The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-03

/; oe brought TO this country and com
pete with the American goods. The
theory that Americans living in this
country and living to create the gem
erai prosperity should be protected
where they enter into the extra haz-
ardous lines OF trade that could be
DESTROYED or crippled by free competl-
uon abroad, makes necessary that a
certain measure of protection should
be given by the government under the
form Of protective tariff This is the
propaganda which the republican
party again voices and on which it
depends for its support at the polls.
There are No two ways of viewing this
question in its generic sense. Those
show where inequalities exist would
find fault with the sun, because it
occasionally has spots. but 1t is
known that the fundamental idea in
protective tariff is essential to he
maintenance of the American scale OF
living and 10 the continued operation
OF American industries All of the
oratory and ali of the sophistry that
VIII be spread over the country during
the next twelve weeks cannot change
this fact Wage earners. farmers. the
millions engaged in what are classified
as Offices of employment in all the
professions and trades viii come to
realize that their prosperity Is indis-
soiubly joined with that CT the less
than FIVE millions now employed in
industries that receive. that need, and
that unquestionably will continue to
benefit from measure of federal pro
lection under adequate tariff duties.
All OF the issues that are raised in
this campaign turn upon the question
of the high cost of living or some ap-
pication of it 10 the individual. The
voter who will analyze his own case
viii come to the conclusion that part
OF the increased cost of his house
hold expenses is due 10 the tendency
10 enjoy more OF the Injuries of life.
and they come from acquiring more
money either in the way Of profit from
business or from increases in wages
We cannot eat our cake and keep ii
TOO in America any more tnan any-
where else in the world The clothing
industry which accounts for the ex-
penditure of over a billion dollars a
year is significant OF the fact that
Americas ninety millions OF people
believe in keeping well dressed and TO
have a Sirprsft+. ne ,.,r.o ~,
No comparison can be made between
the potentiality. OF America and the
meagre requirements of China than
can be made between the human
needs Of an inferior race to that OF a
superior enc The -four hundred mil
lions OF China are content 10 clothe
in cotton garments of inferior quality
and wretched appearance. If their am
bitions rose above this. they would
acquire more OF the worlds goods.
The ambitions Of the American PEG
pie prompt them 10 be clothed in
woolens and silks The American
women use more SILK per capita than
any other women in the world and
The entire expense OF many European
families could be defrayed by the
money spent annually by the wage
earners who gets his six dollars day
as a mechanic in America The con
ditions cannot be eFaded or avoided.
They show conclusiyely that the scale
OF living in America has been going
up TO high pitch and that ii would
require more than bull moose oratory
or Wilson theory TO turn the country
back one hundred years TO the time
when carpenters received two dollars
day for twelye-hour day from sun