Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-07-06

The republican party stands for
/ Protection, which safeguards American wei
paid labor against the competition of cheap
/ foreign labor. The democratic party stands
| for free trade and the wholesale introuuction
| Of foreign products into our home market. In
the cause of home labor. the republican party
wages an open, aggressive and relentless war
| against the democratic party, II upholls the
| tariff legislation of Mckinley and Dingiey,
| which has induced capital to invest. as never
| before, in home industries has given well paid
| mpioyment to American labor aud has, be-
| sides building up home market which has be-
| come The wonder of the world, expanded our
foreign trade to an extent never equalled in our
history
A sound currency. with gold as the basis
| has given TO labor AID to business more
money and better money than the country has
ever before enjoyed. Upon this issue it op
poses free silver, nat money, ttate banks and
every form of financial heresy and Organism
with which the democratic party has threatened
and still threatens the prosperity of the Ameri-
can people.
The reciprocity of Blaine and Arthur and
Harrison and Mckinley and Dingey. which
covers the interchange with foreign countries
OF articles which we do not produce, and our
own products needed In such countries. 1t op-
| uoses snch recinrocitv with Canada "a will
flood our market with Canadian lumber, fish
| hav. potatoes and other farm prodpc,s "a 4,
| would seriou.Iv embarraas many of Names
,mportsnt industries and especially that of
agriculture. Under present arrangements our
trade with Canada ia constantly increasing.
with the balance largely in our favor. We be
lieve in letting well enough alone.
proper aid bv the general government in
building nm the American merchant marine, to
the end that our great commerce shall be car.
ried largely In American built and American
manned shius
A republican administration has given to the
country In the last four years a great navy
| which should be maintained at sufficient
strength to uphold the honor of the flag, and to
protect our citizens the world over.
| 1t has brought into the family of nations the
new republic Of Cuba, has Withdrawn from tina
republic every United States soldier after es
tabnshing conditions which have made the way
clear for the success fui administration o. re-
publican form Of government.
1t has maintained, so far as is practicable, a
condition of peace In the Philippines Islands,
has gradually introduced good government
there. has fostered public schools and public
improvements, and in due time will, as pre-
dicted by ex.secretary Root in his speech to the
Chicago convention, follow the same policy in
these Islands that has been followed In Cuba.
1t has made possible the building Of the Pan.
anna inter. oceanic canal, has undertaken the
task Of building 1t, and has accomplished this
without strife or bloodshed.
II has passed and is now executing laws for
the protection of labor and for the restraint of
great CORPORATIONS, monopolies and trusts.
We heartily commend the administration of
the affairs Of the State by GOV. Hill. With tax
rate of only two and three fourths mills. and
| with half the towns in Maine receiving more
money from the State for school purposes than
thew paid into II in taxes, there remained in the
treasury at the close of 1903, the largest ca sh
balance I'm Its history. Every temporary loan
has been paid and the principal of tho bonded
| dett had been reducad during the year 1903
| aevsrtv thousapd dollars. which has been fol.
! Ioy.ai /, the nresent vear bv n further reduc.
,i,,' ~ ,u,o hundred and 6f,v thousand dollars.
,vl,hont dollar NJ temporarv loan. thus max
a., GOV ry,ps admin,stration one of debt re.
dnc,,oD and NV redpct,on.
I'M, hnrdens Of onr state government are now
! hor,e in a laroer me,sure tnan eyer before by
| 800 oor,ora,o ,r,eres,s many Of which are
| ,na,,od on,s,do ot ,be s,ste This Motley we
oo,,,,,c,d an, moan N maintain. The finance.
=, ,, st,te ar. ~ I,a,, In better condition than
,hoy nave haen for fortv years and State taxes