The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-07-22

of April ana May, Just past, SIX montns
after the Underwood bill became effec-
tive, the imports OF merchandise into
this country were $a6,0O0.00O greater
! than during the months of April and
| May year ago; and that during the
same months the exports of merchan.
| disc from this country were $1l ,OOO.OOl
| less than during the same months OF
1913, representing net loss Of business
| to the American producer and the Amer
| lean laborer of $127,O00.OOO during these
| two months. With imports thus rapid
| " increasing and exports rapidly de
creasing, we cannot expect that there
will be any considerable amount of pros
perity to be passed around. Todav's
| call for service to the republican party
| is to change the current of mems
thoughts from a negative to posi-
| tive direction: our task is to restore
vanishing condolences, so that the fac
| tories and the mills and the shops may
call again to their hearts of fire the
republicans is If may be pard"neo
| for paraphrasng a brilliant democratic
| battle cry, to prevent the democratic
party from pressing down upon the
| of thorns; while as for the rest OF that
| famous quotation. | confess that
| take but a languid interest as to Whe-
| Their it's talented author shall continue
| to cruelty mankind upon cross OF gold
at q thousand dollars per Chautauuua
| Or not.
AS the republican party moves out to
answer this new call for service let
us hope and believe that it's course
shall he inspired by the experience OF
all the Christian centuries behind us
by the prayers and the dreams of these
noble men and women who laid the
foundation of this commonwealth and
with great sacrifice maintained these IN
stitutions We are none of us perfect
The republican party is not perfect
fool assured
that the democratic party Is not perfect:
but we have reached that stage in our
political and moral development when
we know that the public happiness and
the public welfare are the great objects
of government and of legislation; and
the history Of the past sixty years JUS
titles us in the assumption that the re-
publican party is better prepared than
any other to create these favorable con-
ditions for the people: to fight the peo-
ple's battles for social and industrial
Justice; and bring home to them the
rich fruitage Of high ideals in govern
ment What Is republiranism? Sneak
ing abstractly, apprehend republican
ism to be the spirit of freedom and of
progress, embodied in cohesive organ
iZation. nnd given definite direction and
power: it represents an attitude or mlhi
and Il habit of thought Through all
the ages though under different names
and forms, two great political forces.
and two only, have been developed: the
positive, affirmative aggressive forces.
and the negative, resisting, opposing
forces Throughout its history the re-
publican party has represented the pro-
gressive, constructive, creative forces.
and the democratic party has represent
ed the forces OF criticism, of resistance
and of opposition.
CHAMPION OF LIBEHTY.
But in a more concrete sense, what
is republicanism? Repnbiicanisin
sprang into being sixty years ago this
month, under the Oaks at jackson, Mich
as the champion of human liberty and
the defender OF human rights. In all
history no political organization was
ever based upon a platform SO unselfish
or so benehcient. Having accomplished
ton free and united. it launched itself
upon the large mission of making the
nation rich and great by opening VIDE
the doors of opportunity to all its en-
zens. For the encouragement or amer.
lean industries and the safeguarding or
American labor. 1t adopted as Its funda-
mental economic principle the protec-
tive tariff system, foreseeing that With
out such protection that American mar
kets must be supplied with goods made
nv the cheapest paid labor in the world.
The republican party has never retreat
ed one step fro mthe principle of pro-
lection: it is the party OF protection TO-
day, always admitting that modihca-
TONS III ltS appllC.itioii u'V
from time to time to preserve the integ-
rity of its intent and to meet the chahs-
ing conditions of production. The great
est and most bitter controversies that
have ever arisen within the party nave
snrunr up not as affecting the protec-
tive principle itself. but with relation
to the particular rates and schedules
which must prevail to preserve it's ben
eticent purposes without awarding IN
fair advantages or unreasohapie pronts
1 n
ed republican view is that the tarit
rates should he high enough to pay
American wages, ana receive Il ialr ana
a reasonable reward for American cap
ital engaged in production put no n,gn,
er. Republcanism today is demanded
not only the appearance of equality, but
the actual substance of equality in the
application of this Fundamental govern
mental doctrine. In clear ana sharp
distinction, the democratic party de-
nounces the protective principle as a
principle, and demands that the Amer
lean laborer. whether on the farm. in
the mine or In the factory. shall be put
into open and absolute competition win
the cheapest, the lowest. the most is-
nora-t and incompetent labor IN the
world.
PRESERVATION OF CREDIT.
Republicanism has stood and still
stands for financial policies that are
not only sound but honorable as be.
tween the nations: one OF the greatest
services it has ever rendered to the
country was the preservation OF our
national credit and integrity when they
were assaied by the alluring but per
nicious doctrines of free silver ana nat
money-doctrines from which. though
the democratic party did its best to fast
en them ,pon tne body polite. that par
tv Is now In full and inglorious retreat
Republicanism stands for firm
strai light forward, consistent foreign pol,
lev, and while in the present strained
relations with q sister republic the re-
publican party has supported the ad-
ministration and has offered no specific
criticisms, yet -blOOded Americans
could wish of less of hating anu WaV-
ering. and more of decision and of force
in our attitude toward foreign powers
to the end that American prestige snaii
be maintained, and American rights MY
resDected throughout the world.
Repulicanism stands for the advance
Of the cause of temperance, for social
purity, for preservation of the sanctity
of the American home, ana is steadiast-
~ opposed to all those morally corrupt
ing influences which have nothing to up
hold them save appetite
oPPosITIoN TO MONOPOLY.
Repulicanism is opposed to monopoly
and special privilege in all their forms
While all the parties profess this same
creed, yet the republican party alone
has given the country constructive leg
islation on this subject. beginning with