The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-07-05
An American Policy.

In 1906 new national party maHe its appear
ancc and declared in its platform that "Ameri-
cans must rule America" That is the key
note Of the present Republican campaign.
The old American party aimed to prescribe
citizens of foreign birth, and one of its watch
words was. "Put none but Americans on
guard" The Republican party of to-day in
cludcs all citizens, wherever born, and would
protect them against the pauper labor of
Europe and the destructive policy of the free
trade Democracy. AS Congressman lIorr, of
Michigan, well said at the recent Republican
ratification meeting in New York: 1.-The issue
has been narrowed down to the question which
had better manage this nation-the Republican
clubs of this country or the Golden Club of
England. Enthusiastic applause. l believe
in building up our own country. The history
of England does not inspire HE with en-
thusasm. She's blood sucker. When has
England ever established Il claim to be Il mis-
sionary? She has always been for herself, and
never for US" He said further: ''What we
want is protection for all our industries. We
want them all protected, so that fair wages
may be paid to all workinynlcn. We cannot
compete with foreign labor. because we pay
our workingmcn twice as much lis the English
laborers are paid. SO we must retain our
tariff to enable our workingmen to earn good
wages" At the same meeting Col. Robert q.
Ingcrsoll made an eloquent address, in which
he asked: "Who wants free trade, only those
who want to make us their customers. If
England gets her goods in here free, she will
soon become the richest empire on the globe.
and we will become nobodieS.'
We have only to look al the comments Of the
British press to see how the coming contest be-
tween the Republicans and the free trade De
mocraey i. regarded on that side of the water.
With the single exception Of The Freeman ;
Journal, of Dublin, every leading newspaper
in the British Kingdom is IL Cleveland organ
and has only abuse for Gen. Harrison and the
party of which he is the candidate. The Lon
don correspondent of the New York Tribune.
in summary of the opinions of the leading
English journals, says:
''No Provincial journal stands higher than
The Manchester Guardian; none is more fer
vent in its Home Rule faith; none is stoiiter in
its advocacy of Free Trade, and none is more
ardent in panegyric on Mr.. Cleveland. There
is in its article sentence which is curiouSly
descriptive,-that which speaks of MIR. Cleve-
lands decisive vet cautious action with regard
to tariff reform. That expresses the real mind
of English Free Traders. They well know that
if once this cautious Cleveland policy be ratili-
ell by the country the defeat of the American
policy will be decisive, Protection will he DOOM
ed, and the triumph of the British in America
will be assured. The whole argument of this
q fp Sfnl nrt 10 No, for
electing Mr.. Cleveland in the interests of Brit
ish manufacturers.
The Western Morning News says "Mr.
Cleveland's election is practically certain. lie
has helped TO purify the Civil Service. mas Dig
nified the foreign policy. and has, above all
made himself the propasator of Frec-Tradc
principles The Glasgow Herald declares
that, ''There could be no satisfaction in look
ing forward to Republican Administration
with such a platform and Mr.. Blaine at its
head. With President Cleveland. Great Brit
Blaine, Britain could never have known where
she might be- There is much more of the
same sort. These expressions of British opin.
ion, coming just after the celebration of the
glorious fourth. the anniversary of the day
when this country was cmancipatcd from Brit
i>h rule. can hardly fail to inspire the reader
with determination not to again submit tc
the yoke thrown off bv the forefathers
Apart from its free trade policy the present
Administration has truck!e,l to Great Britain
in the fishery treaty, refused protection to oul
hardy GSberma, and .,lowoJ tho ,o,st noi;.,
cav "''o W. '"o >o"9, p0''>'
of the British Provinces to insult Our nag and
rob those who sail under it. Nor is this all
,rno Now yorL Tr;,,,no +,,,,. s,,n,r;>,s 10,
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SINS OF omission anu commission OF the Cieve
land Administration:
In four chief n.r.;cu,,rs the no,ic, Of pros
dent CavelnnI a"i III" mart W" ha. .ir.,h, Ion,
harm that ,.nnot hn ,,i,.n,.;taI II h.: ,,.'i'
thc Marian lass rovnnctn, ,i,roaJ not nri, ~,
frnckIno 70 the intI,,cnc, IF Grnat Rrai, l,n,
Lv the sslect;nn Of ;mn.,,oIJa ,;sran"taii -,
slov,, nnlticia,, f., ro,ran",t !, T.,
of tbo VAIL ltrn'i :, ~, -. ',s a' -
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