The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-08-17
+ ALICE SPEAKS.

Hon. Alice M. Robertson halls,
or comes, from Oklahoma. In
fact she represents portion OF
that farming and oil producing
commonwealth in the lower
house of our National congress,
or misrepresents, according to
the point Of view. She made a
speech ON the pending tariff bill.
In this respect she is pioneer
among her gender. She is the
first woman to speak of this big
subject in congress, as a mem
Der of that body. This pioneer
speech was Of some length, but
much shorter than most tariff
speeches. 1t at least had that
virtue, and she finished with
these words:
Let me conclude with other
expressions Of my love for the
word Protection. 1t means so
much; it does so much; it in
sures so much. Protection for
our labor and industries. Pro
lection for our institutions and,
best of all, protection for our
homes. That will bring better
citizenship, better men and wo-
men and a better natior-a ma
ton that in its power and wealth
will make a better world and
enhance the welfare of all hui
manitys'
This quotation gives fair i'm
preston of the entire discourse,
which is being printed inI
pamphlet form and circulated
far and wide by the American
Protective Tariff League-wh
This protective tariff league
is not made up Of farmers and
laborers. Their industry has no
finger in the pie. The farmer
completes in the world market
with his product. There is moth
ing in this or any other tariff
measure to prevent healthy
citizen of any Of but two or
three countries Of the world
competing for your job. If gov
eminent protection, by effective
Legislative enactment, were
passed along to the farmer and
laborer in something like equal
measure as it is given our larger
manufacturing industries, then
the farmer and laborer might be
justified in paying $3.50 for an {
$50 harvesting machine and $25
for a $3.50 suit Of clothes. And
if the Hon. Alice viii bring
back this equalization effect-
i've protection for all alike-we
are for her, and would be willing
to join her friends, the American
Protective Tariff League.
To legislate in favor of one
class against another is unfair
protection n-Anaerican.
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Will some one please tell us /
why men-it's generally men
hire preacher and then sleep
through his sermonsq Of course
they want church in which to
bring up their children. 1t has
been demonstrated that where
the teaching of God is not civil /
cation wanes. But supposing their /
children followed the snoopy
example of their sire, or sirene,
and also slept the sermon ,
through? Why do some men +
live in one town and use the
money they make there to build ,
up another man S town of com !
munity? Surprising their child .
rem and everyone followed this
example? and certainly it is ev-
eryone's privilege. just couple I
Of little questions that will lead :
you far into the realm of "some-
thing to think about" Start q
now. i
We often hear people remark
that it makes no differencel !
what others think" But it does !,
make difference. This town 7
is collection Of people. This
state is a collection of cities and +
towns and the surrounding coun- i
trysides This country is simp- !
~ collection of sovereign /
states welded together in a
single and central government q
for their own protection and adj /
yancement. The government is |
dependent upon the states, and
the states are dependent upon
their cities and towns and covIn- {
trysides, and the latter are
dependent upon their people /
who compose their respective
populations. And there you {
have it-and endless chain Of
dependence one upon another.
Does it make difference "what
other people think? 2"
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More men are beaten by
success than by failure. There
are men who cannot be defeated
by difficulty nor disappoint I