The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-20
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suT we MUST FORGET IT.


Referring 20 an editorial recently
appearing In the Commonar- facts
70 be Forgotten"--J II. Manley oil bu'
cNlrannon. w Va, asks leave 10
amend. MIR. Manlcy reminds us that
tho Republican leaders told US that
the tariff was not a tax. but that the
foreigner paid a. then they said In
effect, that the tarIn was tax but the
consumer paid It. but theiE argument
WAS that tho tax made things cheap
er. Mr.. Maniey says: THEY told us as
late as 1900 that there was no such
thing as n trust In tho United states
save tho ice trust I'm New York when
we all knew that there was n beef
trust. a tobacco trust. an oil trust,
a shoe and leather trust, q hide trust.
and many others Ne could mention
They would have Us believe that nm.
der Republican rule people have al.
ways been prosperous, but In answer
10 this ! enclose n clipping of an ar.
ticie printed soyerai years ago In the
New York world But We must forget
thoso things"
The late Thomas D. Reed after his
retirement from the spcakership. 30
uvered speech In New York IN
which he said. Another thing wbicn
Icd this country into Tie error Of 1892
was tho history OF the last thirty
years.. During all that time We have
been prosperous" The World called
this "oold. colossal and lmpudent ial
sincation OF history" and said that Il
must have nstonlshod those among
his hearers whose memories were
moro than one year long. Then the
New York pnper gave Mr. Rocd these
interesting romindcrn.
"The panic Of 1878, under Repuoli'
can rule and after twelve years OF high
tarir taxation. was tho most sas'
trous and the period Of business de.
preston for ave years thereafter was
the most severe of any In our history
u was ofnclally estimated that 5000.
900 worklngmon wcrc ont Of employ
ment Bankruptcy was widespread. A
tidal wave OF ruin and distress swept
over the country
From 1881 TO 1856. undcr two re
publican tariffs. there were labor
strikes involving 22.3Oi establishments
and 1.323.203 workmcn. or thcsC
strikes e.439 were Tor an Increase oi
wages. and i3ii against reductions o.
wages.
"Mr. Reeds party tlnkcrcd with The
tar'n In 1888. In that year there were
g.iSi business failures, involving SIZE
$4,000. In 1854 thorc were lO,g6S fail
urcs. involving s22G.3iS.OOO. In th,
next year. still under the Republican
tarin and currency laws. there was :
general business depression. Nor
than 100000 mon were cut OF ON
ploymont
'In 1890 the Mckinley hill was pass
"a and thcrc were 1858 failures Il
that year. and l2.3oi the next, will
liabilities In each year amounting e
nearly s900.OOO.OOO. The tarifI wa
raised to nearly atty pei cent bu
wages either stood still or declined
while tho prices " nocessaries nd
vanccd Tho protected manufacturer
kept ail their bonus as usual,
"Tramps and trusts, the twin prod
nets OF monopolists' tarifr, were praC
tlcaily unknown IN this country unit
we had endured uninterrupted Reput
llcan rule for dozen years.
THE worst labor troubles. the blood
lest riots. the most destructive strikei
the most brutal lockouts ever know
In any country have occurred here M
der the hlgh tariffs. bought, made an
paid for by tho contributors OF th
Republican campaign funds"
hut Mr.. Manley reminds. us tina
we must forget all these things"
II will be admitted. we think. thu
the American citizen must have yer
active "forgottory" In order 20 b
thoroughly impressed with the prou
claims made by the average Republ
can orator Commoner.
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