The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-24
PROJECTION" FOR SHIPS.

w utd De lte-t >rN
rstion of ship builder. spI'e.i TO tho
Republican Party for H.lp-nr 0. rr-.i-
dent Of the Association snd tho Appeal
Bear. his Name ON the Letter Head.
New York Tribune
The American Marine Merchant
of which Arthur Sewsll,
nominee of the
Bryan Democrats. Is the President.
is trying 10 get the Republican cam
paign speakers &c advocate the poll
cy of high protection for ,hs bene
fit of American shipping. These
orators are asked 10 DO
this "in the interest OF protection
Letters making this request have
been sent out from the associations
office, st A. East Twenty-th.rd street.
this city. They are signed by 4.
X. Smith, Secretary, and are writ
ten on the letterhead of the associa
ton. At the head of the paper the
following officers are given:
Arthur Sewall OF r W. Hyde OF Bath.
Bath, Ne. Presi- Ne. Chairman of
dent. Finance Commit
H. T. Gau.em. OF tee.
Wilmington. Del. /. ". Hyde Of Bath.
vice President. Ne. Treasurer.
&. III. tramp, OF 4. X. Smith. OF New
Philadelphia, Pa, York. Secretary
chairman of Exec Lewis Nixon of E!lz-
utive Committee. abethpor, - j.
chairman of Leg
i-latiye Commit
tee
One of these letters was received
day before yesterday 10y Ne jor J. X.
Mckelvey, % East Twenty second
Street, this city. 1t " dated Angus,
21, and reads as follows:
DEAR SIR: Through the courtesy
of the Republican National Head
quarters / have received las; o!
their speakers, including your name.
| write for the purpose of asking
your attention TO the plank in tho
National platform in favor of tn.
restoration Of American shipping Il
the carrying of American foreign
commerce, by the esrly American
policy of discriminating duties, an,
which was by charging imports IL
foreign ships, thus creating pref
erence for the use of American ships
| This policy, as accompanying data
under separate cover, VII
show, gave American ships the ear
riage Of 80 per cent Of foreign com
merce during the thirty nine year
it was in force. Free trade in th
carriage of American foreign con
nerce was adopted in 1873. and ha
been continually in force ever since
ac vr-h,nh hoe hoo
to reduce the carriage of our import
] from l6 to ii per cent. in America
, ships.
r If you will kindly refer 20 Ia
3 policy in your speeches and stat
3 that several hundred millions {
1 dollors now annually sent abroad
: pay foreign ship-owners for carr,
Q ing our commerce would, under II
b adoption OF the policy to which II
f Republican party is pledged, be pa
e to American workingmen and r
v tained in the United States, al
: spent over and over again amor
Y the American people, instead of e
e riching foreign nations and peop
j. for doing the business that We can b
It ter do ourselves: you would be poir
q ing out way TO In part settle q
3 money question, and at The san
70 time extend the benefits OF prote
.e ton to great National industry, Z
,e rehabilitation of which may be Z
D. salvation of the nation If ever ~
naced by q foreign power, or oblig
ct to force the Monroe doctrine.
n And it should be remembered th
8, the only possible danger that nj
TO confronts the United States is up
il our seaboard, or the sea. whe,
Of strangely enough, the United Stat
r. is not only weak, but almost inl
ss tent, both in a navy and a merchs
d. marine, the latter being q necessa
a. recourse for the former, both
of ships and in men, in time of \
Of tional peril.
d. In the hope, therefore. that 70
nd future speeches will not fail 10 inclt
al some reference to the proposed =
d, toration of the discriminating dut
ne policy in the interest of Amerie
le- shipowniug, in the interest OF Am
ur lean workingmen, in the interest
protection and strengthened re
e ury, have the honor to remain 4
re- cerely yours,
hit A. X. SMITH. Secretary
an This is the policy that We Rep
we licans believe in and will advocs'
tai said Major McMelvey yesterd
,ur "but I think it will seem odd to
ate Populist- Democrats, who favor
an trade, that Arthur SeWalrs asso
nd ton is working in the interest
.irs Republicanism.
ss. ITO advocate protection would
de- of course, SO much work for
the cause but II seems as il Mr.. Sewi
ght association is willing TO Work aga
in the Bryan party in order to prot
! to its ships"
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