The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-06-03
Washington Letter

Washington, May 26.-A striking
illustration Of the inability Of democratic
leaders to base their policies upon fun
damental principles, is found in the
columns Of the Oregon Journal, the
leading democratic paper OF the
Pacific Northwest, which comments
upon the fact that the gates
of Europe are barred against Amer
ican tourists and 1886, 900, 900
will be saved to this country thereby.
The Journal says that Instead OF be-
ing being out Of America and spent in
Europe, this money is being spent
this year in the United States, which
means that the sum is doubled in its
effects at home. Do you realize what
the changed status means directly to
every railroad, every coastwise, lake or
river steamer line, every hotel, every
summer boarding house, every garage,
every automobile dealer and repairer,
apd do you realize what it means in
directly to every resident OF America"
And yet the Journal and its demo
cratic colaborers cannot see that ex
acty the same principle is involved in
the question Of a protective tariff. In
January, 1918, the United States sent
abroad something like million and a
half dollars for breadstufs. That was
under a republican protective tariff
In January, 1915, under a democratic
tariff, the United States sent abroad
more than five million dollars for sim
liar commodities. That was au in
crease Of three millions and half for
a single month on one line OF COM
modities.
Every school boy can realize what
the changed status means directly to
every producer OF breadstufis, to every
manufacturer who is selling goods to
the producer OF breadstufs, TO every
hardware man, to every clothier, TO
every lumberman, 10 the butcher, the
baker, and candlestick maker.
In January, 1918, under republican
tariff, the United States sent abroad
nearly million and half dollars fol
manufactures Of wool; but in January,
1914, under a democrat tariff, we sent
abroad more than four millions and a
half, an increase Of three million dol
lars on this one commodity for one
month in the year.
This was a direct loss 10 the men
who work in or operate the woolen
mills of the United States. These
men are buyers Of American products
patrons Of American laundries and bar
Der shops, buyers Of American news
papers, consumers Of American food
employers Of American carpenters, cob
blers and bootblacks. Their buyinl
power was reduced $3,OO0,000 in ont
m. nth.
Let US look at the totals for Januar,
in the two years. During that montl
in 1918, the United States sent abroad
for 26 specified imported products
more than S27, 100000; while for til,
similar month in 1914, there was sen
abroad S43, 100000, or an increase 0
$l6,000,000 for the one month.
Commenting upon the 1886, ,0OO,OOI
formerly spent in Europe BY tourist
AMI now retained in the United States
the democratic Journal says:
1T does not take much Of an imag
ination to grasp the meaning Of til
enormous sum thus TO be spent, not i
far country, but among the people {
the United States. 1t takes no exag
geration Of the facts to picture tn
prosperity that it spells for thousands.
But those words apply to none
spent for commodities just as strongl
as t. money 81 ent by pleasure seekers
Money spent in America for America
products gives profitable and usefl
employment to millions Of industrious
thrifty, patriotic citizens. The SUI
is doubled in its effect at home"
No stronger argument need be mad
in behalf of protective policy for ii
United States than is found in the lal
guage OF tie democratic periodic