The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-23


UNCONSTITUTIONAL" and the effort to pat
this declaration into practice was one or
the causes OF the general national pros
tration lasting from 1893 to 1897 II a
tionai'' or robbery" then it is just az
unconstitutional, just as much robbery.
to revise II down still leaving It protec-
tive, as 1t would be to enact 1t. In other
words our opponents have committed
themselves to the destruction Of the pro-
tectiye principle in the tariff, using words
which II honestly used forbid them from
permitting this principle to obtain In
even the smallest degree.
~ E ss ssss " tar Rbars &c ss
few years the merchant has seen the
than ever In our previous history, This
MANUFACTURER could not keep his factory
tariff, The wage-worker would do we'll
to remember that IL protection is yrob.
berry, and is to be punished according
ne VIII &c the first to pay the pens!fJ::
Tor either he will be turned adrift entire
rvation point As conclusively shown
by the bulletins of the bureau Of labor.
the purchasing power Of the average
wage received by the wage-worker has
this In spite Of the continual shortening
81 working hours. The accumulated sav-l
ings of the workingmen of the country,
a. shown by the deposits In the savings
banks have incre-- ed by leaps and
or any other country has there been an
era so productive of material benefit
alike to workingman and employer, as
during the seven years that have just
passed, 800 ,5's
r The farmer has benefited quite A. -,
- the manufacturer. the n.. chant .'. snn
i ims wa 49, The most welcome and
census is the wide and even distribution
trymen. The CHIEF agencies in produc-
ing thi, di s are shown BY the
Census 70 De the development Of manu-
ventionS to universal use. - !
In the forty years ending In 1890 the
total value OF farm property Increased
twelve and half billions OF dollars: tire
farmer gaininE even more during this Be.
over-production would have checked ire
marvellous development OF our national
Agriculture, but for the steadily increas-
Ing demand Of American manufacturers.
Tor farm products required as raw no ;.
! Conditions change and the laws must
be modified from time to time to fit new
exigencies. But the genuine underlying
principle. Of protection. as it has been
y apo 1 In al but one Of the American
worked out results so beneficent. so even
~ and widely spread, so advantageous
alike to farmers and capitalists and work.
lngmen; 10 commerce and trade of every
show their usual practical business sense.
VIII insist that when these laws are
modified they shall be modified with the
utmost care and conservatism, and by
me friends and not the enemies OF the
protective. system. They cannot AFFORD
10 trust the modification to those who
treat protection and robbery as synony-
In closing what have to say about
me re s sst mn 81 promoting American indus
ment with the policy of in some way in
,luding within its benefits by appronriate
legislation, the American merchant ma
'ine. II Is not creditable to us as a ma
trade should be well nigh exclusively
N the hands Of foreigners.
Our opponents contend that the govern
nent Is now administered extravagantly.
If $50. 100000 in 1907 there is "a defic,t Of
more than s4O,000, 0Oo' in the wear that
las just closed.
This deficit is imaginary, and ,s oh
AIN. aimed by including in the ordinary cur
which was paid for the right of way OF
he Panama canal out OF the accnm,,-
ated surplus In the treasury. Compar-
,ng the current or ordinary expenditures
q .ne Two e,ys years, there was surplus
1922 and Of only little more than eight
millions for the year that has inst
,losed. But this diminution of the an
lnai surplus was brought about design
n the interval between the two dates.
che acts of March 2, 1901. and April Ia.
1902 cut down the internal revenue taxes
o an amount estimated at one hundred
ma Inc nye millions year. In other words.
iderably greater than the reduction in
he annual surplus. Since the close OF
he war with Spain there has been no
ubstantial change in the rate Of annual
als year ending In June, 1901. for exam
'le the fiscal year that has just closed
howed relatively small increase in ex-
enditure Excluding the canal payment
urea, iiready reieTred to-, while the year pre-
The expenditures Of the nation have
cen managed in a spirit Of economy an
ar removed from waste as from riggard-
ness: and IN the future every EFFORT will
trict as Is consistent with eiiiciency.
Our opponents promise Independence to
he Philippine Islands. Here again We
re eonarSnted hy the fact that their r.
mone thsmseSes tes proved Of phnGn
o create a constructive policy when in
ower. and their readiness, for the sake
I momentary political expediency, to
bandon the principles upon which they
ave insisted as essential, conspire to
uzzle us as to whether they do or do
OF intend In good faith to carry out
his promise IL they are given control Of
he government. ~
II our opponents came into power and
tempted to carry out their promises to
he Filipinos by giving them independ-
nee, and Withdrawing American control
rom the Islands, the result would be
a oaa n ~ to the Tpnos
mount to an international crime. An
rchy would follow: and the most vio-
mt anarchic forces would be directed
artly against the civil government. part
, against all forms of religious and edtl-
a alto civilization Bloody conflicts
nd just as inevitably the islands would
ecome the prey Of the first power which
! its own selfish interest took up the
lsk we had cravenly abandoned.
During the last five years more has
e eli Of the Fiipinos a than m sysr
efore since the islands first came within
le ken Of civilized man. We have omen.
before them vista of orderly devel-
pment In their own interest, and not
policy OF exploitation. Every effort 10
eing made to fit the islanders for self
rye measure received it, while Tor the
rst time. in their history their personal
ghts and civil liberties have been guar
lteed. They are being educated: they
ave been given schools; they have been
ven libraries:. roads are being built for
r; they have been given courts IN which
Wy receive justice as absolute AZ II 10
our power to guarantee, Their In. u