The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-02-05

Z WtTt ultut our OulpOStS III NH' dSi7
fic ocean, all answer TO that call. The
rights of labor have been secure un-
der just laws. Great police regula-
tions have safeguarded the public.
The history Of American finances is
written by the Republican party. II
fought reputation and fiat money.
II passed the resumption act against
the evil prophecy of the Democratic
party. Ii refunded the public debt
and il is carried today at the lowest
interest rates known to the civiliz-
ed world. II sent free silver to an
unlamented grave. Sixteen to one
once the war cry of a great party Is
jest; none know II but scorn II,
none name il but to laugh. The Re-
publican party established the gold
standard and created the .momentary
commission and the original emer-
gency currency act. The Democratic
party, with it's fatal capacity TO mis-
interpret and miscreate from the ma
terial and experience gathered, pro
duced the Federal Reserve law. Ii
will duplicate Frankenstein. II is not
merely central bank, II is a central
lied person with created power than
ought to be vested in any man over
any lawful business.
"The arm of the postal service
reached out 10 cheaper communica-
ton and encourage thrift The two
great oceans were Joined under the
American flag. Where has this Rip
Van Wrinkle slept the last thirty
years who now rubs his eyes and says
the Republican party has not had q
new idea in all that time? The great
national statutes of thirty years have
sprung from the councils of that
party. He cannot distinguish between
the morning light of the Republican
sunrise of things doing and done,and
the dusk that is falling on the DEM
ocracy. Samuel Pepys, the English
man who kept a diary, records that
once after a night of revelry he woke
from a deep sleep and mistook sun
rise for sunset. History still repeats
itself
zone great issue towers above and
divides the voters of the United
States. Other questions may come
and go. but the protection of the
American peoples industrial life ov'
ershadows them all. 1t reaches into
the depths of the permanent sources
OF prosperity. There is a deep-seated
feeling among the people that bust
ness is more prosperous, work more
abundant at fair wages and that they
are better off under a Republican
than Democratic administration
This belief traced to its source !:
founded on historical fact. The aban
donment of the protective system has
always been followed by disaster.
revision of the tariff by the Demo
cratic party has always reduced ad
versity and business depression al
uniformity redeemed by the return t.
the protective schedules of the Re
publican party When revision be
comes necessary the Republican pre-
serve the protective features and thu
Democrats destroy them.
1.-The Republican party bases thu
duty on conditions and builds 1t higl
enough to keep the payrolls in oul
country at American wages and stan
dards of living. 1t secures the hom'
market for our own producers. 1t see
no advantage in creating either idle
ness or an excessive surplus by flood
ing the country with freelsted o.
revenue duty imports. 1t eXalts tn,
home market above any to be reach
ed at the expense of freight commits
siOns. inspection charges and foreigl
tariffs. The American people in
stinctively know that We ought to b.
able to supply by our own industr,
all Ol every dIliNit we
to produce equal to our wants.
"The people understand that sup
plying our home market with tn
work of their own hands makes tn
difference between activity and idle
ness, between a Republican and
Democratic administration. We,there
fore, limit the imports of a com
petitive article.t the like of which W
can produce in quantity adequate TO
our needs by protective duty on tn
article. This furher gives revenu
collected as toll from the importe
and tends to equalize differences i
conditions of production. When W
have so supplied our own wants W
seek foreign market for our surplu
so there may be no idle period. w
know, however, the American marke
is the greatest field for the employ
ment of our people and the sale q
our nroducts Secretary Redfield wi