Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-01
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Current Newspaper Comment Shows
Editorial Opinion Of Work Of
Congress ana Election.
II the Republicans who had pre-
ferred Roosevelt feel like they would
rather have another mess of Demo
cratic times than to vote for Taft, it's
up 10 Them. They viii certainly get
their nh Of sour grapes" in the event
Of a free-trade regime.-Greenville
(Ohio) Courier
The country is prosperous today and
the people are not going 10 take any
chance with another political party
new or old.-Albia Qowa) Union,
The time-honored and timc-tried
doctrine OF protection 10 American in.
dustries IL reafiirmed. the dignity and
independence Of the courts is upheld
and the document as a whole is such
as one who is proud of the history Of
his country and who believes that our
institutions are sufficient for the fu-
ture without revolutionary changes,
can endorse,-Boulder (Colo,) News.
F'ree-trade means business damna-
tion for this country. Philadelphia
suffered most cruelty when Cleveland
was president. for he put into force
and effect the Wilson bill, which
nearly destroyed the industries of
this country and which resulted In
soup-houses In Frankford and Ken
sington, which brought reproach and
misery to our noble workingmen and
their families Philadelphia Item.
Wilson is "A strong free-trader and
the people will need some other very
strong incentive to vote for him when
they stop to think of the free-trade
experiences in this country during the
past few years-Burton (Ohio) Lead
er.
This country has been built TO its
present high state of prosperity by the
aid of a protective tarif, and when
ever the Democrats have had their
way about the tariff this country has
come to financial grief--Clarinda
Qowa) Journal.
II is now Professor Wilson and
tariff for revenue or PresidefiT Taft
and Protection. 1t is simply ques
tion of what policies we want-Ce-
dar Rapids Republican.
Some of our English friends of the
free-trade variety indulge in prema-
ture rejoicings at what they regard
as the death knell Of protection in
the United States. But possibly they
are premature. There Is time for a
good deal of thinking before election
day.-Brooklyn Times.
The Democratic party ought TO get
as wise to the free-trade fallacy as II
did 10 the free silver idea-but II
slow to comprehend, even when con-
soup-houses. II still persists In open
ing our ports to the cheap labor of
the world.-Kingston (Mo.) Mercury.
The farmers rarely have any very
grave fault to find with n prosperity
administration. When they come to
deposit their ballots in November
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they really want a change, and the
answer will have to be in the negative.
The farmers were never more pros
porous than under the Taft admins
tration.-Kansas City Journal.
Plenty of work at reasonably good
wages and low prices. Every work
ing man knows that to be true. The
Republican party under its doctrine
provides good wages and plenty of
work-Sneedville (Tenn.) Times.
The name Wilson is not an unfamil-
lar name to the farmers and wage
earners Of this country. 1t was VIII
son who wrote the tariff bin of 1893
which brought industrial ruin to this
country.-Boonevill (Mo.) Republi-
can.
The New York World is seeing
things IAN insistent demand in the
Industrial centers and out on the
farms for revision of the tariff down
ward" But the World saw the
same demand in 1896, 1900, 1904 and
1908. 1t is funny sometimes what
blind men see.-Marion Uowa) Reg
lister.
The tariff issue affects n multitude
of business concerns, directly and
deeply. 1t raises the question of en-
ployment for millions of men, II in
wolves the solvency and prosperity of
thousands of manufacturers and mer-
chants.-Cleveland Leader.
The tariff is the issue, and that
means that the real issue is our
bread and butter. Trenton Gazette,
During President Tafts term Of of
flee the farmers have enjoyed the