The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-06-27

The Republican platform is a lengthy
document, dealing with every public ques-
ton, important and otherwise, and drafted
to attract voters solely. The general
public cares little for its declarations beyond
the planks relating to tariff and finance,
and we give them below
TARIFF
We renew and emphasize our allegiance
to the policy of protection as the bulwark
of American industrial independence and
the foundation of American development
and prosperity. This true American policy
taxes foreign products and encourages home
industry; it puts the burden of revenue on
foreign goods; it secures the American
market for the American products; it up
holds the American standard of wages for
the American workingman; it puts the
factory by the side of the farm and makes
the American farmer less dependent on
foreign demand and price; it diffuses gen
eral thrift and founds the strength Of all
on the strength of each. In its reasonable
application it is just, fair and impartial,
equally opposed to foreign control and do
mestic monopoly, to sectional discrimina
ton and individual favoritism
We denounce the present Democratic
tariff as sectional injurious to the public
credit and destructive to business enter
prises. We demand such an equitable
tariff on foreign imports which come into
competition with American products as will
not only furnish adequate revenue for the
necessary expenses Of the government, but
will protect American labor from degrade
ton to the wage level of other lands. We
are not pledge to any particular schedules,
The question of rates is a practical ques-
tion, to be governed by the condition of
the time and of production; the ruling and
uncompromising principle is the protection
and development of American labor and
industry. The country demands right
settlement and then it wants rest.
RECIPROCITY.
We believe the repeal of the reciprocity
arrangements negotiated by the last Re
publican administration was national ca
lamity, and we demand their renewal and
extension on such terms as viii 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 enlarged markets for
the products of our farms, forests and fac.
tories
Protection and reciprocity are twin meas
ures of Republican policy and go 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; reciprocal agreements
of mutual interests which gain open mark
cts for us in return for our open market to
others. Protection builds up domestic in
dustry and trade and secures our own
market for ourselves, reciprocity builds up
foreign trade and finds an outlet for our
surplus.
MONEY.
The Republican party is unreselyedly
for sound money. It caused the enact
ment of the law providing for the resump-
ton Of specie payments in 1879; since then
every dollar has been as good as gold,
We are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our currency
or impair the credit of our country. We
are, therefore, opposed to the free coinage
of silver except by international agreement
with the leading commercial nations Of the
world, which we pledge ourselves to pro
mote, and, until such agreement can be
obtained, the existing gold standard must
be preserved. All cur silver and paper
currency must be maintained ait parity
with gold, and we favor all measures de-
signed to maintain inviolate 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.
The new Charles county, Md, Jail at
La Plata has been completed
The Trinity Church corporation of New
York city is very rich, but it maintains
many churches, chapels, schools and
charities. The year book of the parish,
just published, gives the statistics of its
work It's total expenditures for the year
amounted to STAG, ,79l The collections
and contributions amounted to S6S, 922,
and the parish has a big revenue from its
estate. A hospital is maintained for the
benefit of the sick of the parish. The
day school gives instruction to S42 chill
dren. In the Sunday schools there are
1915 pupils and 817 officers and teachers.