Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-17

second administration. TolIowlng en-
re-establishment of protection In 1897
came an immediate restoration OF
prosperity, which continued steadily
until the great disturbances in world
finances resulting from the Boer and
Russo-Japanese wars and the local
disturbances resulting from the great
| losses consequent upon the Baltimore
and San Francisco disasters-disturb-
ances due ultimately to monetary
causes and being but temporary in
duration.
| These causes. with the lack of suf-
! ficient currency to finance great un-
dertakings consequent upon the tre-
mendous prosperity which has come
| TO the country under decade of pro
lection, are generally conceded to be
| the chief elements in that cessation
which we all believe to be but tenn
porary in the extraordinary prosperity
| and industrial development and eX-
pansion of commerce which the coun-
try has enjoyed since the principle of
protection and sound money We're es-
tablished in the election of William
Mckinley in 1896.
Setting aside minor issues and
theories of legislation. does any sane
man doubt that the future prosperity
Of the country cannot be safely in
trusted to the Republican party by
the election of William III. Taft as
president?
am, ,,,oDIo frOm ono end of tha
land to the other demand a cessation
of the temporary interruption to our
prosperity from which we are recently
recovering They are most interested
In such an administration of the gov
ernment and such legislation by CON
gress as can most reasonably be eX-
pected to bring about a resumption
Of our splendid march Of development
at home and abroad.
Want American Standard OF Wages.
"The great mass of our people want
to be assured of permanent employ
ment at remuneratiye wages, which
will enable them to maintain a stand
ard of living such as becomes Ameri-
can citizenship. History demonstrates
beyond any question that the mainte-
nance of the principle of protection
under Republican administration and
legislation has secured these results.
History has shown that where this
condition has been interrupted by
Democratic success and tariff tinker
ing and free trade principles that dis
aster and panic have ensued.
CLOSED mills and idle men were too
familiar to all of us little over twelve
years ago. and would hardly need re-
calling now were we not 50 apt to for
get Nor is there anything in the atti-
tude of the Democratic party to assure
the American people of consistent
adherence to the protective principle.
Tariff Cuts Cause Depression.
at would seem to be evident enough
not to require argument that the pro
tective system can best be maintained
by those who have been successful for
nearly 100 years in it's maintenance
and development.
The general statement stands un-
challenged that whenever the tariff
business depression has followed,
and in many cases most severe COM
mercial and industrial panics.
THE present tariff law has been in
operation unchanged longer than any
other tariff law in our history.
"Alany favor continuing the law I'M
changed for the present, on the theory
that stability of conditions is an es-
sential feature of any tariff system,
and that the agitation in changing the
same introduces uncertainty in the
trade conditions, and is apt to be fol-
lowed by a Curtailment of industrial
activity.
There is, however a general de-
mand for a REIMBURSEMENT of schedules
to meet changed conditions in the in
dustrial world. and it is conceded on
all sides that general revision will b.
made in the near future, but what
ever changes are made the Republi-
can party this year stands emphati-
cally pledged to the principle that a
tariff shall be imposed on all imported
products, whether of the facto~y, the
farm or the mine, sufficiently great 10
equal the difference between the ccs
of production abroad ana at houa and
that this difference shouIj OF cnu.ae
include the difference between the
wages paid in this country aad the
wages paid abroad, and embrace a
reasonable profit 10 the American pro
ducer."
Senator's Pledges to Constituents.
Senator Penrose told Of the meye-
ment already under way by RepuA-
lican congress to revise tariff SEIZED.
ules to meet changed conditions, and
in this connection he said:
"As a member of the senate com
mittee. | pledge myself to sustain the
protective principle SO vital to the in
dustrial prosperity Of this great So g
OF Pennsylvania.
"A harmonious and triumphant Re
publican party continued in power BY
an overwhelming vote OF confidence
on the part of the American people on
election day in November rect is bet
ter calculated to insure an tllmcE.- .
resumption of that extraordinary pros
perity which began with tlr election
of William Mckinley in 1885, t9ll can
be hoped for by the mos. san -'i'nr in
the election of Bryan and the election
of Democratic house of repIosan n
tives. with the record of the Demac.