The Glenwood post., 1909-10-23
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PROTECTIVE TARIFF

Some months ago a certain man, who
pays no taxes in Garfield county, and,
so far as we know, none in the state,
came to Glenwood to open store. He
was asked if he expected to rema'n
permanently and replied: "'Why, no,
of course not. ! am only going to
stop here during the summer months.
You see | cannot afford to stay here
all the time as l sell goods that are not
on the summer trade. Of course.
seek a winter resort during that season
and just travel around with the crowd.
Some of the local business mcr
thought the fellow should not be al
lowed to stop. Others said he should be
made to pay a special license for selling
in Glenwood if he did stop. The affair
finally reached the city council and the
councilmen said "these summer busl-
ness men, should be made to pay Il
special tax. (Our council is composed
of democrats.l
When the attention of the above bus
mess men (democratsl was called to the
affair. they were loud in their demands
that the fellow pay special license
or tax. They were then asked, "Why
should he pay such tax or license -
The answer in every case was: 'Why
he does not live here, he does nothing
to make the town better, he comes in
here during the summer and leaves
when it gets cold weather; we stay
here and have our homes here, we pay
taxes to support the schools, roads and
every thing else to make the city ana
county better. and this fellow does not
even employ anyone in the town to as
sist him. He just gets the profits an
gkips.'
That was certainly a truthful answer
and one that came from bunch Of
mon who claim to be for free trade.
Their attention was then called to the
fact that what they asked to be done
10 1UlS stranger was ,JuSt " Nhop wv -
publican party believes should be done
to the people of other nations who seek
to sell their wares in this country. They
were made to see that the protective
tariff they ask the city council to levy
on this man is the same protective tariu
the republicans demand be levied on
~ p+r;n pf tho n1pha
These Glenwood democrats were fore
Cd to agree that if protective tariff
is good for Glenwood land they say it
is and demand it) that a protective
tariff is good for the people of every
city of the land and if good for the
people of the cities, it must be good
for the people in all walks of life
whether in or out of the cities.
Just bring it down to your own busi-
ness, Mr. Democrat, and you will soon
ce that protective tariff is the best
thing that ever happened and further
more it is here to stay just so long as
it is needed on an article to protect the
interests of the man of our country who
has his money invested in the enterprise
and just so long as the interests of tn
laboring man call for it.
Protection in the town of Glenwooi
is only the first step leading to pro
lection in the whole country. The rea-
son for one is reason for the other. And
if the democratic business man of Glen
wood wants it for himself, the reason
he advances should be copclusive proof
to him that it is good for the whole
nation.
In speaking of the protective tariff
the Denver Republican of Wednesday
said, in commenting on the words of
Senator Penrose:
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania Is
quoted as saying that the policy of
''protective tariff is certain in time to
become as permanent a feature of our
government as the Monroe doctrine
ITSELF
The only criticism to be made upon
this is that protection has already be-
come permanent feature of the gov