The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-11
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and penetrating tone SO that my voice
which Is pretty hardly used In these
days win last through the campaign:
and think II have your attention,
although / do not permit myself to
raise my voice and show as much
emotion as feel. you will mot have
very great difficulty In hearing me.
Reunited Party,
/ come here as the spokesman OF
the reunited Republican party, u
party that is ready to serve the Amer
lean people. do not come as mar
row partisan intent on benehting a
group, or set or even a party. l
did not leave the career OF which /
was fond. and In which should have
been glad to continue, for the purpose
OF aiding any particular sort Of
American citizen at the expense of
others.
l think that the principles for
which we stand are Just as necessary
for the prosperity of Democrats us
for the prosperity Of Republicans.
/ tApplause.)
We desire to promote enterprise.
We propose to protect American
rights. We propose to safeguard
American peace. We propose to
maintain the national honor. Cap
plause.)
Unhealthy Condition.
| have referred to American enter
prise. We are in very unhealthy con-
dition at this time. The very fact
that we have certain degree OF
prosperity is itself an unfortunate
condition because of the source of
that prosperity. We have stimulus
to trade at this time that Is wholly
abnormal. 1t cannot continue. We
have the hopes of workingmen built
upon sand. 1t will not last, We
know perfectly we'll what the condi-
lions were less than two years ago.
Our friends on the other side told
us that we were responsible for the
high cost of living, They have not
touched the cost of living; but they
did reduce the opportunities for max
ing living, and SO It happened that
after the new tariff bill went into ef.
feet we had Industrial stagnation;
we had serious depressioni we had
thousands OF men throughout our
country able and willing to work who
could not get work.
think our friends must suppose
that the American people have not
any memories. That they. cannot
even remember as far back as
eighteen months; that they do not re-
call conditions which impoverished
many throughout our land. Then
came this tremendous demand Gre
ated by the European war. What
was 1t about that war that led to the
demands? u am not speaking of mu-
nitions, that is small fraction OF
1t, but here were millions OF men
taken out OF their ordinary employ
ment, taken away from agriculture,
and various industries, and all the
work of peace, and set to fighting in
the trenches. Who were going to
make the goods that those men for
mcrly made. Who was going to fur
nish the supplies that these men
formerly assisted In manking and
supplying? OF course millions hay-
ing been withdrawn from productive
enterprises over there, meant a great
gap for American products to fill,
and our exports jumped MP over
night by leaps and bounds, and we
commenced producing on an unheard
of scale everything, not simply mu-
nitions OF war. but every Kind OF
American product went forward he
cause the competition that formerly
existed had ceased, to an abnormal
degree, by the occupation OF these
men In fighting. Now, what will hap
pen when the war stons? WHY.
therearea any number. suppose. ii ire
mendous percentage of labor In this
country today is at work supplying
that demand. which is only tempor-
cry When that demand stops, that
labor will have to compete with the
other labor Of THIS country, that
supplies ordinary demands. Further
than that, the purchasing power that
Is created by this abnormal prosper
ity will be reduced, and the whole
community will at once feel the diff
ference. Not only that, but we will
have on the other side, active. intelli-
gent. disciplined, thoroughly trained
wldea%alte men; Nations learned In
cooperation and efficiency, turning
their whole direction to getting tho
American market, and getting back
the gold that We have here accumu-
lated, IN order chat they may satisfy
their war debts What kind OF an
outlook is that for America? 1t la
ono of the most Serious outlooks
that we have ever had to consider.
1t requires the patriotic consideration
of every American irrespective OF
party; and do not care whether y,.---
arc Democrats or Republicans, tell
you that you have got to have hon
estly and faithfully applied, the doc
trine Of protection to American in
dustrIes II you are going to be sue
cessful. (Applause.)
Talking Softly.
Now, our opponents do not believe
in 1t. They never have believed in
It. They are talking little softly
now. They satb< four years ago that
it was unconstitutional to have pro-
tective tariff. OF course it is not,
and never has been. Neither courts
or people have ever adopted that
view, which would limit our govern
mental power in a perfectly absurd
way, and say that we could not use
1t for building up American business.
OF course not. They say they will
have tarifl commission. / believe
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