Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01


American craftsmanship, is now an
accomplished fact. The great work
of connecting the Pacific and Atlantic
by canal is at last begun and it is
due to the republican party.
We have passed laws which will
bring the arid lands of the United
States within the area of cultivation.
We have reorganized the army and
put it in the highest state of efficiency.
We have passed laws for the i'm
provement and support of the militia.
We have pushed forward the build
ing of the navy, the defense and pro-
lection of our honor and our interests.
Our administration of the great de-
partments of the government has
been honest and efficient and
wherever wrong doing has been dis
covered the republican administration
has not hesitated to probe the evil
and bring offenders to justice without
regard to party or political ties.
Laws enacted by the republican
party which the democratic party fail
ed to enforce and which were intend
ed for the protection of the public
against the unjust discrimination or
| the illegal encroachment of vast ag-
| gregations of capital have been fear
| lessly enforced by republican presi-
dent, and new laws ensuring reason
able publicity as to the operations of
great corporations and providing ad-
/ ditional remedies for the prevention
of discrimination in freight rates have
been passed by republican congress.
In this record of achievement dur
| ;nu I,n OF ;oh hS,
the pledges which the republican
party has fulfilled. We promise to
continue these policies and we declare
our constant adherence to the follow
ing principles:
The Tariff Plank.
/ Protection which guards and devel-
ops our industries is cardinal policy
of the republican party. The measure
of protection should always at least
equal the difference in the cost of
production at home and abroad. We
insist upon the maintenance of the
principles of protection, and therefore
rates of duty should be readjusted
only when conditions have so changed
that the public interest demands their
alteration, but this work cannot safely
be committed to any other hands than
those of the republican party.
To entrust it to the democratic
party is to invite disaster. Whether
as in 1892, the democratic party de-
clared the protective tariff unconstitu,
tional, or whether it demands tariff
reform or tariff revision, its real OBJ.
ject is always the destruction of the
protective system. However specious
the name, the purpose is ever the
same. A democratic tariff has always
been followed by business adversely
republican tariff by business pros
perity. To republican congress ant
a republican president this great ques
tion can be safely entrusted. WheI
the only free trade country amoni
the great nations agitates a return Il
protection, the chief protective coun
try should not falter in maintaining il
We have extended widely our for
eign markets. and we believe in tn,
adoption of all practicable method
for their further extension, includ
ing commercial reciprocity whereve.
reciprocal arrangements can be ei
fected consistent with the principle
of protection and without injury t,
American industry.
The Gold Standard.
We believe 1t to be the duty of tn
republican party to uphold the gol
standard and the integrity and valu
of our national currency. The main
tenance of the gold standard, estab
lished by the republican party, can
l not safely be committed to the dem
ocratic party, which resisted its adop
ton and has never given any proc
> since that time of belief in it or fidel
ity to 1t.
Our Merchant Marine.
2 While every other industry ha
3 prospered under the fostering aid c
|, republican legislation, American shiI
e ping engaged in foreign trade in CON
petition with the low cost of construc
4 ton, low wages and heavy subsidies c
4 foreign governments has not for man
3 years received from the governmer
t of the United States adequate ell
!, couragement of any kind. We there
. fore favor legislation which will Ell