East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-07

to unseath the sword for humanity's
sake and put all territorial aggrand-
izement aside, with that belief in the
square deal, individual, national and
international, which is the foundation
Of American faith. we mean to go on,
an exemplar Of peace to all the ma
tions, an arbiter Of justice to all the
world a promoter Of righteousness to
all the people Of the earth
At the same time We have more to
do than to chart a national course
through the waters surging with the
turbulence Of war; our inspiring
course is on the highway Of peace.
Our armed defense must ever bel
linked with our industrial self-reli-
ance, and the nation worth dying for
must first be worth living for. Out
Of natures prodlgallty we have meal
culable resources and limitless pos
sibllities, and there is need only for
the unhIndered application Of mans
genius and industry to make up as in
dependent industrially as we are free
politically Ample defense rests on
Industrial freedom and self-reliance
as well as patriotic sacrifice, and in
dustrlal preparedness gives that assur-
ance of material good fortune in
peace on which must be founded all
our higher aspirations.
The Protective Policy.
Subsistence is the first requisite of
existence, and we have the higher Am
crican standard of living because of
the republican protective policy which
makes Of Americans the best paid
workmen in all the world. Out Of
the abundance Of employment and
higher compensation, together with
the beckoning opportunity which Of
fers every reward, We Americans have
attracted the laborers of the earth,
and set new standards here.
1t is not for me to put the stamp of
relative importance on pending is
sues-the intelligent voters will de-
termine that for themselves. But II
Know what they are thinking, and
they believe that the protective pol
icy which made us industrially and
commercial eminent rs necessary to-
preserve that eminence | know they
want it restored and maintained. For
myself l prefer a protective and pro-
ductive tariff which prospers Ameri-
ca first / choose the economic policy
which sends the American working
men to the savings banks rather than
the soup houses. l commend the plan
under wich the healrrul glow of pros
pering business is reflected in every
face from the great captain of indus
try to the schooling child of the daily
wage Garner.
Moreover | like the abiding con-
sistency of our unchanging position
upon this policy The republican con-
vention of 1860, which gave to the ma
ton and all history the nomination Of
Lincoln, made this simple and ample
utterance;
THAT while providing revenue for
the support of the general govern
ment by duties upon imports, sound
policy requires such an adjustment Of
these imports as to encourage the de-
velopment of the industrial interests
Of the whole country; and We COM
mend that policy of national eXchang-
es which secures to the working men
liberal wages, TO agriculture remuner-
atipu prioeS tn ynanboptnc opd Doapu
facturers an adequate reward for
their skill, labor and enterprise, and
to the nation commercial prosperity
and independence"
We might fittingly reiterate that
utterance today. The failure of reve-
hues under existing democratic policy,
the necessary resort 10 the imposition
Of direct and offensive taxation-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 velieved rather
than caused by the European war
all these argue the republican restor-
alton.
Temporary Prosperity.
No one disputes temporary pros
perity in our land today But it is
sectional in its factory aspect, abnor-
mai in its feyered rush, fictitious in
its essentials, and perverting in its
tendency. Worse, it is the gold sluic-
&c from the river of blood, poured out
by the hoTrifviug sacrifice Of millions
os 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 Coutended for the laurels
Of industry and the garlands Of trade.
do not mean that we must sharp
en our wits in competition with the
world" for we tried that. and invol-
unfairly turned the blade to cutting
our production and severing thousands
from American pay rolls There was
nc cut in the cost of living but a Wis
ble hack at the capacity to live.