The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-07-23
HON. C.B ROGERS AND
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
Synopsis Of Speech Made at West Cab.
in Anti-HorSe Thief Association
Picnic July l9

with the idea Of the protection to
American labor eliminated. They
will argue that America was once an
infant In commerce and manufactures
and that then the ideas of protection
to labor might have been right, but
that now America is strong and gi-
ant and does not need that protection
it once needed. Let us remind our
Democratic friends that this giant
was made and grew upon the protec-
tion to American industry and still re-
mains strong by virtue of this same
protection. Compare the wage scale
/ Of Japan, of Germany and Of England
and Of other lands, IL you will know
what American will compete with
the moment you throw down the bar
rer OF protection.
Remember that the projection in
tariff marks the difference between
the price Of labor here and the price
of labor abroad Eliminate protec-
tion from our tariff laws and the
manufactures Of this country will
have to do one of the two things, eth
er stop their mill or reduce the price
Of the wage Garner who works there
in. TIE very first thing that happens
upon a reduction of tariff schedules is
reduction Of wages accordingly.
While by unjust combinations
among traders and manufacturers
whereby false prices may be Temporal
rily exacted for articles Of commerce,
this fact cannot argue against the
principle that the price of the raw ma
terlal and the price of the wage work
er is the basis Of all values. Place
our factories and mines, our mills and
our wage earners upon level with
the factories Of Japan, Of Germany
and of England and Instantly there
will have to be readjustment Of
wages, in order to meet the opposi-
tion wages Of Japan, Germany and
England. This is true of all foreign
countries. We can control unlawful
combinations Of dealers in this coun-
try, but we cannot control the price
offoreign labor nor the cost of for
eign made goods. Every piece Of for
eign made goods sold in our country
means the displacement Of that many
pieces of American made goods, SO
that in order to furnish our home
wage earnels with a means of living
we must furnish market for his
goods, and in order to secure him a
higher rate Of wages we must place
on the foreign manufacture and for
eign production protective tariff.
/ American labor will suffer tue loss
if there be any changes made, Nor it
is certain that American manufactnr-
ers will rot be able to compete with
foreign manufacturers, unless the
American can secure his raw materi-
al and his labor att the same cost as
the foreign manufacturer secures his.
We all know that the foreign laboring
man is far beneath the American in
quality and in the price Of his wages.
The price Of his wages is what makes
the American wage Garner the supe-
rior Cut down his wage and you cut
down the man. This isa principle Of
economy and not campaign dogma
1t may be true that certain articles
Of the tariff needs the attention of
the congress and the revision thereof
may be wise. This will be done and
ought to be done without destroying
the tariff idea Of protection.
The friends ofthe tariff are the ones
to do this and not its enemies. While
isolated cases may need revision, it
cannot mean that the whole plan of
tariff is wrong.
Democracy stands for the death Of
the protective idea of tariff Throw
down the wall to the cheap and in
some lands slave labor OF the world,
and America viii come suddenly to
realization that her laborer must
compete with these poems Of Mexico.
the Cooleys Of China aud Japan. the
underpaid labor Of Italy. Austria
Hungary of Germany and o. England
efen The Republican party has dem
onstratsd its wisdom and capacity to
run this country right: its principles
lave been proven right: its leaders
have ceen proven greatand gooa THE
history of this country sineetne dlv