, 1896-09-09
ice hanging over the redemption fund,

pa wned American credit to alien syn
dicates. 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, hated enterprise and Grip
pied American production while stimu-
Eating foreign production for the
American market.
Every consideration of public safety
and individual interest demands that
the government shall be rescued from
the hands of those who have shown
themselves incapable to conduct it
without disaster at home and dishonor
abroad, and shall be restored to the
parry which for 80 years administered
it with u~nequaled success and prosperi-
~. And in this connection we heartily
endorse the wisdom, patriotism and the
success of the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison.
THE TARIFF.
We renew and emphasize our allegi-
ance to the policy of protection as the
bulwark of an American industrial in
dependence and the foundation of
American development and prosperity.
This true American policy taxes for
eign products and encourages home
industry, and it puts the burden of
revenue on foreign goods it secures the
American market for the American
producer; it upholds the American
standard OF wages for the American
workingmen: 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 POUNDS the strength of all
on the strength of each. In its reason
able application it is just, fair and inn
partial, equally opposed to foreign con-
trol and domestic monopoly, to section
al discrimination and individual favor
itism.
We denounce the present democratic
tariff as sectional, injurious to public
credit and destructive to business en-
terprise. We demand such an equi-
table tariff on foreign imports which
come into competition with American
products as will not only furnish ade-
quate revenue for the necessary ex-
penses of the government, but will pro-
tect American labor from degradation
to the 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 con-
ditions of the time and production; the
ruling and uncompromising principle
is the protection an development of
American labor and industry. The
country demands a right settlement
and then it wants rest.
RECIPROCITY.
We believe the repeal of the reci-
procity arrangements negotiated by
the last republican administration was
a national calamity and we demand
their renewa and extension on such
terms as will equalize our trade with
other nations, remove the restrictions
which now obstruct the sale of Ameri-
can products in the ports of other
countries and secure enlarged markets
for the products of our farms, forests
and factories.
Protection and reciprocity are twin
measures of republican policy, and 60
hand in hand. Democratic rule has
recklessly struck down both, and both
must be re-established. Protection for
what we produce; free admission for
the ~necessaries of life which we do not
produce; reciprocity agreements of
mutual interest which gain open mar
kets in return for our open markets to
Others. Protection builds up domestic
industry and trade, and secures our
own market for ourselves; reciprocity
builds up foreign trade and finds an
outlet for our surplus.
SUGAR.
We condemn the present administra-
zion 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 they pay other countries more
than $1OO. 600, 900 annually.
WOOL AND WOOLENS.
To all our products-to those of the
mine and field as well as those of the
shop and factory-to hemp, t O wool,
the product of the great industry of
sheep husbandary, as well as to the fin
ished woolens of the mill-we promise
the most ample protection.
MERCHANT MARINE.
We favor restoring the early Ameri-
can policy OF discriminating Duties for
the unfolding of our merchant marine
n the protection Of our shipping in
terests in the foreign carrying trade.
50 American ships-the product OF
American labor, employed in American
shipyards, sailing under the Stars and
Stripes, and manned, differed and
owned by Americans-may regain the
carrying Of our foreign commerce.
MONEY.
b republican party Is un~reservedly
Tor sound money. 1t caused the enact.