Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1892 — Is President Harrison a Free Trader? [ARTICLE]

Is President Harrison a Free Trader?

On his way from Washington to Rochester the other day, while the train was Stopping at Williamsport, Pa., President Harrison said: “Who can tell what is before us as a people, if we open our minds now as citizens and statesmen to great opportunities which are before us? I believe that we are now entering upon a greater development as a nation, that we are now pushing to a place of influence and importance among the nations of the earth, that we are now about to conquer in the markets and in the commerce of the world a place we have never had before; and I invoke, without division of party, the earnest and hearty co-opera-tion of my fellow-citizens in these great hopes and plans." The things that mil do more than all else to develop this nation and make us the conquerors of markets and commerce as, in accordance with our inventive genius, enterprise, ability and natural opportunities, we undoubtedly should become, are: (L) Free raw materials for our manufacturers, so that they will not be handicapped in the open markets of the world- (2.) Removal of duties that restrict trade and commerce and cripple and impoverish our farmers and other producers, by compelling them to sacrifice one-third of their products before they get back to their doors the returns for their goods. (3.) The removal of duties that increase the cost of food and clothing and decrease the efficiency of our workingmen by forcing them to eat improper food and to wear cheap, shoddy clothing. (4.) The removal of taxes and restrictions upon shipping that make it more expensive to fly the stars and stripes than any other flag. , The people have already expressed their willingness to co-operate with the party and leaders that will do these things, and they, too, think that when we open our minds as citizens and statesmen, and seize the great opportunities before us, we will occupy a place in the markets and commerce of the world never held before. Their platform is a big and non-partisan one, with plenty of room. Get aboard, President Harrison!