The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-09-30
PROTECTION
BY SECTIONS.
Democrats and Insurgents
Who Are Inconsistent.
ProtSctio1 For What You SELF
Free Trade For What
You Buy.

Representative Slemp of Virginia,
who is making an active campaign
for reelection is telling the people of
his district some things about the
Democratic partys real attitude to-
ward the Tariff which should have
wider circulation, through the press.
for illumination of minds that may
have become befogged by the contin-
uous misrepresentation that has been
carried on by Democratic opponents
of the Protective system.
For general publication, for appeal
to the unthinking and the ignorant.
the Democratic party is for Tariff
reduction or Free-Trade. and makes
the false plea that by such means it
would bring about lower cost of
living. At heart it is for Protection
whichever its special interests" de-
mand it. and out of the sight of the
public its representatives work to Sc
cure Protection for such interests.
In a speech in which he fully and
instructively discussed tn Tariff, Mr..
Slemp told his hearers that he had
learned what the Democratic policy Of
Tariff for revenue only really means.
1t may be defined, he said as
Protection for what you have to
sell. and
Free-Trade for what you have to
buy.
Mr.. Slemp told of his surprise when
he saw some of his Democratic collea-
CUES. committed by their party declara
tions to Tariff reduction, asking for
Tariff increases for particular inter
estS. II thought" he said, Judging
from their platform declarations for
the past fifty years, that they look
ed upon Protection as robbery, and
would not dare participate in any
benefits to be derived from it. On
the contrary | found
Forty Democratic members of Con-
greSs from the South violating their
party pledge and asking for protection
on lumber
Senator Tillman asking for Tar
iff of ten cents pound on tea.
"Mr. Maynard and Mr.. L.assiter,
from Virginia, asking for 400 per
cent Increase on peanuts.
"All the Florida representatives in
Congress asking for an increased du-
ty on pineaples, citrons and long sta
pie cotton.
The Democratic delegation from
Texas saying: You can take the Tar
iff off everything but hides
Representative Saunders of Virginia
asking for an increased duty on Ger
tain grades of tobacco.
Both senators from Virginia ask
ing for an increased duty on extract
of quebracho wood.
Every Louisiana congressman clam
oring for Tariff on sugar and oppos-
ing reduction"
Then he calls attention to the false
pretense of Insurgents, saying:
Senator Dolliver was greatly interest
in an increased duty on barley. They
produce barley in Iowa.
Senator La Toilette wanted the du-
ty on wood pulp and print paper in
creased. They have paper mills in
1t Is knewn to all who keep them
selves informed about matters of ma
tional importance that the Democritic
party is not sincere in the attitude
which it is maintaining, for partisan
effect, toward the Republican policy
OF Protection; but there are many who
do not keep themselves informed and
such exposition as that made by Rep
Slemp should be frequent,
for their instruction.
The Republican party holds to the
that all American indus
tries, and indirectly the labor which
they employ, should have the bene-
fit of such Protection of Tariff as
Is proper and reasonable
The Democratic party shouts in
public for Tariff reduction. and then
Its representatives In the Congress,
working in committee rooms and other
wise out OF sight Of the public. seek
to secure Protection as a special