The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

the world, makes it utterly absurd to in
stitute comparisons between our own
economic systems and those of other Gov
ernments, and especially to borrow sys-'
TENS from them. We stand alone in our
circumstances, our forces, our possibilities
and our aspirations.
"Although in the great number of re-
forms instituted by the Republican party
sufficient credit has not been awarded to
that of tariff reform, its benefits have,
nevertheless, been felt through the land.
The principle underlying this measure
has been in process of gradual develop
ment by the Republican party during the
comparatively brief period of its power,
and to-day portion of its antiquated
Democratic opponents make unwilling
concession to the correctness of the
doctrine of an equitably adjusted protec-
tive tariff by slowly following in its foot
steps,
The following utterance of General
Logan may also be recalled at this time:
''Now, if the products of those (for-
eign) countries are to be placed in our
markets, alongside of American products,
either the American capitalist must suffer
in his legitimate profits or he must make
the American laborer suffer in the attempt
to compete with the species of labor re-
ferred to. In the case of a substantial re-
duction of pay there can be no compen-
sating advantages for the American la
borer, because the articles of daily con-
sumption which he uses-with the excep-
ton of articles not produced in the United
States, and easy of being specially pro-
vided for, like tea and eoffee-are grown
affected in price by the lowering of duties.
Therefore, while he would secure less
for his labor, his cost of living would not
be decreased. Being practically placed
upon the pay of European laborer, our
own would be deprived of facilities for
educating and sustaining his family re-
specially; he would be shorn of the proper
opportunities of self-improvement, and his
value as a citizen, charged with a portion
of the obligations of government, would
be lessened.
1.-THE obvious policy of our Government
is to protect both capital and labor by
proper imposition of duties. This protec-
ton should extend to every article of
American production which goes to build
up the general prosperity of our people,"
William Mckinley has been one of the
staunchest defenders of the American pro-
tective tariff. His views are embodied in
the following utterance:
1.-THE general question of the tariff in
wolves higher considerations than we are
wont to bring to its discussion. Our polit-
ical system differs from all others. Uni
versal citizenship and equal suffrage con-
stitutes the foundation upon which our
Republic rests, and the real and wider
question of the tariff is what will best
maintain our industrial pursuits and labor
conditions suitable to the high political
duties of our people and the exalted trusts
that are confided to them? That is the
real question in its comprehensive view.
It touches the health and progress of the
Republic, for it touches the condition, NOR
al, physical and intellectual of the citizen
from whom it must draw it's force and
character. and strength You cannot
affect the citizen either for good or ill
without the Nation feeling it. The rela-
ton of the people to the Government and
the Government to the people is so close
and intimate that you cannot touch the
one without its being quickly felt by the
Others