The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-23
Trns Republican Doctrine.

GEO. w. JACKSON.
True Republican Doctrine.
Governor McIxinley's speech at the
Republican ratification meeting in
New Yosk on Tuesday night. was o
notable one, as he is genernlly.conced-
ed TO be the father OF tho Mckinley
tariff, ard in him protection found no
weak defender. The new tariff, said
Major Mckinley, was but an infant
born in 1890. now it was nineteen
months old and was able to speak for
itself. Prices which had been artili-
cially raised at that time had to come
down except the wages for labor, and
the greatest foreign commerce ever
known, especially the export trade, has
been realized under it. Major Nc.
Kinley referring to the artificial rails
Ing Of prices, may have had in mind
Patio tin-peddltrs hired to
kh his district in 1890, selling
ke at almost double price, telling
people that it was on account OF
e Mckinley bill, and the price OF tin
would still be higher. The Major said
that either British or an American
tariff the country had to have, and he
WIS In favor of the tariff which put the
largest possible burden on the foreign
OF and the least possible burden on
the American. No other $4,000, 900 of
people In the world consume as much
as the people OF this country. and
foreign manufacturers who want adj
all the world, ought to ply for the
privilege.
81 One Of the most telling points in
Major Mckinley's address was when
h. made the declaration that America
would he ready for iree-trade when
ever foreign nations would raise tho
price OF labor and the standard OF liv.
ing for laborers to tho American level,
aid not one hour sooner Until that
tme he felt right sure that true
Americans would steadfastly uphold
the American system of duties because
these only enabled the country to
maintain the American scale OF wages
and Of living for wage.earners. With
great force too, Major Mckinley APP
pealed to young men to remember
that substantially all the principles of
the first Republican platform, adopted
thirty-six years ago, have now been
embodied i'll the Constitution and laws
OF the nation, and were by men of all
parties hailed rs unspeakable bless
ings. The Major fifty added to his
great speech that it was the duty Of
the Republican party yet to go for
ward, to make labor more secure in
this country against foreign competi
ton, to give to every American ciLi-
zen, in every State, the protection OF
in the exercise OF his fran
ID make the flag Of the
abroad as we'll as at
Mckinley Is u true
ut he says is true
IN of our country
yhe wise revenue reg
1iation o. st Republican Con
gress. We believe that all articles
that cannot pc produced in the United
States, except luxuries, should be ad
mlttad free OF duty, and that upon al
imports coming into competition will
the products OF American labor, there
should be levied duties equal to tue
difference between wages abroad ant
at home. We assert that the prices o.
manufactured articles OF general con
sumption have been reduced undel
the operation Of the tariff act of 1870
1 We denounce the efforts of the
Democratic House of Representative
to destroy our tariff laws as manifest
ed by their attacks upon wool lea,
and lead ores, the CHEF product of ;
number OF States, and we ask the pco
pie for their Judgment thereon"
The foregoing ls the tariff plank O
the Republican platform. There
stands in graceful and imposing re
view before the people, inviting crit
cism, inviting cooperation, inviting
all that can lie said for and against il
1t Is such principle OF protectio
leading 10 prosperity that other nj
tons are catching its Inspiration, sue
men as Lord Salisbury saying tia
England had too much free trade.
II Is asserted that our great prot
perity is due TO protection embodie
In the legislation of the last Rcpub!
can Congress. Who can deny II trltl
fully No other nation can sho'
such prosperity, 10 other nation Ia
such system Of protective law
What fault can be found with III
principle of admitting FREQ all article
We cannot produce, and leYying dut
on ali that we can producer See no
generously guarded labor is.
The duty on foreign importations
to eqaal tie difference in wages pal
in this country and that paid in 70
Ky countries, 1t is very difficult
see h0@ w0rSingmcn can oppose M
vote against such just princip
Workingmen should carefully rta
this protection plank and then as
themselves, how can l consistent
vote against it,
We do not know what the nemoerat
convention In session at Chicago wi
! haye TO ollcr in lieu OF II, hut We ha'
no hesitation in cIllllrnging ii beror,
NJ IN comparison with tho Repuh