The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-09-17

notifications along the lines of experience.
For the first two fiscal years OF the so-called
Mchini"y tariff the receipts from customs
were $3.50, SO7 $50. At this writing the VIII
son tariff act has been In force for nearly
TWO full fiscal years; but the total receipts,
actual and estimated. cannot exceed S312,-
4ll.9iI. \ steady deficit. constantly de-
plcting the resources OF the government AMI
trCn"hlnG even upon its gold reserve. has
brought about public distrust and business
disaster. 1t has, too, necessitatcd the sale
of S2i2, c0h."Nt Of bonds. thereby increasing
to that extent the national debt. II will he
remembered that in 80 year Of the more
than Il quarter of Il century OF continuous
Republican administration succeeding the
civil war. when our industries were diSin-
tegratcd and all the conditions Of business
were more or less disturbed. was the ma
tional debt increased by Il single dollar: it
was, on the contrary. steadily and rapidly
diminished. In such Il condition OF affairs
rs this, 1t is idle to argue against the ne
cesSltN or some sort Of a Cl angc in our
fiscal laws. The Democratic irty declares
for a remedy by direct taXati, II upon a Sc
lected class Of citizens. Ii op ,oScS any APP
p~lication Of the protective prin .iple.
Our party hollis that by 4 wise adjust
ment OF the tariff. conceived IN moderation
and with a view 10 stability. we may secure
all needed revenue. ana IL declares that in
the event Of its restoration to power, It
Will seek TO accomplish that result. 1t
holds, too, that il L. the duty of the gov
eminent TO protect and encourage In all
practicable ways the development OF do.
nestle industries, the elevation Of home Ia
Dor, and the enlargement Of the prosperity
of the people. II does not favor any form
Of legislation which would lodge In the gov
eminent the power TO do what the people
ought to do for themselves, but 1t believes
that it is 10th wise and patriotic TO dis
criminate in favor of our own material re-
sources, and the utilization, under the best
attainabie conditions, of our own capital
and our own available skill and industry.
Policy of Protection.
The words Of the Republican national
platform on this subject are at once temper
ate and emphatic. 1t says of the policy OF
protection: In its reasonable application
ii is just, fair and impartial, equally OPP
posed TO foreign control and domestic
monopoly. 10 sectional discrimination and
individual favOritiSm." we de-
mand such an equitable tariff on foreign
imports which come nto competition with
American products as will not only furnish
adequate revenue for the necessary e.
penses of the government, but will protect
American labor from degradation 10 the
wage 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 conditions of time
s-s W NV NAAAA anu ~
promising principle is the protection and
development Of American labor and indus
try. The country demands a right settle
ment, and then 1t wants rest"
The Republican party, in its first success
full national contest, under Abraham Lin
coin, declared in favor ''Of that policy of
national exchanges which secures to the
workingman living wages, to agriculture re-
munerative prices, TO mechanics and man
ufacturcrS an adequate reward for their
skill, slabor and enterprise, and to the nation
commercial prosperity and independence"
The principle thus enunciated has nevc2
been abandoned. In the crisis now upon us
it must be tenaciouSly adhered 10. While
we must insist that our monetary standard
shall be maintained in harmony with that
of the civilized world, that our currency
shall be sound and honest; we must also
remember that unless we make 1t possible
for capital to find employment and for labor
to earn ample and rcmuncrative wages.
it will be impossible 10 attain that degree
of prosperity which. with a sound none
tary policy buttreSScd Ly a sound tariff pol
ley, will be assured.
In 1892, when by universal consent we
touched the high water mark of our ma
tionai prosperity, we we're under the same
financial system that we have to-day.
Gold was then the >oIc standard, and silver
and paper were freely used as the common
currency. We had Il tariff framed by Re
publican hand&; under he direction Of the
EfcGT siaT,st,a Who now logically leads
the contest for n restoration of the policy
whose reversal brought paralysis to many
Of our industries and distress upon so large
a body Of our people. We were under the
policy Of reciprocity, formulated by another
illustriOuS statesman Of the genuine Amer
lean type. We may, IF We choose TO do so,
return TO the prosperous conditions which
existed before the present administration
came into power.
NJ Cin.,rO onrvi,4il, t. that ,ov n.,p4,-
men will prove wise enough to understand
the issues that confront them, and patriotic
enough 10 apply safe and sure remedies for
the evils that Cypress us. They will not.
l am sure. accept again at their face value
the promises of a party which. under des-
perate end perverted leadership. has so re-
Gently dishonorcd Its solemn pledges, which
has repudiated the principles and policies
which have given it a historic past. and the
success of which, as now constituted,
would endanger Mt home private security
and the public safety and disastrously affect
abroad both our credit and good name.
And foremost among those who will decline
to follow where the new Democracy leads
will be thousands of men, Democrats afore-
time and Democrats to-day, who count
country more than party, and are unwilling.
even by indirecti0n. to contribute to re-
suits so disastrous to our most sacred In
terests.
Other Questions.
The platform Of the Republican national
convention states the party position con-
corning other questions than those herein
referred 70. These. while at the present time
of subordinate Importance, should not be
overlooked. The Republican party has al
ways been the defender Of the rights OF
American citizenship. as against all agrees
sions whatever, whether at home or abroad.
1t has, TO the extent OF its power. defended
those rights. and hodged them about with
Regarding the ballot as the expression
and embodiment Of the sovereignty of the
citizen, IT has sought To safe
guard Ii against assault, and to preserve
Its purity and integrity. In our foreign
relations II has labored TO secure to every