The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-12
FACTS vs.. FICTION.

Democratic orators VINO came 10
the Second district and effectively
bOlstered up the cause of Henry Voll-
mer, who has induced the voters to
send him to congress, declared that
there were no more than the usual
number of unemployed men in the
country at the present time, and III
timated, whether they said it or not,
that the tariff bill was not response
Bile for this idleness.
The Clinton Herald takes them to
task for the statement. and says:
so far as we know no figures have
been given out showing the number
of unemployed men in the country.
In New York alone the number has
reached $50, 900; in Chicago it is said
that at least 100000 are out of en-
ployment; from all parts of the Coun-
try come reports of men being out of
employment, and we nave even be-
gun to realize here in the west that
something is wrong, the large number
of unemployed men passing through
proving this ConCluSively.
But here Is just one straw that
does prove that the Democratic tar
if bill has thrown men out of en-
ployment. Don't take our word for
it, but make your own investigation
and be convinced.
The tailors are just now begin
ming to receive cOnsignments OF
clothes for spring suits. Go and ask
them where these goods come from
and why they are buying them.
They will tell you that they are
importing theirrgoOds from Scotland
this year. They: Will tell you further
that a representative Of the Ameri
can Wooden Minis Co., from whom
they have formerly made their pur'
chases, called on them recently, and
that he informed them that because
of their inability to compete with the
foreign makers of WOODEN goods that
the greater portion Of their mills had
closed and that hundreds and thous
ands OF employees had been thrown
out of work in consequence.
There is a possibility that mems
suits will be a little cheaper; that re-
mains to be seen. In most cases
where foreign goods have come into
the American markets by reason OF
the removal of all tariff duties, OF
the retention Of a merely negligible
duty, the reduced price to the i'm
porter has been lost in the distribu
ton before it reached the consumer
But what is it going to avail Am
erica even though cheaper prices are
brought about, if in the doing the
market for American labor has been
destroyed and thousands upon thOus'
ands of workmen are thrown out OF
positions?
The purchasing power of the Am
rircau consuming public is being re-
duced every day and that reduction
is going to continue until the market
for the products of the farms and fac,
tories of this country has been prac,
tically destroyed.
That is what the Democratic tar
if bill is doing and is going to con
tinue to do, despite the words of the
Democratic orators brought from
Washington to bolster up the cause
of Henry Vollmer.
Harry Hull stood for a reversal
of this policy. He stood for a pro-
tective tariff that will be sufficient
to enable the American manufactures
to continue in business to the end
that he may continue to employ the
labor of the country and to the still
fruther end that there may be an
American market for the products of
the American farm. There can be no
general or continued prosperity in
this country on any other basis"