The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02


the artful sidestepper of the Cabinet
when called upon for a reason why
there should be so many men out OF
Employment, said ii was due to the
climate conditions and not to bust
ness depression. Well, the frosts OF
winter have changed to the heat OF
summr and fall is now here Men
are still idle Now, Mr.. Redfield says
the American people are very much
interested in the subject of "over-fa-
tigue." Apparently he would recon-
mend forty-eight hours of sleep be-
tween days of work and long walks
between jobs, and those on empty
stomachs. This "over-fatigue- is a
terrible thing and must be avoided at
all hazards.
Later ON, President Wilson admit
ted the business depression and at
tributed it to psychology Then Mr..
Redfield referred to it as a world
wide depression" What a short time
ii took for Mr. Redfield- when the
President spoke, to expand a depres-
sion that did not exist into one that
vas worldwide.
II may be there was some depres-
sion, but millions of Americans re-
mem bering the excellent conditions
Of 1912 will wonder why bit was nee
essary to throw down the bars to for
eign nations and let in so much more
than our hare of that depression.
N<n Sold Cheap to the Consumer.
A card appears in the window of
each store operated by the United
Cigar Stores, reading:
Every unemployed worker can 90
70 work if you buy Made in Ameri-
"a goods.
This is true.
But it didn't need the war in Eu-
'ope to make it so.
IL was true at the very time the
'arty now in power was enacting a
'arif low confessedly intended to
make 1t easier to buy goods made by
in Europe or coolies in the
BRENT. or agricultural commodities
aised by poems in South America.
II buying made in America goods
leans putting the unemployed to
'ork, then buying goods abroad
leans putting employed Americans
ut of jobs, doesn't it?
That's a pretty plain proposition.
hats exactly what it has done this
ear.
why shouldn't the law forbid any
an who enjoys the blessings and
'nefits of our civilization from buy
g abroad goods that are made
eaply by cheapening the man who I.
axes them?
Especially when it means cheap
SIS only TO the importer, not to
e consumer?
III man wants to use coolie made, 4
on made, peasant made goods, why I
ouldn't he be willing to go and a
e among peasants, coolies and q
ons? What right has he to demand n
privileges OF American citizen a
p' and then seek to degrade the h
lers OF this country to the level W
those of other lands, or else ask +;
I'M to starve to death because the h
eisner can undersell them? h,
up the American market y,
done by assisting the American II
rkmen under American conditions.
Let the patriotic man do this. n,
And let the unpatriotic man be In
npelled TO do II whether he wants
DO 1t or not. by imposing a Tariff
Iai to the cost Of production at
ne and abroad. provided that the Sc
Icle is one that can be procured II,
the United States with q reason er
degree OF economy. of
mis- Is protection. This is Ameri- tn
ism. This is Republicanism. sp
or that. as Protectionists. as Am re
ans. ss Republicans. we stand. KIN
nd in this We stand with the sic
rs.of the Republic. with Wash ed
on. Madison. Hamilton. Adams, pc
erson. and Jackson. with Henry tai
and Daniel Webster. With Abra- Pc
Lincoln and U. s. Grant. with me
q. Garfield. Blaine. Harrison and inl
'iniey. with every real construc- the
tatesman whose public service rec
contributed 70 ths upbuilding Of the
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