, 1907-09-28

question from the standpoint of bust
ness interests appreciates the force
of the argument in I've OF protection
and allies himself with those who IA
yor a high tariff.
Beng, as President Harrison said,
students of maxims rather than VI
markets." the democrats spin out long
theories in favor OF the principle OF
free trade and miss entirely all proper
consideration of one OF the great ar
guments In favor of protection which
is based upon the truth taught by ex'
perience and history that a country is
prosperous in proportion TO the degree
that it does It's own work.
Through multiplication of industries
a country becomes strong by giving
employment not only to all its people
cry workman supplies something which
others want.
The degree Of a country's civiliza-
ton Is in a large measure in proportion
to the multiplicity of its wants. The
wants OF a barbarous people are but
few, and those oil savages are fewer
still. 1t is when people advance in
civilization that their wants increase
and acquire new forms. A nation which
is dependent solely upon agriculture
either has few wants or depends upon
the industry Of other countries to sup
ply them. Step by step with advance
in civilization should go the ability to
supply at home The over increasing
wants of the population.
The wisdom OF the protective tariff
policy is'disclosed in the fact that un'
der its stimulus the people turn theii
attention to manifold Industries and
thus become self-supporting. They be
come economically independent, be.
cause by supplying their W wants
they are under no obligation to loob
to other lands or to depend upon The
industry Of other workers.
Especially is this true Of a country
so vast il extent and SO blessed witt
almost numberless resources as the
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United States may be compared to /:
great customs union, within the limit.
of which trade is free. In the case o.
this country the internal freedom o.
trade works for the welfare of all
The manufacturing of one section no
only supplies the wants of an agr1cul
tural section, but contributes also Il
the general national strength in which
the agricultural and the manufacture:
sections alike share.
Governor Folk of Missouri is oppose,
Ito protection largely because he wa!
born that way. He shuts his eye tt
the great fact hat under protection
the people, not of one section alone
but of all parts of this vast country
are contributing to IN another's wei
fare and prosperity by engaging II
numberless different industriec through
which the wants of all are supplied
Thus the industries of the countr.
brace and support II another Xix
the %stringers and Orders in a grea
steel structure.
1t Is owing largely to this reciprocal
support that the United States is pro
tacted against widespread ~depressio;
in it's business. There canno be
complete failure of crops, because ST
many different kinds of crops ar
grown in so many different parts Of
great area. There is comparativel,
little danger Of general business de
preston, because the failures of on
locality are counteracted by the sue
~cesses of another. We're this a fret
trade country, We should have to spent
our surplus from one industry in pay
ing for the products of other indus
tries maintained, not at home, but II
foreign lands. the nation would ii
that case not be economically indie
pendent, for it would be forced to Civ,
the fruit of a large part of its labo
to other countries and other people,
Denver Republican.