Show GARFIELD ON A protective TARIFF THE great issue of the political c campaign am of 1888 is the tariff question the democratic party advocate th the reduction of the tariff the republican party its retention iong and if necessary far the protection of american manufactures fractures fac tures its extension and iner increase ease the alae n ame ox of garfield elicits enthusiastic applause at any republican gathering ath dring where it is mentioned and e i is regarded ded as one of the party oracles the following extract from one dnn of his speeches sounds rather inharmonious s when read in connection with ith the latest republican olat platform form t 1 I 1 bolo abold therefore that a properly a adjusted I 1 cova competition petition between home and foreign products is the best gage by which to regulate leg international trade duties should be so high that our manufacturers can fairly compete with tile the foreign product but not so ash 0 a to enable them to drive out the foreign article eD enjoy jov a monopoly of he be trade and regulate the price as a s they hey please to this extent I 1 am a protectionist protection it if our government pursues this line ol of policy steadily we shall ball year by year approach more ingre nearly to the basis of free trade because we shall be more nearly able to compete with other nations on equal equa terms I 1 am for a protection which I 1 leads ampt dp tp ultimate tree free trade I 1 am ain for that f free trade which can be achieved only through protection 1 r new york was carried for the civo we of these principles in 1880 if the empire state still holds to them there is not a ghost of a chance forthe for the nominees who stand on the republic can platform of 1888 |