The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-02-11
A Word to The Wise.
Editor Tribune:

A Word to The wise.
Editor Tribune:
The oity election is approaching
and it is of some interest. The
Christian people of Montgomery
are in the majority and they
should see that their interests are
looked after in the selection of a
city ticket. "'
A word to the wise, sometimes,
not always, is sufficient. H. G. T.
Editor Tribune:-
During the Colonial period the
British Government sought in
every possible way to prevent and
discourage the growth and contin-
uance of manufactures in the
American Colonies, as a means to
enforce their finished products or
the Americans at exhorbitant
prices. 1t has been doing SO every
since the separation of the
Colonies, and is doing SO now,
with the aid of the free trade Con-
gresham of this district and
those who agree with him on he
tariff.
Realizing this condition of affairs
and with a determination to free
the people of America from a de-
pendence On Great Britain or any
other foreign land for manufact-
ured articles, the first American
Congress, after the adoption of
the Constitution passed a protect
i've tariff law, "to protect, encour-
age and maintain" American
manufactures.
The preamble of title of that law
, reads as follows, "Whereas it is
! necessary for the support of the
government, for the discharge OF
: the debts of the United States and
the encouragement and protection
of manufactures, that duties be
Q levied on goods, wares and mer-
! chandise imported into the Uniteo
States etc. "This law was approx,
ed by George Washington, presi
dent July 4, 1893.
. Thomas Jefferson, president, il
Q his annual message of December
Il 8, 1901, among other things said
: agriculture, manufactures, com
g merce and navigation are the fou
pillars of our prosperity" and i
. any of these needed aid, it shoult
u be given by congress, within the
o powers of the Constitution"
The congressman from this dis
=. trict has repeatedly said in public
u speeches that he is for abso
b lutte free trade and that if he ha,
d his way, he would teal dow
IS every custome house in tn
country.
), Do such declarations compoI
q with the teachings of the father
of the Republic?
:, In 1916, congress made an uI
ward revision of the tariff an
; thereafter, December 2, 1917 pres
:. ident Monroe in his inaugurs
;. address to congress said, "Ou
- manufactures will likewise requir
:, the systematic care of the govern
ment."
- Again in 1924, the p~rotectiv
tariff received another uplift b
!. congress and continued 30 unit
1888 when a downward revisio
was made. During all this perio
70 there was great prosperity in tn
land. Then followed fnancis
"a disasters such as we had from 49,
till 1897. There was distress BAN
ruptcy and distress throughout tt
~ length and breadth of the LAM
= The manufactured products
pauper labor countries deluged I'll
~. land and our laborers wandere
q up and down the country seekin
e. something to do and finding nom
ga The farmers products persisted
IS the field because all were too POI
Lo to buy.
on In my article, on the address,
nd the Kansas City Democratic NEE
ID ing, Jan. %, l stated that the Chi
ny objection to the present protectic
MS tariff law, in that address was
he account of 1.-THE present hi
ng prices of living. / then show,