The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-04

II
which now hold the first. place in the
American mind makes the republican
view of the constitution vital 10 the
common good. admit that the diff,
ferences between republicans are
many and that they are Important;
but any republican who, by reason OF
these differences, votes for a demo-
cratic candidate, will find that he has
jumped from the frying pan into the
fire.
Vote for Party Candidates.
/ reiterate what | have always said
| in every campaign during the stormy
decade in which have been in pub
lie office. We will fight with all the
strength that is in us before the nom,
nations are, made, but when they are
made in the appointed way we will
stand shoulder 10 shoulder for the re
publican candidates. and in this spirit
| appeal to every republican in the
state to give his voice and his vote
to every candidate on the ticket,
whether national or state.
Protection.
with these preliminary observations
/ proceed to the consideration of the
definite principles which touch our
party faith and which make up our
party history. The policy of taxing
imports, not only for revenue but for
protection to domestic producers, es-
tablished in the very beginning OF
Alexander Hamilton, adopted by the
wings. and inherited by the republican
party, has beyond dispute helped to
make the United States the mightiest
nation in the world.
There is not a republican anywhere
who does not yield to the protective
system unreserved and unwaverlng al
legiance. Aldrich, Lodge, Hale, Cam
non, Payne and Dalziel may be its sin
cere and earnest advocates, but in
zeal for its perpetuation, and in the
eloauence of it's defense they cannot
surpass Nelson, Clapp, Beverage, La
Toilette, Dolliver and Bristow.
There has been no controversy,
and there can be none, between repub.
licans as to the soundness or value OF
this doctrine. The divergence appears
when we come to apply it to lnterna'
tional trade, and to consideration OF
that divergence / now ask your fair
minded and dispassionate attention.
So long as there was full and free
competition in our own country II
mattered little how excessive the du''
ties were, because the rivalry among
domestic producers could be depended
upon to bring prices TO fair Ameri-
can level We did not, therefore, Sc
riously concern ourselves about
scientific adjustment of the tariff.
Our manufacturers were protected
against competition from abroad, ana
our consumers were protected by the
natural laws of business at home. il
the duties were higher than they
should have been, and undoubtedly
they were in many instances, there
was no complaint, for no injury re
suited to the great body of the people
who bought and used dutiable com
modities.
AS time passed on, however, there
appeared a new factor in the indus.
trial and commercial life OF the
United States, and the era OF consoli-
dation and monopoly began. With
rapidity that even now it is hard to
comprehend, business of all kinds
rushed into close union, and scattered
capital was drawn into the strong en-
brace of trusts and consultations.
Safe from the competition of other
countries it became the chief object
of our manufacturers to destroy com.
petition in their own country. They
accomplished their purpose so effect.
ually that years ago in nearly every
important field of production prices
ceased to be the result of the time
honored laws of trade, and the power
of determining profits fell into the
hands either of monopoly or an &C
knowledged master in protected indus
try.
Then came dem"Td fer 4 revision
of the tariff. /, l..giA..ed in the ne.
cessities CT the people, and was
founded upon the fundamental instinct
for justice Deprived of the safe.
guards which competition at home
had furnished them, the people knew,
without reasoning upon it, that they
had right to an intelligent readjust
ment OF the tariff. They felt the du,
ties should be so modified that the
continued insistence upon unfair
prices would expose our manufactur-
ers to the correction of foreign com
petition.
In this demand there was no disloy.
atty to the doctrine of protection, al
though for a short period the benef.
Charles of excessive duties succeeded
in confusing the issue.
standpstism Means Monopoly.
1t was then that the standpatter
adopted the name which he now bears,
and his campaign cry was Let well
enough alone" The movement, how.
ever, was irresistible and the republi.
can national convention Of 1908 re
spending, not only with unanimity
but with enthusiasm to the progress
siye sentiment of the rank and file of
the party, not only pledged the in.
cnnoing congress- tn a revision OF the