Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
Hearst Makes Reply to Taft;
Suggests the True Policy
For the Democratic PARTY

iS'9 tHoh hlIeen dollar. A
week, and that these so-called hi-b
wages were paid to only a dan
men who were the star eneiroer,
on fast trains meeting the Atlapa,
liners.
The average engineer received
less than nine dollars and half -
week, tiremen averaged less ,h,,
six dollars a week, and the aycrag.
guard, who corresponds to our con-
ductor, received six dollars and
.thirty-sfX cents a week.
There would be a revolution il,
America, and a justifiable one. If
such wages as these were paid ia
our competent railway emplo>eas
Yet with such wages working man
i'll free trade England are EXPECTED
to meet cost of living as higa as
or higher than ours.
No wonder there are indusrfsl
disturbances in England and strikes
and riots and men shot down nv tbo
soldiery. No wonder there are no.
litical and economical discomfort
and an emigration so great that the
steamship lines can not carry all Of
those who desire to leave England
The false statement that living in
England is cheaper than in Ameri-
ca has been made so often that il "a
believed by those who have nat
taken the trouble to learn the facts
Living is not cheaper in England
than in America. If anything, il is
dearer. Food is much dearer in
England than in America. L.uxuries
like fruit and many vegetables are
entirely beyond the reach of the ay-
erage individual
Rent is cheaper in England than
IN many places in America, but
taxes are UNNECESSARILY greater.
raising the actual cost of rents from
so to IS per cent.
Custom made clothing is cbcaINr
in England than in America but
nowhere in the world is ready
made clothing as remarkable in cut
and quality and cheapness as in the
United States. Shoes arc better
: and cheaper in the United State.
than in any other place in The
world.
Travelling and transported ton in
the United States are about half
what they are in England Meats
though high in the United States
are higher In England, and a good
part of the beef in England is i'm
ported from the United States and
Australia Newspaper men whom
| have sent to England as resident
correspondents have often asked to
be allowed to return to the United
States on account of the higher
cost of living in England,
These are the facts, and facts
should be the basis of every argu-
ment.
Governor Wilson, like every other
good American citizen. is trying 20
benefit his country, but we can not
benefit our country by misleading
our countrymen.
Let all Of us Democrats abandon
worn out and worthless free tradd
arguments and frankly admit that a
certain amount of judicious protec-
ton is a beneficial thing for our
country and our people Then let Us
seek to apply protection discrimi-
nately to develop and maintain val
liable industries which require pro-
lection, and which through the just
and proper conduct of their bust
ness dealings with the public de-
serve protection.
Let us realize that the tariff
(even as unfair tariff is not the
cause of special privilege. but mere
ly symptom OF special privilege
a useful institution partly corrupt
ed by special privilege.
Special privilege has invaded our
tariff system as it has invaded our
railway system and our public land
system, our judicial system and our
governmental system, but the rem
edy lies not in abolishing govern.
ment or the proper functions OF
government, but in taking the gov,
eminent out of the hands OF special
privilege and placing the govern
ment and all its proper functions
more directly in the control OF lHe
whole people.
There should, therefore, be No
governmental encouragement oI
oppressive trusts, no governments
fostering Of special privilege eitne'
through undue and undeserved pro-
lection or otherwise. but surely an
important and essential function oi
an adequate and impartial govern.
ment in this business age Is iN'
proper encourag cement and pI"0'.,
ton of all legitimate industry aHN
business activity.
Let us then modify the 't-.o
and purify the tariff together win
all the acts and operations OF gov.
eminent. to meet the requlrl eN.s
of the times, but let us modify
tariff in way which will h0HeH
our own nation at least as mulN a.
D 1t viii benefit competing naUph-
Let us adopt a general pojgN ol
reciprocity which will compf' @
markets of other nations to be nPo'
to our products whenever our .Il.
kets are open to their product h1y
us repeat the old and aec0't.,
Democratic declaration in favor ''
preferential duties which viii con-,
pei importations to be mao. ~
American ships. which will .e
the American nag to the seas -
which will revive the Amer CA.
merchant marine TO the =e@'ss
prosperity Of our people in tIs
peace and the better p:oleg-g. '