The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-06-20
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM
1t Declares for Gold, Protee-
ton and Reciprocity.
A SUGAR COATING
The Old Soldier Vote Bid for With
a Plea for Exhoroitant
Pensions.
Taffy for the Women, the Sugar Planters
and the Wool Growers-The MON
roe Doctrine Lauded and Cleve-
land Condemned.

"The republicans Of the United
States, assembled by their represen Ia
tives in national convention, appeali g
for the popular and historic justitica-
ton of their claims to the matchless
achievements of 80 years of republican
rule, earnestly and confidently addres.
themselves to the awakened inteli-
gence, experience and conscience OF
their countrymen, in the follow lag
declaration of facts and principles:
"For the first time sin ,e the civil
war, the American people have wit.
messed the calanitous consequences OF
full and unrestricted democratic cor.
troll of the government. II has been a
record of unparalleled incapacity, dis
honor and disaster.
In administrative management, it
has ruthlcssly sacrificed Indispensable
revenue, entailed an unceasing deficit,
eked out ordinary current expenses
with borrowed. money, piled up the
public debt by 1882, ,000.0 900 in time OF
peace, forced an adverse balance OF
trade, kept perpetual menace hang
ing over the redemption fund, pawned
American credit to alien syndicates,
and reversed all the measures and
results of successful republican rule.
''In the broad effect of its policy, it
has precipitated panic, blighted in
dustry and trade with prolonged de-
preston, closed factories, reduced
work and wages, halted enterprise,
aud crippled American production
while stimulating foreign production
for the American market. Every con-
sideration of public safety and individ-
ual interest demands that the govern
ment shall be rescued from the hands
of those who have shown themselves
incapable to conduct it without dis
aster at LONE and dishonor abroad,
and shall be restored to the party
which for 80 years administered it
with unequaled success and prosperity.
! and in this connection we heartily in
dorse the wisdom, patriotism and sue
cess of the administration of President
! Harrison.
"We renew and emphasize our alle-
glance to the policy of protection as
| the bulwark of American industrial
! independence and the foundation of
American development and prosperity.
This true American policy taxes for
! eign products, encourages home in
! dustry and pats the burden of revenue
/ on foreign goods: it secures the Amer
lean market for the American pro-
ducer; it upholds the American stand.
ard of wages for the American work.
ingman; it puts the factory by the
side of the farm and makes the Ameri-
can farmer less dependent on foreign
demand and price; it diffuses general
thrift and founds the strength of all on
the strength OF each. In its reason
able application it is just. fair and
partial: equally opposed 10 foreign
control and domesti; monopoly; to
secrrUuaf dtscrtmtu1rion and rfIdtvtd--
ual favoritism.
I'VE denounce the present demo-
cratic tariff as sectional, injurious to
the public credit and destructive to
business enterprise. We demand such
an equitable tariff, on such foreign i'm
ports as come into competition with
American products, as will not only
furnish adequate revenue for the
necessary expenses of the government,
but protect American labor from deg
relation the wage leYel of other lands.
"We are not pledged to any par
ticular schedules. The question of
rates is practical question, to be
governed by the conditions of the
time and of production: the ruling and
uncompromising principle is the pro.
lection and development of American
labor aud industry. The country de-
mands right settlement and then it
wants rest.
"We believe the repeal of the recip-
rocity arrangements negotiated by
the last republican administration
was national disgrace, and we de-
mand their renewal and extension on
such terms as will equalize our trade
with other nations, remove the restric-
tions which now obstruct the sale of
American products in the ports of
other countries, and secure enlarged
markets for the products of our farms,
forests and factories,
"Protection and reciprocity are the
twin measures of republican policy,
and go hand aud hand. Democratic
rule has recklessly struck down both,
and both must be ere-established. Pro-
lection, for what we produce; free ad-
missions for the necessaries of life |
which we do not produce; reciprocal |
agreements of mutual interests which |
gain open markets in return for our
open markets to others. Protection
builds up domestic industry and trade
and secures our own market for our
selves; Reciprocity builds up foreign
trade and finds an outlet for our sur
plus.
I'VE condemn the present admins
tration for not keeping faith with the
sugar producers of this country. The
republican party favors such protec-
ton as will lead to the production on
American soil, of all the sugar which
The American people use, and for which
hey pay other. countries more than
4 1Q0 0l0 nm |
"To all of our products-to those of
he mine and field, as we'll as those Of
he sheep and the factory-to hemp,
o wool, the product of the great in
lustry of sheep husbandry, as well as
o the finished woolens of'the mill, we
'romise the most ample protection" I
"We favor restoring the early
american policy of discriminating
uLies for the upbuil1ing of our mer- I
hant marine, and the protection of 1
ur shipping interests in the foreign G
irrying trade, so American ships, the v
roduct of American labor. employed
q American shipyards, sailing under T.
he stars and stripes, and manned, Of "
cered. and owned by Americans, may u
sgain the carrying of our foreign Ii
"rhe republican party is unreserved- G
: for sound money. 1t caused the
aactmeut of the law providing for a