The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-30
THE OPENING GUN
(Louisviile Courier-JournaD

Louisville CourierJourna)
 As a result of conferences between National Chair man Hilles and numerous Republican leaders in New York the opening gun of the Republican national cam paign was fired in Philadelphia by Senator Penrose. The tariff will be the Protection will be the slo- gan The party which lived by protection until it died of protection win make effort to revive itself and its meal ticket simultaneously I it be done, who will hesitate pull stouty upon his boot straps to lift himself the fence?
 The familiar argument of the protectionists prior to the Republican debacle that reduction of the tariff schedules would result in America being swamp ed and American labor being pauperzed by cheap a- bor from Europe The European laborers now are be- ing herded to the shambes by the Kaisers. The Eur opean countries have nothing to export If there were no mine layers and no submarines and if the German merchant marine had not been driven from the sea by the British navy there would be little exporting from Europe to America. But the reduction of the schedules of the Payne-Aldrich law according to the Republican leaders, has kept the treasury clean The only way to "get rich quick is by means of protec- tonism such as we had under the Payne-Aldrich law Senator Penrose is the Walngiord who will show Con- gross bil surely productive of wealth than che covered carpet tack With such a law he will pro- programme of national defense may be entered upon without the slightest uneasiness to where the money is to be found.
 The Republican party is the party of Protectionism it is nothing. And Senator Penrose its prophet is in every way suitable He is member of the old guard. Who more fortunate than of the others, still is in politics, and in office IT anyone to be chosen to walk into the White House and ask the Ad minstraton to confess and join with the Repub- hcan leaders to reenact the Dingley of PayneAldrch law, who could be so well chosenl If the party has the erontery Senator Penrose has the savior faire, the sang froid. He do it without turning hair, and without rubbing the fur of the Administra- tion the wrong way.
 Since last August we have had form of protee- ton against European imports somewhat more effec- tive than that supplied by the seawan erected by the arfmakers in behalf of infant industries. Never heess the restoration of the high protective duties will according to Senator Penrose furnish ample rev and thus prosperity will be assured and large additional revenue acquired"
 The Republican party falls back upon an old issue for lack of better The only charge, seemingly, that be brought against the Democratic Adminis- tratou is that it did not like the preceding Republi- Administration, allow the tariff to be revised by it's beneficaries. It is easy to say as Senator Penrose says that but for the European war, and orders. should now be perishing of starvation because of the exposure of industries to European competi- ton But 1t will be hard to that America owes to the what prosperity 1t hls and would be bankrupt
 the German Emperor had not set out to conquer the world.