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Show I A WARNING TO I TARIFF TINKERS H Fret Traders Had Better Tnlnk H Twice Before They Chop Down H The Pillar of Protection H A pictorial warning is given tho H extra session of Congress, which It I Is reported will begin Its work about H March 15, In a striking cartoon pub- flj llshed in the American Economist. H w Prosperity Is depicted by busy bills r H on platform of American Industries L supported by three pillars; Protec- I tlon, Home Market and American I Standard of Living. Leaning against H tho pillar of Protection Is tho axe, H Freo Trade, whllo tho new Demo- I cratlc administration, posing as a H well dressed corpulent gentleman, Is H about to take off his coat preparatory H to using th0 axe on tho Protective HJ pillar. It doesn't roqulro tho cap H tlon, "Better Think Twico Before He HJ Chops It Down," to warn tho bohold. H er what will transpire It tho now ad- HJ ministration wields that axe. There H could bo but ono result the decline H of American Industries and tho de- H structlon of tho present era of pros HJ perlty. HJ And yet that Is just what the ex-H ex-H tra session of Congress will bo call-H call-H od for to wield tho axo on Protec-HJ Protec-HJ tlon of Amorlcan Industries In an of-H of-H fort to put Into practice that pet tho-HJ tho-HJ ory of Democracy Free Trade. Tho HJ efforts of tho Democratic represonta-HJ represonta-HJ tires in tho last session of Congress HJ oTldenco their delight In tinkering HJ with tho Tariff In an unscientific und HJ unbuslness Ilko manner and without HJ regard to results, In following out HJ their policy of Tariff reform. HJ The Baltimore platform is unquall-H unquall-H fled in Its hostility to anything Pro-H Pro-H tectlve In a Tariff; tho incoming HJ Chief Executive has been a radical HJ advocato of Free Trade, and thero HJ are many members of Congress who HJ aro thoroughly In favor of smashing HJ American industries. Thero is ono HJ saving grace; thero aro members of HJ Congress who are conscientious sor-HJ sor-HJ vants of their constituents, who know HJ that the Industries of their districts HJ are depondent upon a certain amount HJ of Protective Tariff in order that the HJ worklngmen may continue to recelvo HJ the amount of wages that will main-HJ main-HJ tain the American standard of living HJ These men foresee the disaster in H their districts that would result from J . a smashing reduction, and will hold jH fH out against party policy and platform "V pledges for their homos and neighs' neigh-s' bors. It 1 in this rotation that Qen-H Qen-H eral Wlnfiold Scott Hancock was H right when in his Presidential cam-H cam-H palgn ho declared tho "Tariff Is a lo-HJ lo-HJ col issue," and was laughed at from m Malno to California.. Every section HJ has somo industry or product that M depends upon a Protective schedule ot duties to make It profltablo to tho HJ producers and that makes it possible HJ to pay a fair wage to tho working 1 people This condition will bring HJ about a great deal of gerrymandering Hi In attempting to secure a new Tar-M Tar-M iff for each and every Congressmen M having a regard for the prosperity of M his own district will endeavor to save Hi his own home Industries. It the radl-Hi radl-Hi col sententtment shall predominate and an attempt bo made for a whole- HJ salo onslaught on all schedules which would allow foreign products to com- H pete with thoso manufactured and H grown here, tho warning ot tho Am- HJ erlcan Economist Is timely and duo HJ consideration should bo given It. |