Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-09-19
AMERICANS WON'T
STAND FREE TRADE.
William Randolph Hearst Says Candidate
Wilson's Views Are Theoretical And That
Nation Demands Protection For Pro-
ducts of Both Farm and FactOE


the following:
To the Editor of the Express:
Sir-You esk me how the views Of
the various Presidential candidates in
America on the Panama matter and
other matters will affect England's in
terests.
do not think there is any great diff
ference of opinion entertained by the
three leading candidates IN regard to this
Canal question. think l can say that
the American people are practically a
unit in support of President Taft's at
titude on this question.
The newspapers which took a position
in opposition to President Taft and in
support of foreign claims and home cor
porstions have been whipped into line
with President Taft's attitude by force
Of popular opinion.
do not think that either Mr.. Wilson
or Sr. Roosevelt would jeopardize his
election by taking a position in opposi-
tion to President Taft's attitude.
You people in England are a.dent ad-
mirers of Mr.. Wilson because of his free
trade views and because you think that
the policy of free trade on the United
States will benefit England. do not
think that policy of free trade will be
permitted by the American people.
am supporting the democracy in
this campaign, but politics in the United
States are in such transitional period
that the word democrat or republican
does not definitely fix any particular
principles, and Ireserve the right of my
opinion as to what constitutes true Demo
cratic tenets and proper progressive
principles.
do not approve of Mr.. Wilson'S
policy of tariff for revenue only, nor
do think that he improves his position
when he declares in support of gradual
reduction of the tariff. A gradual re-
duction of the tariff means a continual
disturbance of business.
1t would be much better for the demo-
Gratis to adopt very definite tariff pro-
grsmme, and then if elected, carry out
exactly that tariff programme, and
thereafter allow business to proceed in
confence and security and with a
thorough knowledge of established con-
ditions.
There are some abuses in the tariff
which need correction, but for my part
believe in a proper tariff for protec-
tion, and l believe that the growth
of the unexampled prosperity Of
America has been largely stimulated by
the principle of protection in spite of
certain abuses in the system.
Mr.. Wilson says that we have grown
to such point of production that we
overflow our own markets and that we
must extend our markets and open up
foreign markets to our produce.
This is quite true; but one reason that
we fill and overflow our own markets 10
because legitimate protection has pre-
vented the product of foreign manufac-
turers and foreign cheap labor from in
vading our markets and crowding our
own manufacturers and our own labor
ers out of business.
sperous business conditions at home, it
would not be we'll or wise to alter too
rapidly or too radically the system under
which these splendidly prosperous bust
ness conditions have been developed
Furthermore, we cannot secure the
markets of foreign nations merely by
reducing our tariff wall. We must re-
duce the tariff wall of foreign nations.
By demolishing our own tariff fence
we may get out of our pasture, but we
cannot get into the pasture of foreign
nations until we have demolished their
tariff fences.
If we sacrifice our protective policy
we sacrifice our one opportunity to low
er the tariff bars of foreign countries.
1t is only by reciprocity that the tariff
bars of foreign countries can be lowered.
If we maintain our protective fence
we can say to foreign countries: 1--WE
will lower our bars to your products if
you will lower your bars to our pro-
ducts" But if we have no tariff fences,
we can make no such beneficial bargain.
Mr.. Wilson must not be like the dog
in Aesop's fables who let go the bone
that he actually had in order to grasp
at the reflection in the water. If we
sacrifice any advantage that we actually
have we must be sure that we should
sacrifice injudiciously our protective
policy, we should find our markets open
to the products of all the nations of the
world and their markets still closed to
the products of our own nation.
Mr.. Wilson also disapprOves of Amer
lean business men and considers them
ignorant" and provincial. l am
almost disposed irritably to contradict
this statement of Mr.. Wilson.
Americeo business men are the great
est business men IN the world and have
made America the greatest business
nation In the world. They are accumu-
lating in America the wealth of the