The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-27

money which Is the need OF the time, but
an increase of the volume Of business;
not an increase Of coin, but an increase Of
confidence; not more coinage, but n more
active Use of the money coined; not open
mints for the unlimited coinage Of the
silver of the world, but open mills for the
full and unrestricted labor of American
workingmen. Tho employment Of our
mints for the coinage of the silver of tho
world would not bring the nocessaries
and comforts Of life back to our people.
This will only come with the employment
Of the masses and such employment Is
certain to follow the establishment of
wise protective policy which shall en-
courage manufacturing at home. Pro-
lection has lost none of Its virtue and inn
portance.
The first duty Of the Republican party
II restored to power in the country, will
be the enactment Of a tariff law which
will raise all the money necessary to con-
duct the government economically and
honestly administered, and SO adjusted as
to give preference to home manufactures
and adequate protection to home labor
and the home market. We are not COM
mitted to any special schedules or rates of
duty. They are and should be always
subject to change to meet new conditions,
but the principle upon which rates Of
duty are imposed remains the same. Our
duties should always be high enough to
measure the difference between tho wages
paid labor at home and in competing
countries, and to adequately protect
American Investments and American en-
terprisos.
Our Farmers and the Tariff.
Our farmers have been hurt by the
changes in our tariff legislation as Sc
verely as our laborers and manufacturers.
badly as they have suffered, The Repub-
lican platform declares in favor of such
encouragement to our sugar interests ''as
will lead to tho production on American
soil of all the sugar which the American
people uso."
1t promises to our wool and woolen
interests the "most ample protection"
a guaranty that ought to commend itself
to every patriotic citizen. Never was a
more grlevous wrong done the farmers of
our country than that so unjustly inflicted
during the past three years upon the wool
growers of America Although among
our most Industrious and useful citizens
their interests has been practically de-
stroyed and our wooden affairs involved in
similar disaster AT no time within tie
past thirty-sx years, and perhaps never
during any previous period, have so many
of our wooden factories been suspended a5
now. The Republican party can be relied
upon to correct these great wrongs, II
again entrusted with the control of con-
gress.
Republican Platform Favors Reciprocity.
Another declaration of the Republican
platform that has my most cordial sup
port is that which favors reciprocity. Tho
splendid results of the reciprocity arrange
ments that were made under authority OF
the tariff law of 1870 are striking sugges-
tves The brief period they wore In force,
In most cases only three years, was not
long enough to thoroughly test their great
values, but sufficient was shown by tho
trial to conclusively demonstrate tho i'm
portance and the wisdom of their adOp-
ton.
In 1892 the export trade of the United
States attained the highest point In our
history. The aggregate of our exports
that year reached the immense sum Of
81 ,O3) 27S, 14S q sum creator by Sl00,OOO,0 900
than the exports Of any previous year In
1895 owing to the threat of unfriendly
tariff legislation, the total dropped to
SSiT665, 1874. Our exports Of domestic mer-
chandise decreased slS3, 900, 900, but recip-
rocity still secured us u large trade in
Central and South America, and a larger
trade with the West Indies than we had
ever before enjoyed.
Unlimited Irrelce emphIe paDer MOney.
The increase OF trade with the countries
with which we had reciprocity agreements
was SO, ,560,515 over our trade in 1892, and
Bl6 fi0,72l over our trado in 1891. The only
countries with which this country traded
that showed increased exports in 1893
were practically those with which we had
reciprocity arrangements. The reciprocity
treaty between this country and Spain,
touching the markets of Cuba and Puerto
Rico, was announced Sept. /, 1891
The growth Of our trade with Cuba was
phenomenal. In 1891 ws sold that coun-
try but ia, Al barrels Of flour; In 1892,
1856, 175; in 1893, GIG, ,405, and in 1891, 622,-
2iS. Here was growth Of nearly 800 per
cent, while our expectations Of flour to
Cuba for the year ending June 80, 1886
the year following the repeal Of the recip-
rocity treaty-fell to 37J,S36 barrels, a
loss Of nearly half Of our trade with that
country The value of our total exports
of merchandise from the United States to
Cuba in 1S9l-the year prior to the nego.
tiation Of the reciprocity treaty-was Sl2,'
23i,SSS; in 1892, $l7,9J3579; in 1898, s9t,.
157,69S; in 1891, SEQ, 1881, but in 1895,
after the annulment of the reciprocity
agreement it fell to only ST., ,sS7 ,66l.
Many similar examples might bs given
of our increased trade under reciprocity
with other countries but enough has boon
shown of tho efficacy of the legislation
of 1890 to justify the speedy restoration of
its reciprocity provisions. In my juag.
ment congress should Immediately restore
the reciprocity section Of the old law with
such amendments, If any, rs time and ex-
perionce sanction as wise and proper. The
underlying principle of this legislation
must, however, be strictly observed. 1t is
to afford new markets for our surplus ag-
ricultural and manufactured products,
without loss to the American lnborer Of
single days work that he hight otherwise
procure.
Restricting Foreign Immigration.
Tho declaration of the platform touch.
ing foreign immigration is ono Of peculiar
importance at this time, when our own
laboring people are in such distress.
am in hearty sympathy with tho present
legislation restricting foreign immigra-
ton and favor such extension of the laws
as will secure the United States from in
vasion by the debased and criminal classes
of the old world.
While we adhere to the public policy
under which our country has received
great bodies of honest, industrious cti-
zens, who have added to tho wealth, pro-
gross and power Of the country and while
we welcome to our shores the well disposed
and industrious immigrant who con-
tributes by his energy and intelligence to
the cause Of FREQ government, we want no
immigrants who do not seek our shores to
become citizens. We should permit none
to participate in the advantages Of our
civilization who do not sympathizo with
our aims and form of government. We
should receive none who come to make
war upon our institutions and profit by
public disquiet and turmoil Against all