The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
Republican Nominee for Vice
President Asks Return to
Protective Tariff.


SEATTLE, Wash, Oct 7.-Asser-
tons that the United States is enjoy
ing only transient prosperity based
upon the temporary necessities OF
war and that with the end OF the Eu-
ropean conflict stored goods from Eu-
ropean factories will como down upon
our Industries "as tho food upon the
city OF Johnstown," were made by
Charles w. Fairbanks, Republican
candidate for vice president, in an
address here tonight, Mr.. Fairbanks
made plea for the election of Charles
Bvons Hughes and pledged tariff
that would prevent ruin"
The address was said by Mr.. Fair
banks associates to bo the most inn
portant of his western tour II was
called the big tariff speech" by mem-
bers of the Fairbanks partM
Tariff Wall Necessary.
Coming to an emphasized address
DIR. Fairbanks, said;
1.-THE Republican party has always
believed that It is as essential 10 erect
barriers against commercial invasion
at the hands of those who arc armed
with the unfair weapon Of cheaponed
human factor in production, rs to pre-
pare forts, fleets and armies against a
possible foe possessing. in better pre-
paredness, an undue advantage in
combat.
THE Republican party has realized
and exemplitied sn legislation, tho
idea that surrender to the foreign pro-
Queer of the American home market,
which, under Republican policies has
become incomparably the richest in
the world. inevitably involves one OF
two things; the lowering OF our pro-
ducttve costs, including labor costs Ia
European and oriental level. or the
extinction Of American industry.
1.-THE essential difference between
the Democratic and Republican par
ties today, as 1t was in Lincoln's day.
is that OF their underlying attitude
toward productive enterprise and en-
ployment. The Republican party has
always believed in that policy which
Yisibly has produced here national
independence-th best possible pre-
paredness either for war or peace
which has resulted in the rapid devel-
opment of our resources and the res
ervation to the American people of
the wealth accruing from them-the
most active spirit of industrial and
commercial enterprise that has been
at work anywhere in the world: the
greatest diftused prosperity ever ex-
perienced by any nation in all his
tory despite the fact that throughout
an entire half century OF Republican
policies we have been freely dividing
our wealth with the poverty Of mil
lions of empty-handed Europeans who
have pressed to our shores for no
other reason than that here they may
ind better rewards and broader op-
portunities.
Increase in Wealth.
SIN the single decade between 1900
and 1910 the increase alone in the
wealth Of this country was greater
than the aggregated accreuons OF the
countries in the prosperous empire OF
Germany. And this was achieved, not
through taking advantage Of the mis-
fortunes Of world at war, but in the
normal and healthful activities OF
peace; It was the prosperity OF
achievement and not Of accident.
THE greatest possible measure OF
social justice is the general profitable
permanent employment Of productive
labor. This is possible only through
the general profitable and permanent
employment of capital in productive
industry. 1t is when employment is
most general that the wage worker
finds II easiest to get recognition OF
his demands for better pay. hours and
conditions. Underlying whatever is
undertaken through private or public
means to better the status OF the toll
er, must be as the only assurance OF
permanency, stable state OF manu-
featuring activity, agricultural pros
perity and commercial confidence, bas-
ed upon the knowledge that the activ-
tiles at the time are based upon the
wise provisions Of real statesman