Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-07
LAST WORDS.
Republican National Committee
Issues a Stirring Address
To the Electors Of the Country, Urg-
ing Them to Choose Rightly
Aad Settle the Questions Before Them Tor Bes.
Coed ei Our Country.

| New YoRk. Nov. 6.--TheS Republican
National Committee will tomorrow issue tn,
following address: To the electors of The
country: The day of election is at hand
Tomorrow you will be called upon to deter
mine by your votes the most important
questions, fairly aud squarely presented to
the country, since 1861.
lou are to decide between the policy OF
progress and the policy of reaction in this
country. You are to say whether the tariff
schedules are to be so adjusted as 10 fur
nish protection to the labor and productions
of the country, while raising revenue to
| sustain the government. or whether such an
adjustment is inadmssiblc because uncon-
stitutional.
| You are to decide between the policy of
protection and free trade. The party plat
| forms leave no doubt as TO the position of
the respective parties on the tariff question.
The Republican platform favors protection
to American labor and American products.
| The Democratic platform declares such
policy to be unconstitutional. and therefore
commits the Democracy of the nation to
the British policy of free trade.
You are TO pronounce for or against
| reliable, stable financial structure built by
the fathers and founders of the Republican
party. You are 10 say whether this sound
policy is to he continued or abandoned in
favor of the Democratic scheme for the
resurrection of state banks and wild eat
currency. BY your votes you must
say you do, or do not. desire 10 dis
turb the present prosperity of the country
by involving our commerce, manufactur-
ing. agriculture and mining and finances in
doubt and uncertainty for an indie finite
period of time.
The reelection of President Harrison
will insure the continuance of the splendid
policy under which the nation has prospered
in every branch of industrial life. His re-
election will insure the continuance of con-
tidence in the policy of the government and
will eliminate all questions of doubt rs 10
the course to be pursued with reference to
important government operations in the
future.
The election of Mr.. Cleveland would.
on the contrary, bring business toa stand
still involve every operation in
doubt, raise questions AS TO
the effect of what unknown leg
islation might have on the economy and fl
nancial policy of the government. We
confidently submit to the country that no
cause exists for change, but that abun-
dant reasons will occur to the mind of every
loyal citizen. in favor of the continuance
of the Republican policy and Republican ad-
ministration.
This committee has conducted the cam
paign on the issues presented by the re-
spective parties. Our opponents were
driven to the necessity of saying that their
candidate is better than their platform and
should be trusted not to execute its declara-
tions. They would have the country
believe that through their candidate they
can procure tariff reform, while the party
in convention assembled, declared itself
absolutely in favor of free trade.
The Democratic managers would have
the country believe that their nominee can
be safely trusted 10 violate the pledges of
the party in favor of the resurrection of
state banks. In short the Democracy of
the country has abdicated in favor of its
candidate, and the management hopes to
win in this election by insisting that the
party does not support its platform, but
relies upon its candidate to vio-
late the platform-thus hanging the
prosperity of the country on the slen-
der thread of single human life.
Our candidate, and the party he repre-
sents, are each in complete harmony with
each other and both candidate and party
stand in harmony with the best interests of
the republic. We dodge no issue and do
not ask our candidate to aid us in catching
votes, by promising to violate or refuse to
execute any principle of the party as an
nounced in the national platform.
The party nominated 4 candidate worthy
of the confidence and respect of every citi-
zen, whether he be judged by his acts on
the field of battle, while defending the ma
tions flag, as Il Senator in Congress or as
Chief Magistrate of the nation.
1t is gratifying to announce that the
patriotic press of the country has, to an un-
precedented extent, supported our candi-
date and platform during this campaign.
Neither our campaign nor our cause has
proven popular in England or Continental
Europe The Democratic nominee and
platform has met with universal applause
in every country seeking to rival us in the
commercial world.
Not a single newspaper in England or on
the continent of Europe, has spoken a
kindly word for Gen. Harrison or the Re-
publican party in this campaign. Our
policy does not justify support from abroad,
nor bave we eourted favor from the cham
pions of alien interests. This cannot
be truthfully said of our political oppon-
cnts.
We relic for aid and support ON the
friends of American interests and not on
representatives. of foreign interests.
While pleading poverty, the Democratic
national committee has been amply supplied
with funds intended to influence American
citizens to vote against their own interests
We are advised that these funds have been
chiefly contributed by foreigners, who seek
to break down the barriers of protection, 10
the end that they may reap profit on the
ruins of industries and interests built up
BY the patriotic policy of the Republican
party. This committee has used the mea-
gre contributions given it by the people and
fairly and honorably present TO the country
the issues to be passed upon at the ballot
box.
Our opponents have relied upon the de-
grading and corrupt influence of money, TO
he used on election day, to induce people TO
abandon their principles and interests and
vote the Democratic ticket.
For the purpose of covering this repre-
sentable scheme, the Democratic press has
the issues, and their space has been de-
voted to a continuous and wholly unjusti
fed line of assertions with reference to the
supposed enormous contributions to the Re
publican National Committee. for the al
legged purpose of carrying the election.
Driven 10 desperate straits, well knowing
that the eommon-sense of the body of the
people is arrayed against their unrighteous
cause. the Democratic party has not only
sen, forth false cry to cover their tracks.
while undertaking to debaueh the voter, but
likewise in this state through the lieutenant
governor, and acting as chairman of
committee, sought TO ipcite eyii-disposed
persons to employ insurreetionary methods,
for the purpose of preventing the officers
Of law. on election day. from guarding the
ballot box, as they are sworn TO do for the
purpose of preventing fraud and intimi.la-
ton.
For the first time in the history Of the
republic prominent officer in the Imperial
state has endeavored to incife citizens, who