Milford chronicle., 1922-06-16

ABRAHAM LINCOLN made the observation that if we
bought goods abroad had the goods foreigner
had money; but if bought goods home we had
both the goods and the money This congresses the en-
ire protective tariff question into sentence.
The in this country of every foreign made article
the like of which is being made be made here
the sale of less American made article The
total loss of sales of American made articles because
the importation and sale of foreign goods means
that much less production in American factories De-
creased production in American means but one
thing the laying off of working men. The Increase of idle
in this country due to this policy means but one
thing hard times for everyone. The American working
is the biggest and the best customer of the American
farmer. The American working is the biggest and
best customer of American made goods He Americas
leading consumer
The American farmer has been passing through two
years of experience which proves prosper when
American working. idle. Internationalsts and
free traders attempt the farmer pros
pery is dependent foreign markets. The proposition is
ridiculous The American sold his crops
abroad 1921 than in any previous year the history
the United States yet he knows full well that prices
he received for his in 1921 the lowest the
history of American agriculture This eectualy dsposes
of the claim that foreign American far
mer prosperous.
The plain truth is the American farmer got for
his farm products 1921 than history
of this country because the very simple
without money to buy food products than before
the history this country Those who would drive the
American working into ideness the enc
mics not only of the American working but the
American farmer.
The American working is being driven into idle
today by the importing interests which flooding
the United States goods they have purchased abroad
absurdly low prices Their flooding United States
has not benefited the for they charging the
all the way from 1000 to 540O per profit
on those goods imported from Europe Asia they
are closing American factories which make like goods
They keeping hundreds of thousands of working
out of employment.
Their pretensons that they against the enactment
Of protective tariff because they friends of the
is not benefited by any policy which throws him
out of work. for must be kept mind the Ameri
is also the American producer. The Amer
can consumer, whose buying power is measured by his
envelope which he obtains at the factory bene
tilted by policy which stops his pay envelope If
destroyed a producer he is also destroyed
The American farmer is not benefited by any pol
cy which destroys the pay envelope of the American
working
The whole issue and the sole issue involved in the
present tariff controversy whether not this nation
oing to adopt economic policy that will build up
rcan industries which give employment to millions of
and who in turn buy the products of Ameri
farms, sustain American public utilities build UP and
eveop American communities this nation going to
dopt economic policy which benefits only few thous
nd importing interests which willing to betray and
American industry American labor and American
culture because by so doing they reap themselves
normous profits.
It is this comparatively shall clique of importing in
ress closely organized and tremendously financed that
the backbone of the present fight against the enactment
protective tariff 1t is furnishing the funds and
1cng the nationwide campaign of propaganda against
-otective tariff legislation. The American people must
Foot
rous working men the hand and profteering i'm
rting interests in league with foreign bankers and for
gn industries the other hand