The record-union., 1892-11-07
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special W lile 6ECORD-ONION.
New YORK, Nov. 6.-The following ad-
dress was issued by the Republican Ma
tional Committee to-day:
TO the Electors Of the Country: The day
OF election is at hand. Tuesday you will
oe called upon TO determine by your votes
the most important questions fairly and
squarely presented to the country since
1861. ou are to decide between a policy
OF progress and policy of reaction in
The country. you are to say whether or
not the tariff schedules are to be so ad-
Justed as to furnish protection to labor
ana the productions OF the country, while
raising revenue to sustain the Govern
ment, or whether such adjustment is in
admissible, because unconstitutional.
Y GU are to decide between a policy of
protection and free trade. Party plat
forms leave no doubt as to the position of
the respective parties on the tariff ques-
ton. The Republican platform faVors
protection to American labor and Amer
lean products. The Democratic platform
declares such policy unconstitutional, and
therefore commits the Democracy of the
Nation to a,British free-trade policy. You
are to pronounce for or against reliable,
stable, financial structure, built by our
fathers and the founders of the Republi-
can party. You are to say whether this
sound policy is to be continued. or aban-
doned in favor of Democratic scheme
for the resurrection of State banks and
wildcat currency. By your votes you
may say that you do or do not desire to
disturb the present prosperity of the
country by Involving our commerce,
manufacturing, agriculture and finances
in doubt and uncertainty for an indefinite
period.
The reelection of Harrison will in
sure continuance of the splendid policy
under which the Nation has prospered in
every branch OF life. His election Will
insure a continuance of confidence in the
| policy of the Government and will elm
mate all questions OF doubt as to the
| course to be pursued with reference to
important Government operations in the
future. The election of Cleveland would,
on the contrary. bring business to a
standstill, involve every operating in
duStry in doubt, and raise questions as
TO the effect unknown legislation might
have on the economic and financial policy
of the Government.
We confidently submit to the country
that no cause exists for change, and that
abundant reasons will occur to the mind
of every loyal citizen in favor of a con-
tinuance of Republican policy and the
Republican administration.
This committee has conducted the cam
paign on the issues represented by the
respective parties. Our opponents have
candidate is better than their platform and
should be trusted not to execute its
declarations. They would have the coun-
try believe through their candidate that
| they can procure tariff reform, while part
of those in convention assembled de-
clared absolutely in favor of free trade
| The Democratic managers would have
the country believe that their nominee
can be safely trusted to violate the pledges
OF the party in favor of a resurrection of
State banks.
In short. tie Democracy of the country
has abdicated in favor of it's candidate
and the management hopes to win in this
way by insisting that the party does not
support its plattorm but relies upon its
candidate TO violate the platform-thus
hanging the prosperity of the country on
the slender thread of single human
life.
Our candidate and the party he repre-
sents are each in complete harmony with
| the other, and both candidates and the
party stand in harmony with the best in
terests of the republic.
We dodge no issue. We don't ask our
candidate to aid us in catching votes by
promising to violate or refuse to execute
any principle OF the party as announced
in its National platform. The party
| nominated candidate worthy the conf
dence and respect of every citizen.
whether he be judged by his acts on the
field OF battle while defending the Ma
tlon's flag, as Senator in Congress. or
as chief magistrate. 1t is gratifying to
announce that the patriotic press of the
| country has, to an unprecedented degree,
supported our candidate and our platform
during this campaign. Neither our cam
palgn nor our cause has proven popular
in England or continental Europe
The Democratic nominees and platform
have met with universal approval in every
country seeking to rival us in the com
mercial world. Not single newspaper
in England or on the Continent has
spoken kindly word for General Harri-
son or the Republican party. Our policy
does not justify it, hor have we courted
favor from the champions of alienators.
This cannot be said of our political op-
ponents.
We have ever relied for support on
the friends of American commerce, and
not on foreign interests. While alleging
poverty, the Democratic National Com
mittee has been amply supplied with
funds intended 10 influence American
citizens to vote against their own inter-
ests. We are advised that these funds
have been chiefly contributed by foreign
ers, who seek to break down the barriers
OF protection, to the emo that they may
| reap the profit or ruin industries built
up by the patriotic policy of the Republi-
can party. This committee has used the
medger CONTRIBUTORS given II by people
to fairly and honorably present to the
country the issues to be passed upon at
the ballot-box. Our opponents have re-
lied upon the degrading and corrupt in
| fiuence of money to be used on election
day, TO induce people to abandon their
principles aud interests and vote the
Democratic ticket For the purpose of
covering this responsible scheme, the
Democratic press has substantially aban-
doned the discussion of the issues, and
their space has been devoted to a con-
tinuous and wholly unjustified line of
assertions. with reference to supposed
enormous contributions to the Republi-
can National Committee for the alleged
purpose OF carrying the election.
Driven to desperation, well knowing
| the common sense OF the body of the peo-
pie IS arrayed against their unrIghteous
cause. the Democratic party has not only
sent forth a false cry to cover up their
tracks while undertaking to debaIich the
voter, but have likewise In this State.
| through their Lieutenant Governor
sought TO incite evil-disposed persons to
employ insurrectionary methods for the
purpose of preventing officers of the law
| from guarding the ballot-b box, as they are
sworn to do, for the purpose of prevent
ing fraud. For the first time in the his
tory of the republic prominent officer
in an imperial State has endeavored to
incite citizens who heretofore honored
him by their confidence to violate the
law, for the purpose of securing partisan
advantage. We expect law-abiding citi-
Zens of the EmDire State tn roSant this