| Show THE springfield missouri republican says that the wilson war tax is almost as unpopular the country over as the underwood tar iff lt which of course Is saying a good deal IT HAS never required more than a 0 year or two of experimenting with tree ree trade to rouse the people ot of the united states and the present will be no exception says the san diego sun the incidents which today befog the real issues cannot continue but the curse of tree free trade is perpetual SOMEONE has said that when the republican party again Is called into power ponner congress will not dare to enact a high tariff the word high does not mean the same under all conditions sometimes it means elevated in place lofty honorable noble full or complete then it has some other meanings when one uses the word high it does not tell the right tale unless the user of the word goes into some detail A better word when applied to a protective tariff is adequate adequate to insure work and wages in the united states no matter liow how high an engine can force water compared with a machine with less force it is not adequate unless it can pump to the elevation of the flame what is needed in this land is a tariff adequate to protect our workers against ruinous foreign competition and no party can ex hect to control affairs uni unless less it nails its adequate protective tari tariff if flag I 1 39 to the mast halt half mast flags evidence a passing away american economist |
