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Show Mr. Fairbanks Right Mr. Fairbanks is quite right In pointing out that the Tariff Is ono of tho signal issues of tho campaign. Tho great industrial and farming sections sec-tions of tho country that havo over been for Protection to American industry in-dustry know very well that tho problem prob-lem Is not a question of specific schedules, sche-dules, nhout which many mny honestly honest-ly differ, hut of vital principles that aro back of tho sound Republican doctrine doc-trine Tho Underwood bill nnd President Pres-ident Wilson's continued advocasy of It havo but repeated the history of tho Mills law and President Cleveland's Cleve-land's concern for economic theories lorcod on him that wero unqualifiedly repudiated, however, as soon as lio country realized what was under way. This time tho war In Europa has con ccaled and hidden tho effect of tho Underwood law, and tho Democrats Dem-ocrats ho'po to profit by this by asserting as-serting that It would not havo proven harmful In continued opcraUon and hy pointing out how they havo now backed down nnd passed Protectlvo legislation for special purposes and, hence, aro to bo trusted to look out j for American Industries after tho war las well as to raiso adequato revenues I without resorting to doubtful cxpodl-I cxpodl-I cnts. But tho glorlflrntion of tho Under-I Under-I wood measuro and the eloventh hour j conversion to Protection nro lncon-'slfltcnclcs lncon-'slfltcnclcs that cannot bo reconciled. I If tho peoplo want to bo eecuro In I their enterprises nftor tho war thoy I will follow the cuo of thinkers llko Mr. Fairbanks nnd mnko sure that thero will bo no compromise with tho prlnclplo that keeps American mills I open, develops our Industrial rosourc-I rosourc-I eg and meets tho competition of Europe Eu-rope In tho most effectlvo manner. As n mattor of fact, tho Democratic party Is only converted to Protection fnr campaign purposes. Too many of tho leaders nro still frankly hostile to Protection and adequato rovenucs through customs duties for tho Tariff Issuo to bo overlooked oven If tho wnr has given cortaln Industries nn nrtlflclui prosperity and Protected others from all foreign importations. Tho Tariff Is a campaign Issuo, and a very far reaching ono. PhllaJol phla Public Ledger. |