The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-08-23

/ between the two great historical
parties on the tariff question. It is
not question of protection aud free
trade. No party advocates and no
government practices absolute free
trade. The Democratic party has,
however, for years advocated in it's
platforms the we'll defined policy Of
Ga tariff for revenue only" refusing
to recognize as Democratic the wis
dom, justice or propriety of affording
either protection to American labor
or American capital invested in
American industries.
The avowed Republican policy,
often reiterated in national platforms
and enacted into law, as is evidenced
by the Mckinley and the Diugley
tariff bills, openly safirms that the
Republicans favor protective tariff
that will encourage the Investment OF
American capital in manufacturing
enterprises and insure to American
labor, both native and naturalized,
the advantages of "a fair days wages
for a fair days work."
Both of these plans have been tried
within the memory of most of those
who will cast their votes next No
vember.
The Wilson, Gorman tariff bill and
the effects thereof were Democratic.
The Dingley bill and its results are
Republican. The effects produced by
these two measures should be care
fully weighed by every voters who
desires his ballot to influence nation
prosperity and. personal advantage.
Under the operation of the Wilson,
German revenue tariff, the income of
the government was not sufficient to
pay current expenses. The tariff for
revenue only did not produce the
revenue. Government bonds were
sold in time of peace to pay the daily
obligations of the Democratic admin
istration. From being debt-paying
nation we became a debt-creating
nation. Industries languished. Mills
shut down. Factories closed. Build
ing ceased. The army of the unem-
ployed increased. Panic came. Banks
failed. Fortunes crumbled. Labor
begged in vain for work. But just
as soon as the people could express
their verdict at the polls, Cleveland
was repudiated, the Wilson-Gorman
tariff bill was declared wanting and
change was demanded.
With the election Of Republican
president and Republican congress,
a protective tariff measure was enact
ed. The Dingley bill became law.
What havo been the results? The
national treasury overflows. The ma
ton has fought to scccessful issue
two wars and has been paying debts
at the same time. Bond issues have
given place to bond redemption and
refunding the outstanding obligations
of the nation at q lower rate of inter-
est than was ever secured by any ma
ton in history. Mills have been
started. Factories have been running
day aud night. Wages have been in-
creased. Labor has been profitably
employed. The exports during the
four years of the Dingley Republican
tariff have exceeded the combined
amount of all the exports of the ma
ton during all the previous years of
our history from the beginning Of
Washington's first administration to
the close of Clcveland's last admins
tration.
There is the record none can deny
it. The books have been audited,
and the balance is known to all.
What do the American voters want
A return to the Wilson-G German tariff
bill and panic times, or q continuation
of the Dingley bill and Mckinley
times. Your votes next November
will decide the question.
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