The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-31


of the mourners over friend. That he took
it Notwithstanding its painfulness entities
him to the respect of everybody, including
those persons who consider his scrupes mis-
placed, and not to the abuse of anybody.
DEMOCRACY AND TARIFFS.
From the N y Tribune.
The World says:-
"If General Jackson was protectIonist in 1924
he had renounced the doctrine in 1888, when he
tried to have Mr. Xerplancks fIeetrade tariff passed
Wright, and the other Democratic supporters OF the
tariff OF 1928, whom the Tribune is so fond Of parad-
unconsciousiy furnishing evidence of the decadence
OF protectionist ideas since the youth of its Editor
The hightariff doctrine was secuted and chased out
OF the Democratic party before the close General
Jacksons administration. Does the Tribune cons-
der that renuncation as growth or decay?"
-"If he was? General Jackson himself
voted in the Senate for the tariff of 1921
the first tariff ever framed and passed by
Congress exclusively for protection. His let
ter to DR.. Coleman embodied the views
whereof that vote was the practical applica-
ton. And letter and vote together secured
him the enthusiastic support of Pennsylvania,
whereby he was made President.
SIN 1888, General jackson had filled the
measure of his ambition by securing a re-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. again giving him the
largest majority of any State. Did he give
her fair notice of ''the decadence of protec-
ZIONIST ideas" in his mind? Or did he craftily,
hly, allow her to trust and support him
as the same jackson that she had taken up
in 1924, placed at the head of the poll, and
thus secured his election in 1928? The
World assumes that he had changed his views
Sin 1888" How was it in 1882? Would he
have been so backed by Pennsylvania had
she been aware of the ''decadence" of his
''protectionist ideas" Let those who regard
him as honest and candid answer these ques-
tions! We know how Pennsylvania was
swindled into voting for Polk in "A. How
was it in '32?
The Wo,ld says that ''the high-tariff doc
trine was secuted and chased ont of the De-
mocratic party?" 1t is probably too young
to remember when General Jackson was
commended as in favor of a ''judicious
tariff" Honest men do not juggle with such
slippery phrases. No features of the present
tariff are more assailed than the duties on
salt and pig iron; yet the former is lower
to-day and the latter will be after tomorrow
than those imposed-with direct reference to
revenue-by the Calhoun-Lowndes tariff of
1916. He who deprecates ''high tariff, or
avows himself for a ''judicious tariff" deals
trickily, in the spirit that SHES at free trade,
and avows its devotion to ''revenue reform"
Stop this snake-in-the-grass wriggling, and
stand up! We are for protection: if you are
against it, why not manfully say so?
THE GREAT SPANISH TRAITOR
WOUNDED.
From the n. y Sun.
The king-making proclivities of the Spa
nish Warwick are beginning to produce their
inevitable results General Prim, who was
one of the chief instruments in the dethrone-
ment of Isabella, has been assaulted for his
successful advocacy of a new King. To all
who know Spain and Spaniards, and the
career and character of General Prim, the
only wonder will be- not that he was attacked,
but that he was wounded.
That a man who has in turn espoused,
identified himself with, used, and, when it
suited him, treacher ously abandoned and
fiercely denounced every political party in
Spain, should create host of enemies among
his countrymen, is but natural; most natural
that his last treason should have famed the
spark of vengeance into flame. But that
he should be wounded and not killed is
strange; for, unlike Achilles, Prim's head
is supposed to be his only vulnerable part
the rest of his body being always protected
by bullet-proef coat of mail.
General Prim is only fifty six years DID, but
if belonging successfully to every politica
party be test of activity, he has certainly
not allowed grass to grow under his feet Or
his entrance into public life, he was an adhe
rent of the Queen Mother Christina Mex
he was progresista, opposed to Espartero
but SO fond of power was he that he accepte,
from Maria Christina, on her restoration
title, grades, and honors His second treach
cry was to his own province, Catalonia an,
Christina, suspecting him, soon stripped hin
of his title and generalship. In 1853 h
joined the Turkish army, and distinguishe
himself on the Danube. He was the onl
member of the old Progresista party electe
to the Cortes in 1857, after monarchieal il
stitutions had triLmphed in Spain in the pei
son of Narvaez. During the war waged b
Spain against Morocco, he earned by his ga
lantry in command of he division of resery