, 1896-10-26

2nee 10 cue poucy % pfotectlon Il tno
bulwark Of an American Industrial In
dependence and the foundation Of
American development and prosperity.
This r u American policy taxes for
eign products and encourages home
.in.ustry. and it puts the burden Of
revenue on foreign goods it secures the
American market for the American
producer; it upholds the American
standard OF wages for the American
~workingmen; it puts the factory by the
side Of the farm, and makes the Ameri-
can farmer less dependent on foreign
demand and price; 1t diffuses general
thrift. and POUNDS the strength OF all
on the strength of each. In Its 8
able application it is just. fair and i'm
partial, equally opposed to foreign con-
troll and domestic monopoly. to section
al discrimination and individual favor
itism.
We %denounce the present democratic
tariff as sectional. injurious to public
credit and destructive to business en-
terprise. We demand such an equi-
table tariff on foreign imports which
come into competition with American
products as will not only furnish ade-
penses of the government, but will pro-
tect American labor from degradation
to the 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 con-
ditions of the time and production; the
ruling and uncompromising principle
is the protection an development OF
American labor and industry. The
country demands a right settlement
and then it wants rest.
RECIPROCITY.
We believe the repeal Of the reci-
procity arrangements negotiated by
the last republican administration was
a national calamity and we demand
their renewal and extension on sucn
terms as will equallze our trade with
other nations. remove the restrictions
which nov ohstr,ct tho .a,e ~, Amor..
ran nroducts in the norts q, other
countries and secure enlarged markets
for the nrodncts NJ o,,r farm. ,ore.,.
and factories.
Project IN and rac,nrocitv ore +v,,
measures of republican policy, and go
hand IN hand. Democratic rule haa
reckle ,sly struck down both. and both
must be re-established. Protection for
what we produce: free admission for
the necesssries of life which we do moi
produce: reciprocity agreements of
mutual interest which gain omen mar
ke.s in return for our omen markets. IN
others. Protection builds IN domestic
industry and trade, and secures orr
own market for ourselves: reciprocitv
builds ND for eign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus,
SUGAR.
We condemn the present administra-
ton for lot keeping faith with the
sugar producers of this country. The
republican party favors such pr,tec-
ton as will lead to the production on
American soil of all the. sugar which
the American people use, and for
winch they pay other countries more
than 10000 900 annually.
WOOL AND WOOLENS.
To all our products-to those of the
mine and field as we'll as those of the
shop and factory-to hemp, to wool,
che product Of the great industry Of
sheep husbandary, as we'll as to the fln-
ished woolens Of the mill-we promise
the most ample protection.
MERCHANT MARINE.
We favor restoring the early Ameri-
can policy Of discriminating duties for
the UNFOLDING Of u merchant marine
and the protection Of our shipping in
terests in the foreign carrying trade,
50 American ships-the product of
American labor, employed in American
shipyards. sailing under the Stars and
Stripes, and manned. differed and
owned by Americans-may regain the
carrying Of our foreign commerce.
MONEY.
The republican nartv ia unreasonable
for sound money. It caused the enact.
ment of the law providinp FIR the 70.
sumption of specie in 1879.
since then every dollar has haon o..