Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-06-19

calamitous consequences Of full and un-
Eestri 1ted Democratic control of the gov
ernlnent. 1t has been record OF un-
paralleled incapacity dishonor and disas-
ter. In the administrative management
It has ruthlessly sacrificed indispensable
revenue, eked out ordinary current run.
ming expenses with borrowed money piled
up the public debt s262, 600, 900 in time of
peace, forced an adverse balance of trade,
kept perpetual menace hanging over the
redemption fund for pawned American
credit to allen syndicatss and reversed all
the measures and results Of successful
Republican rule.
We denounce the present Democratic
party tariff as sectional, partisan and one
sided and disastrous to the treasury and
destructive of business enterprise, and we
demand such an equitable tariff on for
eign imports which come into competition
with American products as will not only
furnish adequate revenue for the neoessa-
ry expenses of the government but will
protect American labor from degradation
and the wage level of other lands. We
are not pledged to any particular schedule.
The question of rates is a practical ques-
tion to bo governed by the condition Of
the times and of production. The ruling
and unoompromising principle is the pro-
teotion and development of American la
Dor and industry.
The Money Plank.
1.-THE Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. IL caused the enact
ment of the law providing for the re-
sumption OF specie payments In 1870.
Since then every dollar has been as good
as gold.
I'VE are unAltsrRbly opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our currency
or impair the credit Of our country We
are therefore opposed 20 the free coinage
Of silver except by international agree
ment with the leading commercial ma
tions Of the world, which we pledge
ourselves to promote and until such agree
ment can be obtained we believe the ex-
isting standard must be preserved. All
our silver and paper currency now In cir
culation must be maintained at parity
with gold and we favor all measures de-
signed to maintain inviolable the obliga-
tions 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 foreign plank, drawn by Senator
Lodge, Is general In lite nature, outlining
a policy in regard TO all current foreign
questions. IL contains a declaration fer
ths protection of American citizens
abroad rsatiirms the position Of the party
In favor of the Monroe doctrine; indorsss
the administration Of President Harrison
on the attitude OF this county toward
Hawaii; demands protection for Amerl-
can missionaries in Armenia; expresses
sympathy for the Cubans In their war for
Independence and takes position In IA
vor of awarding to them belligersnt rights.
Civil service reform is approved, as Is the
extension Of the principle wherever praO-
ticable The use Of public money for SEQ
tartan purposes and the union Of church
and state are opposed. A declaration ia
made In favor of arbitration between en-
ployses and employer, but no specific leg
islation Is demanded.
A declaration 10 made In favor of liberal
| PENSIONS and the present administration
ls denounced for dropping from the rolls,
without examination, deserving soldiers.
At the request Of Senator Foraker,
James Creelman prepared the following
suggestion for use In constructing the
Cuban plank in the platform;
"The government OF Spain having lost
control OF Cuba and being unable to pro
teot the property or lives OF resident
American citizens or to comply with ita
treaty obligations, we demand that the
armed force Of the United States shall be
promptly interpoaed to restore peace In
the island We hold it to be necessary tc
our national peaos and prosperity that
the people Of Cuba shall achieve political
Independence, and we pledge to them ouI
sympathy In their noble struggle against
ths corrupt and barbarous Spanish mon
arohy.
The order of Business,
The committee on rules and order o.