The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-11-02
Republicans of Forest County.

Once more we are called upon to
decide by our votes which Of the two
great political parties shall have con.
troll of the National Government for
the next four years. Each party, in
its platform of principles set forth,
represent entirely opposite views upon
many of the important questions of
the day. The Republican party un.
der the leadership of Benjamin Har.
rison stands squaerly upon the platform
adopted at Minneapolis, which de.
clares in favor of Protective Tariff,
Reciprocity, Honest Money and Free
Ballot; platform that declares in no
uncetain tones in favor of protection
to American labor aud American
nanufactures-that is, that the tariff
shall be so adjusted that our laboring
men shall not be called upon to work
for the starvation wages paid for the
same kind of work in England.
Whilest the Democratic party, under
the leadership of Grover Cleveland,
stands upon platform adopted at
Chicago which comes out squarely
for Tariff for Revenue Only, which
plainly means Free Trade and makes
no provision for the protection of
labor or manufactures, but practically
says to the laboreT of this country that
"you are receiving toe great compen-
sation for your labor. You should be
satisfied with the same wages paid for
labor 10 England, in order that we
can buy our clothing cheaper!" for
they do not pretend to say that any.
thing the laboring man must buy to
live upon will be any cheaper than it
is now. They say that to undertake
to protect labor or manufactures is un.
constitutional
Grover Cleveland and the Demo.
cratic party promise you, if placed in
power, to repeal the ten per cent. tax
placed on State banks by the Repub
lcan party, thereby substituting the
old time State banks that were in
vogue under the Democratic admins.
tration of affairs when the Republican
party took possession in 1861, and
which gave to the country the best
money system iD the world, and which
we have to day. Do you want to ex,
change our present system for the one
in vogue then, when you didn't know
that the dollar bill you had in your
pocket at bed time would be worth
farthing when you arose in the morn.
ing? We hope not.
The Democratic press and speakers
everywhere are silent on this point,
but persist in quibbliug about the
tariff plank, which they say does not
mean free trade. So says Senator
Hill, but Henry Waterson, who was
most potent with the Southern Demo.
Gratis in framing the platform, says it
means just what it says.
We wish to ask all young men who
are casting the first Presidential bal.
lot to look at this matter fairly; and
we are glad to say to you that our
platform of principles is not evasive
and does not have to be apologized
for nor explained away as does that OF
our Democratic friends We therefore
call upon every Republican in Forest
County to do his whole duty. See to
it that every vote is out, 70 the end
that our principles shall be carried
out. And we invite all young meu
and all others that believe in Protect
ion to American labor, good sound
money, and honest and fair dealing
with the old soldier, to join us in car
ryiug these principles TO success.
We expect every Republican to dc
his whole duty towards the election
of our County Ticket Capt Haighl
is entitled to our undivided support
and will surely be elected. He is il
full accord with all our principles auC
is Republican from the ground up
The same can be said of our worthy
candidate for County Treasurer, Quin
tain Jameson. There is no possibl,
reason why he should not receive thl
undivided vote of the party to whicl
he has been devoted during his Who'll
life. We trust that every Republican
in Forest county will put his shoulde
to the wheel, and give our Who'll
ticket, from top to bottom, the ful
party vote, and thus will ours retail
the proud distinction of being tn
Banner Republican County.
Amos F. LEDEBUR,
Chairn, 4