Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Text Book Of Republican Party Soon
to Be Distributed.
GENERAL SCOPE OF THE WORK
Very Complete but Condensed
Statements.
TARIFF MADE PROMINENT
TARIFF MADE PROMINENT

The republican campaign text book. Is
sued by the republican central committee,
will very soon be ready for distribution.
The book contains $50 pages and is con-
venient size for the pocket. 1t Is very
complete though its contents are carefully
condensed In order to make the volume of
a size that can readily be handled. The
tariff is given a very prominent place In
the book.
1.-The purpose of this text book" it Is
stated in the preface, lis to supply in con-
venient form for reference the official and
statistical data which will enable speakers
and writers to demonstrate the accuracy
and wisdom of republican principles and
the inaccuracy and unwisdom of those Of
fered in opposition to them. The intelligent
American voter demands facts in support
of the propositions upon which his vote Is
asked, and properly He is not satisfied
with mere noisy assertion or vituperation,
as was clearly shown in 1885, when he re-
jected an enticing currency proposition af-
ter its fallacy and dangers were made
plain to him. The result which followed
that calm and thoughtful action by which
free trade and free silver were rejected has
been fully justified. The prosperity which
followed a return to protection when
contrasted with the adversely which
followed the experiment with low tariff,
needs only to be pointed out to justify the
republican principles of protection to Amer
lean industry and to show the injurious eff
feet of the democratic theory of low tariff.
The fact that this prosperity came in the
face of a refusal to accept the free COIN
age of silver, which was proclaimed az the
real and only remedy for conditions which
existed in 1896 shows with equal clear
ness the inaccuracy of the currency prop
ositions of the democracy on that occa-
sion. The fact that these prop
ositions are being again offered as the basis
for their appeal for votes fully justifies the
presentation of the official and statistical
data which prove their unwisdom and in
accuracy. while the fact that those who
offering these once rejected and now
disproved propositions now couple with
them certain new issues and assertions gives
additional reason that the public should re-
aliZe the unreliablity of their propositions
and assertions. When a series of PROPOSE
lions made by a party is proved
absolutely false, the voters are justified not
only in rejecting these propositions when
presented a second time, but also in scrutin-
izing closely any other statements emanat-
ing from the same source.
Democratic and POpulistic Errors.
1.-The purpose of this series of official
and statistical statements is, therefore, first
to prove the absolute inaccuracy of the as
sertions made by the democracy and their
popullSllC dllleS III the past ana 10 OlleF
this proof the actual experiences of our
own people In recent years; and, second,
to show from historical and official data
that the assertions upon which they base
their new issues Of hostility to American
progress are equally untrustworthy.
THE tables and statements which are
presented are intended to show: First, the
depression which followed the low tariff
experiment made by the voters in 1892;
second. the return of prosperity which fol-
lowed the restoration of the protective sys-
tenn by the vote of 1896; third the fact
that this prosperity came without the adop-
ton of the panacea of unlimited coinage
of a deprecated money metal; fourth the
history of the war for the liberation of
Cuba, which which was entered upon at
the demand of all parties; fifth, the issues
growing out OF that war, and, sixth, q
general review of the work of the admins
tration, department by department, during
the three years of which the record is now
complete
Important Facts Reviewed.
In the opening pages of the Text Book
important facts pertinent to the campajpn