The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-17

and 1t Is utterly out OF the question
10 fiing open the gates to our Amer
lean markets without reducing oui
wage scales to the standards of the
old world. No American workman
wants that. No American farmer
wants that. We propose to maintain
the best market In all the world for
ourselves. and there IL no way to
keep 1t, and maintain the American
wage, except to put up protective
barriers against the cheaper pro
ducts Of the old world. We admit free
or duty the things we do not pro
duce, three-quarters of billion a
year. In the things we produce, We
demand the old world to pay for the
privilege OF competition, collect u
third OF all the expenses of the fed
eral government in the duties they
| pay, and maintain an American su.
premacy that Is the envy and marvel
| or all the world. Doubtless it costs
trifie more. but Il Is worth infinite
ly more, and the prosperous Amer.
lean can afford to pay.
Farmer Comes Into His own.
In a hurried reference to the great
tariff question. one can not hope to
discuss schedules or deal in Details
The main thing is that the benefi.
cence Of protection is proven by ex-
perience, the revenue-getting Is an es-
tablished fact, we have the gratifying
coming of the American farmer into
UA ha toh
scale that the world no where else
matches, we are preserving industrial
and commercial supremacy ut home,
and moving on triumphantly to the
conquest of the markets of the world.
Let us lift our gaze above the abuses
OF selflshness and the jealousles OF
development and survey the inspirit-
ing heights of surprising accomplish.
ment at home and growing eminence
in the marts OF the world
The Republican party is not averse
to tariff discussion, and is not oppos-
ed to schedule correction. It is hos
tile to bllghting tendency or the de.
struction OF protection. It stands to.
day for the scientific correction of
specific schedules, rather than the
barter and trade of conflicting sell
f1shness, with single schedule re.
vision SO timed and fixed as 10 save
the business world from disturbing
uncertainty. 1t Is the greatest ad.
vance In economic policy since the
inspired beginning. and will eventual.
ly put this problem of economies be-
yond the insecurity of party disturb.
ance, and make protection safe from
the threat of Democratic destruction.
Republican Support Justified.
In the comprehensive survey OF
state and nation, counting things
done to srbstantiate things promised,
1t seems to me the Republicans OF |
Ohio are justified In asking the SUP.
port Of all citizens to restore Re. |
publican administration. and approve
a Republican administration In the |
nation. The Democratic appeal for a |
Democratic general assembly to sup. |
port the present executive Is moeLed |
by the conviction that there has been
no Democratic contribution made to
the advancement or the state. Gov.
ernor Harmon has maintained such |
dignlfed inactivity that he would not
even lend his Official signature 20 the
Langdon tax law. which is tn. most
Important work OF Republican gen.
eral assembly. II II is essential to
say that u Republican general as
sembly and Republican attorney
general cleaned house with Ills ap-
proval. ] promise the Incoming Re,
publican administration will keen the
house clean. But there is mere In.
yolved in this election than the gen.
eral assembly and governorship OF
Ohio. The citizenship OF this state is
10 speak Its approval or, disa pproval
Of the trerd OF the nation We are to
say whether we are for the scientific
adjustment OF the tariff schedules
and the unwaverlng maintenance OF
the protective policy or countenance
he Democratic proposals to destroy
We are to say whether Ohio ap-
Dreciates. and approves the fulfilled i.
pledges and unparalleled accomplish |,
nents of an honored son OF this state,
whose solutions OF the problems OF !
peace surpass, in public good, the I
glorious triumphs OF war. We are to
speak the popular judgment OF one of Q
he foremost states In the Union, e
whether the American tendency IL {
light and accomplishment real, or '
whether there Is need for the chast !
ming of Democratic ascendshcy to
enew our faith. In the convictions
# recollections. in the appreciation
" Republican performance, and In
he confidence in Republican prom
SEES. let MS look confidently TO the 4
OF the people in Novem. 0
,er. Let us only go ont n