San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-04
LETTER TO REPUBLICANS.
National and State Politics and Can
didate Discu ssed.

NatlOnAt anu Statc 49,
didate Discussed.
An analysis and comparison of the
publican and democratic platforms
upon the questions of tariff and money
show that the two parties are rquare-
ly antagonistie on these subjects.
To continue the analysis and COM
harrison would show the same sharp
autsgonism OH all subjects OF national
discussion now before the people,
and which may be formulated into
laws in the next congress or be other
wise applied in the administration OF
the general government. We have
selected the two above merely on ac-
count OF their Importance, and to show
the great difference and distance De-
tween the two parties.
The repu blican party distinctly al
nounces its faith in the American
doctrine OF protection; declares that
all articles Except luXuriesl imported
INTO the United States, the like of
which are not produced here, should
come free of duty, and that Oh all ar.
ticles imported coming in competition
with like articles of home production,
there should be levied duties equal to
the difference in wages abroad and at
home. 1t approves of and stands by
the Mckinley tariff law because 1T
produces revenues enough tor the
needs of the government, and adjusts
the tariff strictly ON the lines OF pro.
lection
The democratic party declares that
protection is q fraud, a robbery OF the
Of hn
benefit of the few, and that the feder'
al government has no constitutional
power to impose and collect tariffs eX~
cept for the purpose of revenue only.
1t denounces the Mckinley law as the
eliminating strocity of class legisla-
ton; and approves of the efforts Of the
democratic mem bers of the present
congress in trying as far as they
could, to secure free raw material in
the interest of the manufacturers.
The republican party declares that
from interest and tradition the Amer
lean people are in favor of Di-metal-
ism, and the republican party de-
mands the use of both gold and silver
as standard money, under such re-
strictions, to be determined by legis-
lation, as will secure tho maintenance
OF the purity of values of the two
metals SO that the purchasing and
debt-psying power OF the dollar,
whether of silver, gold or paper, shall
be at all times equal, and further de-
clares that the interests of the pro-
ducers of the country, its farmers and
its working men, demand that every
dollar, paper or coin, issued by the
government, shall be as good az any
other
The democratic party declares that
1--WE hold TO the use Of both gold and
silver as the standard money of the
country and the coinage of both gold
and silver without discrimination
against either metal or charge for
mintage"
1t declares that 1--WE demand that
all paper currency shall be kept at
par with and redeemsble in such
coin: and as q reason therefore, de-
clares, 1--we insist upon this policy as
especially necessary tor the prOtec-
tiOn of the farmers aud laboring elias
ses, the first and most defenceless
victims OF unstable money and huc-
tusting currency"
Republicans no longer hold to the
fictitious idea that paper money must
he redeemable in coin, or that one
dollar of government money must be
redeemable in another dollar OF gov
eminent money. They believe that
money IL the creature of the law and
Is based on the resources of the coun-
try.
Democracy declares distinctly in
favor of the barbarism that all pa.
per currency must be redeemable in
coin. AS the declarations of the two
parties, on the two subjects, tariff and
money, are distinctly divergent, SO
upon all the subjects of national Inn
pOrtance are the declarations OF the
two parties Numerically opposed TO
each other.
Intelligent republicans vino study
the two platforms closely can discov.
or no points OF agreement between
the two parties.
Now let us examine and find out
what are the declarations of the PEG.
ple's party, in national conventions,
on these two subjects. This party, in
It's platform, makes no declaration on
the tariff, from which we may reason.
ably inter that it is in favor of the
settlement of the matter as ii is ad
justed In the Mckinley law, mas
much as this adjustment of the tariff
is IN the interests of all the working
people of the United States, whether
in the fields, factories or towns, and
this party claims to be the especial
friend of all toiling people.
Upon the: subject of money thi:
party declares in substance, that al
money should be issued by the gov
eminent direct to the people, declares
In favor OF the free coinage OF silver
upon the present ratio of the coinag,
of gold and silver, and demands tina
all money issued by the government
whether coin or paper, shall have full
legal tender value. 1t expressly re