Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1888 — GEN HARRISON ON PROTECTION. [ARTICLE]

GEN HARRISON ON PROTECTION.

A Vena Statement of tbo AttttnOo of the Two Parties and Candidate. tn Lis speech to the delegates and dt)aens who went to his home to cougrofroiato him on his nomination Qon. Harrison sold: ‘"There is another question to which the Republican party has committed itself, .and on the lino of which it has accomplished, as 1 believe, much for the prosperity of the country. I believe the Republican party is pled god, and ought to be pledged, to tho doctrine of the protection of American industries and American labor. I believe that in so fares our native inventive genius—whioh Seems to have no limit—our productive supply tho American market, wo ought to keep lt J for ourselves. And yet this'now captain on the bridge seems to congratulate himself on the fact that the voyage Is still prosptTdnvnot-r’ withatending the change of commanders. Ho socr-t: to forget that the reason that tlio voyage is still'prosperous Is bacansd t ho course of tho ship was marked out before he went on the bridge and tborudder tied down. Ho has attempted to take a now direction since he has been in command with a view of changing the sailing course of the old craft, but it has seamed to ijo that he has made the mistako of mistaking tho ilash Iteht of come British lighthouse for the light of day. Ido not intend here to-night, In this presence,’ to discuss this tariff question in any dotail. I only waijt to say that in the passage ©'£ what is now so flippantly called the war tariff to raiso revenno t o carry on tho war out of the protective duties which were then levied, thcro bf.fi com© to this donntiy a prosperity and development which would have been impossible without it. ond that a reversal of this policy now, at the suggestion of Mr. Cleveland according to tho lino of i tho blind statesman from Texas (Mills), Would bo to stay and interrupt this march of prosperity on which wo have entered. lam one of those uninstructed political economists that have on impression that somo things may be too cheap; that I caratst End rr.yscli' in full sympathy with thisasnmnd for cheaper cents, which Seems to mo necessarily to involve a cheaper man and woman, under the coat. I believe itls- true-today thttfe wo have many things in this country that are too cheap, because whenever it is proved that tho maa or woman- who prodnooo any in-ticlo cannot get a decent living out of St, then It is too cheap v