Evening star., 1916-06-07

this this policy. Of % The TnT1k rspublican D oon1.asion
Of 1850. which gave to the nation and
all history tho nomination OF Lincoln.
made this simple and ample utterance:
That, while providing revenue Tor
the support of the general government
by duties upon imports. sound policy
requires such an adjustment Of these
imports as to encourage the develop-
mene OF the Industrial interests OF the
whole country; and We commend that
policy OF national exchanges which So
cure to the workinGman liberal wages.
to agriculture remunerating prices. to
mechanics and manufacturers an ade-
quate reward for their skill. labor ana
cial prosperity and independence
Applies F9ttingly Today.
1--WE might fttingly reiterate that
#uttterance today. The failure OF rev.
enues under existing democratic policy.
tho necessary resort to tho imposition
OF direct and offensive taxatfon-war
taxes on a people at peace-to meet
deficiencies which ever attend demo-
cratic control. the depression and dis
aster which followed democratic re-
vision, which were relieved rather than
caused by the European war-an these
argue the republican restoration
No one disputes a temporary pros
perity in our land today. But it Is sec
tional in its factory aspect, abnormal
in it's fevered rush. fictitious in it's es-
sentials. and perverting in its tendency.
Worse. it is the gold sluiced from the
river Of blood. poured out by the hor-
rifying sacrifice Of millions of our fell
lowmen. God forbid that we should
boast a prosperity wrought in such
waste of human life We had rather
rejoice in the prosperity Of peace. We
had rather boast our good fortune won
from the world as 1t stands erect. IN
a fair contest. where men openly con-
tend for the laurels Of industry and
tho garlands of trade. do not mean
that we must sharpen our wits in
competition with the world for we
tried that. and involuntartly turned
the blade to cutting our production
and severing thousands from Ameri-
can pay rolls. There was no cut in
the cost of living. but a visible hack
at the capacity to live.
THE democratic party is always con-
cerned about the American consumer.
Our republican achievement is the
making of nation of prospering pro-
ducers. and by producers I mean every
human being who applies muscle or
skill or brain or all to the conversion
of natures abundance into the neces-
stiles and luxuries of life or partici-
pates In the ways and means of their
transportation and exchange. Far bet
ter a high cost Of living and ability
tended by destruction of purchasing
capacity.
Cost Of Living Not Reduced.
TT is worth while to recall the mag
nified importance given to the high
cost Of living four years ago: first. to
10y n bas siza Fa;ly,ro f1 re.
duce it. though 1t risked and almost
accomplished the ruin of our good for
tune in attempting it: second. to de-
was thought to be the high cost were
only the higher demands and the
| larger capacity to buy. which were
| the natural refexes of the higher
standard Of living reared under repub-
flican protection.
| The one notable advance In cost has
I profited the American farmer. for
| whose bef1tting share in good fortune
we have stood unfailingly and sincere
/ ly. His reward Is a republican achieve
| ment and we prefer to cling to the con
ditions which brought to agriculture
its delayed but deserved reward and
| hold 1T secure in republican mainte.
nance Of a home market unmatched in
prosperity to be home-created ant
| home-sustained, and not dependent or
| conditions abroad
! Let US agree-nay, let us boast
that American industry can compete
| with any in all the world, under like
conditions. But we also boast a condi.
| ton. created through isolation anc
maintained by protection, wherein the
| rate OF American wages is twice ol
thrice to ten times that of old-worle
| competition. Reduce our wages and We
| shall have conditions more nearly
equal. but no republican will consen
to that We are willing to standardiz,
| the wages of the world We are as A
to lead in doing that as we were t
| fix the newer guarantees OF liberty ant
| independence; but We republicans d,
| not mean to lower our scales to effec
| the leveling. We want the world meas
| urements raised to our heights. Unit
| 1t is done we shall cling to American
lean markets for American products
and hold the republican guaranty Of
our material good fortune.
Democratic Party's Repentance.
The nations abroad and the demo.
cratic party at home are bearing wit
ness to republican wisdom. German in.
dustrial self reliance is the sequence tc
her adoption Of a republican protective
tariff. and Englands manifest CONVEX
sion to this fostering plan will mag.
nifty the prophetic wisdom of repub
| lican protectionists. Even the demo.
cratic party Is penitent now and makes
| confession in action If not in words
| The proposed destruction Of American
sugar has been repealed. and simulated
grief about the American breakfas,
table has been put aside. With that
| facility for changing position which
has been made manifest from Balti-
more to Vera Cruz. the party In power
| proposes to restore the tariff commits
sion which 1t had hastened to destroy
This change of attitude is not be-
cause of its great and manifest love
OF commission alone. but because fail
ure is written across every paragraph
of democratic revision and fear is
haunting the White House slumbers
The Wilson administration has sensed