The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-19
KEYNOTE SOUNDED BY
SENATOR ". 0. BRADLEY

| of its inception-it blazed the way tC
successful termination of the great.
est war in all history; 1t blazed the
way to freedom for race that had
long suffered In bondage; 1t blazed
the way for amendments to the Con-
stitution that have proven bulwark
of protection to the American peo-
pie. 1t blazed the way for a bond
and currency system; 1t perfected a
protective tariff that enabled it to
carry the war to a successful conclus-
ion. and made this the richest and
most prosperous country on the globe
it blazed the way for a national bank
ing system. IL blazed the way for
the internal revenue system which,
with the tariff, has produced ample
revenue to carry on the Government,
protect labor, afford reasonable profit
to investors and give the farmers an
advantage that they never possessed
before. 1t blazed the way for the ir-
rigation of the deserts of the West.
1t blazed the way for new methods
and greater facilities for the improve
ment of rivers and harbors. 1t blaz-
ed the way to victory In the Spanish
War and the settlement of trouble in
China; it blazed the way to acquire
Porto Rico, the Hawaiians and the
Philippine Islands;it blazed the way
for the construction of the Panama
Canal. 1t blazed the way for the
antitrust law; the creation of an In
terstate Commerce Commission, the
postal savings bank, the conservation
of national resources and the COM
merce court-in short it has blazed
the way for every road that leads to
enlightenment and success. 1t has
accomplished all it ever undertook, de
spite Democratic opposition. and now
and then the opposition of a handful
of disgruntled Republicans. 1t has
been and always will be progressive
and the man or set Of men who oppose
II are obstructionists who inevitably
must go down in defeat. No man is
wiser or greater than his party, and
any one who imagines that he is, is
affected with an aggravated case of
exaggerated ego. These gentlemen ar
not progressive they are insurgents
who, because they cannot rule, would
ruin. One of their leaders says q
house that is divided against itself
must fall. There is not a sufficient
division in this case to produce appre-
hension, as we have ample room for
much larger crowd than his,in the
back yard.
There was never a tariff bill that
pleased everybody. To pass tariff BIZ
it is necessary that every section OF
the country should be recognized. One
section may oppose what another de-
sires, but every bill must be the result
of mutual concession. The average
duty of the present bill is even less
than that of the Wilson bill. The tar
iff was raised on articles imported in
to this country annually Of the value
of $240, 100000, while 1t was reduced
on articles imported annually of the
value of 81, OOO, 900, 900.
1.-THE tariff was reduced on barbed
wire. horse and mule shoes and
lumber and increased on alcoholic
compounds and toilet preparations
1t was decreased on oil cloths,
leather and gloves foR ordinary use
and increased on high-class automo-
biles and gloves that fit up to the
tops of the shoulders. 1t was reduc-
ed on machinery Of all kinds and in
creased ON champagnes and other
wines, and costly liquors. 1t was re-
duced on paints, earthen and china
ware for common use, and linoleums
and increased on ostrich feathers and
hat ornaments. But | will not enter
further into details.
"The Republican party has revised
the tariff downward, exercising great
care not to surrender the principle OF
protection upon articles produced in
this country in order to prevent our
home products from being displaced BY
articles. made by cheap. labor abroad
There are some things in the bill
against which voted when under
separate consideration, but when the
whole bill was presented there were
so many excellent provisions in II
that could not think for moment
Of depriving the American people Of
their benefit. The Mckinney bill re-
lieved the farmer and his vendee from
the payment of the cents tax on
leaf tobacco. but 1t was repealed by