The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-31
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Az the very outset the administers
ton Of Gen, Harrison will be confront
cd with grave questions OF International
policy, They touch vitality tho Interests
OF every citizen, now living, and here
after 10 live In this country, Shall wa
content ourselves with what wa have
or what we areI aud build around our
selves a Chinese wall OF erelusiyeneaa,
allowing the rich commerce OF tho seas
aud oceans TO be grasped and controlled
by more progressive natiOnal or shall
wa enter into competition with the
world, and make a bold and aggressive
move Ia the direction OF q more OK
tended emplreP Shall tho Nat 80 forth
that wa have reached tho summit Of
National ambition, and henoefOrth the
American flag shall only DO seen on
American soil aud above American
rivers and lakes, or shall We reach out
for tho fat OF other lands, and extend
tho circle OF freedom into the dark
places of the earth, and bless other
lands and inspire other pleading peoples
with tho light OF our knowledge and the
strength OF our marvellous d%iaeoyeriea
and Inventions,
When Gen. Harrison Ia inauguTated
President OF these United States, how
will no view the vital queatiana that
even now confront un, II no follows
the narrow lines Of tho Chicago plat
form, aud the lead Of the leading re-
publican statesman, his path Ia plain,
iie will quietly fold his hands and say,
M Mckinley said during the campaign
"The homo market Ia all We want, Lot
ua protect our home market There Ia
no foreign market that Ia worth any
thing 10 Americans or 10 American
manufacturers" This was MeKinley'a
slogan, and his only slogan OF tho cam,
paign, This was tho slogan OF the en-
tife horde OF campaign speakers, who
fixed the Pagan policy Of eEeluaiyeneaa
and restricted trade In the public mind,
II Harrison follows the lead Of his
patty leaders no must allow the Ger
mans TO siege tho Samoan Islands or
anything else they may want, outside
Of our own borders, In the track OF
commerce, The theory Of Protection
graspa NJ nothing beyond our own
boundaries.
Great Britain has made hordelf the
mistress OF the seas, and her CONNER,
clal capital tho money center OF the civ
illzed world, by adopting u policy OK
aotly opposite TO our own, She has OK
tended her trade 10 all countries, aud
has drawn the tribute Of profit on her
products from all countries,
Germany has now started on u policy
OF commercial empire In competition
with England. She dealro0 10 comp 10
with England for the rich commerce Of
tho great Pacific seas. She attempts q
coup d'otat 10 secure Samoa, on the
track OF commerce from the lathmua
10 the great continental Island Of Aus
tralla and the farther islands OF the
Pacific.
II what our own much laudcd states,
man (McKinley) repeated on every
stump during the campaign, Is worth
anything, then we have only 10 quietly
fold our hands and lot Germany take
what she wants, II foreign markets
and foreign trade arc worth nothing TO
this country, m Mckinley repeated
u hundred times, then we can
aorenely fold our hands, and lot Ger
many and England take MI they want,
provided they touch not our own
domain.
Under q high protective tariff, such
as we now have aud are certain 10 have
under the coming Administration, we
cannot establish reciprocal commercial
relations with any country We are at
The outs with Canada and cannot even
control the trade of old Mexico, also
tied TO as by u border line
and by direct railroad lines.
We cannot control the trade of the
Central American Republics, although
thoy are modelled after our aystom Of
Government, have our unit Of value
and lilo nearest 10 our borders.
With u high war tariff on raw ma
torial we cannot compete with either
England, France or Germany for tho
immense trade Of the South American
continent
There are fifteen OF these Republics
10 tho south Of us, besides the groat
Empire Of Brazil. They are 10 large
as tho whole Of tho United States and
one half Of Europe. They are nearer
10 us than England by a thousand
miles Of ocean, and aro tied 10 us geo
graphically and by mutual sympathy.
And yet England controls their trade
and monopoligos their ocean commerce.
Why Is this SOP 10 Nv because tho
United States have been crippled for
two entire decades by u narrow Chinese
that has destroyed our foreign
and driven tho American
dag from all tho seas.
II may be that the complications NJ
Samoa may tend 10 extend the vision
and enlarge the comprehension OF tho
PaganB Of tho Republican party, but
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