Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-22
WHAT MATTERS IT?
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED TO AMERI-
CAN WAGE FARMERS.
It Is of the Highest Importance to
-clcm That Protection BE Maintains
ed by the Election of Men Who VIII
Curry Out Republican Policies.

-aem That Protection BE Maintain.
ed by the Election of Men Who VIII
Garry Out Republican Policies.
What does it matter to the American
workman if, as the New York Com
mercial says, our yearly favorable bal
ance OF merchandise trade is largely
mscd UP in payment of interest on
American securities held abroad. in
paying ocean freights to foreign ship
owners, tourists expenditures, expatri-
alton or in money sent back by resi-
dent foreigners while he is being PAID
good wages for making the goods eX-
ported in excess of our imports, which
create that yearly favorable balance OF
merchandise trade?
What does it matter to the American
workman what Mr.. Cleveland thinks OF
Mr.. Bryan, or vice versa, while there Is
no danger of either being elected presl-
dent of the United States so long as the
American factory keeps busy under
ineffective tariff protected by the vote
of the protected factory worker:
r. What does it matter to the American
workman if our foreign obligations and
expenditures are paid by the excess or
our exports over imports, instead or the
Iproceeds being brought here, while his
employer is making a profit on those
lexcess exports and is thereby enabled
Ito build up the capital reserve which
will enable him to keep his factory 60
ing when things slacken up instead or
las in Democratic days. being obliged
Ito lay off most of his work people ana
Ito put the rest on short time at re-
huced wages?
!, What does it matter to the American
workman if Democratic conventions
keep on affirming the Kansas City plat
form while there is not the least chance
of its being affirmed by majority OF
voters?
i. What does it matter to the American
workman if Mr.. Bryan continues TO
wander up and down the country seek
ing whom he may convert while he Is
mot converting anybody?
What does it matter to the American
workman how much Democratic tariff
revi~, talk there may be while the
pow the only power of revising the
tar. hen such action is deemed nee
essa. in the hands Of his friends
and it, lends, the Republican party!
What does it matter to the American
workman when Mr.. Edward Atkinson
asserts without proof that radical
changes in the tariff or even its abol-
dshment will only affect 100000 work
iers, while he (the tariff protected work
imam knows that such changes or abol-
ishment would disastrously affect the
earnings of 7,0S2,075 workers in pro-
itected factories and allied interests?
@;What does it matter to the American
workman even if his employer chooses
Ito sell surplus stock abroad at lower
prices while pay rolls are not being re-
Lduced in length or amount?
NsWhat does it matter to the American
workman how much academic discus
sion there may be regarding the theo-
!ries of free trade, low tariff or high tar
!iff while in practice high tariff gives
him more work at better wages than
he ever had before?
What does it matter to the American
workman how much money changes
hands daily in Wall street while the
intrinsic and work giving value OF the
Industry in which he labors remains
the same:
What does it matter to the American
workman what our "anti-imperiallsts
think Of our owning tropical colonies
while the fact remains that we can use
and are using all the sugar Hawaii
produces, all the sugar, coffee and
cigars Porto Rico exports and Still!
have q consuming home market far
more than large enough to use all the
many tropical products the Philippines
will produce when American capital
and American executive ability develop
1.-THE now latent resources of those Is
lands?
What does it matter to the American
workman whether our yearly favora-
bile balance of trade is visible or invisi-
bile while his we'll filed pay envelope is
visible every Friday night?
What does it matter to the American
workman if Mr.. Cleveland is fishing
for a third term while the bait has
not vet been found which will induce
majority Of American born or natural
igedD voters to again swallow the Dem
ocratic "hook" and again endure the
sad and weary years Of 1S92-96!
What does it matter to the American
workman what the would be disturb
ers Of the full dinner pail say or do
while he knows that by his vote he can
take part in another Democratic free
trCCa, low tariff, anti-imperialistlc fu-
ne-a. GA the first Tuesday of Novem-
Der, 1854?
It does matter to the American work
n. y that our protective tariff be pro-
tgx..j. " the continuance in office OF
the /. Republican party.
49,. !. BALLARD.