The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-10
The Republican
Campaign Bools
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eonttnued from ' .tg3as t9nel
iirst oppoFtllnit ii rest srejt tae ei1ul9s
lean party 10 full pow Y and no party
change has been made since during q
period often years"
4The industrial situation
is shown to be fal1eled in the an
nails OF nations.
"Onr volume of employment" tho
statement continues, "onr rewards of
labor, our employment Of life we're
never before equaled, and best of al
there is no sign of Abatement or sig
nal of retreat. There Is prospect of
stilI greater and grdnier resnits and
only the rankest pessimist can see a
clour on our national material hort-
zon.
Because of the various financial
and tarlf measures Of the Republican
party. tits declared that a home mar
sket has been built up in this coun-
Try. cf such magnit1re tina, for several
years we have gtven full employment
to labor at wages about double those
paid when the Republican party came
into power. In some cases these
wages are treble and cuadrrn1e whaf
they were in 1860.
A list OF twenty-three instances OF
Important Republican legislation fol
lows, beginning with the $500
law signed by Lincoln.
The Important Laws
cited as enacted at the last session Of
Congress include the subject of rp''
way rates, Panama canal pure food,
meat inspection, free alcohol. state.
hood admission, consul reorganization,
national quarantine against yellow
fever, rigid steamOcat :rspectior
imitation Of lmmunltr Of Witnesses ii.
criminal cases, promotion nf
efficiently, aid for San Francisco 80
ferers. establishment OF national
cemetery embracing he ~-- An
drew Jackson, with fifteen acres OF
land, marking the 6 es Of Confeder
ate soldiers, jamestown exposition
aid, 90 public acts sltogether, 1896
private pension acts.
Then follow extra us fronl speeche
remarks and messages Of President
Roosevelt on various nublic matters
various statistics, the arniI Say rate
law. in full, and other legislation.
The keyrote
OF the discussion of tie tariff question
is soundedin The following statement
"Protectlonfsts are content to let
the present law stan without change
or amendment so long as our conli-
tions prevail
"A slight reduction in many of our
schedules" says the campaign book.
would result in the dumnirp int" orr
market Of perhaps billion dollars
worth OF manufacture - annually mor4
than we now impcr:. T71t would
mean a resort to one of two things
eve would have TO close our mills
or reduce wages. There is positively
no other alternative. :.
"l'rotectlonists do not claim thai
schedules are sacred and never to be
altered. They do claim, however. thai
the so-cailed American system of pro-
lection as exempliffe" by the oper h
ton of the Dingley la for nine years
is sacred and must be maintained"
Regarding tbs Nesr"
in politics, the statement is made that
The mere mention of the facts well
known TO every obse, er Of the tiinea
will suffice 10 indicate the relative at.
titude of the two grent r"''+'-- -
lies toward the colo~eA citizen"
The Republican party, 1t is stated.
believes in the political equality If all
men without reference to race or ma
ionality, while the democratic parts
Selfeves In restricting *lf privileges
II citizenship to particular class. and
,as written her opinions into the sta
utes, constitutions, and practices OF
early every southern State where
hat party is dominant After QUOTING
he letter Of President Roosevelt. OF
ugust IS, last, to Rep 'esentative Wat
IN, OF Indiana, Analysing the issues
the coming campaign, the book
7ses with a quotation from what 's
ven as Speaker Canl4on's new plat
rm:
"Put none but horoe made cake in
ie pantry"