The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-08

lnat, WINE pfOVlUluE revenue IOT
the support of the General Govern
ment by duties upon imports. sound
policy requires such an adjustment
Of these imports as to encourage the
development of the Industrial inter-
ests OF the whole country; and we
commend that policy OF national ex-
changes which secures to the work
ingmen liberal wages, to agriculture
| remunerating prices, to mechanics
and manufacturers an adequate re-
ward for their skill, labor and enter
prise. and to the nation commercial
prosperity and independence"
We might fitting1y reiterate that
utterance today. The failure of rove
nues 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 Demo
cratic control. the depression and dis
aster which followed Democratic re-
vision. which were relieved rather
than caused by the European war
all these argue the Republican resto-
ration.
Temporary Prosperity.
| No one disputes a temporary pros
perity In our land today. But 1t IL
sectional in its factory aspect. alb
normal in It's fevered rush. fictitious
In its essentials, and perverted in Its
tendency. Worse, IL is the gold sluiced
from the river OF blood, poured on,
by the horrifytng sacrifice Of millions
of Our feiiowmen. God forbid that we
should boast a prosperity wrought In
such a 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 II
stands erect, in fair contest, where
men openly contend for the laurels of
industry and the garlands OF trade.
do not mean that we must sharpen
our wits In competition with the
| world" for we tsied that. and invol-
our production and serving Thousands
from American pay rolls, There was
no cut in the cost OF living but . Wis
ible hack At the capacity to live.
Tho Democratic party is always con-
cerned about the American consumer.
Our Republican achievement II the
making OF . notion Of prospecting pro-
ducera and BY producers mean every
human being who applies muscles or
skin or brain or all to tho conversion
Of natures abundance into the neces-
sides ana iuxurdes of life or particle
pates In the ways and means Of their
transportation and exchange. Far
better high cost OF living and ability
to buy than . lowering Of cost attend
ed BY destruction Of purchasing ca
pacity.
Tho Cose Of LIVING.
II 10 worth while to recall the mag
nified Importance given to the high
cost Of living four years ago; flrst, TO
emphasize Dsmocracys failure to re-
duoe It, though Il rislked and almost
accomplished the ruin OF our good for
tune in attempting It.: second. to de-
clare there 10 no such thing. What
was thought to be the high cost were
only the higher demands and the larg-
er capacity to buy. which were the
natural rehexes Of the higher standard
OF living reared under Republican pro-
lection,
The one notable advance In cost has
profited the American farmer. for
whose befltting share In good fortune
We have stood unfailing and sincerely.
Hts reward 10 . Republican achieve
ment and We prefer to cling to the
conditions which brought to agricul-
ture Its delayed but deserved reward
and hold It secure In Republican main
tenance OF = home market unmatched
in all the world. More. we want our
basic prosperity to be home-created
and home-sustained. and not depend
ent on conditions abroad.
Let US agrce--nay. let W boast-
with any In all the world. under like
conditions. But We also boast Z cOn-
dition. created through isolation ana
maintained by protection. wherein the
rate Of American wages IL twice or
thrice to tan times that Of old world
Icompetition. Reduce our wages ana
we shau have conditions mCres nearly