The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
IMPERIsHABLE PRINCIPLES.


are still living issues before the people.
This is because the principles which he
advocated belong to every time and peo-
pie and are the foundations of liberty and
prosperity.
At the Chicago celebration Ex-Governor
Mckinley referred to series of resolutions
introduced by Lincoln at Wing meeting
in Springfield held March L, 1S43, and then
to Lincoln's platform adopted May II, 1S60
by the second convention held by the Re-
publican National Convention. AS his
sentiments on the subject of the tariff were
expressed in both, only the latter-that
which became a principle of the Repuhli-
can party at its birth-need be quoted here.
1t is this:
"Res0lved, That while providing revenue
for the support of the general Government
by duties on imports sound policy requires
such an adjustment of these imports as to
encourage the development of the indus
trial interests of the whole country; and
we recommend that policy of national ex-
changes which secures to the workingman
liberal wages, to agriculture remunerative
prices, to mechanics and manufacturers an
adequate reward for their skill, labor and
prosperity and independence"
Protection and wise reciprocity are both
clearly stated in that old platform in
spired by Lincoln's genius and patriotism.
As Mr.. Mckinley wisely remarked: BET
ter protection no Republican could ask or
desire. The Republican party is competent
to carry this policy into effect. When
ever there is anything to be done for this
country it is to the Republican party we
must look to have it done. We are not
contending for any particular tariff law or
laws or for any special schedules or rates,
but for the great prin ciple-the American
protective policy-the temporary over
throw of which has brought distress and
ruin to every part of our beloved coun-
try
AT the same meeting Senator Thurston
stated the issues of the impending struggle
in these clear words: "The great political
contest of 1896 will be fought on the same
lines as have all other recent contests be-
tween Democratic and Republican parties.
The protection of American industries,
American markets for American products,
American prices for American labor. is the
battle-cry of the Republican party for the
coming campaign. Two million idle men
in the United States demand chance to
vote upon this issue in the full knowledge
OF bitter experience"
The same spirit pervaded the celebra-
tions held in other cities. In New York
Chauncey NJ. Depew recalled in these words
the beginning of Lincoln's public career: =:
THE first speech he ever made was a
speech for that policy which was the
first policy of George Washington, the
first policy of the greatest creative brain
in Revolutionary periods, Alexander Ham
ilton, the principle of protection of Amer
lean industries. With that keen and in
tuitive grasp of public necessity and of the
future growth of the Republic which
always characterized Lincoln he saw
early in life that this country, under
proper system of protection, would become
self-supporting he saw that land of raw
materials was necessarily a land of pow
erty, while a land of diversified industries,
each of them seif-sustaining and prosper
Gus, was land of colleges and schools,
land Of science and literature, land of re-
ligion and law, land of prosperity, hap
piness and peace"
At the same meeting Mr.. Foraker, who
devoted his speech to the merchant ma
rine and the American navy, said that had
Harrison been reelected we should likely
have had measures for the encouragement
of American built ships carrying Ameri-
can goods, with determinations in ton
mage and tariff duties to effect the pur-
pose. AS a result OF Harrison's defeat our
merchant marine interests have declined
until at present we carry only about II
per cent of our foreign trade. Not only
must we recover our merchant marine, he
urged, but we must have navy able to
protect it and compel respect throughout
the world; and then he urged that part
of all this was the construction of an
American ship canal across Nicaragua.
He added this:
These are three majestic works. They
are worthy of the party that saved the
Union and gave TO immortality the great
names of Lincoln and Grant. Their un-
dertaking will be fit crowning of the
closing century, and their consummation
will bring wealth, power. honor, happi-
ness and glory to the whole American
people, and so entrench the Republican
party in their affections that neither you
nor1 will live long enough TO see another
Democratic President"
1t would hardly be possible to state in
clearer terms the policy OF the Republican
party as laid down by Lincoln than is set
forth in these extracts. The great value OF
these principles lies not alone in their age
nor in the fact that they were among the
great causes which led to the founding of
the Republican party, but in the fact that
they are universal and lmperishable, their
temporary observation having called
halt in the progress of the Nation
THE POOLROOM EIGHT.