The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-31
FACTS REPUBLICANS MUST
EXPLAIN.

manufacturers AT nome without Il
protective tariff. call their atten-
tion TO page 10 of the textbook
where it says that Europe will be
forced to combine for mutual pro-
lection. and ask them why, if
Europe realizes thar the American
can undersell them in their own
markets. we should be afraid of
European competition.
When the Republicans tell you
that we must maintain protec-
tive tariff in order 10 keep foreign
competition from undertaking our
/ industries, remind them of the
fact that there is chapter in
their textbook whose headline
reads "American Invasion of
Europe-The United States Com
petlng with Europe in their Home
I Markets. and That the boast is
made there that We can undersell
the world, there is very little dan
ger OF any one uuSelling us.
When the Republicans tell you
that he tariff makes things cheap
er, ask them if they are not we'll
enough acquainted with their own
doctrine of protection to know
that the primary object of the
protection was to hold prices up
and to keep out any competition
that would underSell American
manufacturers.
When the Republicans tell YOU
that ''you don't have to guess
what the Republicans will do as
the textbook puts it, remind hem
of he fact that the President
stated in his New Englan d
speeches that he THOUGHT Con
gress would pass certain laws,
though he couldn't speak for any
one but himself.
When the Republicans boast of
the things protection has accom-.
plished, asked them what it has
done for the Coal Trust, the Food
Trust and the Steel Trust. and
the thousand and one other trusts
which are gripping the throat of
the American people today. Re
mind them that Mr.. Shaw has adj
mitted that the protective tariff
is the parent of conditions which
make trusts profitable"
w hen the Republicans say that
protection has yindlcdted itself,
inquire Of them how it happened
that Mr.. Babcock has asked .'Itow
such policy can be defendedw
and Speaker Henderson spoke of
schedules as "crylng out for re
viSiOn," and the Baltimore Amer
icdn refers to it as tariff for
trusts only "
When the Republicans 90 off
INTO ectacleS over the prosperity
of the farmer, ask hem if they
are willing to assume the reSpon
sihility for the short crops in
other lands as well "a. tor the big
ones of our own county. Ana
ask them if they will take all he
credit tor the wars which have
made the demand for horses and
proVender. Aud ask them if hey
want TO pose as the Earthly Rep.
IcSehtatiNe of Heaven.
When trr Republican stump
speakers, with heir proveraial
capacity for claiming every good
thing that ever happened. and
diSclaimiug every bad thing. say
that the Republican party de
serves the credit for Rural Free
Delivery, just ask them in reply
under whose administration it was
started, and ask them if they are
aware of lie fact that the present
efficient superintendent Of Rural
Free Delivery owes his appoint
ment TO a Democratic Postmaster
General, and inquire OF them if
they do not think that his coutin
uance i'll office through two Re
publican administrations is
pretty good evidence that Post
master General Wilson made a
wise selection in the matter.
When the Republicans tell you
that their party proposes to con
troll the trusts remind them of the
fact that their party has had alb.
Solute control of the Government
machine for six years, and that
the only time they have made any
pletence at controlling them was
when they knew that they couldn't
pass a bill just at the end of a
session of Congress and before a
campaign, and inquire of them
how it happened that not a word
was said about controlling them
last winter while just as soon as
Congress adjourned the President
began his strenuous bluff against
them.
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