Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-08
GlseIea DAY.

To-Day Nc PEOPLE OF the United states
are 10 decide BY their ballots at the polls
whether the strong able administration of
President Harrison under which the country
ha. enjoyed a marvellous prosperity. is to
be- continued in power for fonr years longer
or whether there is TO be a radical change
In our methods Of goyernmenta change
which menaces the prosperity of the nation.
The Republican and Democratic parties
stand for two distinctly sntagonistie polices
of government One believes in develop
ing our home Industries by protecting them
anil the labor employed In them from a
destructive competition with similar
industries in foreign lands. II receg
nixes the fact that the strength of a
Republic is largely in the intelligence, the
prosperity and the contentment of its pro
tucers that American wo-kingmen today
a't Hfttf' PAM fftei bth, '''"' hVhH'H'
better clothed, more prosperous and more
intelligent than the workingmen of any
other country on the face of the earth that
free trade would simply force these work
ingmen down to the European level.
Certainly no intelligent man will undertake
To assert that American manufacturers
could pay their employees present wages and
compete on equal terms in our great
home market-the best in the world
with the products of cheap Eu-
ropean labor. Standing firmly BY the
grand policy of protection the Republi-
can party challenges the world to show an
other national growth and prosperity that
will begin to compare with that achieved by
the United States under its wise administra-
ton of our national affairs This is the
record. Is it not one to he proud of? why
should any voter desire to see the methods
of government under which these splendid
results have been attained changed for meth
dds whose operation in this country in the
years gone by has invariably and inevitably
been attended by National disaster. The
Democratic party has never been able to
grasp the lessons Of experience. Today IT
comes before the people of our country in
an era of anexampled prosperity, and al
vocates free trade or in other words rev
enue tariff. 1t believes in placing custom
duties where the greatest amount of rev
enue can be raised with the smallest rate
of duty. rhi. would of course. place
them upon those articles most in demand
among the people, in other words upon the
necessaries of life. The Democratic party
has en,ieavoresi To justify its advocacy OF
free trade by the illogical and parrot like
cry. the tariff Is a tax In iterating and
re-i,erating this assertion, II utterly fails to
take note of the fac. that there is not n
single article manufactured in this
country today, AMI formerly i'm
ported from abroad. which has
not been cheapened to the consumer by
home competition 1t il indeed amazing
that at this time when, ensious of the ex-
panding prosperity of the United States, a
powerful party is growing up even in Eng
land TO advocate the adoption of protection
as the quickest aud sarest way out of the
business depression now pferelast in that
country, the Democratic party should
still adhere to and advocate free trade -
logical and desirable policy for government.
We shall he surprised Il The people of the
country do net stamp their condemnasisn
upon this Democrats hobby to-day with an
emphasis TOO vigorous to Be misunderstood
Let every Rspnblicsn voter do his full sharp
in forever rtys.ing this worm eaten planl
= ~ pemaer.,is parry !. The shade. d
oblivion.
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