The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-17
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not lelese IN lariif against lead
and zinc as expressed tnusly:
',Ail this hullabaloo about a ''proloc-
tive lann being necessary iuf tne
pfosneflty 0l zhc ore plAGucliOn y
IF t0ui3e he yoriesl r1t
. f1lha plhhe IN ssnlhres Ms 9lti
has been a pfusnefoM lnduasfy VIA
out 4 protective iafa, and VIII pNl
again and would be new acre u MOI
mat special privilege was enihrone0
al the last eleoilon aud thar ne pro
iectlonists d lnls u.slfict have du
yenised 10 ne INVESTORS ot the world
tho false doctrine chat the mining
industry must be Sustained By govern.
ment subsidy.
eThe injury. done 10 the business OF
this section by the cries aud pleas 81
these protectl0nisls IS beyond eaitu'
hllon h may be many years before
me flow OF capital viii turn again ~
The rich mines Of Jasper county. Cap
itallsis do NOT look with favor upon
any industry that depends on SUB
sidy secured By legislation rather
than on it's merits for certain and le'
gltimate pFoata
THAT the decline in the price Of
glnc Is not due 70 a lack OF tarih ls
proved beyond all doubt aud dispute
by the fact that lead with tari1
haa declined MS much as zinc mas
gltholt tariff. The drop IN price
IA due 10 the operation Of the law OF
supply and demand The demand mas
fallen an because the party Of special
privilege won at the l.st election ana
has control OF both houses oI con
Rress and the presidency, aud those
cuntroling powers are pledged 70 tar
1 in revision (which means uncertainty
and 10 protection" Most capitalist
are speculators and most speculatora
are capitalists. Capitalists who spec
ulale All know that a tarln system
based on protection is a game Of
grab. greed and graft Of monopoly
speculation and political pull some
body ttho classesl under That system
Is sure TO gel the pork aud some cine
massesl are sure to get left. u is
akin 10 the conflicting interests ol the
bulls and hears protective schedules
being as uncertain as stock qu1ts tons.
] The handspring Of q protective syH'
iem Il selfshness. greed and inlns
tIce. The trump cards IN the same
are the votes Of oficeholders, ana inc
stakes are the benefits Borrowed on
/ private interests.
II Is an wrong. very wrong Gross
Injustice and absolutely iudefeusible
rnpztrlotic and supremcly devellsh'
Missouri. u S. "a. never saw ne
day. and never win when It's sterling
manhood and intelligent progressive
i citizenship need have any fears OF
competition with Mexico OF iln pcon
labor lis lazy shiftlcga and ignorant
greasers.
"The Republican politicians OF this
district IN the seductive hope Of Sc
curing party rdyaniAga have been IN
Willingly used as tools BY design
lng promoters Of foreign interests 70
4 exploit Mexican resource publicity
/ that would eost these sneeulaiofa mll'
/ hons II dollars has been donaledi ali
n the expense OF the rich rcaourceh
81 this district.
4 tribe hnainees intercsia horn may
wen exclalm. "Deliyer us from our
lOci lflnndst
4 n uhwesi Missouri has 2iae
enough to supply The nation and then
some. u Is planted here near The
heart Of The country, az the very door
Of civilization Rsilroada buili and
i ln operation lead from the very
msulh5 Of the mining shafts 70 every
mari and metropolis 90 every seaport
gulf and ocean
Th0 Mnc ore Industry needs no ar
/ inclal assistance mods 10 "pf1lec.
i've taria. needs no special legisla
lion nor special privileges. What y
does need Is that stimulus TO demand
which would follow the delhfonlng
li the special interests from power
ho removal Of the tafla schedules
that give an unjust and Inflated value
10 everything the miner aud operator
have to buy,
"The remedy IS nor more tari1, bui
less larin not more legelizcd graft
and greed and selishness, but less
ihieying bg warrant OF law fair
seid nd an equal chance are an that
American mauh1od aud honor ask OF
yanf
The protective tariff system Is d
labyrinth harhorlng a den Of thieves
/ q IS violation Of the federal con
siitutlon and Is breeding paternalism
slseontcnt. socialism and anarchy ~
fostering the system The sdmsnlstru
ton has sowl the wind and The reap
Inc will be OF the whlriwind
Nay, aayl No protective tarifl on
zinc ore Tor the Democrat bar bep
ter Il Is TO be right than 10 share
/ part Of lll.gotten booty. For MS
lei II be a removal of the burdens that
'ave violated the dociriue Of exact
Justice and not the imposition Of more
injustice
Let the squsre deal be O reall:s
IN deeds, not the mnuthings OF ID
sincere demagogues.
kanesr Magazine
Bent Murdoch. OF Eldorldo. who
had about the best piece IN the Kan
saa Magazine In February, SAYS OF
the Magazines artist May the Lord
forgive him. can't Catherine, III
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