The Washington herald., 1916-10-29
HITS EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
Railroad Man CriticiseS Enactment
of Adamson Measure.

Editor. The Washington Hersld-Just
because they have been cOuTteOusly re-
ceived at the White House, which is
only another phase Of Wilson's persistent
bid for popularity. President GOmpers and
the labor leaders have advised the work
ing men Of the United States to vote
for tho man who has done more than
any Twins person to destroy their oDpor-
tunites to obtain work.
Today the United States is prosperous,
but for the OpNOrtuuie contingency OF the
European war, VIC would now. under
Wilson's chosen tariff policy. he buried
in the depths of the worst possible deep
seated hard times. eagerly waiting for
election day to bury our principal indus
trial undertaken still deeper IN political
oblivion.
The all important point that should
not for one moment be forgotten i'm this
campaign. is that the present prosperity
is not due to the existing suicidal Uu-
American tariff law.
1; is no moro responsible for this fic-
tltiouS prosperity than the visit OF Hal
ley's Comet in 1870
That we have exported some extra war
munitions is all the credit Secretary
ReddoId. or the average Democrat will
ever give to the European war for the
present prosperity. all other business eX-
panSion they claim. is the effect OF the
taiff law Of the present administration.
No Democrat will acknowledge the
truth of the following points: First
That the war seriously curtailed the
ability Of Europe TO supply the world
with industrial porducts, and that the
United States has temporarily assumed
their business. Second-That the great
wave Of imports from Europe that did
and would have continued under the
present Wilson tariff, to supplant Amer
lean industry and labor, has been to a
great extent. suspended, thus giving
American producers protection, minus the
revenue the government would have col
elcted from an adequate tariff law.
Third-The resumption Of industrial pro-
ductiOn, furnished work for the idle wage
earners and restored the confidence OF
all the American people. consequently
they stopped eConUmizlng and began tC
spend their money.
The third reason really did more to
accelerate business than both OF the
others combined.
Nothing kills the confidence and cur
tails the spending capacity Of all the
people more than their inability to find
remunerative employment.
The Democrats assert with their mar
row dogmatic opinion that it is impossi-
BILE for the tarin to affect the railroads
That assertion is the heighth Of alb
surdity-times are prosperous now. and
every day the papers are commenting
about the shortage of freight cars
Two years ago, before the war obliter-
ated the true condition created by the
present unfeasible tariff. half of the side
tracks in the United States were filled
with empty cars that the stagnant busi-
ness Of that day had no use for That
is a plain comprehensive reason why all
railroad men should be loyal Republicans
Another reason is that Woodrow Viii
son forced through Congress the deceitful
Adamson bill that actually favors the
railroad companies when II was supposed
to favor the men; that is the true reason
why So many railroad presidents are sup
porting Wilson and why none OF them
are now demanding the repeal Of the
AdamsOn law.
This law supersedes all existing bar
gains and contracts; it abolishes the
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