Evening journal., 1922-05-31
R1ryINc-ar HOME AND ABROAD.

A BRAHAM LINCOLN made the observation that II
"A we bought goods abroad we had the goods and the
foreigner had money but II we bought goods at
home we had both the goods and the money. This as
Intelligent wilmingtonians will agree congresses the
entire protective tariff question into sentence
The sale in this country OF foreign made article
the like of which being made could be made here
means the sale less American made article The
total loss OF American made articles because OF
the importation sale OF foreign made goods means
that much less production in American factories De-
creased production in American factories means but
one thing the laying of OF working The increase
of dleness this country due to this policy means but
one thing hard times for everyone. The American
working the biggest and the best customer OF the
American farmer The American working man is the
biggest customer OF American made goods He
is Americas leading consumer.
The American farmer has been passing through two
years of experience which he cannot prosper
when American working idle. Internstonaists
and traders attempt to persuade the farmer that
his prosperity is dependent foreign markets The
proposition is The American farmer sold
more Of his crops abroad in 1921 than in previous
year in the history OF the United States yet he knows
full well that prices he received for his crops in
the lowest in the history Of American agrcu
ture This eecualy disposes OF that foreign
markets make the American farmer prosperous.
The plain truth the American farmer got less for
his farm products in 1921 before in the his
that more American working walking the
streets in 1921 without money buy food products
before in the history OF this country Those
who would drive the American working man into die
ness are the enemies only OF the American
working but of the American farmer
The American working being driven into idle
less today by the importing interests which mood
ns the United States with goods they purchased
lbroad at absurdly low prices Their flooding the
United has benefited the consumer for they
re charging the consumer all the way from 1000 TO
400 per cent profit these goods imported from
Europe and Asia and they closing American fac
ores which make like goods. They keeping hun
reds OF thousands of working out Of employment
Their preensions that they against the enactment
a protective tariff because they friends OF the
onsumer is not by policy which throws
i'm out of work must be kept in mind that the
merican consumer is also the producer The
merican consumer, whose buying power is measured
his pay envelope which he obtains at the factory. is
OF benefited by any policy which stops his pay envel-
pe II he is destroyed producer he is also de-
.royed as a consumer The American farmer is not q
eneated by any policy which destroys the envelope
the American working man. n
The whole issue and the sole involved In the
resent tariff controversy whether not this nation
going to adopt economic policy that will build mp
american industries which give employment TO millions
Z men and women who in turn buy the products OF a
american farms sustain American public utilities build
ID and develop American communities or is this nation
oing to adopt economic policy which benefits only
few thousand importing interests which willing to
,etray and ruin American industry, American labor
md American agriculture because by so doing they
-eap for themselves enormous profits.
It is this comparatively small clique Of importing in
erests closely organized and tremendously financed
hat is the OF the nght against the en-
ctment of protective tariff. It is furnishing the
unds and conducting the nationwide campaign Of
against protective tarin legislation The .
american people make decision between pro-
uctive factories and prosperous working men on the
ne hand and prohteering importing interests in league
18th foreign bankers and foreign industries on the
Their hand