The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-15

) anSthiN$ can be that this ain, will b
!, nc,IG. co Only by cutting down the pros
petity OF al of our people,.
a Question Of American Expediencv.
~ course, if our opponents are not sin
cere IN their proposal to abolish me sys
iehl OF a protective tariff, there is no us
N arguing the matter at ali save h,
I1,nIitS out, again that if on one srea
;3out thcy, do not mean what they saw
rs nafGly safe to trust them on an,
other issue. But if they are sincere thci
SaIIftlit 20 power would mean misfortune
n o,T question Of what tariff is best is pri
miallly one Of eNpcdiency, 10 be deter
mined IN the light of experience. II IS :
matter OF business, Our experience ha:
5ot SHOWN that we could afford to follow
tho&e counscllors who have confined them,
selves 10 study in the closet; for the work.
ing OF the tariff has contradictcd theil
nieorloS. from time TO time schedules
mISl undoubtedly be r"adjustcd to meet
SI'J'ilS needs: but this can with safety
pc zone onl} by those who are
10 tle system. To uproot and destroy that
system would mean prostrat.on of bust
neSs. closing factories. impoveriShment of
inc FARMER, the ruin of the cap:taIist. and
the starvation of the wagc-workcr. When
our opponents last obtained power it was
or q piatIorn declaring a protective tariff
unconstitutional" and the effort to put
thls declaration into practice was one of
me causcs of the general national prostra-
u3 en- lasting from 1888 to 1897;
Our Opponents assert that they believe
IN reciprocity. Their action on the treaty
with Cuba docs not bear out this asser-
Jloh. Moreover, there can be no reci-
froc'ty unless there is a substantial tariff;
lFce trade and reciprocity are not com
phtlble. We favor reciprocal trade. The
p1rty stands pledged to every wise method
OF increasing foreign commerce. While
lIlc domestic trade OF this country OK
cecdS in volume the entire export and i'm
| port trade Of the world, the United States
mas secured more tIan an eighth of the
export trade OF the world. standing first
| among me nai1nnS IvFn ~ - "a or At
i-~ogalsport, Ind, l said:
Protecting American Standard.
The one consideration which must new
ef be omitted in Il tariff change is the i'm
peratlVe need of preserving the American
standard Of living for the American
W~0Tkingman. The tariff rate must never
lall below that which will protect the
American workingman by allowing for the
Gilerence between the general labor cost
here and abroad. so as at least to equal
lie the conditions arising from the diff
terence In the standard Of labor here and
abroad-a difference which it should be
our ann to foster in SO far IS It repre-
paid, better fed, and better clothed work
l1gmnn of a higher type than any to be
lognd in a foreign country. AT all haz-
for or accomplished by changes of the tar
iif, the American w~orl1ingman must be
protected in his stardard of wages, that is,
in nis standard Of living. and must be
mcnt. Our laws should in no event at
lord advantage to foreign industries over
event do less than eu11alize the differences
in conditions at home and abroad.
1T Is a matter Of regret that the protec-
definitely Established Forty ODD yc,rs
have been the most prosperous this nation
has Seen. Beyond question this prosperity
could not have come if the American peo-
energy ard hIsinaes intoIIigoncn 70 ~ ~,
their vast material resources ia accnlInt
mt II is No 1ess tr,,e So y oooonn,t,
n nIi has . No on :IsH rue ns +, ma nIa Gn u s' @ob'o oanS
use of infividnal caDaCi+inc opd n.t1r.i
resources Every cI1ss of oIIr ,oo,,io -
benefited by the protective tariff. Dur
seen EXPORT trade grow fasfnr than cIlar
The manuractlrcr coTld not keen his r.
tory running If K Wc1y NOT for tha nr0-
t~ecfive tariff Tho -ara-urorl+er rtnI,,5 do
wel 10 remember fhat # nrotnctio, isarob0
berry" ana IS 10 h. i f,;,.l.ssboa ononr ~ nnID
he Will be the frst to Day he nenaitv T7h,as
nurChasjnr newer of tbn svnrago va rc
has ~rown ftaSfnr than tbo cost 81 e 1i,~H%SI
~ u.s. " WINS
Farmer n the Tariff.
The farmer has been benefited as much |
as the others. The most welcome fact
by the last census IS the wide
distribution OF wealth. The chief agen~
cies producing this distribution are manu-
features and inventions, hericulturn IS
the basis Of civilization. The six million
farms of the United States. are more
fruitful than all other resources. The men
o. those six million farms receive from
tht protective tariff the best of all possibIc
markets. All other classes dcpend unnn
the farmer, but the farmer depends UPON
the market they furnish. American farm
crs have prospered because their market
has kept pace with their farms. The nd
dit.onai market continually furnished by
manufacturers has been far in
So % 5ne outsL ! otneT lands' An
: g. ~ - PtouuGts IS neCGs-
9at! ~ NlsPoSS % Cul surplus ana the
I !nr p - anu ~ p1"I ~ Rtouutis, mas
Io "tSTny norItn+ "i.Iou' .ne Ell
~ 10 49, = " g 9no14a nave -
~ Lee 49, 49, 49, n W ~ aS rGea ,n9 moIIo
H. Fortv "a Tna e e,diro ~ !, 100 plo ufuarr,loiI III
l.c iGIIs So"4e utli!ias III isoV; laFn PROD
e,o d rSa ar ~ 'nan tne manu-
49, 10, tha - ~ f1~3 neSoltie uepHn-
tbnt upuh ~ ne We una5unal 10 utlll2e
nnt ~ 1irnnt ~ fnn3 ssnoniT " I6n6 $50
w. ~ oor of ~ tpi'. - . " .i.S
pe. Gune' 81 Iis .9tal ra!ue OF laILn
20 p Enntn Sm'' E2,i5ortiT a. - Nv mta.tIla!s
- 49, ~ az
- - w. r, 81 = "a n"n ~ uIirc. JUS
o1i,ui, ~ tar na, iCIti no a utactuter put-
w ~ 9uRl,tnCs TTInaoaI eNSIu-
", ~ Vii b,,nnts tony tan ntat"ihG-
- - 80 49,, - =! ntSuHtly | MI
tHatutIa va tTtt. IL j., g5ofS o. tle manu-
20 "a ~ - w yes uShL nc
" UL'G, "tSt"alu thirty
=. ~ nionhiiyy nocoN1n,nicd I ~
a. y q hidihed
.!tG sa-'c ~ nc naiuV VI s'i IL idLus' Farm
a 49, rSt I - ,n"ro !, +noa.a SrSibleL ahu
d = IN sro o"a nonTd ba ,,u - traLn-
cL ~ aoa "a pt"tIt nc ild-
~ ~ tion "a ~ tho rIorId r. 10 ha lI1nctulln