The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28
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Republican Platform
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN IN.
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INT. me republicans Of the uuited States. a,.
.o,v.s. u " sneir Representatives in national
0..esi Justification Of their claItns In N.
Nav aehievements OF 20 years Of reuub.
Mean rule. earnestly aud conhdcntlv .ddras,
themselves TO the awakened intailIverca A..
pet,enee and conscience OF their countrynssn
oiples: " .Assa 1aa ps'n-
For the hrs, time since the civil war the
1919 .oan people have witnessed the calami-
democratic control Of the government n M.
oeen record OF unparalleled incabucitv. ais.
honot and disaster. In administrative man.
1gement II has ruthlessly sacrificed fndisnen.
sauie revenue, entailed an unceasinv defcit !
exec OUT ordinary current expenses with Dor
.sNs "a money. Piled up the public debt by
~. In time Of peace. forced an adverse
Saianee OF trade, kept perpetual menace
a a.ss., over the redemption fund. pawned
American credit to alien syndicutes and "a.
versed all the measures and results Of sue.
cessiul republican rule In the broad ef.
iect OF its policy IL has prccipitn.
ted panic. biighted industry and ,rnde
win prolonged depression, CLOSED faetories.
seaueea work and wages, halted entcrnrise
and crippled American production for the
Ametlean market Every consideration Of
puohe safety and individual interest demand,
.aa. inc government shall be rescued from
. W. ualus OF those who have shown them.
selves incapable Of conducting II without ais.
estef ut home and dishonor abroad. and shall
" restored 70 the party which for 30 years I'D.
m.h'steteo IL with unparalleled SUCCESS and
prosperity. And in this connection NO teart.
ny inaorse the wisdom, the patriotism. ans
.ne success OF the administration OF President
Harrison. 's''>'su'
we renew and emphasize our allegiance to
tne pohcy OF protection rs the bulwark Of
sN industrial independence and tho
foundation Of Aincrican DEVELOPMENT And mos.
perity This truc American policy taxes for.
eigh ptooncts and encourage homes industry;t,
puts Tue burden OF revenue on foreign goods:
u secures the American market for the Ameri.
can producer: 1t upholds tho American stand.
ara OF wages for the American worklngmau.
u puts the factory by the side of the farm and
makes the American farmer less dependent
On !o.cisn demand and price: II diffuses gen.
eral thrift and POUNDS the strength of nil on
the strength OF each In Its reasonable april.
cation II Is just. fair and impartial equally
opposed to foreign control and domestic mo.
nopoly to sectional discrimination and indi.
vldual favoritism
we denounce the present democratic tariff
as sectional. injurious to the public credit and
destructive 10 business enterprise We de-
mand such IN equitable tariff on foreign i'm
ports which come into competition with Amer.
lean products as Will not only fur.
ntsh adequate revenue for the nee
cssary expenses OF the government. but will
protect American labor from degradation
70 tho wage level of other lands We are not
pledged to any particular schedules The
question OF rates Is practical question. to BIO
governed by the conditions OF the time and Of
production: the ruling and uncompromising
principle Is tho protection and development Of
American labor and industry. The country
demands right settlement and then II wants
rest
We believe the repeal Of the reciprocity ar.
rangements negotiated by tho last republican
administration was national calamity. and
We demand their renewal and extension on
such terms us will eQualize our trade with
other nations. remove the restrictions which
now obstruct the sale OF American products In
the ports Of other countries, and secure en-
larged markets for the products OF our farms,
forests and factories.
Protection: and reciprocity are twin meas
ures Of repu biicau policy and go hand In hand
Democratic rule has recklessly struck down
both, and both must DO re-establishcd Pro.
lection for what we produce: free admission
for tho necessaries Of life which we do not
produce: reciprocal agreements of mutual In.
terest which gain open markets for US In re-
bubb WI Okk'u kuuEhSb W EEOtCCs
ton builds up domestic industry and trade.
and secures our own markets for ourselves.
reciprocity builds up foreign trade and finds
On outlet for our surplus.
We condemn tho present administration for
not keeping faith with the sugar producers OF
this country. The republican party fnvors
such protection rs will lead TO tho production
on American soil OF oil the sugar which the
American people use. and for which they pay
all FtAa FY1a hNn
nually.
To nll our products-to those OF the mine
and field us well as TO those Of the snop and
factory-to hemp. to wool. the product OF the
great Industry of sheep huspandry. Us we'll as
10 the finished woolens OF the mill. we promise
the most ample protection.
We favor restoring tho early American poI-
Icy of discriminating duties for the un-"n'i'.-
Ing OF our merchant marine and the protection
Of our shipping In the foreign carrying trade,
so that American ships--the product Of Amer
lean labor. employed in American shipyards
sailing under the stars und stripes and man-
ned. officered and owned BY Americans may
regain tho carrying of our foreign commerce.
The republican p rty is unrcscrvedli for
sound money. II caused the enactment OF the
law providing for the resumption OF specie
payments in 1879; since then every dollar has
been Us gold.
HONEST MONEY.
We are unalterably opposed to every meas
urc calculated to debase our currency or Inn
pair the credit of our country. We are thcre-
fore opposed to the free coinugc OF silver ex-
cept by international agreement with the
leading commercial nations OF the world.
which We pledge ourselves to promote. and
until such agreement can be OBJ
tanned. the existing standard must be
preserved All our silver and paper currency
must be maintained ut parity with gold. and
We favor oil measures designed to maintain
inviolably the obligations Of the United States
and all our money whether coin or paper. at
the present standard. the standard OF the most
enlightened nations OF the earth.
The veterans Of the union armies deserve
and should receive fair treatment and gcner.
Gus recognition. Whenever practicable they
should be given tho preference In the matter
Of employment, and they arc entitled to the
enactment Of such laws as IRE best calculated
70 secure the fulillment Of the pledges made
10 them In the dark days OF the country's
peril We denounco the practice In the PEN
sion bureau. so reckiessly and un1ustly car
Yied on by the present administration OF re-
ducinE pensions and arbitrarily dropping
names from the rolls. as deserving the Sc
yerest condemnation OF the American people
Our foreign policy should be ut nil times
6r,r virorous md tllrnitieu, md all our inter.