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Show HOW THE PUBLIC The tariff litU ulwdys been an important qucih IS FLEECED. tiou In lViMlctmitlal caMpalgUi, bill never more important than tins yi'af, liuudreds of letters HHHHJh HE have poured into the Democratic National committco headquarters at the Bu Auditorium Annex showing tho fallacies, of the protective tariff league. R-s Men, who huvo voted the Republican ticket for many years write that HhJ Mmy favor the election of William Jennings Bryan on account of the tar-HHFT tar-HHFT iff as exploited by the Republican party. Investigations show that our American' machinery and other exportatlons win bo bought for just half HHJ the pr'ico usked In our country, un the Mexican border. H' These astounding revelutions have taiised thousands of Republicans ,tp flock under the banner of Bryoulsm. O. B. Steeu, of Los Angeles, HR; ,(H has madau study of the tariff question as It Is carried on under the iRepubltciin regime. ' . Mi. Steen bus undisputed proof on this matter and in speaking of H- tut tariff qticstiOn suidt "Ouo phase of tho tariff iplerttion that seems of sufficient importance H to demaud pubiciiy in this campaign is the alleged balance of trade H claimed by the protective tariff leaguo and officially confirmed by gov- crument reports, Whcu j'ou ask, why that balance of trudo wun not apparent In the eliape of gold imports from ubroad, tho stereotyped reply has been that it.wa6 carried on, credit balances in Europe which wo could draw against hcu Kled. Republicans havo been painfully blleut In regard to this Hb mythical balaiik', tiuu us since the panic began. Tho atttmtlon of tho H public waslifcl called to tins fallacy in June, 1007, when we borrowed nl bo'0 millions, of gold froui France, practically hypothecating future ex-HB ex-HB , W'1" l A"?rW 'KM -bcoa harvested. Since tlmt time WP, Jiuyq imported niauy, millions of gold, all of which haajioerrbllrrow-h1. haajioerrbllrrow-h1. My investigations show that an American typewriter appears upon Hj; our list of exports at tho Americuu price, $105, ami is sold in Mexico HP' for ?G2.G0, the ditjerenco being' u part of our balauco of trade that docs HP not exist exa'pi for (raiijpaigu purposes. I um credibly iuformwl by tuose & a PP8!0" l, tWv tlw' " rulo applies in our exports to Hg;" other countries. tyuuy.men predicted their plans for business unter-KV unter-KV prists upon thttolllciul statement) that enormous sums were duo ui from i foreign nations, and iu consequence,' tho real business lutweeta of tho , f coauiry Imvo Buffered, As a ilepublleau I used to believe In protection, Kh' Mi I may say I do yet wheii necessary to protect American laborj but I do lidf; believe in that kind of' protection to American labor that pays HSK, u American woman two cents, for making a shirt and a Chluamiin ten BsSsrvswitB for washing it.' I do not Relieve in that kind of protection that t banker one of the same make for $00. 1 do not believe in that kind of HV. 1 V&fdfy BUaWes the Mlu farmer to buy American wire and Mf&40Mr cent cheaper than the American farmer, living almost with-Htfp with-Htfp ! "biidow ol Uw factory wliero thy am wads, |