Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-06
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
A Mastery Declaration Of Princi-
pies that Will Insure Victory.

The Republicans of the United States,
assembled by their representatives IN
national convention, appealing for the
popular and historical justification OF
their claims to the matchless achieve
ments of thirty years of Republican rule,
earnestly and confidently address them
selves to the awakened intelligence, eX-
perience and conscience of their country
men in the following declaration OF facts
and principles:
For the first time since the Civil War
the American people have witnessed the
calamitous consequences OF tull ana I'M
destricted Democratic control of the
government 1t has been a record OF
unparalleled incapacity, dishonor and DIS
aster. In administrative management 1t
has ruthldssly sacrificed Indispensable
revenue, entailed an unceaslnS dehclt,
eked out ordinary current expenses with
borrowed money, piled up the public debt
by S262, 100000 in time of peace, forced
an adverse balance of trade, kept per-
petual menace hanging over the redemp-
ton fund. pawned American credit TO
alien syndicates and reversed all the
measures and results of successful Re
publican rule. In the broad effect of its
policy it has precipitated panic, blighted
industry and trade with prolonged de-
preston, closed factories, reduced work
and wages, halted enterprise and crippled
American production, 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 incapable to conduct it with
out disaster at home and dishOnOr abroad,
and shall be restored to the party which
for thirty years administered it with I'M
equalcd success and prosperity, and in
this connection we heartily indOrse the
wisdom, patriotism and success of the
administration of President Harrison.
Protection Is Reafiirmed.
We renew and emphasize our allegi-
ance to the policy of protection as the
bulwark of American industrial indie
pendence and the foundation of Ameri-
can development and prosperity. This
true American policy taxes foreign prod
ucts and encourages home industry; it
puts the burden of revenue on foreign
goods; it secures the American market
for the American producer; 1t upholds
the American standard of wages for the
American wOrkingman; it puts the fac
tory by the side of the farm, and makes
the American farmer less dependent on
foreign demand and price: it diffuses
general thrift and POUNDS the strength of
all on the strength of each. In its reason
able application it is just, fair and i'm
partial, equally opposed to foreign con-
troll and domestic monopoly, to sectional
discrimination and individual favOritism.
We denOunce the present Democratic
tariff as sectional, injurious to the pub
lie credit and destructive to business ell.
terpriSe. We demand such an equitable
tariff on foreign imports which come into
competition with American products as
will not only furnish adequate revenue
for the necessary expenses of the gov
eminent, but will protect American la
Dor from degradation to the wage level
of other lands. We are not pledged to
any particular schedules. The question
of rates is a practical question, to be
governed by the conditions of the time
and of production; the ruling and I'M
compromising principle is the protection
and development of American labor and
industry. The country demands a right
settlement and then it wants rest.
Protection and Reciprocity.
We believe the repeal of the reciproci-
ty arrangements negotiated by the last
Republican administration was Il nation
al calamity, and we demand their re-
newal and extension on such terms as
will eQualize our trade with other ma
tons, 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 III hand. Democratic rule has reck-
lessly struck down both, and both must
be re-established. Protection for what
we produce; free admission for the nee
essaries of life which we do not produce;
reciprocal agreemnts of mutual interests
which gain open markets for us in re-
turn for our open market to others. Pro-
lection builds up domestic industry and
trade, and secures our own market for
ourselves; reciprocity builds up foreign
trade and finds an outlet for our sur
plus.
Sugar Attitude Stated.
We condemn the present administra-
ton for not keeping faith with the sugar
producers of this country. The Repub,
lcan party favOrs such protection as will
lead to the production on American sol
of all the sugar which the American PEG
pie use, and for which they pay other
countries more than $100, 100000 annual
ly.
American Products Favored.
To all our products-to those of the
mine and the field, as we'll as to those OF
the shop and the factory-to hemp, tC
wool. the product of the great industry
finished woolens of the mill-we promis,
the most ample protection.
Merchant Marine Restoration.
We favor restoring the early American
policy of discriminating duties for tn,
upbuilding of our merchant marine an,
the protection of our shipping in the for
eign carrying trade, so that American
ships-the product of American labor
employed in American shipyards, sail
ing under the Stars and Stripes an,
manned, differed and owned by Ameri
cans-may regain the carrying of GU
foreign commerce.
For Sound Money.
The Republican party is unreservedl
for sound money. 1t caused the enact
ment of the law providing for the re
sumption of specie payment in 1875
since then every dollar has been as goo
as gold
We are unalterably opposed to ever
measure calculated to debase our cul
rency or impair the credit of our cour
try. We are, therefore, opposed to tn
free coinage of silver. except by interna
tional agreement with the leading con
merical nations of the world, which W
pledge ourselves to promote, and unit
such agreement can be obtained the e.
listing gold standard must be preserved
All our silver and paper currency mu.
be maintained at parity with gold. an
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