Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-18

by duties upon imports, the true policy
requires such adjustment of imports as
to encourage the development of the in
dustrial interests of the whole country.
THAT means a policy of national ex-
change which, first, secures to the work
ingman liberal wages; second, to agri-
culture remunerative prices; third. to me-
cIanic and the manufacturer, adequate
rewards for their skill, labor and enter
prise; fourth, TO the nation, commercial
prosperity. Listen now to the Demo
cratic platform. made in go, on that sub
ject: The Democratic platform of '0O
and go both declared that The time had
come for the people of the United States
to declare themselves III favor of free
seas and progressive free trade through
out the world
Upon this platform the issues were
joined Lincoln was elected Secession
followed. With a bankrupt treasury and.
impaired credit, it became necessary to
raise great armies to preserve the Union
and uphold the flag. Men spranG III as
il by magic to the rescue, when there
was no WhereWithal to be clothed, fed,
transported aud remunerated.
with the Republican party fully in
power. Congress at an early day wrote
upon the statute book a revenue law pro
yiding duties upon imports of goods that
came else where from the world to the
United States. and they We're so adjust
ed. following the platform, as to yield a
revenue and at the same time TO protect
the labor and capital engaged in the di-
versifcation of industries and upon
which we could diversity our Industries.
What happenedI The revenues under
that legislation came from it as freely
and literally as water from the rock in
the desert when smitten by Moses TO re-
lieye a furnishing people.
From that day to this that protec-
tive tariff bill, with additions from time
to time, has rested upon the statute
books, with the exception of almost four
years under Grover Cleveland, from 1893
to 1897. When the Republican party
again came into power under the leader
ship of William Mckinley they wrote
that policy upon the statute books where
il rests to-day.
What Republicauism Has Done.
Bear with me for FIVE minutes while
refresh your minds with Happenings
In 1860 Lincoln was elected to rule over
3tOOO 900 people in the United States.
lHpu the war 1hI tiit I 4AiVh vas ADhEui
successfully and freedom guaranteed TO
all men forever within our borders. Free
dom in territory, yes, and freedom in all
States. equality before the law. under
which each individual works out his own
salvation. by his own skill. his own abil-
itv. his own industry. The 100000.
O00 eaten up and shot away during the
war has been paid.
"Since the close of the war $1,000,
100000 has been paid from the treasury
as pensions to the men who through the
whole contest upheld the aas and pre-
served the Union.
THE currency Of the county. which
denreciated during the war. has been re
stored to its full value. until to-day we
have more currency TO man, woman and
child. and better currency. save al ne
France. that lacks our banking system,
than any nation or earth
THAT is not all Under the protection
platform OF 1860. and the policy Of the
party since from being an insignificant
manufacturing country. we have devei-
oped and diversified our industries. until
10 day we manufacture by our own ia
Dor in the United States Of America
one-third Of all the goods manufactured
on this round earth.
Our manufactures in 1900 were S13-
600 100000 in value. equal to the Inanu-
features Of Great Britain. Germany ard
France combined, and over fOur-ffths