Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-18
FOR REAL PROTECTION
HUGHES ADVOCATES THIS AS AN
AMERICAN DOCTRINE.
tariff Tor Which He Is Fighting VIII
Preserve Nations Economic In
dependence After the War
Is Ended.

Mr.. Hughes advocates protective
tariff as an American doctrine. II
has been the persistent policy of the
Republican party In the past and he
believes it must be the permanent
policy of the American people in the
future. He preached the doctrine
from coast to coast upon his first
swing around the circle and he viii
repeat it again in every state he visits
upon his second campaign trip, which
will end the Saturday before election
day with a great mass meeting at
New York city.
When he says that he stands for
protection he uses the word in COM
prehensive sense. Ii embraces all that
is needed TO foster and promote Amer
lean enterprise and 10 better the con-
ditions under which the men and
women of the nation live and work.
The tariff for which he is fighting Is
an essential safeguard for the eco
nomic independence of the nation
when peace is restored in Europe, a
tariff framed in accordance with the
principle of protection honestly APP
Piled and affording protection, not
merely to American employers. but TO
American employees. He calls for a
tariff which will protect the American
wage Garner from the underpaid la
Dor from Europe, and American enter
prise generally from cut-throat caln-
petition with the enterprises of the
old wOrid@ where the standard of liv-
ing has been lower than our own,
and viii go even lower when the war
is over and the burden of its cost Will
have to be shouldered.
Mr.. Hughes repudiates the theory
that the Democratic party can be
counted upon to deny its ancient faith,
and in the twinkIing of an eye be-
come the sincere and competent adj
vocate and agent of protective tariff.
The Baltimore platform offers proof
in plenty OF the correctness OF his
contention. The platform there adopt
ed. upon which Mr.. Wilson was elected
four years ago, declared that it was
ocratic party that the federal govern
ment under the Constitution had no
right or power to impose or collect
tariff duties except for the purpose
Of revenue The war in Europe is
creating conditions which require the
restoration of protective tariff If the
American STANDARD of living is TO be
maintained. But the war In Europe,
as Mr.. Hughes has more than once
reminded the Democrats, has not
changed the Constitution of the Unit
ed States.
One of the first acts Of destruction
in the record Of the Democratic party's
accession TO power was the wiping out
of the tariff commission Of the last
Republican administration. Now Mr..
Wilson has passed through congress
a a:w authorizing the appointment of
new tariff commission and the Dem
oeratic campaign managers are seek
Ing 70 ailay the growing apprehension
In this country by intimating that the
new tariff commission can be relied
ton which America must face at the
close of the European war. What
can Democratic tariff commission
GO2 II has no power to amend the
Constitution of the United States. And
yet Mr.. Wilson insists that his admin
istratlon is loyal to the platform
pledges proclaimed at Baltimore and
viii remain true to them as long as he
is president
Mr.. Hughes stands for a protective
tariff scientifically erected and thor
oughly protective in purpose and eff
feet. He promises as one of the first
acts of his presidency the restoration
Of the protective principle to our tar
if schedules. He promises that the
abuses which crept into tariff-making
In the past shall be kept out In the fu-
ture. he promises that the principle
of protection shall be honestly and
intelllgently applied in the recOnstruc.
ton Of the tariff. He promises a tar
iff revision as an American measure
for American defense. He promises a
I
the doctrine equal rights at home and
all our rights everywhere" Where
does Mr.. Wilson stand on the tariff
What Will he do to the tariff if he is
reelected? Mr.. Wilson has thus far
refused to answer these questions. Mr.
/ Hughes will do well to repeat Them
every day that remains OF the cam.
| paign. Mr.. Hughes says what il,
thinks about the tariff and means
| what he says.
The tariff cut a big figure In the
| Maine election. The people of that
barometer state believe that a pro
tectiye tariff is more urgently needed
now than ever before in the bistor,
If the country. It viii cut no less 4
/ figure in the campaign in other state,
whose citizens. for the most part. ara
similarly minded.
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