The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-16

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net. would surrender right now
rather than to get into a newspaper
argument with Mr.. Quick. I was one
day greatly interested in sheep and
wool production. Il have book
showing how many sheep I had killed
by dogs on Mr.. Quick's home farm in
eleven years. I will not state the
number for fear you think had all
the sheep, or Ithe eastern Panhandle
all the dogs. So much for that, but
here is the rub. When the first Will
son bill went into effect putting wool
on the free list, IL owned the largest
mock OF sheep in any county, and had
little else. Will1am L. Wilson. who
was personal friend OF mine, a
Christian and scholar in politics.
had those plausible, though imprac-
ticable theories either down very fine,
or up where people do not live and
do business. don't care anything
about your theories, but do know
my wool dropped in price from 26 to
" and l3 cents per pound in one
year under free trade.
We may write of free trade, tarir
Tor revenue, tariff for protection, tar
If for revenue with incidental pro-
lection, tariff revision upward or
downward, revision on a sliding scale,
or horizontal reduction or any other
name constructed to allay fear, the
fact remains just as the good Book
declares, He that provideth not for
his own household is worse than an
inrfidel. As it is with individuals
so 1t is with nations. I don't want
to argue the question, or juggle
with figures. /. simply wish to sub
nit this plain proposition. Any kind
OF tariff laid on foreign imports
that decreases exports, while increas-
Ing imports must turn the balance
Of trade against this nation, and in
ev1table results must follow. If we
buy more than we sell others are
going to profit at our expense.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Bryan are
thoroughly honest. They are VIC
tins of an English text on economics
written by English authors long be-
fore 1t was or could be seen that a
tariff laid primarily for revenue pur-
poses would finally send into state
OF decay a nation that felt able to
manufacture for the whole world. IL
the seventy odd commercial nations
all belonged to the Methodist Broth
erhood Of Clarksburg and every ma
ton was his brother nations keeper
in wealth. health and prosperity,
then President Wilson would be
right, and we would have no use for
tariffs, great navies or standing
armies. But 10, this fine picture that
the president lays down or hangs up
to parallel the Underwood tariff bill
can only exist where commercial life
Is stranger and every one is talk
Ing about his new pair Of wings, ana
wondering how the women could
wear slit skirts and dance the tango
on earth without wings.
This is such vital question that
1t ought not be covered up with friv-
olous pictures. Will some Demo
crat take the negative OF the follow
ing proposition:
Resolved. That foreign wool, or
other articles coming into compet1-
ton with the home produced article
Is dutiable article, and should be
taxed for both revenue and protec-
ton to American labor and capital
under the broad shield of American
law.
So much for the tariff, now Just
one more friendly criticism to men
in both, or all. parties who need it.
The majority Of the voters of Har-
rison county were not born in Har-
rison county. l heard the NOM
mating speeches made in the recent
Democratic convention, and the
speakers We'd with one another in
pointing to the nativity and ancestry
of his candidate. One of the speak
ers traced 1.-THE lineage of his candl-
date back through blue blooded an
cestry for over a hundred years. l
was fearful at one time that he was
going to connect up his candidate
with some Hessian who fought the
colonies for money, or some lord
who left our shores because he could
not yell God save the King" in free
dom. One of the candidates was not
born in Harrison county. and the
convention considered 1t an accident
after one of the speakers assured the
convention that the candidate was
not consulted, but If he should ever
be born again the event would take
place in Harrison county.
submit that after citizen has
lived in Harrison county reasonable
time he should be taken on his mer-
its and his qualifications to fill the
position. If the slogan of our board
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