The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-07-23


The following is a synopsis Of the
addressed Hon G. B. Rogers at the
West Cabin Anti-Horse Thief associa-
tioh July 10:
After Quilting the origin Of the pres
ent political parties Mr.. Rogers pro-
ceeded to lshow-the main differences
that have characterized these par
ties upon the issues before the Amer
lean people, during the past half a
century. Showing their different in
terpreIations Of the rights Of men and
the rights of labor. And showing
that the different views Of the two
great parties on these questions have
been demonstrated by their respect
i've positions on the issues Of slavery
and protective tariff.
The abolition of slavery 10 this
country was due as asmuch if not more
to the injustice Of compelling the free
white labor Of the north to compete
with THE unpaid slave labor Of the
SOUTH as it was to the sentiment Of
humanity among tile people Of this
country upon the slavery question.
1t was aquestion Of protectiN to la
Dor; it was question Of placing the
man who tolls, upon the highest hu-
man plane of protection. 1t was a
question of elevation Of labor. So,
also, was the adoption Of protective
tariff.
a A protective tariff was as necessary
to the American laborer against the
cheap and III many lands almost slave
labor of foreign nations, as was his
freedom from the unjust competition
Of the slave labor Of his own land.
There twas little difference in the
American laboring man competing
with the unpaid labor Of the south
before the abolition Of slavery in this
country, and his competing with the
cheap and unpaid labor Of foreign
lands.
@It was the protective tariff idea that
dignifed American labor and raised
it above the standard Of price and
quality of labor iE other lands.
To the protective tariff is due the
the supremacy of the individual citi-
zen Of this country in indlyual worth,
and indiviual wealth over all the other
peoples, aud to the protective tariff is
due in the largest part the fact that
America today leads all the world in
the productions of manufactures and
the fruits Of toll.
In education in ldividual worth Of
standard Of citizenship America ex-
cells, while not wholly to the idea Of
protection to American labor is this
6ue, yet in the largest measure it is
due to the idea of projection to the
man who tolls.
The vast throng Of citizenship in
any land are the men who toll with
their hands, the standard Of that
country is measured by the mode Of
.srfe and capacity and the wages Of the
man who tolls, if his wage be high,
bis labor honored and his family we'll
kept and respected, that country will
be on the highest plane Of human prog
resss if his wages be low, his labor des-
pissed and his family inrags, thatcoun-
try will be on the lower level Of hu-
man progress.
Democracy opposes the idea Of pro-
lection, claiming that there should
not be such element in our tariff laws.
The Democracy has had a full and un-
hampered chance to test their theory
Of tariff; the result is well known
to all men in this country It was
proven to be not only wrong but a
most dangerous and expensive expert |
ment 10 law making.
over many campaigns have they
fought their battles against the Re
publican party on the tariff issue, and /
they have.announced again that this
would be the hue and cry of war. His
tory win repeat itself in this country.
If the American people have been /
lulled to sleep 0y their years Of great 1
prosperity, and forget what the Dem +
ocratic idea Of tariff has done for this
country. and a Democratic PRESIDENT T
IS elected. viii see over again the
proof Of the clans made by his hlsto-
fY. Ne VIII see again that conmer-
eisl depression that has inyeri0lT fol-
'E7ed the inauguration Of a tariff bas-
ed upon the revenue idea alone and