The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10

when our industries were distntegrated and
all the conditions Of business were more or
less disturbed. was the national debt increased
steadily and rapidly diminished In such con-
ditfon of affairs as this, 1t is idle to argue
against the necessity Of some sort of a change
declares for remedy by direct taxation upon
selected class Of citizens. 1t opposes any
application of the protective principle.
TARIFF QUESTION.
Our party holds that by wise adjustment
of the tariff. conceived in moderation and
with a view to stability, may secure all
needed revenue, and 1t declares that in the
event of it's restoration to power 1t will seek
to accomplish that result. 1t holds, too, that
1t is the duty Of the government to protect
and encourage in all practicable ways the
development of domestic industries, the ele-
walton of home labor, and the enlargement
favor any form of legislation which would
lodge in the government the power to do
what the people ought to do for themselves,
but 1t believes that it is both wise and pa
triotic to discriminate in favor of our own
material resources, and the utilization, under
the best attainable conditions, of our own
capital and our own available skill and in
dustry.
The words Of the Republican national plat
form on this subject are at once temperate
and emphatic. 1t says Of the policy of pro-
lection: In its reasonable application it is
just, fair and impartial, equally opposed to
foreign control and domestic monopoly to
ftsm." eve demand such an equit-
able tariff foreign imports which come
into competition with American products as
will not only furnish adequate revenue for
the necessary expenses of the government,
but Will protect American labor from degra-
dalton to the wage level of other lands. We
are not pledged to any particular schedules.
The question of rates is practical question,
to be governed by the conditions of the time
and of production; the ruling and uncom-
promising principle is the protection and de-
V110nU1pnf nf m lchn nd ind
The country demands right settlement, and
then 1t wants rest"
The Republican party, in its first successful
national contest, under Abraham Lincoln,
declared in favor "of that policy of national
exchanges which secures to the workingman
living wages, to agriculture remunerative
prices, to mechanics and manufacturers an
adequate reward for their skill labor and
enterprise, and to the nation commercial
prosperity and independence" The principle
thus enunciated has never been abandoned.
In the crisis now upon u.s. it must be tena-
ciously adhered to. While we must insist
that our monetary standard shall be main
tanned in harmony with that Of the civilized
world, that our currency shall be sound and
honest, we must also remember that unless
we make 1T possible for capital to find en-
ployment and for labor to earn ample and
remuneratfve wages, 1t will be impossible to
attain that degree Of prosperity which, with
sound monetary policy, buttressed by
sound tariff policy, will be assured
In 1892 when by universal consent we
touched the hfgh-water mark Of our national
prosperity, we were under the same financial
system that we have today Gold was then
the sole standard, and silver and paper were
freely used as the common currency. We
had a tariff framed by Republican hands I'M
der the direction Of the great statesman who
now logically leads the contest for a restora-
ton Of the policy whose reversal brought
paralysis to so many of Industries and
distress upon so large body Of our people.
We were under the policy of reciprocity
formulated by another illustrious statesman
of the genuine American type We may, If
we choose to do SO, return to the prosperous
conditions which existed before the present
administration came into power
My sincere conviction is that my country
men Will prove wise enough to understand
the issues that confront them, and patriotic
enough to apply safe and sure remedies for
the evils that Cypress US. They will not, I
am sure, accept again at their face value,
the promises Of party which, under desper-
ate and perverted leadership, has so recently
d1shonored Its solemn pledges, which has
repudiated the principles and policies which
have given it a historic past, and the success
of which, as now constituted, would endanger
at home private security and the public safe
ty, and disastrousy affect abroad both our
credit and good name. And foremost among
those who will decline to follow where the
new Democracy leads will be thousands of
men, Democrats aforetime and Democrats
today, who count country more than party,
and are unwilling even by indirection to con-
tribute to results so disastrous to our most
sacred interests.
OTHER ISSUES.
The platform of the Republican national
convention states the party position concern
ing other questions than those herein re-
ferred to. These. while at the present time
Of subordinate Importance should not be
overlooked. The Republican party has al
ways been the defender of the rights of
American citizenship, as against all agrees
sons whatever, whether at home or abroad.
1t has, to the extent of its power, defended
those rights, and hedged them about with
law Regarding the ballot as the expression
and embodiment of the sovereignty Of the
individual citizen, it has sought to safe
guard it against assault, and to preserve its
purity and integrity. In our foreign rela-
tons it has labored to secure to every man
entitled to the shelter of our flag the fullest
exercise OF his rights consistent with interna-
tional obligation. If it should be restored
to rulership 1t would infuse needed yiger
into our relations with powers which have
manifested contempt and disregard not only
itself
The Republican party has always stood for
the protection of the American home 1t
has aimed to secure 1t in the endowment of
all the blessings of remunerated industry of
moral culture. and of favorable physical en-
vironment- 1t was the party which instf-
tuted the policy OF free homesteads and
which holds now, that this policy should be
re-established, and that the public lands yet
vacant and subject to entry in any part of
our national territory, should be preserved
against corporate aggression as homes for
the people. 1t realizes that the safety Of the
state lies in the multiplication of households
and the strengthening Of that sentiment Of
which the virtuous home is the best and the
truest embodiment; and 1t will aim to dignity
and enlarge by all proper legislation this
element of security.
If elected to the position for which I have
been nominated. 1t will be my earnest and
constant endeavor, under Divine guidance in
the sphere of duty assigned to me, to serve
the people Loyalty along the line of the prin
ciples and policies Of the party which has
honored me with its preference
-Garrst A. Hobart