The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-10-02

Republican Platform
PROTECTION 10 AMERICAN IN.
IDUSTRIEs,

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DuSTRIES.
The republicans Of the united s,ase.. :. !.
scmpled b their Representatives IA nafinnai
convention, appealing 70 the popular and his-
sot.cM ,usuneation OF their claims TO the
rnatchiess achievements Of 20 years q rApub-
ncAn rule, earnestly aud confidently address
themselves 70 the awakened intsilis,ne.s :. !.
.perienee and conscience Of their ccuntrymen
IN me following declaration Of faith and prin-
eiples. -, 80 y "
For the first time aimee the civil war the
American people have Witnessed the caiarni-
Ious consequences Of full and unrestricted
aemocratic CONTROL OF the governments Il ms
peen . record OF unparalleled incapacitv. dis
honor and disaster. In administratiys man nm.
ssementit has ruthisssiy sacrificed indispen-
SABLE revenue, entaiied an unceasing defieit
exec out ordinary current expenses with Dor.
Sowed money. piled up the public debt BY
1909 In time Of peace. forced IN adverse
oalanee o. trade, kept perpetual menace
hanging over the redemption fund, pawned
American credit 20 alien syndicates and re-.
versed all the measures and results 81 sue
cessful republican rula In the broad ef-
tect OF its policy Il has preeipita-
ted panic, blishted industry and trade
with prolonged Depression, closed factories.
reduced work and wages, halted enterprise
ann crippled American production for the
american market Every consideration al
public safety and Individual interest demands
that the government shall be rescued from
tno nanas Of those who have shown them.
selves incapable Of conducting it without dis.
sster % home and dishonor abroad. and shall
% restored % the party which for 20 years at.
ministered It with unparalleled success and
prosperity. And In this connection we heart
ny iudorse the wisdom, the patriotism. aud
sne success OF the administration OF President
Harrison =
We renew and emphasize our allegiance %
sne policy OF protection as the bulwnrk Of
American Industrial Independence and the
foundation OF American development nnd pros.
perisy This true American policy taxes for.
eign products and encourage homes industry,i,
puts the burden Of reyenue On foreign goods;
u secures the American market for the Ameri-
can producer; II upholds the American stand.
ard OF wages for the observation-disclosures
u puts the factory by the side Of the farm and
makes the American farmer less Dependent
on foreign demand and price: it diffuses gen.
esal thrift and POUNDS the strength Of oil on
the strength OF each In Its reasonable appli.
cation Il Is Just, fair and impartial. equally
opposed 20 foreign control aud domestic mo-
nopoly, TO sectional Discrimination and mai.
vtdual favoritism
we denounce the present democratic tariff
o sectional. injurious 70 tho public credit and
destructive 10 business enterprise We dc.
mand such m equitable tarin on foreign Inn
ports which come Into competition with Amer
ican products as will not only fur-
nisn adequate revenue for the nee
essary expenses Of the government. but will
protect American labor from degradation
70 the wage level OF other lands We are not
pledged 70 any particular schedules The
question OF rates Is practical question, 70 be
governed by the conditions Of the time and Of
production: the ruling and incorporating
principle y tho protection and development OF
American labor and industry. The country
demands right settlement, and then It wants
rest
We believe the repeal OF the reciprocity ar
Engagements negotiated by tho last republican
Administration was national calamity. and
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