Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-07-13
GEN. HARRISON ON THE ISSUES
OF THE DAY.
A REPUBLICAN ALL HIS LIFE.

FRIEND or THE NEGRO.
| was at Bowling Green, KY,
and the fugitive slaves were con.
tInually coming into our camp and
their masters after them. | recol-
lect receiving from post headquar-
ters an order to DELIVER over to q
certain white man negro man
who was in my camp and the proud
satisfaction with which | Endorsed
upon the order of my commanding
general-"I decline to obey this
order."-Campdign speech, Septem-
Der %, 1884.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLEDGED
TO PROTECTION.
believe the Republican party is
and ought to be pledged to the doc
trine of the protection of American
Industries and American labor. !
believe that IN so far as our native
inventive genius, which seems to
have no limit, and our productive
forces can supply the American
market we ought to keep it for our.
selves. And yet this new captain
on the bridge seems to cOngratu-
late himself on the fact that the
voyage is still prosperous, notwith'
standing the change of command
ers; he seems to forget that the
reason that the voyage is still pros
porous is because the course of the
ship was marked out before he
went on the bridge and the rudder
tied down. He has attempted to
take a new direction since he has
been in command, with a view OF
changing the sailing course OF the
old craft, but it has seemed to me
that he has made the mistake Of
mistaking the fashlight Of some
British lighthouse for the light of
day.-Speech at Chicago, March 20,
1888.
AGAINST TRUSTS AND COMBINA.
TIONS.
believe the principle of tho pro-
lection of American industry is well
established and we'll defended by
the principles of political economy
and by the duties Of patriotism
There are one or two things that in
some respects are working against
it, and one is this abominable and
un.American system which is re.
Gently developed, called trusts
This is running too far. 1t is IN.
American ; it is unpatriotic, in my
judgment; and You will notice that
those who are attacking our tariff
system take their position behind
these facts and use them as the
ground of their assault. We must
find some way to stop such comb.
natlons.-Speech at DGnrille, Ind.
ana, NOrember 2G, 1887.
CHEAP CLOTHES MEANS CHEAP
LABOR.
am one of those uninstructed
political economists that have an
impression that some things may
he too cheap; that can not find
myself in full sympathy with this
demand for cheaper cOsts, which
seems to me necessarily to Involve
a cheaper man aud woman under
the coat. / believe it is true today
that we have many things in this
country that are too cheap, because,
whenever it is proved that the man
or woman who produces any arti.
Gle can not get decent living out
of it then it is too cheap.-Speech
at Chicago, March 20, 1888.
FREE TRADE MEANS LOW WAGES.
The simple fact Is, gentlemen,
many things are and sold now too
cheap, for | hold it to be true that,
whenever the market price is so
low that the man or the woman
who makes it can not get a fair Nv
ing out of the making of it, it is too
low. Aud | think our working
men will wake up TO the fact that
reduction in their wages, which
every candid advocate of free trade
or revenue reform admits must
come with the adoption OF his tho
orIes-a reduction vali0usly estl-
mated at from 10 to 20 per cent
is poorly compensated by the cheap.
er coat he is promised. This bull
ln.the chlna.shOp sort Of work that
our Democratic friends want to
make of the tariff will not do
Speech at indianapolis, December
20, 1887.
FEDERAL AID TO STATE EDUCA'
TON.
am thoroughly In sympathy
with the proposition that the Gen
eral Government shall out of the
general revenue extend its hand to
aid the states that are not able to
inaugurate and perfect a school
system that will give an opportu.
nifty to all the children, white and
black, to acquire the elements OF
educatiOn.-Speech IN the Sendfe,
March %, 1884.
The only permanent reliance for
the education of the masses must
be upon local taxation in the
states.-Speech in the Senate, March
%, 1884.
ON THE ALIEN LAND ACT.
Congress should by law restrain
the acquisition of tracts of land by
aliens. Our policy should be small
farms worked by the men who own
them.-Speech in The Senate, april
|, 1886.
SENATORS AND LAND GRANT ROADS
|, for one, am in favor Of this bill
Speech in the Senate, June 20, $50
The bill prohibiting Senators from
being attorneys Tor land grant
roads.
ON WITHDRAWING LAND GRANTS
For one, am ready TO vote FOL
the forfeiture of any land grant ap
purtenant to any part OF railroad
that is now unhnished.-Speech N
the Senate, May 2S, 1886.
1 ON CONTRACT LABOR lMMIGRA
TON.
fl understand the evil sought
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