New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-18
THE PLATFORM OUTLINED.
WORK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE CON-
PLETED AND SECRECY ENJOINED.
CTTERANCEs on THE TARIFF. RECIPROCITY
AND SUGAR INTEREsrs-THE GOLD
PLANK MADE

platform completed It's work by midnight last
night and though secrecy was enjoined upon
members Of the committee on various provisions
except the financial plank. which was authorized
to be made public. until the work of the sub
| committee could be passed upon by the full COM
mttee. various more or less accurate versions OF
the document were furnished by individual men,
! bers OF the committee.
The preamble it was stated read as follows:
THE Republicans OF the United States assem-
| bled. by their representatives in National Con-
vention. appealing for the popular and historical
justification of their claims to the bitter fruits OF
| four years Of Democratic control, as we'll as the
matchess achievements Of thirty years OF Re
publican rule. earnestly and confidently address
| themselves to the awakened intelligence. ex-
| perience and conscience Of their countrymen In
the following declaration OF facts and principles:
For the first time since the Civil War the
| American people have now witnessed the calami-
tous consequences Of full and unrestricted Demo-
! cratic control OF the Government. 1t has been a
record Of unparalleled incapacity. dishonor and
disaster In the administrative management 1t
has ruthlessy sacrificed indispensable revenue.
eked out ordinary current running expenses with
borrowed money. piled up the public debt S262,-
! 100000 In time Of peace, forced an adverse bal
ance Of trade kept n perpetual menace hanging
|
credit TO alien syndcates. and reversed all meas
ures and results OF successful Republican rule In
the broad effect Of It's policy 1t has precipitated
panic, blighted industry and trade. prolonged de-
preston. closed factories. reduced work and
wages halted enterprises. crippled American pro-
ducton. while stimulating foreign production for
the American market. Every consideration Of
| public safety and individual interest demands
| that the Government shall be rescued from the
hands OF those who have shown themselves in
capable Of conducting 1t without disaster at home
and dshonor abroad. and shall be restored to the
party which for thirty years administered II with
unequalled success and prosperity.
ALLEGIANCE TO PROTECTION RENEWED.
I'VE renew and emphasize allegiance to
the policy OF protection as the bulwark Of Arneri-
| can Industrial independence and the founda-
ton Of American development and prosperity.
This true American policy taxes foreign products
and encourages home industry: 1t puts the burden
Of foreign goods: II secures the
American market for the American producer; II
upholds the American standard OF wages for
| the American wurk!ngnan; II puts the factory
| by the eide OF the farm. and makes the American
farmer less dependent on foreign demand and
prices: It Giffuscs general thrift and POUNDS the
strength Of all on the strength 4 each In its
| responsive hppIl'dllNn II ~ lh't' 'Aii IN
partial equally opposed to foreign control and
domestic monopoly. 70 sectional discrimination
and individual favoriiism
I'VE denounce the present Democratic tariff
az sectional partisan ana one-s'Jei. and dis
astrous to tho Treasury and destructive t. bust
ness enterprise and demand such an equi-
| table tariff On foreign imports which come In
| competition with American products "a VIII
| no, only furnish adequate revenue FOR the neces
| sary EXPENSES u the Government but will protect
American labor from the degrade ton and the
wage level OF other lands We are not pledged
to any particular schedule. The question Of rates
| is practical question. 70 be governed by the
conditions of time and production The ruling
and uncorpromislng principle T. the protection
and development Of American labor snd Industry
The country wants n right settlement, and then
| Il wants rest.
RECIPROCITY DEMANDED.
The Republican party renews its pledge for
| the protection Of all American Industries against
foreign competition. and declares It's faith that
! the supremacy Of the United states among the
nations is the result Of such a policy. We be-
neve in liberal reciprocity and just retaliation.
and demand the Application OF the Golden Rule
| OF commerce TO all future legislation affecting
the tariff and foreign trade.
we believe the repeal Of the reciprocity ar
rangcmenis negotiated by the last Republican
| Administration a national calamity ana
we demand their renewal and extension on such
terms as will equalizc our trade with o'hcr
nations. remove the restrictions that now OBJ
struct the sale OF American products In the
ports OF other countries, and secure enlarged
markets for the products OF our farms, forests
and factories.
"protection and reciprocity are twin measures
hnn1 In
Democratic rule has recklessy struck down both
and both must be rc-established Protection Tor
what We produce: free admission for the neces-
saries OF life which do not produce; recip-
rocal agreement Of mutual interest which gam
open markets for US in return for our open
markets 10 others Protection builds up dones-
tic industry and trade and secures our own mar
ket for ourselves; reciprocity builds up foreign
trade and finds outlet for our surplus
I'VE condemn the present Administration for
not keeping faith with the sugar producers OF
the country: the Republican party favors such
protection as will lead to the production on Amer
lean soil Of all sugar which the American people
use and for which they pay TO other countries
more than S1WOOOWO annually. TO all our
nroducis TO those Of the mine and the field, IA
well as those Of the shop and the factory, 10
wool the product Of the great INDUSTRY OF sneeP
husbandry. well AZ TO the finished wooiiehs
OF the mill. we promise the hos' "iiiie P'''o'
ton" .
Other panks OF the platform inuoTse tnt MoH-
roe Doctrine, favor the extension OF civil Service
rules oppose the use OF public money Tor sec
tartan purposes; condemn the Administrators
nolcy with regard 10 pensioners. favoring lber-
al tensions: advocate the building OF the Ncara-
qua Canal by the Government and favor rest1c-
lion upon undesirable immigration.
CURRENCY PLANK REMAINS UNCHANGED.
The currency plank remains agreed upon
yesterday. viz:
THE Republican party IL unreservedly Tor
sound money. 1t caused the enactment OF the
law providing for the resumption OF specie pay
mont in 1879 Since then every dollar has been