Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-22
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM

The platform Of the Republican, party,
which 1, has seen iit to put forth for the
present State campaign, is in many ways
q remarkable document-perhaps more
remarkable for what II docs not say
than for what /, docs.
CHANGING over !, for the first time one is
struck by the absence OF any reference
whatever 20 state affairs and the policy
pursued by the party during the past two
or three years, and it IS equally as silent
As TO what the party proposes for the fu-
ture. Ashamed Of lis past, It's leaders
wisely decided that il was best TO say
nothing as 10 its policy for 'a2. Broken
promises and pledges, legislating for par
tisan advantage, has been the record Of
the party in the past and can we cKpet
anything else for the future9
The whole Of this spread -eaglo party
platform is composed Of references to
National politics, and the policy pursued
by the National Government in some Of
the great and burning questions of the
hour. As usual 1t arrogates TO Itself and
holds itself up as the great apostle OF pro.
tec,ion 10, and defender of, American
labor. It's the same old story put in
new form 10 vary II bit that people may
not see the fallacy quito so easily.
II the great body Of workingmen ever
get TO see through this constantly rocur-
ring story the Republican party Is doomed.
But as the years go by the end approaches,
the dawn Is seen after night OF darkness,
and the old trick cannot he played mach
longer. How it is possible for the high
protectionist TO say Eve must have high
tariff because the manufacturer cannot
compete with the foreigner as tho for.
eigner has 10 pay higher wages,n aud
then, "we must have a high tariff TO keep
wages at their present status" Il Is i'm
possible for us TO see, for the one is a con-
tradiction of the other. 1t IN not high
protection the country needs at the pres
ent time. 4 tariff wc must have to be
sure. Taxing people never made them
rich or built up town or community.
There is something wrong in the doctrine
that taxation makes primrose path to
wealth. Yo; this is the Republican
aastriDe OF today.
This great country Of ours needs today
different course to build herself up and
put herself in the position among the
aations OF the world she is destined TO
1 occupy. The cry Of the merchan, Of the
kast and the farmer Of the West is not
! give us more tariff but open to w the
markets OF the world. Give u, our raw
material as cheap as our rivals get il and
1--WE will compete with them at their very
doors.
Today the Republican party stands Tor
higher tariff taxes and proposes 10 crowd
this policy down the throats Of i,s un.
~ililng victims.
Another plank IN its so.called platform
Is what purports to be an endorsement Of
lhonest money Honest money wo must
|ynd will have but by no means does the
|tRepublicnn party stand for 1t. lts mem.
born In Congress are divided on the sub.
ect OF silver--,hc larger number being
tronely in favor Of free coinage.
Our present silver law is sample OF
heir legislation sort Of nakcshift law,
! hybrid be, ,wcen sound money and free
liver. Our "buzzard" dollar Is enough
o make any honest man blush, with its
ighty cenis' worth Of silver passing for
dollar, and as We read the motto on Il,
In God We Trust CO.. a. no, sound
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