The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-31

nomination, as candidate of the Re-
publican party, for, vice president. .31
s6;} s. Recognized Huerta. "-''~2
Fairbanks came out with a fiat
footed statement that President Will
son should have recognized Huerta
as president of Mexico :J s.:~ J
: .'It was our manifest duty to have
recognized Huerta as the president,
either de- facto or de jure,' said
Fairbanks. t"He1 was clearly in
law and was entitled to recognition
by diplomatic precedents. He was a
powerful soldier and the one man
above all others in his country who
was capable of establishing ORDER"
The notification ceremonies were
held on the lawn of the Fairbanks
home, beginning at $3.50 p. m. Sen
ator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illi-
nois delivered the notification speech.
w. r. Wilcox, Republican national
chairman, A. T. Hert, western cam
paign manager and Frank H. Hitch
cock were, present. -- a.. IL, .~sa
H:@y% Tariff Statement. '~-ts%1
Fairbanks tariff statement occu-
|{pied, nearly half of his brief address.
His Mexican statement next in
length, was divided into his declara-
tion regarding Huerta and an ex-
PLANTATION of the importance of the
Mexican issue to the United States.
Mr.. Fairbanks discussed the merchant
marine, administrative economy, Dip
lomatic prestige, the country's state
of peace, ''Americanism" and prepar-
edness. His tariff statement did not
include mention of a tariff commits
sion.
Mr.. Fairbanks drew a graphic pic
ture of the conditions in this coun-
try as he saw them Immediately fol-
lowing the passage of the Underwood
tariff.
Does Much Damage.
'The present free trade, or tariff
for revenue law, which Democracy
regards with such high favor, has
worked infinite damage" he said.
This law, which is to be maintained
! if Democracy triumphs, must stand
or fall, not by what Democratic con-
ventions say of it, but by what it
has said of itself under normal trade
conditions. Even before it was ap-
proved by Mr.. Wilson, who took pride
in the executive act, business began
to furl it sails The coming storm
! was apparent and prudence took pos
session of our people. The certainty
of the law spread fear among us.
Our competitors in Europe and in
the Orient were filled with joy. Com
mercial travellers from England, Ger
many and France and elsewhere were
put upon the road in the United
States and promptly began writing
orders. The slowing-dOwn process
began with wrench. .- p.
''The working men, who were the
first to fell the blighting effects of
the reversal of our great economic
policy, began to lose their jobs; fac
tories we're closed; trains were taken
off our railway schedules; thousands
of idle cars accumulated upon the
sidertacks; mines were closed; the
workers in our charities received in
creasing appeals from the unfortu-
nate victims of the free trade policy.
That Democracy was again in power
was made evident throughout the re-
public"
European War. -
"Hope was fast dying out,' said
Fairbanks, "when all Christendom
Was SuOCkeu NY Cue EuIOpedA wal.
Demands from the belligerent nations
were made upon us for military re-
quirements- prosperity returned to
us in many quarters because of
Democracy, but in spite of it. It is
the prosperity of war, based upon the
misfortunes of Others"
'tThere is no observer" said Fair
banks, 'who does not know that when
the war ceases and the contest is
transferred from trenches to the fac
tories, an unprecedented war of mar
kets will be on. Our standard of
wages and living will be matched
against the lower wage and living
standards of other countries more
sharply than ever in our past his
tory"
Fairbanks then said that a Repub-
lican protective tariff will be the
safeguard against this competition
for our industries and labor.
TIE candidate said that though
the Democrats have repeatedly pledg-
ed themselves to economy, they have,
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