Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-28
True Republican Policy.
By HON. WILLIAM b. ALLISON,
Tnited Sfafes Senalor from Iowa.

and support OF q majority OF the people
of tho United States, c0ustitntiOnally ex-
pressed, if only that majority can vote
an1 be fairly counted.
What shall | say Of onr candidate,
President Harrison ? What needs he said
of him In the presence of the American
people his character, his ability, his
achievements, his patriotism, his prudence
in the great place he occupies and his in
tegrity are all recognized and appreciated
His administration OF our great affairs
has been so wise, patriotic and successful
as not only to merit, but receive, the
encomiums of political enemies as well as
of political friends.
Three years of successful administra-
ton have Witnessed labor throughout the
country constantly employed, agriculture
6ourishing, industries prosperous and
many new ones being created our in
ternal commerce has grown beyond reason.
able Communication our foreign commerce
has received new impetus under the
recent legislation of Congress. supple
mented by a friendly administration
our trade, foreign and domestic, is in a
healthy and prosperous condition our
currency ample in volume and uniform in
value and steadily increasing under the
legislation of 1890.
How marked is the contrast with the
four years of President Cleveland with
Democratic control in the House. They
dealt with none of these pressing and
complex questions. Our revenues were
excessive; they allowed an entire Con
gress to pass without action. With an
other election pressing hard they sent to
the Senate the Mills bill, free trade in lie
tendency, which left it doubtful ques-
ton whether nnder it the revenue would
be diminished or increa.ed. The bill was
reformed IN the Senate 81 as to reduce
revenue and returned to the House six
weeks before the expiration of the Con-
gress. With ample time to consider ii
the House allowed it TO sleep the sleep Of
death.
Yet this is the party. with IT'S record
fresh in our memory, which asks to be
restored to power. The basis of its hope
rests upon Republican defeat IN the Con
gressional elections two years ago. The
causes that led to th9t defeat were two
fold. First, the cry against the appropri-
atoms made by the Fifty-hrst Congress
second, the ely against the tariff REVISION
of 1890.
The present Democratic House Of Rep
resentatiyes assembled amid the plaudlts
Of its supporters. the sounding of horns
and music of tmbrIls, and with one ac-
cord declared that the appropriations
should be reduced from 60 100000 to
100000 600
The Democratic CONGRESS then author
lied expenditures $4,000 900 IN excess of
the corresponding session OF the Republi-
can Congress aud passed tariff bills more
revolutionary in character than any
economic legislation Of any Congress
since 1857.
The Democrat shibholeth cry of two
years ago has TINS. by the open profession
and Conduct Of the organized leadership
Of the House and by the mature judgment
Of the Democratic party, passed into The
limbo Of exploded humbug and ca'umnv.
President lIarrison's administration has
faithfully applied the surplus REVENGE To
the payment OF the interest bearing debt
TO the extent OF S296 600 00l, and has
re1uced taxation and revenue at last
$50. 100000 by additions 10 the free list
Il der the tariff act of 1880. With this
great reduction both of debt and Of tax
alton by the Republican party in thr' G
year we are likely 10 have greater sur-
plus in the Treasury on the 1T Of next
Ju'y than we had on the 1t Of July,
1-92.
Listening to the arguments Of onr OPP
ponents, one not familiar with our history
would suppose that such revision of The
tarif, discriminating in favor OF our own
producers, was q new departure. The
truth is that with the exception Of the
laws Of 1876 and l-j7 such discrimination
has been the uniform rule from the fonu.
dation OF our government, and has had
the sanction of all the great men who,
since the foundation Of our government,
have added to It's greatness and glory -
Every statesmen from George Washing
ton to Andrew Jackson, including the
patron saint Of the Democratic party,
favored this policy.
The Democratic party ibis year makes
a radical departure from this policy Of il,
successful founders There is no evasion
or double dealing in its platform. 1t not
only promises the repeal of the Mckinley
law, but it declares that every shred and
remnant Of protection, incidental or other
wise, shall be torn mp root and branch
NothiDgls to remain. no matter what the
effect upon labor or property or npon in
tustry. The Democratic party calls for
free trade pure and simple, not on
economic grounds only, but on constitu-
tional grounds.
When did this become q fundamental
prnciple of the Democrltic party ? | have
made careful examinations Of their plat
forms and I affirm that no such utterance
was ever made before in any national
platform of the party. The only political
party that ever ennnciated such a doc
triLe before was the convention of the
Confederate States when in rebellion
The men who framed the Constitution of
1861 and the men who adopted its tariff
plank for the Democratic national plat
form of 1892 were of the same mind
If could reach every corner of your
State and every Republican voter in it
would say "Nork with one mind and
one heart and with uunagging zeal until
election day to secure the election Of
Benjamin Harrison and Republican
Congress Do this low and our pathway
wi lee easier in future contest"
w. B. ALLISON.