The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-10-30

worlds history our dishonor and
shame.
We are of many races. 1t was SO
from the beginning. The founders
built for all and shall not al now
sustain with loyal will what they
did? 1t must not be a republic OF
racial hate. of alien jealousies, OF
people entangled in the ancient feuds
Of Europe. The wars of the Old
World must not be waged in our
country.
The foreign and the native born
must fuse in an uncomfortable pa
triotism of America first and loya' ty
to our republic forever. Let us make
It American, self restrained, digni-
fed, powerful, peaceable, but ade-
quately prepared and capable OF self
defense against either foreign or do
nestle enemies.
Our nation is sovereign and rules
its territory, its peop'e and It's in
| stitutions. 1t is neutral Amidst
the perils of world conflict 1t has
held the course chartered by the law
of nations. This republic cannot be
the theater of alien plots and muir
derous strife.
The Republican party knows that
the production of wealth precedes its
distribution. It's adversaries do not
recognize the simple truth that the
American people cannot distribute
either wages or wealth they do not
have. With this maxim as a corn
er stone OF its party edifice, it strives
steadfastly that all may share in
suppling each others wants. II
declines to see the wisdom of buy
ing anything elsewhere II we can
produce 1t at home.
In 1916 must be told again the
story of American protection. It Will
not now fall on needless ears. Ex-
perience has taught the time honor
ed expensive lesson of Democratic
victory. It will not be forgotten or
unlearned by listening to strange
tales of tariff reformers or visionar-
les riding their theories into indus
trial ruin. The protective periods
of the Republican party write tle
chapter of the country's prosperity
Industrial activity, living wages and
prices, with steady employment and
constant markets naturally follow
Republican Administration.
President Wilson in his message
to Congress, April s, 1913, speaking
for the Democratic party said:
1.-THE object of the tariff duties
henceforth laid must be effective com
petition, the whetting of American
wits by contest with the wits of the
rest of the world"
The American people have now had
two years of effective competition"
So effective has 1t been no one has
escaped its devastation. Distrust
was substituted for confidence. En-
terprise halted. The paralysis Of
idleness fell upon the industry Of
the country. The rising tide of in
creased imports and decrease Of
exports lost our lome market and
denied until mitigated by the tempo
rary calamity of war, an expansion
of trade abroad.
Whetting our wits against the wits
of the world became a contest Of
American wages against foreign
wages and standards Of living. 1t Is
an unequal contest. 1t pits at last
the American home, its women and
children, against the conditions and
wage struggles of the Old World.
Success can come under the Demo
cratic plan of whetting wits only by
the debasement Of our labor and con-
sequent impoverishment of all de-
pendent on II. II Is not the first
tariff operation the Democratic par
ty has tried on the productive indus
tries of the country. The offense
has Deen committed 30 olttn as W
merit long term sentence in 1916
under the habitual criminal section
Of economic laws.
It is the mission of the Republican
party, among other high duties of
government to rescue the industries
of the country from the misfortune
caused by the mistakes of the Dem
ocracy. 1t will restore industry, re-
vive business, and give work to the
idle. The time lost to the wage
earners cannot return. An idle day
can ever be redeemed.
On October 3, 1913, when the Pres.
ident signed the present tariff act,
Mr.. Underwood, then Chairman of
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee, stated:
Il am absolutely confident that /
this law will reduce the cost of liv- .
inc In, tho ITpSlaI Ctoto.