Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-25
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policy Of discriminating duties for the nm.
Dulldlng OF our merchant marine and the pro
lection OF our shipping in foreign carrying
trade, so that American ships, the product ol
American labor employed in American shin
yards, sailing under the stars and stripes.
| anu Named ofilcered and owned by Amer
commerce.
The, Republican party is unrestrictedly fol
sound money, 1t caused the enactment of
| the law providing for the resumption of fsnecie
payments in 1879; since then every dollar has
| been as good as gold. We are unalterably
opposed TO every measure calculated to de-
| base our currency or impair the credit of our
| country. We are therefore opposed to free
coinage OF silver except by international
agreement with the leading commercial ma
t1ons OF the world. which we pledge ourselves
70 promote, and until such agreement can be
obtained the existing gold standard must be
preserved. All our silver and paper currency
must be maintained at the parity with gold.
ana we favor all measures designed to main
tam lnyiolablyt the obligations of United States,
anu an our money, coin or paper the present
standard, is the standard of the most enlight-
ened nations of the world
The veterans of the Union army deserve
ana Shouldreceive fair treatment and gem
erous recognition Whenever particable they
should be given the preference in the matter
Unemployment, and they are entitled to the
enactment Of such law as are best calculated
to secure the fulfillment of the pledges made
to them IN the dark days of the country's
peril, We denounce the practice of the Pen
sion Bureau so reckless and uniustly carried
Tn py [ne present httmlnistration Of reducing
from the rolls as deserving the severest con-
demnation Of the American people
Our foreign policy should be at all times
firm, vigorous and dignitled, ard all our int
erests in the western hemisphere carefully
watched and guarded. The Hawaiian Islands
should be controlled by. the United States,
M and no foreign. powers should be permitted
e interfere with them; the, Nicaraguan canal
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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 aroused
the deep sympathy, and just indignation of
the American people, and we believe that the
United States should exercise all the influ-
enc. ence It G can properly exert to bring these
residents have been exposed to the gravest
dangers, and American property destroyed.
There andeverywhere American citizens and
American property must be absolutely pro-
tected at all hazards and at any cost.
We reassert the Monroe doctrine in its full
extent, and we reaffirm the right of the Unit
ed States to give the doctrine effect by re-
spondlng TO the appeals of any American
opean encroachment. We have not interfer-
red, and shall not interfere with the existing
possessions OF any European power in the
hemisphere but those possessions must not
on any pretext, be extended. We hopefully
look forward to the eventual withdrawal Of
the European powers from this hemisphere
and to the ultimate union Of the English
speaking part Of the continent by the free
consent of the inhabitants.
From the hour OF achieving their own indie
pendence, the people of the United States
have, regarded with sympathy the struggles
OF other American people to free themselves
from European domination. We watch with
deep and abiding interest the heroic battle Of
the Cuban patriots against cruelty and op-
preston. and our best hopes go out for the
full success of their determined combat for
liberty.
The government of Spain having lost con-
troll of Cuba. and being unable to protect the
property or lives of resident American citi-
zens, or to comply with its treaty obligations.
we believe that the government of the United
States should actively use its influence and
good offices to restore peace and give conf
dence to the Island.
The peace and security of the Republic and
the maintenance of its rightful influence
among the nations of the earth demand ma
and responsibility. We therefore favor the
continued enlargement of the navy and q
complete system of harbor and sea coast de-
fenSes.
For the protection of the quality of our
American citizenship and Of the wages of our
Wofk1nlgmen against the fatal competitor Of
low-priced labor we demand that the immi-
grafton laws be thoroughly enacted and so
extended as to exclude from entrance to the
United States those who can neither read nor
write.
The civil service law was placed on the stat
ute book by the Republican party, which has
always sustained it, and we renew our re-
peated declaration that it shall be thoroughly
and honestly enforced and defended wherev-
er practicable.
We demand that every citizen of the United
States shall be allowed to cast one vote and
unrestricted ballot, and such ballot shall To