Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-20
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democrats nave united with the Re-
publicans in admitting the fact.
Tariff schedules haye never been
considered as sacred by Republicans
They believe in changing schedules to
meet existing conditions. That is as
much the policy of the Republican
party as is protection, but they believe
that these schedules should be
changed by Republicans when such
changes are advisable to insure pro-
lection to American labor. There is
no common ground on this issue for
Republicans and Democrats. The
Democrats who are in control of that
party, shaping its policies. do not be-
lieve in protection. They have de-
clared openly for free trade il their
campaign Text Book. They are as
much opposed to reciprocity as they
are to protection and the only tariff
revision they demand is one that will
wipe out ali tariff schedules and all
protection to American industry.
They al e committed to free trade as
their revenue policy. That means di-
rect taxation to take the place of
customs taxation on the products of
foreign industry imported from other
countries. They want the producers
of all the world to enjoy free market
in the United States on equal terms
with the producers of this country.
There is therefore only one issue be-
tween the parties on this question and
that is protection versus free trade.
When whole nation is on the verge
of going mad with the fallacious idea
of free silver. advanced by group of
silver mine owners primarily and
urged by an ambitious politician who
forsaw what he thought was good
chance, the Republican party stands
like a sea-wall against the rising tide
and prevents it from sweeping the
nation from it's financial basis. Result,
the United States is today the most
prosperous nation in the world.
When the captivating but delusive
idea of free trade is advanced by
theorists, whose specious arguments
sound alluring to the plain citizen,
and the democracy with it's usual
avidity for chimeras seizes it as a good
dig. saIe Rep.:;,ttiis ~ party Peg Is it
and with varing fortunes in the mean
time, but ever insisting upon protec-
tion to American industries, wins finally
the support of majority of the voters.
Result, the United States is the most
prosperous nation in the world.
Again, when fate and the fortunes
of war place before this country a
duty and government to be solved
seven thousand miles across the sea,
for an alien race, the Democracy, with
characteristic hysteria, gathers up its
skirts and fees. The Republican
party tackles the question and will
work it out to successful end, just as
it worked out slavery and reconstruc-
tion, free trade and free silver and all
other issues the Democracy have
presented.
So il will be with the other great
questionable Trusts. It is not an
easy one. The Republican party
recognize that it is problem to be
dealt with. But the Republican party
will go at it, just as it has tackled
every other big question which has
conf i,onted the citizens of this Repub-
lie sincerely, honestly, with common
sense and prudence, and in the end
will solve the question for the best
interests of the whole people at large.
It seems strange that any man, who
reads history and recalls political
events, could hesitate to place his
allegiance in the Republican party,
the party of promise and fulfllment
as against the Democracy, the party
of hysteria and impotency.
Impure blood originates in faulty
digestion and sluggish action of the
bowels. Take Cramps Curative Powder
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