The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-09-28

dsallecton, of factional difficulty, or even
Of a want of proper interest, that sort of
personal work should be undertaken
which will bring the right influences to
bear for the removal Of every source OF
embarrassment.
Advice to Republicans.
Success can only be guaranteed by
close, compact and complete organization,
and then by personal effort on the part of
all those citizens who believe that the
country is better off under Republican
than under Democratic administration.
Let those who 50 believe get together in
their various communities Let them talk
over the issues of the campaign with their
neighbors. Let them equip themselves for
"A discussion by a careful study of the Re
publican newspapers and Republican doc
uments. If they hear u Democratic argu-
ment advanced which they are not suffi-
ciently informed to answer let them write
to the state committee or to some good Re
publican newspaper, and find out what the
facts really are. Many things have oc-
CURED to prove that the administration of
Benjamin Harrison has satisfied the peo
pie, that they regard him as a man of ster
| ling honesty and high ability, who has
! given the country clean, pure, efficient
and sufficient government.
"What about the tariff and its bearing
! on the present canvass :" the veteran
statesman was asked.
That Democratic Free Trade Plank.
"As to that" replied Senator Sherman,
as he moved in his chair, crossed his legs
and smilingly addressed the interviewer,
"of course, you know | am decidedly in
favor of n protective tariff, that is tariff
act framed with a view not only to secure
ample revenue for the support of the gov.
ernment, but with distinct purpose to
encourage and protect all productions
which can be readily produced in our
country | do not believe that a tariff
framed under the doctrine now announced
and proclaimed by the Democratic party
in its national platform can protect and
foster our home industries Mr.. Tilden
and the men of his school believed that the
old doctrine of the Democratic party, pro
claimed in former national platforms and
supported by the declarations of Jefferson
Madison and Jackson, was a wise and
constitutional exercise of national power
This doctrine has been abandoned and de
nounCed by the Democratic platform re
Gently adopted by the Chicago convention
A tariff framed in accordance with this
new doctrine would be confined simply t.
levying revenue duties, excluding the ide5
of protection, and that is the purpose au[
object of the men who made the platform
e and of the men in the Democratic con
vention that adopted it by large ma
jority. Such tariff might be levied eX
Clusively on articles we cannot produce il
this country, such as sugar, coffee and tea
The Fairest and Best Tariff.
81 have believed that as to certain item
In different tariffs we have gone beyont
Z the line of protection which is necessary &
foster American industries. a few rate
] | have been adopted that | think will eX
clude competition between foreign an
p American productions, and secure n me
nopoly TO the American manufacturer,
, | This / do not believe TO be n wise policy
= There are some details of the Mckinlc
A tariff bill that may be subject to this Ol
[ lection, but, on the whole, it is the faiI
est and best tariff not only for reyenu
but for protection, that has had place o
our statute books. The tariff plank Of tn
q Republican convention at Minneapolis
the clearest statement Of the extent of pr'
70 lection favored by the great mass of RI
q publCans of this country. The UctIli
result of the Mckinley bill has been ne
only to give to all American industries re,
sonable protection, but has increased on
foreign trade, enlarged our exports and on
U imports, and greatly encouraged and addy
to all kinds of American production
whether Of the field or of the workshop"