The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-18

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foreign imports which come into com
pstition with American products as will
not only furnish adequate revenue for the
necessary expenses OF the government,
but wilt protect American labor from de-
gradatioD to the wage level of other
lands. We are not pledged to any partic-
ular schedule. The question of rates is
a practical question, to be governed by
the condition of the time and OF proouc-
tion; the ruling and uncompromising
principle is the protection ana develop
ment of American labor and industry.
The country demands right settlement
and then IL wants rest.
RECIPROCITY--We believe the repeal
OF The reciprocity arrangements negotlat-
ed by the last Republican administration
was 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 American
products I'm the ports of other countries
and secure enlarged markets for the
products of our farms, forests and facto-
ries. Protection and reciprocity are twin
measures of Repu blican policy and go
hand In hand. Democratic rule has re-
sistlessly strnck down both, and both
must lie re-esta blished.
Protection for what we produce, free
admission for the necessities OF life which
we do not produce, reciprocal agreements
of mutual interests which gain open mar
kets for US in return for our open mar
kets TO ot ers. Protection builds up
domestic industry and trade and secures
our own market for ourselves; recipro-
city builds no foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus.
SUGAR-We condemn the present ad-
ministration for not keeping faith
with the sugar producers of this country.
The Republican party fayors such pro-
lection as VIII lead to the production on
American soil OF nil the sugar which the
American people use, and for which they
pay ether countries more than sl00, 000,-
COO annually.
WOOL AND WOoLENS-To all our
nroducts--tc those of the mine end the
field'os welI.as 10 those of the shop and
the factory TO hemp, 60 wool, che pro-
duet OF the great industry OF sheep hus-
handry, as well as to the finished woolens
of the mill-we promise the most ample
protection.
MERCHANT MARINE--We favor re-
storing the early American JoIicy Of dis
criniingting duties FOR the up-building of
our merchant marine and the protection
OF our shipping in the foreign trads, no
that Amcscan ships-the product of
American labor, employed III American
ship-vards, sailing under the stars ana
stripes and manned, o;iicerod and owned
by Americans--may regain the carrying
Of our foreign commerce.
MONEf-The Republican party is un-
Tpseg yedly for souod ,uoney N caugpd
the enactment OF tho law proviting for
tue resumption OF specie payments i'm
lhIS. since then every dollar has been
as Ecod as gold. We orc unhltorHbly op-
posed to every measure calculated TO de.
nase our currency or impair the credit Of
our country. We are therefore opposed
TO tho Tree coinage Of silver except b." in
ternntional agreement with the leading
commercial nations OF the world, which
We pledge Ourselves to promote. and un-
til such agreement can pe obtained, tho
existing gold standard must be preserved.
MI our silver and paper currency must ba
maintained nj parity with gold, aud we
iavor NIL measures designed to maintain
inviolably tho obligations of the United
stoics and oil our money, wheth her coin
or paper, Mt the present standard, the
standard nf tho moAt anlia htenaa natlens-
OF the earth.
PENSlONS-The veterans OF the Union
army deserve aud should receive fnig
treatment and generous RECOGNITION.
Whenever practicable they should b.
given the preference I'm the matter Of
employment. and they are entitled 10 the
enactment ofssueh laws as are best cacu-
lated " secure The iulnllmeni.oi the