The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-27

reversed all the measures and results OF sue
cessful republican rule In the broad effect Of
IT'S policy it has precipitated panic. blighted
| industry and trade with prolonged depression
| closed factories, reduced work and wages,
halted enterprise and crippled American pro-
| duction while stimulating foreign production
for the American market Every considera-
tion of public safety and public interest de-
mands that the government shall be rescued
from the hands Of those who have shown them
| selves incapable of conducting it without dis
aster at home and dishonor abroad. and shall
be restored to the party which for 80 years ad-
ministered IL with unequalcd success and
| prosperity And in this connection we heartily
| indorse the wisdom, the patriotism and the
| success OF the administration of President
| Harrison.
| We renew and emphasize our allegiance to
the policy of protection as the bulwark OF
| American Industrial independence and the
| foundation of American development and pros
| perfty This true American policy taxes Tor
| egn products and encourages home industry
| 1t puts the burden OF revenue on foreign goods
| II secures the American market for the Amer
| lean producer; it upholds the American stand
! ard OF wages for the American worSingman; 1t
puts the factory by the side of the farm and
makes the American farmer less dependent on
foreign demand and price It diffuses general
thrift and founds the strength of all on the
strength of each In its reasonable applica-
tion 1t is just. fair and impartial equally op-
posed to foreign control and domestic monop-
| oily. to sectional discrimination and individual
favoritism.
We denounce the present democratic tariff
as sectional, injurious to the public credit and
destructive to business enterprise We de-
mand such an equitable tarin on foreign i'm
ports which come into competition with Amer
lean products as Will not only furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses of the gov
ernment, but will protect American labor from
degradation to the wage level of other lands.
We are not pledged to any particular sched-
ules The question of rates is a practical
governed
the time and production; the ruling and un-
compromising principle is the protection and
development of American labor and industry.
The country demands a right settlement, and
then it wants rest
We believe the repeal of the reciprocity ar
rangementS negotiated by the last republican
administration national calamity, and
we demand their renewal and extension on
such terms as VIII equaliZe our tradewith other
nations. remove the restrictions which now
obstruct 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 OF republican policy and go
hand in hand Democratic rule has recklessly
struck down both, and both must be re-estab-
lished. Protection for what we produce; free
admission for the necessaries of life which we
do not produce: reciprocal agreements of
mutual interest which gain open markets for
us in return for our open market to others.
Protection builds up domestic industry and
trade, and secures our own market for our
selves; reciprocity builds up foreign trade and
finds outlet for surplus.
We condemn the present administration for
not keeping faith with the sugar producers of
this country. The republican party favors
such protection as will lead to the production
American soil of all the sugar which the
American people use, and for which they pay
other countries more than SlOO,OOO.OOO annually
To all our products-to those OF the mine and
field, as well as to those of the shop and fac
tory. to hemp, to WOOL the product of the great
industry of sheep husbandry rs well as to the
finished woolens of the milI-we promise the
most ample protection
We favor restoring the early American poll
icy of discriminating duties for the up-build-
ing of our merchant marine and the protection
of our shipping in the foreign carrying trade,
so that American ships-the product of Amer
lean labor, employed in American shipyards, |
sailing under the stars and stripes and manned, |
o1icered and owned by Americans-may re-
gain the carrying OF our foreign commerce.
The republican party is unreservedly for |
sound money It caused the enactment of the |
law providing for the resumption OF specie |
payments in 1879 since then every dollar has |
been as good as gold We are unalterably op- |
posed to every measure calculated to debase |
our currency, or impair the credit of our coun- |
try. We are, therefore, opposed to q free coin
age of silver except by international agreement
with the leading commercial nations OF the |
world which we pledge ourselves to promote,
and until such an agreement can be obtained
the existing gold standard must be preserved
All our silver and paper currency must be
maintained at parity with gold, and we favor
all measures designed to maintain inviolably
the obligation of the United States and our
money, whether coin or paper. at their present
the standard OF the most enlight tened
nations of the earth
The veterans of the union army deserve and
should receive fair treatment and generous
recognition Whenever practicable they should
be given the preference In the matter of em-
plOyment and they are entitled to the enact
a n n est az |
cure the fulhllment OF the pledges made to
them in the dark days of the country's peril
We denounce the practice in the pension bu-
reau, so recklessly and unjuStly carried on by
the present administration, OF reducing PEN
sions and arbitrarily dropping names from the
roll. as deserving the severest condemnation
OF the American people
Our foreign policy should be at all times firm,
vigorous and dignitled. and all our interests in
the western hemisphere watched and guarded.
The Hawaiian islands should be controlled by
the United States. and no foreign power should
be permitted to interfere with them the Nioa-
ragua canal should be built, owned and operated
by the United States. and by the purchase of
the Danish islands we should secure proper
and much-needed naval station in the West
Indies
The massacres in Armenia have abused the
deep sympathy and just Indignation OF the
American people, and we believe the United
States should exercise all the influence it can
properly exert to bring these atrocities to an
End. In turkey, American residents have been
exposed to gravest danger an1 their property
there and every American citizen
and American property must be absolutely
protected Mt all hazards and at any cost.
We assert the Monroe doctrine in its full ex-
ent, and we affirm the right of the United
States to give the doctrine effect by respond
ng to the appeals of any American state for
friendly Intervention in case OF European en-
,roachment. We have not interfered and
shall not interfere with the existing possess
lions of any European power in this hemis-
lhere, but those possessions mus not on any
1retext be extended We hopefully look for
ward to the eventual withdrawal of the Euro
lean powers from this hemisphere and to the
Ultimate union Of all the English speaking
art of the continent by the free consent OF It's
Inhabitants.
From the hour OF achieving their own inde-
the people Of the United States have
egarded with sympathy the struggles of other
american people from European domination.
We watch with deep and abiding interest the ,
eroic battle of the Cuban patriots against
ruelty and oppression ana our best hopes go
ut for the full success of their determined
ontest for liberty. The government Of Spain, ,
aving lost control OF Cuba. AMI being unable
o protect the property or lives OF resident
american citizens. or To comply with its treaty
bligationS we believe that the government of
he United States should actively use its intiu- l
nee and good offices to restore peace and give
independence to the island.
The peace and security of the republic ana s
he maintenance OF its rightful influence
mong the nations OF the earth demand 4
avail power commensurate with its position :
nd responsibility We therefore favor the
ontinued enlargement of the navy and a COM !
lete system of harbor and sea coast defenses
For the protection of the equality OF our =
american citizenship, ana OF the wages OF our :
against the fatal competition of
DIV w-priced labor, we demadd that the immi- .
ration laws be thoroughly enforced, and =
xtended as to exclude from entrance to the =
United States those who can neither read and =
rite
The civil service law was placed the
tatute book 10y the republican party, which
us always sustained it and we renew our re-
Gated declarations thnt-tt shall he thoronghlz u