The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-05

the splendid services in the Philippines OF
mat distinguished son OF Ohio, Governor
General William II. Taft.
Under Presidents Mckinley and Roose-
ven our Foreign policy of equity TO all has
mace the United States the peacemaker Of
the world, guarding weaker nations from
asgresslon and giving the Monroe doctrine
Hital 1orce greater than ever before.
AS Americas part I'm preserving the
peace or the world. we indorse the Repub-
mean policy OF developing the United States
every encouragement possible 10 our mer-
cnant marine In the extension of American
commerce In American ships upon every
sea
The protective tariff policy OF the Re-
publican party has made the United States
me greatest Industrial nation, astonished
the world with the tremendous develop
ment Of our boundless resources: has added
vastly TO our foreign commerce; has greatly
increased the prosperity Of the farmer, and
mas advanced American labor 10 the best
scale OF living ever attained. We oppose
al attacks upon this policy. whatever the
pretext. as the endeavoring to bring back
the disastrous days of Democratic tariff re-
and the possible benefits Of reciprocity may
call for timely readjustment Of schedules.
but protection as a principle and as a policy
American prosperity. and must not be sac
rihced
Combinations for the monopoly Of trade
a asn xihared unlawful purposes are directly
ican legislation, and their vigorous enforce
ment In the courts. No worthy interest is
lmperiled, but whatever will work public
harm Is restrained. and that without resort
10 the Democratic plan OF destroying all
American industries through tariff revision
or otherwise. IL further legislation should
be found necessary, the Republican party
can be depended upon to enact and enforce
II with equity and safety in every iegiti-
mate interest
THE Republican party, having restored
the national credit after IL was nearly de-
stroyed by the Democratic party. and hav-
ing maintained. defended and advanced IL
TO the highest In the world. with every
dollar of full value. and having given to the
people the only banking system that OPP
crates uniformly everywhere without loss
and at lowest cost. should now endeayor-
within safe lines, to stimulate local bank
circulation. thus securing an elastic cur
rency supply commensurate with business
demands, and we favor well-guarded legis-
lation TO this end.
"Ohio was the first State with soil for.
ever free from the stain of slavery. Pledged
by the great creative ordinance of 17s7 to
the fundamental principles of civil and re-
ligious liberty and bound thereby TO for
ever remain a part of the United States OF
America Ohio was foremost In the war TO
preserve the indestructible Union OF indie
every amendment which that war wrote into
our country's Constitution as binding in
honor upon every American citizen. There
fore, we hold fast to the doctrine of equity
everywhere in the exercise Of the elective
franchise. maintaining that justice requires
any State excluding any of Its citizens from
the ballot TO be proportionately reduced in
its representation in the Electoral College
and the lower house OF the national Con-
gress."