Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1901 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

in this country and if they are persisted in in regard to Cuba it will mean that development of Cuba will be slow if at all, as the changed conditions in commercial relations since the time of the Spanish War make her now market her principal products in the United States, and she must have lower duties “if she is to live and prosper.” Comments like this are the best arguments that low tariff can have» and they are particularly forcible when they concern the vital welfare of an island that our promises and our national honor compel us to foster and protect.