The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-20
REALIZE BENEFIT OF TARIFF


alive man in the United States senate.
e REALIZE BENEFIT OF TARIFF
The farmers OF Iowa during the last
presidential campaign were told that
what they. needed was revision. Of
the tariff, and we can recall great
many farmers who, joined in the de-
,mand for "a revision of the tariff that
would relieve, the excessive duties, on
imports into the United States, They
were told that the tariff fostered mo-
,nopoly and enabled some to revel in
wealth while others were ground into
poverty. by the republican tariff, which
was then in force. The farmers can
now realize Just how they are bene-
fitted by the success Of the democratic
party at the last presidential cleo
ton. They are experiencing just what
they should have foreseen was iii store
for them when they cast their ballots
in 1912. -
y The cry for a revision of the, tariff
downward found such Judgment in
the minds OF the people as that they
were persuaded the. duties then in
force were too high and that they
would be. benefited, not only by a, re-
duction OF the tariff, but by taking 1t
off entirely of many things which at
that time enjoyed protective tariff:
1t does not require philosopher TO
discover just how the American farm
er suffers when the farmers OF other
countries are permitted to bring
their products into our markets for
sale. 1t is not difficult to understand
how the American farmer is injuri-
ously affected by the importation OF
corn and other grain from Argentine
and other countries into the United
States. Anyone should understand
that the importation OF cattle from
other countries to be sold in competi-
ton with the cattle of this country in
the American market would have de-
pressing influence upon the. price OF
our cattle, yet that is just what has
been brought about by the Wilson
tariff. When. the tariff: duties are
taken Of ''6f grain, it is an invitation
for the farmers of other countries to
ship their grain into the United States
for sale, because better market can
be found here than i'll the country
from which the grain is shipped. 1t
is quite as evident that ii the tariff
is taken off of live stock that it
amounts to an invitation to the own
ers OF live. stock of other countries
to come into our markets and sell
their products. Every bushel Of grain
imported from another country ana
every animal that comes into our
market from abroad is in competition
with our products which we have 10
sell and every dollar we pay for grain
shipped from a foreign country or fol-
animals imported into our markets
from abroad Is just so much money
taken out OF circulation in the United
States.
We sympathize with the farmers for
tho embarrassment which they expert
ence and which they will more and
more experience until the free trade
policy of tho democratic party is SUI
perseded by a protective law. such
as was set aside when the present tar
if law was enacted. The republican
policy is to keep labor employed at
good wages and to make the laborlne
man a consumer OF the products OF
the farm and factory, and when this
policy obtains in the United States
we have general prosperity and when
it does not obtain, we have general
depression. One has but to visit the
cities of the United States, to find
stagnation and depression. Factories
are either closing down entirely or
laborers thrown out of employment to
such an extent that hundreds OF
thousands OF laboring men are now
idle, where three years ago they were
earning gool wages.
Conditions point to the election OF
republican congress this coming
fall and there is no question but what
if. a fair expression of the American
people could be obtained on the iques-
ton of retaining or changing the. pres
eat administration, that a large ma
jority. would be in. favor of the change,
but with the republican party con-
fronted with the democratic party and
with the bull moose party contribut-
ing to the success OF the democratic
party, it may turn out that the demo
Gratis will still hold the balance OF
power. But with conditiins changing
for the worse, it is evident that the
democratic policies will prove SO UNI
satisfactory that the next president
of the United States will be man
who stands in favor of the protective
policy. The destiny of the farmers. of
Iowa is in their own hands and If they
prefer to owe, allegiance to the demo
cratic party, and to vote for the pol
icies of that party, it is their. privi-
lege to do so, but they should not be
heard to complain when they suffer
in their occupation as farmers by the
application of the democratic policy,
because they have brought upon them
selves the troubles OF which they
complain. ~