The herald., 1896-06-19

American farmer less dependent on foreien
demand and price; 1t diffuses general thrift
and rounds the strength of all on the
strength of each. In its reasonable appli-
cation 1t is just. fair and impartial equally
opposed TO foreign control and domestic
monopoly, to sectional discrimination and
individual favoritism
we denounce the present Democratic tar
III as sectional and injurious to the public
oieuiI ana destructive to business enter
prise. We demand such an equitable ia riff
on foreign imports which come into co,,,-
petition with American products as will
not only furnish adequate revenue for the
necessary expenses of the government. but
VIII VIII project American labor from dearada-
'ion 10 the wage level or other lands. We
are not pledged to any particular sched-
uies. The question of rates is a. nractiool
question to be governed by the conditions
Oh ume and of production; the ruling and
uiicompromising principle is the protection
anu oeVeiopment of American labor and in
oustry. The country demands a right set.
'ieiheht ana then it wants rest.
RECIPROCITY
we believe the repeal of the recinrocitv
arrangements negotiated by the last Re-
pupilcan administration was a national ga
iaihity. and we demand their renewal and
extension on such terms as will eouaIize
our trade with other nations. remove tho
restrictions which now obstruct the sale of
American products in the ports of other
countries ana secure enlarged markets for
tories. -N A"o
protection and reciprocity are twin meas
unes OF Republican policy and go hand In
hahu. democratic rule has recklesslv
struck down both and both must he rees.
tapilshed. Protection for what we pro-
ouce' free admission for the necessaries of
life which we do not produce, reciprocaj
agreements of mutual interests which gain
open markets in return for our open mar
hets TO others. Protection builds up do
iiestic industry and trade and secures our
,. own inarKet Tor ourselves; reciprocity
Duilds up foreign trade and finds an outlet
for our surplus.
SUGAR
we condemn the present administration
'Ior not Keeping faith with the sugar nro-
ducers of this country. The Republican
party favors such protection as will lead to
the production on American soil of all tho
sugar which the American people use and
Tor which they paid other countries more
than 500 GOO annually
WOOL AND WOOLENS
10 all our prOducts-to those of the rnina
and field, as wep as those of the sheen and
the factory-to hemp, to wool, the product
OF the great industry of sheep husbandrv
as We'll as to the finished woolens of the
MILL we promise the most ample protec
tion.
MERCHANT MARINE
we favor restoring the early American
policy of discriminating duties for the nm.
building OF our merchant marine and the
protection of our shipping interests in the
foreign carrying trade, SO American ships-
the product of American labor, employed in
American shipyards. sailing under the
Stars and Stripes and manned, officered
and owned by Americans-may regain the
of our commerce.
MONEY
The Republican party is unreservedly for
sound money. 1t caused the enactment OF
the law providing for the resumption OF \
specie payments In 1879: since then every