People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
HE ISSUES GREAT QUAINT
TIES OF MCKINLEY
LITERATURE.
DEMOCRATS ARE INDIGNANT.
As President of The American
Marine Association SeWalI
Sanctions Republican
Documents.

At the meeting in this city yester-
day, several leading Democrats, in
Guiding Blackburn, of Kentucky,
Tillman, of South Carolina, McMil-
Ian, of Tennessee, with Chairman
Jones, and Mr.. Bryan, many impor-
tant matters were discussed.
The fact that Mr.. Arthur Sewsll,
of Maine, was not present, is regarded
IS significant.
Some time ago it developed that
the Republican campaign managers
were sending out literature, with the
sanction of the candidate from Maine,
as good Republican campaign docu-
ments.
Some of the literature which Mr..
Sewall is putting up the cash to scat
ter broadcast in the interest of his
opponents is interesting to say the
least.
This sort of thing is not calculated
to help the Democratic party, nor is
1t calculated to WIN Sewall votes in
the South.
The literature in question is strong
ly protective, and suggests that MIR.
Sewall is more in harmony with the
Republican platform than that on
which he has been nominated.
The circular is proving very annoy
ing to the campaign committee, and
it is said that Mr.. Jones will take
action very soon.
1t is even intimated that the cam
paign committee has already advised
the man from Maine of its displeas-
1re.
The literature bears the name of
. the American Merchant Marine AS E.
ISOLATION, with Arthur Sewall, Bath,
Maine, president, and Alex r, Smith,
secretary. The following ia sample
of the document sent out:
"Brief argument in favor of the
adoption of the Massachusetts Ore
gon New Jersey ship-protecting
plank:
alt is sound Republican protective
doctrine. 1t puts money into the
national treasury, instead of taking
money out, as bounties and subsidies
do.
"Itcreates preference for American
ships in the carrying of American
commerce.
alt was in force for nearly forty
years-from the beginning of our
government down to 1828-during
all of which time an average of 80
per cent of American foreign com.
merce was carried in American ships.
"The first act of the first congress
in 1889 provided, in part, for this
form of ship protection. Subsequent
acts of that and succeeding con-
crosses strengthened and extended
the policy.
"Ship protection was abandoned
because it was no longer thought
necessary, and from that tine the
proportion of carriages of American
commerce in American ships has de-
clined, unit today but III per cent
of American commerce is carried in
American ships.
Olive million IONS of ships are en-
ployod in carrying American foreign
commerce, less than three quarters
OF million tons of which are Amari-
can.
"Four hundred million dollars
would be spent in American ship
yards building the ships necessary to
carry American commerce if the
policy advocated in the M,ssachu-
setts-New Jersey plank is adopted by
the United States.
"Three hundred million dollars now
annually sent abroad to pay for the
carriage of American commerce, pas
sengers and mail, would be ret aimed
in the United States if American
ships did the work.
"Four billion five hundred thous-
and millions dollars, it has been es.i-
mated by the most competent ex-
perts, has been sent abroad during
the past thirty years to pay for tina
carriage of American commerce, pas
sengers, mails, etc.
"The weakness of the United
States is only apparent upon the seas
OF the world. The adoption of this
policy would strengthen the nation