Warren sheaf., 1890-09-25


itably maintained, every species of trust,
monopoly OF other aggregation of capi-
tai known to modern times. The great
debate Waged in congress, on tho stump
and BY the press, and finally decided by
tho people Of our state and nation two
years ago by an overwhelming majority
in favor Of the pOsition Of tho Republi-
can party on this great question, ought
to satisfy them that - between the sp-
plication of the doctrine Of free trade
and protection there is NO longer any
doubt in the minds of the Americas
people 40 to which they prefer. To
those acquainted with the usual methods
of the Democratic party, their purpose
In thus forcing into . state campaign
this national issue i plain. It i not to
enlighten and instruct the people on
those questions affecting them - citi.
zens Of the state, in which all arc vital
ly interested, and which they are called
upon to determine by their ballots; but
they hope thereby to draw the attention
of the people from those measures aud
men which they cannot cOntr0vert, and
in favor of which the Republicans 30
wisely declared in their recent state
convention, and if possible excite the
prejudices of the people aud thereby
steal success at the polls But they can
not thus deceitfully get tho votes Of the
people; many times have they tried it
and failed.
NATIONAL ISSUES.
Seventh-But since our opponents are
giving to this national issue 80 much
prominence in our present campaign
and are 80 grossly misrepresenting the
position and acts of the Republican
party in relation thereto, wo uishesitat-
ingly declare that the Republican party
is welded to the doctrine Of govern
mental protection to American inventive
genius and American creative energy.
That it, position on the question Of pro
lection to American industries and
American labor IL the same to-day that
it has always beeR, and 10 clearly sst
forth in the platform recently adopted
by our state convention. Democrats,
revenue reformers and Republicans
Ill alike believe in imposing duties
on imports - means Of
defrsying 6oveEnuaental expenses. But
thAsgreat difference between the Demo.
cratic and Republican parties 10 that the
former declares Ia favor of tariff for
revsnus only, without any regard what
over Ter the success or preservation Of
American intsrests or American indus
tries. and without suv regard for the
wekars Il American labor, while the
ns2utlioaa party i equally pronounced
h fsvoe a. 8 ta4R for revenue snd pro
tectloa, not Incidental OF accidental,
bat i.tsstaoaal pretectaoa 10 such Amer
cAaiAtefss4s end Americas industries
With ~ foreign intseests - indus-
aAonaprnH - <A~~H H~Y~~.,
The tariR favored by the Republican
pasty would rsit inpartially and equit-
ably upoa I'll claesss Of psople aad upon
III SECTIONS Of our country. These axo
:tho two izToconcilable theories confront
ing -, whether duties shall bolevied for
revenue only or for the double purpose
Of revenue and protection, BY one or the
other 4 which the tariff question il to
b solved by congress and not by the
state.
Eighth During dhs last fifteen years
the tariff on imports has been 90 re-
duced, and our tariff 20 modified BY the
Republican party, that to-day moro than
one-third in value Of all articles i'm
ported into tho United States are ad-
mitted free Of duty. In the future, q
in the past, the Republican party will
effect all needed reduction of our tariff
and national revenae by using the
power we possess to enlarge the mar
kets for our industries and agricultural
products by entering into 3 profitable
reciprocal mercantile exchange with
tho southern republics, whose products
we have heretofore purchased with our
gold, thus opening to 0ur farmers and
manufacturers the best markets in the
world; while the Democratic party pro-