to our citizens to let
them alone; that as the result OF this policy we
Feca Feda the eaornia aad tne ad
chase alene. and contrast these grand
with the purchase of Alaska. the sole fruit of
a Republican administration of nearly
quarter of q century. The Federal Govern.
ment should care for and improve the Missis'
sippi River and other great waterways of the
Regablic, SO as to secure for the interior
States easy and cheap transportation to the
tide water. Under long period of Demo
cratic rule and policy our merchant marine
fast overtaking and on the point of out
ty wears of Republican rule and policy
our commerce has been left to British bot
TOMS and almost has the American flag been
swept off the high seas. Instead of the Re
publican party's British policy, we demand for
the people of the United States an American
policy. Under Democratic rule and policy our
merchants and sailors, flying the stars and
strips in every port, successfully searched out
O market for the varied products of Americ an
industry. Under a quarter of a century OF
our manifest advantage over all
other nations high paid labor. favorable
dom of trade among all these United States;
despite their population by the foremost
races of mon and annual immigration; des-
dens of life and industry in the old world mon
arches, their costly war navies their vast tax.
consuming. non-producing standing armies;
that Republican rule and policy
has managed to surrender to Great Brit:
of the markets of the world. Instead of the
Republican party's British policy, we demand
! in behalf of the American Democracy an
: American policy. Instead of the Republican
party's discredit scheme and false pretense of
friendship for American labor. expressed by
imposing taxes, we demand in behalf OF the
I Democracy freedom for American labor by
reducing taxes, to the end that these United
States may compete with unhnderei powers
for the primary place among nations in al
, the arts of peace and fruits of liberty.
With profound regret we have been apprised
by the venerable statesman through whose
! person was struck that blow at the vital prin
ciple of Republics (acquiescence in the
! will of the majority that he cannot per
init us again to place in his hands the leader
that the achievement of reform in the ad
mnistration of the Federal Government ii
falling strength. Rejoicing that his lif'
| has been prolonged until TIT
Judgment of our fellow couu
trymen is united in the wish that that wrOnl
was rghted in his person, for the Democrac!
of the United States. We offer to him in hi
withdrawal from public life not only our re
spectful sympathy and esteem, but also tina
best homage of treemen, the pledge of on
devotion to the principles and the cause, nov
inseparable in the history of the Re
public from the labors and the nam
of Samuel J. Tilden. With this statemen
of the hopes, principles. and purposes o
the Democratic party, the great issue of re
form and change of administration is sui
mitted to the people in calm confidence tina
the popular voice will pronounce in favor o
new men, and new and more favorable col
ditions for the growth of industry, the exteI
sion of trade the employment and due II
ward of labor and of capital, and the genert
welfare of the whole country.