The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-10-18

ditions which tend to bring about pros
perity," he says: The natural condi-
tons" are doing such wonders for this
country that there is no need for legis-
lation-a theory in political economy
that would upset the idea of govern
ment entirely.
He contends that during the year
ending June Both, 1904, under the Ding
ley tariff, fully s. per cent. of American
manufactured products were sold to
foreigners at cheaper prices than were
charged for precisely the same goods
sold to Americans. This might be
true in isolated instances, but as fact.
as against this during the three years
operations of the Democratic Wilson
German tariff law Q894-96), importa-
tons totaled 81, 276, 425, O51, falling off
in imports of $72, 372, 955 In the fiscal
year just closed under the operations of
the Republican protective tariff system,
the total of our foreign commerce reach
ed the enormous sum of S3,O45. 900, 900.
an increase over the last year of
tariff for revenue only, " Of 81, 37S, 1885,
388. We call Mr.. Spessard's attention
to the announcement of the United
States Steel Corporations that its earn
ings for the current month is expected
to be Sl4, 300, 900, the largest in its his
tory. Perhaps this is due, according to
MIR. Spessard, to natural conditions"
and the policy of the Republican party
in fostering our home industrises has
nothing to do with it. Again, reports
of other industrial and manufacturing
enterprises all over the country makes
a similar showing. The railroads.
north, east, south and west reports in
creased earnings. Prosperity is nation
al. 1t is not confined to any one inter-
est or section. Everyone is busy and
everybody is prospecting who wants to
prosper. The prospect is that prosper
ity will continue indefinitely if the peo-
pie act wisely. The one thing that
could interfere with it would be the
shock to public confidence which
would be given were the results of the
November elections in accordance with
the wishes and claims of Candidate
Spessard. National prosperity is close
ly interviewer with Republican policies.
The long continued prosperity of the
nation began with the election of a Re
publican, William McKinly, to the Pres
idency in 1896, which insured that con-
ditions favorable to business activity
should be restored. It has been main
tanned with the maintenance of Repub-
ican ascendancy in succeeding elections.
and its continuance is dependent upon
the result Of the elections of the pres
ent year. Another Republican triumph
would mean that the Republican party
would continue in control of the affairs
Of the nation for at least six years more
and that for that time, at least, pros
perity should prevail and increase. The
people of the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict know that this is true. the people
Of the entire country know it is true:
they know that they have had hard
times when the Democrats were in Office
and Democratic principles prevailed in
the management of the national bust
ness and that all the years of Republi-
can control have been times of plenty
and universal prosperity. You have
given no good, substantial, tangible
reasons, Mr.. Spessard, why, because
you as a Democrat, should represent
the Sixth District of Maryland in Con-
gress. Yon have given no good reasons
whyithere should be a revision of the
tariff. AS to trusts a Republican ad-
ministration, under laws passed by
Republican Congress are attending to
them to the entire satisfaction of the
people. The railroad rate law is also
bringing things to rights; the laws re-
lating to the laboring man, looking to
the betterment Of his condition, are be-
ing enforced. The people are satisfied
to let we'll enough alone and put up
with the evils they have, rather than fy
to those they know not of. "
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