Milford chronicle., 1895-07-05
The Republican Programme.

NORTH q MEXICAN REVIEW JOT Jutl
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in The Republican Programme.
Democrats seem to be greatly dis
appointed that the Cleveland con
8 venuOn did not develop state o
p cockpit politics and end in a genera
n row between the Eastern and West
!, ern delegates on the money question
y We cannot blame them, exactly; fol
u their only hope-and a miserabl,
d fOrlorn one it is-res S on Republi
# can discussion. There we're, indeed
q definite differences of opinion at
, Cleveland; and yet n more harmo-
NOUS National political convention
has seldom assembled. The unit,
Of the Republican party was held
/ by Western, Eastern and Southern
delegates alike to be more important
to the Republican party and to Ma
tional welfare than the success ofany
sectional cause, however warmly
espoused
The delegates we're all solidly for
Republican success and they were
unanimous in the conviction that the
great question upon which that sue
cess depended was a firm readiust-
ment Of the tariff. Even on the sill
yer matter they we're not, like the
Democrats, divided into two sets of
mOnOmetallists - gold mOnometal-
lists and silver monometallists They
were all Republicans and all bimet- |
allists. Not a silver man at the
Cleveland convention from Colrado, |
Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah Montana
Idaho or of anv of the silver States
wanted silver monometallism. They
realized and frankly admitted the
fact that the Republican party is the
only consistent bimetallic party So
that, on the silver question, the sill
yer States unanimously voted to leave
the question of how bimetallism
should be maintained to the Repub-
lican party.
But on the question of Protection
there was absolute accord. The
speeches of Warner Miller and Sen
ator Thurston of Nebraska were EN-
phatic on both questions and raised
whitehead enthusiasm in every del
egate. Mr.. Miller's speech was one
of the best he has ever delivered. He
at once secured the confidence and
aroused the feeling of the delegates
by broadly and emphatically demand q
ing tha5 tae tariff issue Immediately o
be put in the foreground. He skill Il
fully exposed the tactics of Demo c
'rats in trying to switch public at il
,ention away from Protection to gold Fl
by the cry of "sound is
a field in which they have S
llways been false prophets. Here c
Mr.. Miller struck the core of the al
ituation. The remedy for the dis pI
ster under which the country has al
leen suffering must be sought in the &C
emoval of the cause. Every care n,
Ill observer and practical business o,
nan knows that the cause of our Il
RATIONAL disaster was the election to -
flee of the avowed enemies of our =,
Traditional industrial policy. The 5,
lct that all the branches of the Ma
onal Government were handed over "a
} these destructionists made the yi
forces operate swiftly. lh'
heir removal from power and the .l'
lbstitstion of the friends of Amer by
an industry, with the assurance thu
lat the protective policy shall again for
, reinstated with whatever econo.
ic improvements are necessary, is Ke
e only means of securing a perma- on;
mt return of that industrial pros for
rity which has so distinguished ticL
IF history for the last thirty years. etel
The good work has already begun. the
blowing the recent election, rail civ
ads that have not earned a dollar bv
years are extending their lines, carl
4 factories which since 1892, have Yea
en- either losing money or making h
profits, are renewing their activi-
5 or preparing for greater opera A
ms in confidence that, with the mve
oming Congress and the assur- viii,
,e of Republican victory in 1896, knee
Iiness prosperity is ahead, With men
5 returning industrial and bust whic
S activity, wages made in 1892. arou
9 and 1894 are beginning to be mau,
5ored and workingmen and mer- kind
nts are becoming more hopeful. edy i
this is casting a spirit of optim- tism.
over the face of the community and ]
lace ofthe doleful pessimism that
reigned for the last three wears
the people must not be fooled ~
the belief that this secures them M
,lutely. 1t is only evidence of sls.eu
that prosperity is on ana I
eturn. 1t is the hope based on Yea a
7act that the friends of Protec- ton re
have returned to power. The No 2
lgth ofthe Republican party lies stalled
) fidelity to its principles and to W J
ublic pledges. 1t attacked the A. HI
on bill; it promised Protection. Reeorc
allows itself to be switched off w "
this and follows the will o-the- Guide,
issue created by defeated and Ior; o
aced administration it will earn R, Of
t in 1886, and will be pretty with al
% get It. ciples q