Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-31
QUESTION Of LIVING
IS FOREMOST AMONG .
ISSUES OF TO-DAY
Hon. T. J. Atkins caIIs Attention to
Various Notes In Republic
ans Keynote Speech.

bNSs0 '"
ans Keynote Speech.
Honorable Thomas J. Atkins, for
mer postmaster Of st. Louis, vas dis
cussins a few days ago the hard
times ne certainly would be having
now In this country lit were not for
the European war, while wal taxes on
OUT, own people In time of peace .un-
doubtedly- show that the, protective
tariff Is needed.
Il ami reminded" says Mr.. Atkins,
"of the keynote speech Of Senator
Warren G.. Harding of Ohio at the Chi
cago convention. /. am full In accord
with Mr.. Harding, on one point he
was especially forceful.
Subsistence is. the first requisite
Of existence, and We have the higher
American standard of living because
of the Republican protective policy
which makes of Americans the best
paid workmsn in. all the world. Out
of the abundance of employment and
higher compensation, together with
the reckoning opportunity which Of
fers every reward, we Americans
have. attracted the. ..laborers Of the
earth, and set new standards here
Relative Issues.
"It is not for me to put the stamp
Of relative importance on pending is
sues--the intelligent voters will de-
termine that for themselves But /
know what they are, thinking, and
they believe that the. protective pol.
icy which made us industTiaily and
commercially eminent is necessary
to-preseETe that eninence. 4 know
they want it restored and maintained.
For myself, Ieprefer q protective and
productive tariff which prospers
Americans first. l choose the. econo-
mic policy which sends the American
ToTkingman to the savings banks
rather than the soup.houses. / COM
mend the plan under which the health
ful- glow of prosper1ng. business is
reflected in every face from the great
captain of industry to the schooling
child of the daily waSe-esrner.
Moreover, I like the abiding con-
sistency of our unchaugins position
upon this policy. The Republican
convention OF 1860 which gave to the
nation and all history the. nomina-
ton of Lincoln, made this Simple and
ample uttersnce:
Lincoln Declaration.
THAT while providing revenue for
the support Of the. general govern
ment By duties upon imports, sound
policy requires such an adjustment
Of these imports a. to encourage, the
development of the industrial inter
,ests- off, the whole country, and we
commend that policy Of national ex-
changes which secures to the work
ingmen liberal wages, to agriculture
remuneraive 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 fittingly reiterate that
u%ttersnce today said Mr.. Harding.
The failure of revenues under exist
ing Democratic policy, the necessary
resort to the imposition Of direct and
offensive taxation-war taxes on
people at peace to meet deficiencies
which ever attend Democratic con-
troll. the depression and disaster
which followed Democratic revision,
which were relieved rather than
caused By the European :waz-sll
these suSur the Republican restoss-
tion.'
Temporary Prosperity.
""No one. disputes aatamporary pros.
perity in our land today. But 1t is
sectional In its factory aspect, alb
normal in its fevsred rush, fictitious
in its essentials and pervertins In
its tendency. Worse, it Is the gold
sluiced from the river Of blood,
poured out BY the ho~rrifytnS sacrifice
of millions Of our feilowmen. God
forbid that we should boast Q pros.
PSAASy WASOeAs AZ SoSA W0SSo Va uu-
man life. We had rather rejoice In
the prosperity Of peace. We had rsth-
or boast Dur good fortune won from
the world as It stands erect. In a fair
contest, where men openly contend
for the laurels Of industry and the
garlsnds Of trade. do not mean that
we must sharpen our wits in competi-
ton with the world for We tried
that and fnvoluntarily turned the
blade In cutting our production and
sevsriny thousands from American
payfulls. There was no cut. in the
cest Of living, but q visible hack at
the capacity to live.
The Cost, Of Living.
1T IL. worth while to recall the
mssuifed Importance given to the
high cost OF living four years ago;
first. to emphasize ,Democracy's tail
ure to- reduce It, though it risked and
almost accomplished the ruin Of our
good. fortune in attempting itss second,
to, declare. there Ia. no such thing.
What wa. thought to ,bA The AShacost
Were only the higher. dOUn6SSn,Ssna