The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-05-22
FOR STRAIGHT OUT
PROTECTION POLICY
Uncompromising Anti-Free- Trade
Attitude Of the Indiana Repub-
lican State Convention.

| \ stra ght-out, uncompromising Pro
tect.on platform was adopted by Tn,
Indiana Republican Safe Convent.
/ of April 90, 25, as follows:
We, the Republicans of Indiana
in thirtieth biennial convention rs.
sembled. hail with satisfaction tin
mu tiplying evidences Of RepubLcdu
success. The result If every primary
election of reg!strst- on he'd since thC
election Of 1912 proves the constant
ly increasing drift toward the Re
publican party and demonstrates be
yond question that the sole hope OF
the people for relief from the burdens
of Democratic misru'e is through it,
return to power. Vindication has been
brought to Republican policies by the
trial of alternative policies, and fac
ing the conditions of to-day rath r
than the theories of yesterday, the
voters of Indiana and the nation TIM
patiently await the opportunity 10
correct another 1892 mistake with an
other 1894 verdict at the polls.
We condemn the present national
administration for its repeated VIC a.
tons of plighted faith witt the peo-
pie. 1t promised a revision of the
Tariff which would not disturb bus.-
ness. 1t has given us a sectional Tar
if measure which has disturbed and
depressed business to an extent un-
known since the last Democratic Tar
iff revision 20 years ago. 1t promls-
ed a Tariff which would lower the
cost of living while maintaining wag
es and the prices of farm products. It
enacted law which has reduced
the cost of arm products. 1t promised
solution of the trust problem by
Tariff adjustment, and has succeeded
only in demonstrating the utter flu
tility of its method 1t promised a
strict adherence to civil service re-
form principles, and has stripped the
diplomatic service of its trained ex-
perts and made it the means of pay
ing personal and political obligations.
1t promised economy and retrench-
ment, and has increased the appro-
priations more than a hundred mil
lion dollars annually. 1t promised the
overthrow of caucus rule, and has Civ
ell such an exhibition of the tyranny
of the secret caucus as has never be-
fore been witnessed. 1t pledged the
freedom of debate and deliberation in
Congress, and the curtailing of the
power of the Speaker, and has re-
sorted to cloture and gag rule, trans
ferring to the Democratic floor leader
all the power formerly vested in the
Speaker. 1t declared for free tolls for
American coastwise vessels through
the Panama Canal, and at the behest
of Great Britain it is attempting to
repeal the law providing for it's ex-
emption. 1t has declared repeatedly
against Capitalization of government
and aggressions by the executive, and
has made Of Congress a servile II
strument of the executive will. 1t
has declared against dollar diplomacy
and has effected treaties with Hayti
and Nicaragua, providing for it in
fragrant form. 1t declared for protec-
ton of the rights of every Am 1rc!an
citizen OF the United Stats residing
in a foreign Land, and compelled
thousands of others CT the United
States residing in Mexico to obtain
it by fleeing across the border to
avoid the bloody cOnselue ces of
"watchful waiting" 1t pr-ni SD Ann
erican produce freer IS to the
markets of the world, and gives US
treasury figures which prove the rap
id shrinkage of exports. 1t promised
greater prosperity to the farmer but
gave him the competition of the
labor and cheap lands OF foreign
countries.
The Republican party is now and
always has been the consistent and
advocate of Protection to
American labor and THE promotion
of American industry. We hold that
the first duty of good government is
to Protect the rights and promote the
interess of is own people.
We are opposed to any doctrine
which, subjects A mercian labor to
the competition OF the cheap labor of
other lands. ~
We believe that all articles which
cannot be produced in our own coun-
try, except luxuries, should be Rd-
mitted free of duty. and that on all
imports coming into competition with
labor there should be lev
led duty equal to the difference be-
tween the cost Of production ut home
and abroad
We hold that the products OF the
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