South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-07

and ample utterance:
That, while providing revenue
for the support Of the general gov
eminent by duties upon imports.
sound policy requires such an ad-
justment OF these imports as 20 en-
courage the development Of the in
dustrial interests Of the whole coun-
try; and we commend that policy OF
national exchanges which secures to
the working men liberal wages. to
agriculture remunerating prices, to
mechanics and manufacturers an
adequate reward for their skill. labor
and enterprise. and 20 the nation
commercial prosperity and indie
pendence."
We might fttingly reiterate that
utterance today. The failure of rev.
enues under existing democratic
policy. the necessary resort to the
imposition of direct and offensive
taxation-war taxes on "a people at
peace-to meet deficiencies which
ever attend democratic control, the
depression and disaster which fol-
lowed democratic revision, which
were relieved rather than caused by
the European war-all these argue
the republican restoration.
Temporary Prosperity.
No one disputes temporary
prosperity in our land today. But
it is sectional in its factory aspect,
abnormal in its fevered rush. ficti
tious in its essentials and perverting
in its tendency. Worse. il is the
gold sluiced from the river of blood.
poured out by the horrifyins sacri-
/ fee of millions of our fellowmen.
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 it stands erect,
in a fair contest, where men openly
contend for the laurels of industry
and the garlands Of trade. i do not
mean that we must sharpen our
wits in competition with the world,
for we tried that. and Involuntary
turned the blade to cutting our pro-
ductiOn and severing thousands from
American pay rolls There was no
cut in the cost of living but a visi-
bic hack at the capacity to live.
The democratic party is always
concerned about the American con-
sumner. Our republican achievement
is the making of a nation of pros
pering producers. and by producers
mean every human being who ap-
plies muscle or skill or brain or all
TO the conversion of natures album
dance into the necessities and lux
uries of life or participates in the
ways and means of their transporta
! ton and exchange. Far better a
high cost OF living and ability to
buy than a lowering Of cost attend
ed by destruction of purchasing ca
pacity.
The Cost OF Living.
II is worth while to recall the
magnified Importance given to the
high cost of living four years ago;
first. TO emphasize democracy's fail
ure 20 reduce it, though it risked and
almost accomplished the ruin of our
good fortune in attempting IT; sec
0nd, 10 declare there is no such
thing. What was thought 10 be the
high cost were only the higher de-
mands and the larger capacity TO
buy. which were the natural re-
flexes Of the higher standard OF liv-
ing reared under republican pro-
lection.
The one notable advance in cost
has profited the American farmer
for whose behtting share in good
fortune we have stood unfailingly
and sincerely. His reward is a re-
publican achievement and we prefer
| to cling 10 the conditions which
! brought to agriculture it's delayed
! but deserved reward and hold it
/ secure in republican maintenance of
! a home market unmatched in all
| the world More. we want our basic
prosperity TO be home-created and
/ hOme-sustained and not dependent
/ on 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 con-
! dition. created through isolation and
| maintained by protection, wherein
the rate of American wages is twice
( or thrice or ten times that of old
world competition. Reduce our
wages and we shall have conditions
more nearly equal. but no republi-
/ can will consent TO that We are
willing 10 standardize the wages of
the world. We are as hit to lead in
/ doing that as we were to fix the
\ newer guarantees OF liberty and in
/ dependence: but we republicans do
not mean to lower our scales to eff
| feet the leveling. We want the
world measurements raised 10 our
heights. Until it is done we shall
cling 10 American wages for Amer
lean wOrkmen. American markets
for American products and hold the
! republican guaranty Of our material
good fortune.
Square Deal for Business.
No honest business in this country
is too big 20 be good and useful. or
too little 10 be protected and encour-
aged and both big and little deserve
the American shield against destruc-
tion by foreign u competition, and
protection from the raiders. political
or otherwise. a: home. Business and
its agencies Of transportation are SC
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