Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-30
MAKING VOTES FOR KREIpER


n DEMOCRATIC party organ max
IA ing a laughable attempt to be-
smirch the excellent record of
Aaron S. Kreider in Congress. gives
this as the only reason 1t can find
why he should not be reelected:
He is in entire sympathy with
the tarir creed of his party.
Why bless you. neighbor. that's one
OF the strongest reasons why this
district is going to return Mr.. Kreider
to Congress. The Dauphin-Cumber-
land-Lebanon voters understand fully
the value of a protective tariff. That
is why they elected Mr.. Kreider in
1912 on the Republican ticket, while
giving the Progressive candidate for
President a rousing plurality. They
didn't want to take any chances with
candidate in the House whose views
on the tafiff were not clear. And it
was on the tariff issue that Mr.. Kreid-
Il am for protective tariff just high
enough to enable the American man
ufacturers to continue the high wage
scale of the present day and at the
same time compete with the cheap
wage products of European factories"
he said at that time and this has been
his attitude on the tariff ever since.
In recent speech in Congress Mr..
Kreider set forth his views at some
length. Paying his respects to the
Underwood law, he said:
1t certainly was a great piece of
business" as the President said
when he signed IL. ,, 1t caused great
rejoicing and favorable comment in
Europe, but its effect was to spread
gloom and despair in America, ana
when the American people began
10 rise in righteous Indignation at
the betrayal of their interests the
eX-Princeton professor cheered
them by the comforting assurance
.nsycha, 1.nsy ai1 69eia troubles We're purely
state OF mind"
oh, yes: workingmen. women ana
everywhere were not hungry, they
Just thought they were"
The children were, not compelled
to go unclothed and unfed; they
only thought they were"
18th The mills mills and factories had not
choiogy; but alas, it does not pay
the rent nor doctors bills. nor
gTocers bills While il may revive
the dropping spirits for a moment
it does not satisfy the craving Of
an empty stomach
Reviewing the false war prosperity
we are now enjoying, the Congress
man added:
When you boast of our exporta-
tlons-the product of our munition
factories-look across the seas and
glance at the bleak white walls
of the dreary hospitals filled to
ooyerfiowing with human beings,
MANNED, mutilated. suffering IN
tense pain and agony.
When you boast of our temporary
PneRed paiid @ faSe nS' Of Rek the soidiee al hee
blessed name OF mother" as his
and Sntimely end and his soul
wings its flight to God?
Talk not to us of prosperity that
our boasted Christian Civilization
prosperity that makes a mockery
of all the nobler instincts and sem
defes the heaven-sent message.
Peace on earth. good will to men,
lation that will bring prosperity to
this country after the war; pros
perity that is based upon sound.
a blessing to all humanity, a pros
perity that brings cheer and Joy
and love and peace in the homes,
hearts and souls of men; prosper
ity such as we enjoyed prior 10
1913; prosperity such as we always
enjoyed under wise protective
tariff law.
I shall not pause to defend the
protective tariff policy of the Re-
publican party The history of
our internal development is its de-
fense. 1t has stood the test. 1t has
brought its blessings into every
home and II will again bring It's
blessings to this great beloveu
country of ours. when the Republi-
can party again assumes control
OF our National Government Oh
March 4, 1917.
We fancy Mr.. Kreider's tariff views
as here outlined are pretty much in
accord with the convictions of a vast
majority of the Republican voters of
this district, who greatly outnumber
those of al other parties combined.
Mr. Kreider's critics are merely maxi