The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-26

produ It's and or. .ouraRes home industry; ~ puts
| tho burden of revenue on foreign goods IT 81
cures the American market for tho American
producer; it upholds the American ST indard OF
wages for the American workingmaR it puts
the facto Try by the lido OF this farm and makes.
tn American farmer less dependent on foreign
dom md an price l. diifuses general thrift,
and 70 unds the strength of all on the strength
of each Ia its reasonable application II is
Just fair an impartial. equally opposed To
foreign control and domesti; monopoly, TO
sectional discrimination and individual favor
itism
We den ounce the present Democratic tariff
as sectional, injurious TO the public credit.
and destructive of business ontorpri.e. and
we demand such equitable tariff on
( reign imports which como into COM
petition with American produ,t5 will
not only furnish adequate revenue for the
necessary expenses OF the government. but VIII
protect Americ IN labor from degradation to
the wage level of other lands We are not
pledged t> any particular schedule The ques-
tioa of rates is practical question To be gov
ern d by the condition OF the tims and of
production. The ruling and uncompromising
principle is the protection and development OF
American labor and in iustry Tho country
demands n right settlement and then it wants.
rest
Reciprocity.
1--WE believe the repeal of the reciprocity ar.
rangements negotiated by tho last R,publicln
admlnlstra tlon was national calamity. aud
we demand their renewal and eXten4 zion on
such terms will equalizo our trade with
other nations. remove the restric tions which
now ob,truct the sale of American produ,ts in
the ports of other counties and secure en-
larScd m lrkets for the products of farms,
forests and factories
Protection and recipro lily ars twin meas
ur's OF Republican policy and go hand in
hani Democratic rule has recklc5sly struck
down both, and both must be ra-cstablishcd-
prote ton for what We produce free pdrlis-
sion for the ne .es,ari,s of life which We do not
produce: re ,ipro al agreements of mutual in
tcr.st which @ain OPEN markets for Us IN r.
tlrl f1r our open markets to others. Protcc-
ti1n builds mp dom ~ tic industry and trade,
and secures our own market fDr Ourselves; re-
cipro:lty buiid' up foreign trade and finds an
outlet fo- our surplus
Sugar.
1--WE condemn the PRESENT administration
for not Ike ping faith with the sug n prod zee 9
of this country. The Republican party fay,rs
IA protec ion as will lead 10 the p-oduc ion
American sol! of all sugar which tho,
Ameri 'an p Cpl aad for which theT pay
other coItr.es moro than <l00.0I0,J0 o annually.
Wool and WooIens.
To all our produ:ts-to those of the miro-
and field as w.n rs those of the shop and
factory. to hemp to wool tho pro iuct OF tho
eat industry of sheep husbandrg Il well az
to tn" fni-Lcd wooien5 Of the mil-we prom
is, the most ample protection.
Merchant Marine.
we favor restoring tho early American
policy of discriminating duties for the up
bul ding of our merchant marino and tia pro
te"tlon of cur shipping interests IN the for ign
carrying trada American ships-th, p-u-
du't of Anori;"n n labor, employed in Amaricin
shIpvarIs smiling under the sttrs IN stri.rs,
and manned, off cred an ownrd by Amcri-
cans -m1y regain the carrying OF foreign
commerce.
Money.
THE Republican putty Il unr's,rvedly for
sound mon II caused the cna;tm mt OF thu
law providing fer tie Resumption o sprcf3
p 'ymcnts in 1879 Since thcn every Ioll ~ has
beeI good golGL We are 1nalt 'rlbly
opposed to every measure caicuia It'd to dchase
our currency imp1ir the credit of our 'Cu1-
try. We are, therefore. opposed TO the FREQ
cOinaga Of silv.r except b5 internati iJnai agra9-
ment with ths leading commercial nations of
the world, which we pledge ourselves to pro-
mOtr. and until such agreemalt can he
obtained the existing god st nda.d must b3
pre- .erved All silver anl paper currency
must be maintained at parity with :. Id,
and we favor all measures designed t. main
ia in inviolably the obligation OF che I'm ted
States and all oar money, Whether com
paper. az the present standard the stand rd
of the most eniIghten ID nations OF the Car-h.
Pensions
THE veterans OF the Union armies deserve
recognition Whenever practtcIb,e they
should be given the preference III the matter
OF employment and they entitled to tho
enac ,ment of such laws best calculated
II secur; the tulfllment of the pledg made
to them in ths dark days OF the country : peril
We Ienounce the practice in tho p nsiOn bu-
rcau. 50 r.cke sly and unjustly carr. cI on by
t pre- ent administration. # reducing pen
sion: and arbitrarily dropping name from tho
rolls, as DIES irving the sovercst condemnation
of the AIeri an people.
Foreign Relations.
"Ou- foreign policy should be at all times
firm. vicO' Gus an! dIgnitei and al our inter
asts in the Westc n hamispher, carefully
watched and guarded. Ihe Hawaiian i-lards
should b, controlled by tn, United States and
n fore gn powe. should bc permitted to inter-
sere with them til, Nicarag1 canal shuuit! bn
huilt o med AMI operIted b. sheUnit-d Il StGtes
and b. the pur;ha,e o. tho Danis: i.ian!s wo
should secure tho proper and cnuch nc,icd
naval tatiO in the West Indies.
Armenian Massacrcs.
The m ssacr.s in Armenia hay. aroused tho.
lie p .npath; and ju,t inJiynltion Of tho r
Amc-i :an pc pie AMI VIC be!1cvs The United
States shoIld eEercisr all the inH it can
properly exert to bring these atrocities 20 IN
IN !. III TUrii:y, American Icsidcns have he n
ezp3sei E. tie g:avest dangers aai american
de-troscd. Their, end avo1ywhcrc
American citizen; and American property must
b. alb bspiutcly protecto at ali hazards an! at
any cost.
Monroe Doctrine.
We rcas- -crt ;hc MOnro, doc--tc9 N It's fCi'-
~ oxt ut ;,ud We ra,fiirm t'' right Of
rio Uut3d S.atr= to S.vo t.4e inctr:nc cf-
Tcct by Ic .Dondin2 to the appeals If any
\ II ricaT sta:e fo- fl rtiiy intervention "A
,a~e "f FC npsan encroaclElan-. We hav. rot
ia ri .rp hail not n. Tfr-c with G. *
stins possessions of any Eur ipaaa pow = n
mis- hcmiSIn bat tn SO pos ts5:nns must not.
IN any J. etezt. sc extended W., hnpiuIy
% X :o-war / 20 tho eycn.Ca vi Il .raiGal or tae
En- O~c"I. powers from this II m; 9herc, and
TO the Vi innate union of all English p mixing
oaroS of tia continent b. tn, free consent If
IL, Inhabitants
Cuba.
From the hOur of ach ewing n 'ir oETa il TO-
-en,iencc. skc people of the Unite States h.vc-
-egl- ded with sympathy hs s1rT-s-'-> of o!lor
American reop,es TO free them-ei - fro Eu-
-opc IN domination. We wat b y, IL Gc-p and
sb ding iut crest the h .roic D title tho Cuban
ratfio.> against cruelt and olp-ns-iun, I'd
ur bcst hopes go out for the iui! sue Of
heir d detern.i ne contest for | Der = Tn gov
,rnmen- o: Spain having l1s5 Cont-,l Of CLba
RI being unable to prbt,c the property o.
YES of ri lem Ameri :an cit zens or to- ro-I--
ply with it t7ea Obligation We o'i eve tie