Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
10 the V0ter5 Of the Mimi
District Of VirgiMia:


the past year and aha the house has been Democratic NV
record in under Republican control has met with
their approval again before the people of the Ninth
District asking continued endorsement of nv course j.;
Congress as their representative
have previously published of measures passed bv
e present congress and my record good these
measures that it has the approval of Democratic opponent
IN all respects except my vote the tariffs bills On that
and that alone apparently differ The tariff therefore
constitutes the only real the CAMPAIGN and If h
so regarded in the country large My position on the
tariff question is exactly what two years ADO and
what it always has been.
The Republican platform of 1908 declared for tariff
equal to the difference in the production at home
and abroad with reasonable profit home manufacturer
Every vote the tariff question that have cast in
has been consistent with this policy firmly believe and our
experience teaches to believe that correct economic
policy for us a nation to adopt
The Democratic committee of the Ninth DISTRICT IN
I9lO and the Democratic candidate for CONGRESS Mr.
STUART in 1910 advocated this policy and so
did every newspaper Democratic or Republican that
crculaes in our end of the State naturally supposed
that the Democratic committee and the Democratic
onooaoe ana the Democratic newspapers would advo-
cate the same policy in 1912 that they in 1910 bas
ing such belief upon the theory that Democrats could
remain consistent for two years at least
In this, however, am mistaken.
Inc democratic party did not take this position on the
tariff this does the Democratic candidate take if
Tor this campaign If he is defeated he most likely will
De- he next candidate for Congress the Ninth District
will doubtless again adopt our platform
The Democratic candidate the Democratic leaders arc
therefore IN the absurd and inconsistent position of declaring
that what they advocated economic policy in 1910
held by them in 1912 to be unconstitutional Not content
with saying that protection unconstitutional this
year alone they back say that protection hos
always been unconstitutional, even though President
George Washington himself in the first bill passed
through the first Congress the United States placed
protective tariff law upon the books
1t not thing for the Democratic partv to advocate
pocy and then abandon it. They did it with free silver
they did it with antmperasm they did it even with
the rules OF the House of Representatives Their candidate
this year claims that the Democratic position on the tariff
Is as solid as the Rock of Ages" While this statement is
rdlcuousy untrue far the Ninth District Democracy
Is concerned let us it has been borne by the Demo-
cratic party in its national declarations and platforms
ANY man who reads the Democratic platforms since 1868
can not IAN TO reach the conclusion that the party been
curing all these years without fixed principles on the tariff
at all Their only aim and purpose having been to so adjust
canddates to platforms that they will always be catering TO
momentary popular impulse One speaker states that AIKEN
together they make peddes pack of inconsistencies Of
public policies offered by a great power"
In 1863 under Horato Seymour, they declared for Incl
dental protection and the promotion and encouragement of
the industries of the country 1t will be noted that this IS
what Mr. Stuart advocated in 1910 in our district
In 1872 under Horace Greedy the discussion of rrecon
clable differences RENTED congressional districts
In 1876 under Tilden the demand was for tariff for
revenue only ~ III
In $780, tariff for only Hancock declared it
to be local ISSUE
In 1884, under Cleveland they declared that American
labor must be protected against foreign labor and that the
increased cost of production because higher wages here
must be amply covered in any reductions which might be
made. ~
1t will be noted that this again practically Mr. Stuarts
platform of 1910
In 1888 under Cleveland again. revision with due allowance
lor the difference in the of American foreign labor
1t Will be noted that this again practically Mr. Stuarts
platform of 1910
In 1892 under Cleveland again. fiat denial of the consti
tuona power to impose tariff duties except for the purpose
of revenue only. FF
This Is practically the Democratic platform of 1912 and is
he postion taken by the Democratic candidate 1t is posi-
'o too' tnat Mr. Stuart opposed in his campaign in the