The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-04-25

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for the soul; therefore if hav
been wrong. or held wrong ideas
then come TO see the error Of m,
ways, feel il my duty 70 comics
land apologizes-so here goes.
i A few weeks ago stated to yol
; that ] was . free trader in belief
Nov as this Is campaign year. VI
hear and read a lot about the pro
iseetive tariff. I have read. studied
] and heard enough to become con
WINGED and feel that I ought to con
fess my conversion.
This looks like changing front
pretty quick. but sometimes a change
lis good thing. A short time ago
drove to Nezperce. The roads were
full Of ruts and I tried to keep the
hack in the ruts finally got to
where some one had been using a
road drag, and found there were no
ruts, and the road was broad and
smooth. find that if you open
| your thinking cap. protection IS
broad, smooth and automatic. It
helps the manufacturers they help
the working man; he helps the
producer and all help the consumer.
We admire an acrobat. we pay to
get INTO circus to see him-he can
change front 50 often-we have and
admire a great political acrobat in
the arena. We are all watching the
the circus and having a great time.
Even Taft changed after the last
election-got so he would recognize
an insurgent. Even Mr.. Roosevelt
changes often. A few years ago
while president, he sent Mr.. Taft to
Oklahoma to talk the people out Of
the notion Of having the initiative,
referendum and recall in the then
proposed state constitution. The
people voted him down: other states
are following suit. Now Roosevelt
is for the initiative and referendum,
as well as the recall, even to the
White House and the judiciary. He
even has his photos taken often to
show his different attitudes. A great
many Of US say he is the greatest
living man, and to prove it. he says
so himself.
Mr.. Bryan has been working and I
preaching for certain reforms for
the past 30 years. He is s.the same
yesterday, tsday and forever, -
but he has not been president.
The mighty oak stands still; the
tumbleweed goeth where the wind
listeth, but it gets there just the
same.
So l am only following ilIustrious
examples when I am changeable too.
For extenuating examples, take
history for instance, It shows that
our nation has steadily been making
the protective tariff higher since
186O-except the Wilson bill Of "a.
and it was the highest we rave had
except the Mckinley bill immediate
Iy preceding-till now we have the
highest protection we ever had. You
can look back and see that we have
become more prosperous year after
rear as the tariff increased, till now
re are at the height Of prosperity.
True We had great panic in 10
lnder a war tariff, fearful panic in
90 under the Mckinley tariff, and
ne in 1o07-OS under a yet higher
arm but tney are only exceptions
o prove the rule.
/ think we all admit nov that the
consumers and producers Of raw I
roducts pay the tariff but it all
ebcunds to our benefit.
We have had a great object lesson !
ais spring. Great Britain is held !
p to Us as free trade country. !,
his spring it has had about a mil
on coal miners on a strike, that 4
as thrown other thousands out Of :,
ork. Now If England had had a {
God stiff protection for coal, 50 !
ur American mines could not have = =
ompeted with them, the English ?
line owners could have paid higher
ages and would not have had the =
.rike. This ought to cause US to Z
4 I'd and take notice. -