Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-08-21

DR.. McShea Of Chapman were de-
clared the nominees for county high
school trustees, the name OF OF 9. A.
Scherer having been Withdrawn.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows and the report was
unanimously adopted;
The Republicans Of Dickinson coun'
ty, in convention assembled, give
hearty endorsement to National and
State Republican platforms.
We renew our faith In the policy Of
protection to American labor; in that
policy our industries have been es-
tablished, diversified and maintained.
BY protection the home market COM
petition has been stimulated and pro-
duction cheapened.
We reiterate our adherence to the
policy Of the Republican party upon
the subject Of reciprocity as stated
first in the National Republican plat.
form OF 1896, thus: "Protection and
reciprocity are twin measures Of Re-
publican policy and 90 hand in hand;
protection for what we produce; free
admission for the necessaries of life
which we do not produce"
The Republican handbook defines
reciprocity thus:
"Reciprocity is an arrangement be-
tween our own nation and another by
which we agree to admit with reduced
tariff or free of duty certain articles
which we need but which we cannot
produce here; and in return the other
nation admits with reduced tariff or
free Of duty certain articles which we
produce and which they cannot pro-
| duce 10 their own land" We favor
reciprocity with all countries along
the foregoing Republican lines in or
der TO find vent for our surplus pro-
ducts and we demand that congress
carry out the plea Of the National Re-
publican platform for "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 $lOO,O0O,000 annually" We
favor Just and reciprocal trade rela-
tions with Cuba, but in establishing
and maintaining these relations great
care should be exercised SO that the
benefits arising tberefrom shall 60 to
the people Of Cuba and to the people
Of the United States and not to the
sugar trust and spectators in Cuban
sugar lands. Further, that such
reciprocal law shall be so drawn ss
not to injurs American industries OF
! American labor. As q condition pre-
csdeut to the establishing Of such re-
lations, we can see no good reason
why Cuba should not be required tt
shut her door against psuper labor, In
the same way that we have closed oul
door to pauper labor in this country
including Hawaii and Porto Rico.
We are unalterably opposed to an!
kind Of reciprocal trade relations with
Cuba, or with any other foreign coun
try, that will injure, cripple sr des
Z troy any industry that can be sue
: cessfully and profitably carried on b,
!. our own American people; and we be
lieve that the farmers Of the West ar
inst as much entitled to protection
sgsilst foreign cheap labor and for
b eign competition in everything tha
8 they can proftably produce upo
their farms, as are the steel, iron
q lumber and tin producers Of the eas'
= ern states.
:, We heartily endorse Presiden
II Roosevelt and his administration
l. Learned as a scholar, wise as state'
!, ment. brave as q soldier and DARN
), asa plainsman, he type6es all that
great and noble in our American cit
y Senship. We are proud Of the fat
d that under the leadership Of our ow
,e distinguished citizen, Honorable j. !
sr Burton, the Kansas delegation
Philadelphis was the first to declsl
for Roosevelt for vice. president, an
a. again at our late state convention II
Q, Republicans Of kansas we're the fir
to declare for him for president
~ | 1904.
We heartily commend the sggresi'
and earnest work for Kansas pc
D. formed by Senator J. r. Burton. Fl
nearly twenty-five years this has bet
" bis home. He has taken an acti'
: part 10 every Republican campaie
In Ksusss In all that time and b
10 stood mauiully for the principles