The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-28
STAND BY TARIFF.
DECLARATION OF THE LEAGUE
OF REPUBLICAN, CLUBS.
Dingley Law Upheld as the Best Ever
Enacted-Benefits It Has Con-.
ferred on the Whole
People.

tached to the tariff planks OF the plat
form adopted by the Republican Ma
tional league at the Golden Jubilee
convention In Philadelphia. 1t Is the
only platform that can be called the
official utterance of the Republican
party of the entire union for 1906 1t
was framed by a committee represent
ing every state and territory and
adopted by a unanimous rising vote
without the least dissent by any dele
gate from any plank. We are per-
mitted to give a brief account of the
history of the making of the platform
by the chairman OF the subcommittee
to whom was intrustcd the task. First
let us present the tariff planlls in full:
1--WE stand for that progress which
has como through adequate, universal
and equitable protection to every Sec
ton, every class and every industry.
THE protection that has developed
and maintained home market OF
such magnitude as to be no longer
compared with that of any other sin
gle nation, but measured only by those
of the entire world combined.
1.-THE protection that also without
sacrifice of any portion of this splen-
did home market has gained for us
more of the worlds markets than are
possessed by any other nation on
earth, no matter how cheap its labor
or how free it's so-called raw material
"a foreign trade gained In part
through recourse to the methods of
all other manufacturing nations In
sometimes meeting competition by
ruling world prices, but without re-
ducing In the least degree American
wages, which remain the same in
manufactures for export and domestic
sales.
1.-THE protection that has raised our
labor and standard of living to
higher plane by far than can be found
elsewhere the world over
I'VE indorse the sentiment of Will
liam Mckinley, that the principle of
protective tariff is sacred, but that
schedules should be changed when
conditions of industry, commerce and
finance demand-and not till then.
I'VE emphasize the results of the
operation of the Dingley tariff, which
Is giving us surplus of revenue; I'M
paralleled activity in our factories,
forests and mines; profitable prices
for the products of our farms; greater
bank clearings and relatively less fail
ures than ever before; a continually
larger volume of employment at high
or wages, resulting in unprecedented
consumption of not only the neces-
saries, but comforts, conveniences and
luxuries OF life, augmented withal by
larger savings and investments than
have previously been recorded in our
history. We believe that these year
after-year record breaking results just
| ify us in declaring that the Dingley
| law Is the most just, equitable and
perfect tariff law ever enacted, and
more perfect law than, under present
conditions, we could get in it's place
with the inevitable disturbance to
business, which should be avoided as
long as possible"
On assembling, as soon as organized
and 4 subcommittee was selected, it's
chairman presented his views and
found every member of the committee
| Ill eulilc dCCOlu. Ou CdIuOL Illdhc
the tariff plank too strong" said a
delegate, and this assertion was greet.
ed with cries of that's right" and ap.
plause from ALL When the platform
was read to the entire committee there
was the same Endorsement. When II
was presented to the convention 1t
was adopted by unanimous rising
vote, and it's author, Francis Curtis,
of Massachusetts. was called to the
platform and given an ovation.
Now let us see what these repre-
sentatives of 100000 to 100000
members of the Republican clubs all
over the United States announce as
their tariff doctrine. ~
First they declare their allegiance
to the protection that has been ade-
quite, universal and equitable to every
section, every class and every indus
try"
They then call attention to our
home market, mo longer compared
with that of single nation, but meas
ured only by the markets of the en-
tire world combined"
Not only that, but greater portion
of the worlds markets has been
gained than Is possessed by any other
nation, mo matter how cheap its labor
or how free its raw material"
And then 1t Is openly and frankly
claimed that we do sometimes meet
foreign competition by recourse to the
methods of other nations in sales at
ruling world prices. "but without re-
ducing in the least degree American
wages. which remain the same in
manufactures for export and domestic
sales"
There are no equivocations, no plati-
tudes, no generalities, no compromises
In this Philadelphia platform. II is
an open, honest, bold declaration. and
It has the signed Endorsement OF every
member Of the committee on resolu-
tions and the rising and verbal In.
dorsement of every delegate in the
convention.
A Condition Of Unrest.