Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-26
.Aklhi PREDICTED
THE TARIFF PLANK
Closing Of Big Wsr viii Make Amer.
lea q Dumping Ground With.
out Protection.

II Il clearly apparent to every
thinking man that the tariff 10 = vital
question. especially because when the
big war closes Europe will be COM
PEELED to sacrifice the products OF
her factories at prices that would
mean Industrial ruin 10 the United
States II our present tariff laws 70
main on the statute bQoka.
my objections to the present tariff
law ia based upon the following in
dictments:
Il. 1t has not given a single
American working man employment.
W. 1t has not opened q single fac.
tory or industry Of any kind.
"3. 1t has failed to open up new
markets for the American producer.
-. 1t attacks every article pro
duced upon the farm. and compels the
American farmer to fight for suprem.
acy In the markets which legitimately
belong to him.
"5. 1t has unsettled business condi-
tons of every kind and character. and
caused widespread business disaster.
sc. It has endangered the Amerf-
can markets, which are the best be-
meath the skies-our home trade
amounting to nearly forty billion dol
lars annually.
az. 1t has failed as q revenue pro-
Queer, and with our W country at
peace with the world. congress Is now
proposing a a tax to supply U de-
creasing
IS. 1t Is ~un-American, and has
benefited foreign countries to the In.
Jury Of our own land.
%. 1t has not Justified a single
claim made by its friends and adyo-
Gates, that 1t would stimulate and i'm
prove conditions in the home and
around the fireside.
10. 1t has materially decreased the
trade balances in favor of our "
country.
III. Its operations have sent .
stream Of gold across the seas to for
eigp lands to pay for their products.
thus stimulating production and Inn
proving the industrial conditions In
foreign countries.
'Y2. It has made real prosperity
impossible for all classes Of GU pe0-
pie except the retired capitalist or
money lender; and the only business
that has been increased In this coun-
try has been that Of the "Referee"
in bankruptcy.
"I state a historic fact when I say
that every period Of free trade, except
in the case of foreign war, has been
a period of depression. shrinking val
ues and hard times. We take no
chances when we take the precaution
to protect our own markets from for
eign invasion. 1t is apparent to all
that when our people buy the prod
ucts of other lands 1t reduces our
stock of money In circulation to the
amount Of III purchases"
1T is almost useless to talk about
Mexico. Mr.. Hughes, In his letter
of acceptance, stated the situation In
the briefest and most comprehensive
language l have vel read when he
said, 1t Is most regrettably true that
in our foreign relations we have SUIT
fered intellectually from the weak and
v~acillating course which has been
taken with regard to Mexico-a
course lamentably wrong with regard
to both our rights and u duties. We
interfered without consistency. and
while seeking to dictate when we are
not concerned. we failed to appreciate
and discharge our plain duty to our
own citizens He might have added
that 1t was a plain cast Of meddling
without accomplishing anything.
Democratic "Joker."
Then with nothing else to talk
about the Democrats discussed the
whiskers, of former Justice Hughes.
forgetting the fact that Lincoln, Grant,
Garfield, Hayes and others Of our
presidents wore boards. In this con-
nection may remark the story ia
| true that the reason Mr.. Hughes
grew q beard to begin with was to
command respect in his youth when
his boyish features were said to have
been against him. However, his
beard does not hide a splendid square
/ jaw, and, besides, that Is not the end
Of the head In which the brains are.
1.-THE Democrats have weaned away
the Central and South American re-
publics, whereas i am quite sure that
q new policy as outlined In our plat
form will draw more and more closely
the commercial, financial and social
I! relations between this country and
L~atin.America.
{ 1.-THE Democrats attempted to aban'
{ don the Philippines and they are
{ rightfully condemned for It. You may
( rest assured that the Republican
party will carry out the p0licy of Nc
. Kinley. Roosevelt.Taf and give. the
{ Nlipinos the greatest measure Of
! home rule as well as protection nee
! essary to Filipino civilization
! Abandon Civil ssrvies.
{ 1.-THE Democrats virtually have aban'
9 doned the civil service reform policy
for since March 4. 1918, 10000 offices
j Eoutsidas OF the civil service law al
\ \ an annual cost Of 3~4+.000,O0O to the
! tax payers have been filled by Demo
\ Gratis. Another thing, we have no,
d heard anything about conservation
h since the Democrats have been ID
4 power. This subject b Just as I'M
: portant today M It ever 'was. We
must conserve onr natural resources
! II . husbandry and development
b without waste. az the platform says.
q "The Democrats also have beer