, 1896-09-15

bulwark of an American industrial In
dependence and the foundation OF
American development and prosperity.
This true American policy taxes for
eign products and encourages home
industry, and it puts the burden OF
revenue on foreign goods 1t 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 reason
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-
quate evenu for the necessary ex-
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 such
terms as will equalize our trade with
other nations. remove the restrictions
which now obstruct the sale OF Ameri-
can 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 70
hand in hand. Democratic rule has
recklessly struck down both, and both
must be re-established. Protection for
what we produce; free admission for
the necessaries Of life which we do not
produce; reciprocity agreements of
mutual interest which gain open mar
kets in return for our open markets to
Others. Protection builds up domestic
industry and trade, and secures II
own market for ourselves; reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus.
SUGAR.
We condemn the present administra-
tion for not keeping faith with the
sugar producers Of this country. The
republican party favors such protec-
ton as will lead to the production on
American soil Of all the sugar which
the American people use, and for
which they pay other countries more
than 500. DOC. 900 annually.
WOOL AND WOOLENs.
To all our products-to those of the
mine and field as well as those of the
shop and factory-to hemp, to wool,
the product Of the great industry of
sheep husbandary, as we'll as to the fn-
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 our merchant marine
and the protection of our shipping in
~terests in the foreign carrying trade,
70 American ships-the product of
American labor, employed in American
~shipyards, sailing under the Stars and
Stripes. and manned, onicered and
owned by Americans-may regain the
carrying Of our foreign commerce,
MONEY.
The republican party Ia unreseryedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enact
ment OF the law providing for the re-
sumption OF specie payments in 1879;
since then every dollar has been az
good as gold. We are unalterably o.
posed to every measure calculated to
dehase our currency, or impair the
credit OF Il country. We are, there
fore, opposed to the free coinage of
silver, except by International agree
ment with the leading commercial ma
lions OF the world, which we pledge
ourselves to promote, and until such
agreement can be obtained, the exist
ing gold standard must be preserved.
All our silver and paper currency must
be maintained at parity with gold, and
we favor all measures designed to
maintain in%violably the obligations Of
the United States and all our money,
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard. the standard Of the most en-
lightened nations Of the earth.
PENSIONS.
The veterans Of the union armies de-
serve and should receive fair treatment
and generous recognition. Whenever
practicable, they should be given the
preference in the matter OF employ
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