The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-06-25

ciple is the protection and devel-
opment of American labor and
industry. The country demands
the right of settlement and then it
wants rest.
We believe the repeal of the
reciprocity arrangements negoti
ated by the last republican admin
istration was a national calamity
and we demand their renewal and
extension on such terms as will
eoualize our trade with other
nations, remove the restrictions
which now obstruct the sale of
American products in the ports of
other countries and secure enlarged
markets for the products of our
farms, forests. and factories. Pro-
lection and reciprocity are twin
measures of the republican policy
and 60 hand in hand. Democratic
rule has recklessly struck down
both and both must be reestab>
lished. Protection for what we
produce; free. admission for the
necessaries of life which we do not
produce; reciprocal agreements of
mutual interests which gain open
markets to others. Protection
builds up domestic industry and
trade, and secures our own market t
for ourselves; reciprocity builds up
foreign trade and finds an outlet
for our surplus.
We condemn the present admin
istration for not keeping faith with
the sugar producers of this coun-
try. The republican party favors
such protection as will lead to the
production on American soil of all
sugar which the American people
use and for which they paid other
countries more than 800, 900 an
nually.
To all our products--to those OF
the mine and field as we'll as those
of the sheep and factory-to hemp,
to wool, the product of the great
industry of sheep husbandry as
we'll as to finished woolens of the
mill--we promise most ample pro-
lection.
We favor the restoring of the
American policy of discriminating g
duties for the upbuilding of oul
merchant marine and the protec
tion of our shipping interests in
foreign carrying trade SO American
ships-the product of American
labor, employed IN American ship
yards, sailing under the stars ard
stripes and manned, officered and
owned by Americans-may regain
the carrying of our foreign com
merce.
The republican party is un
reservedly for sound money. Il
caused the enactment of laws pro
viding for the resumption of specie
payments in 1879; since then every
dollar has been as good as gold
We are unalterably opposed t(
every measure calculated to debas'
our currency, or impair the credi
of our country. We are, there
fore, opposed to the free coinag'
of silver, except by internationa
agreement with the leading com
mercial nations of the world, whicl
we pledge ourselves to promote
: and until such an agreement cal
be obtained, the existing gol'
standard must be main tanned a
parity with gold, and we favor al
measures designed to maintain in
} violably the obligations of tn
United States, and our money
) whether coin or paper, at tn
, present standard, the standard G
, the most enlightened nations q
r the earth.
5 Veterans of the union armie
! deserve and should receive fai
r treatment and generous recogn5
1 tion. Whenever practicable the
t should be given preference in tn
4 matter of employment, and the
: are entitled to the enactment {
T. such laws as are best calculated t
o secure the fulfillment of pledge
C made to them in the dark days c
: the country's peril. We denounc
/. the practice in the pension bureau
= so recklessly and unjustly carrie
S on by the present administration
o of reducing pensions and arbitra