The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-25


not only furnish adequate revenue for
the necessary expenses of the govern
ment. but Will protect American labor
from degradation to the wage level Of
other lands We are not pledged to any
particular schedule. The question Of
rates IS a practical question, to be GOV
eined by the condition of the time ana
OF production; the ruling and uncOm-
promising principle is the proteStion
and development OF American labor and
Industry. The country demands right
settlement. and then it wants rest.
We believe the repeal of the recip-
rocity arrangements negotiated by the
last Republican administration vas Il
national calamity. and we demand their
renewal and extension on such terms
as will equallze our trade with other ma
tons. remove the restrictions which now
obstruct the sale of American products
In the ports OF other countries. and Sc
eure enlarged markets for the products
Of our farms, forests and factories.
Protection and reciprocity are twin
measures OF the Republican policy and
go hand In hand. Democratic rule hs4
ieSistlessly struck down both. and both
must be re-esta blished
Protection for what We produce. free
admission for the neCessaries of life
which We do pot produce; reciprocal
agreements of mutual interest which
gain open markets for us in return for
our open markets to others. Protec-
ton builds up domestic industry and
trade and secures our own market for
ourselves, reciprocity builds up foreign
trade and finds an outlet for our surplus
We condemn the present administra-
ton for not keeping faith with the sugar
producers Of this country The Republl-
can party favorS such protection as viii
lead To the production on American soil
OF all the sugar which the American peo-
pie use. and for which they pay other
countries more than 800, 900 900 an
nually
To all our products-to those of the
mine and field as we'll as to those of the
shop and factorY--to hemp, to wool, the
product of the great industry of sheep
husbandry, as we'll as to the finished
woolens of the mills, we promise the most
ample protection.
We favor restoring the early American
policy of discriminating duties for thu
building of our merchant marine and
the protection of our shipping in the car
rying trade so that American ships
the product of American labor. employed
In American shipyards, sailing under the
Stars and stripes, and manned. Offl"erei
and owned by Americans-mayr regain
the carrying of our foreign commerce"
The Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. ii caused the enact
ment Of the law providing for the re-
SUMPTION OF specie PAYNE IN lSf5
since then every dollar has been az good
gold
We are unalterabIy opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our cur
rcncy or impair the credit Of country
We are therefore opposed To the free
coinage Of silver except by international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations of the world, which we pledge
ourselves to promote. and until such
agreement can be obtained the existing
gold standard must be preserved. All
our silver aud paper currency must BE-
maintained at parity with gold, ami We
favor all measures designed To maintain
inviolably the obligations Of the United
States and all our money. whether coin
or paper at the present standard. the
standard Of the enlightened nations OF
the earth.
The veterans Of the Union army dcseryv
and should receive fair treatment ard
generous recognition. Whenever plar-
tlcable they should be given the prefer
ence in the matter of employment, and
they are entitled to the enactment of
such laws as are best calculated TO Sc
cure the fulhllment of the pledges made
to them IN the dark days Of the coun-
try's peril. We denOunCe the practice in
the pension bureau, So relentlessly and
unjustly carried on by the present adj
minstration, of reducing pensions ami
arbitrarily dropping names from the
rolls as deserving the SeVerest condem
naton Of the American people.
our foreign pohcy shouid pc at al
times hrin Nleoi9uS anu ulshlned. ara
all our interests IN the western Hemis-
phere carefully watched and guarded
The Hawaiian Islands should be con
trolled by the United States. and no
foreign power sn"uid De permitted 70
ihtefier' WIN th'n the NlcaraSuan
canal should u" nun, owned ana opfr-
Of. H. h., l,,. /,
area ny the l nlt"I states ana by IN
purchase ~ ti'P i'aili9n ISidnuS we shou'i
st'ut" proper anu hlufh heeufh NAY al
sutton III 'Ht w eSt indl'S.
Inc inHASa'f'S "i Arin"nians nave
aroused the rep Nhpdthy ana JuSt IN
dlSna'loh IN tht Nnl"ilean people ana
we oeiltFe INA ea' HI'ea oeatcs 9t""t"
cxarcis,. all H.. influence. n ran nron.,.l,
overt tn rim th,.s. ATROCITIES ~ no,,i
IL ,rnrilay r,,i1nrts
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American nronattv dnstrovad Tbnra
and everyyyhera \ American nrnnartv must
he absolutely nrotartad at an b91ard
and atunvcnst
We rroesart tho Norroo doc4ri,a IL,
its fullest evtant and we raofTir,n tha
right of mo Irr.itnd states to I've Tho
dnCtrin, efrast IN. ,.,..,onding 10 ~. a.,
reals ~ any Ap,.ri,..,,, etat, co,. fri,palI,.
intervention in rasa of Eurnnaan on,
croachment
We have not fptnrferad and sbo1I mot
Interfere vitb the existinp noeeessiors
of any F,uronean nowor in tbis banie
rhere but thosa nossaesions ,nuet nnt
on any pretext ha extende5 We hone,
fully look forward ia tba avantuoI ,vitb
drawal Of Tho E1Irnnoan nov,ers ron, III,
hemisphere and 10 mo ultimate union ~
all English epeal<inp Da,it If the CONT.
nent by the free consent of tie inbabi
tants.