Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25

duction. apd as producer OF revenue
to defray the expenses of the War OF
tho Rebellion, the first tariff law
pasSetl by the Republican party proved
Itself OF incalculaSis benefit to the
country.
The Republican party readjusted
the tariff downward in 1879, and again
In 1888. for the purpose OF correcting
some inequalities. The results of these
downward establishments were FAR
from satisfactory.
The Republican party readjusted
the tariff upward In 1899, and in con.
sequence the county entered upo1 =
new era OF prosperity.
Once more. in 1897, the Republicans
party readjusted the tariff upward, In
order to correct the gross Inequalities
and dlsaster-producing features of the
Democratic tariff readjustment Of
1894, and forthwith followed a period
OF prosperity far exceeding anything
previously known In the worlds his
tory.
Through all those years of tariff re
vision and modification the position
OF the Republican party has consist.
emily been in favor of tariff law EN-.
bodying the essential principles of pro
lection. Through all those years the
Democratic party has opposed protec.
ton. and in the only period of Demo
cratic control in all branches of the
Federal government, that party re-
vised the tariff upon lines that L.
nored as far as possible the princi
pies of protection. Here is presented,
therefore, in, a few words, the records
OF the two parties during the past for.
ty years. The Republican party has
revised and modified the tariff when
such action was necessary either to
increase the Federal revenues or to
c0rreat inequalities of the law. The
Democratic party, when entrusted
with power, revised the tariff upon
non-protection lines, and in the SEIZED.
ules of the, law which 1t passed re,
fused protection to some of the most
important industries in the United
States-the factory. the mine and the
farm. In every instance when the
Republican party made tariff law
the industries of the country were
quickened into new life, capital found
ready investment, .snd woFlingmen re
ceived increased opportunities for EN-
pioyment at increased and increasing
wages. When the Democratic tariff
act. Of 1894 was passed 1t was followed
by greater competition from the prod.
ucts of foreign lands, with the result
that domestic industries were Grip
pied and million workingmen in
this country, were either thrown out
of employment 'or their wages were
greatly reduced.
Admitting for the purpose of argu.
mcnt that the Time. may come when
the tariff law of the United States
should be modified in order that any
Inequalities it contains may be cor.
rected, and it's schedules made to con.
form to altered conditions, the .ques;
ton which will confront every voter
in the coming campaign is whether
such changes in the tariff shall he
made by the Republican party, the
friend and supporter of protection, or
poses protection and declares it to be
robbery.
1t would seem from this statement
of the situation, which Is an accurate
statement, borne out by the facts of
history. and the experiences of men in
this country during very recent years,
that the efforts of the Democratic par.
ty in its national platform to meet
the tariff issue with the plain declar.
alton that protection Is robbery,
and at the same time attempt to sugar
coat those powerful and significant
words with the suggestion that the
tariff be gradually" reduced, togeth.
er with the for-revenue-only stfpu,
lation.that 1.-The tariff be limited to the
needs of the government" cannot but
be regarded by thoughtful people
everywhere as covert attempt of
the party to mislead the people into
striking blow at protection under
the claim that the blow will not be
permitted to do harm.
The effort of the Democrats to dis.
guise their purpose in assaulting pro,
lection will not be successful. The
American people are in favor of, pro-
lection. They will not ehtrust the
making Of tariff law to- political
party that is opposed to protection.
AS we'll might the American people
have invited Mr. Bryan in 1896 or in
1900 to make and execute law estab.
fishing the gold standard as to invite
the Democratic party under Judge
Parker, on a platform that declares
protection to be robbery" to make a
tariff law that shall protect American
industries and American labor