The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-26
srx.roR CAFrERy's HtTERoDoxy.

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The Democracy OF Senator Canery' oil
louisiana. has so much In common WIZ"
.he Democracy Of The Times IN o'"'i
uords with true and Simon pure De-
oocrocv that we dislike very greatiy
- cna anv points of difference with him
lie has some crochety notions ABOUT the
tariff though. that we have never c''"i
" understood. but which seem ~ 10
curIously out OF place In a meh'ai ''aN'
u,ell balanced in many respects
as his Is.
On Thursday last, he made a se' speeci
upon the principles on which d ar.
hin should be constructed. ana We ""'
t. tho renort OF It such statements as
the following: 80.
"sir we hear Senators nero %" .no
ooor belonging TO the Democrd'C 49,
stating four propositions: fHt'' -
doctrine Of free raw materldi - a..
o~cratic. second tina If one arucle -
Sr,,ed eli ought TO be; third. that If pro-
,ec,io, Is going the rounds Democrats
r,irh, 40 well get the benefit OF II by
asking 10 he protected IN home indus'ileS,
fourth. that there is no principle involVeu
In a tariff bill. but 1t is a mere ques''o"
Of schedules"
The report says he proceeded to eN-
anime each one Of these proposi'o"S
p~ointing out what he regarded as the
fallacv in each and then he continued.
"Precedent and principle alike refute
these propositions. Veteran Democrats
who were born and will die with true
Democratic faith in their MINDS anu
hearts repudiate them. They look upon
them as an effort to cruelty their cIted'
and like the Christian VINO einb'Tces
the image of his crucified SavioGi az ire
last hour Of mortality app oarnes. so
will they embrace and cling 10 with q
love and faith which no sophistry can
destroy. and no temptation betldy, ire
ancient doctrine Of tariff for revenue only
as the nearest approach TO thu: Gee rade
hoped for by the Democra:ic parry. Is
It possible that We d~enounce rlIrdcr,
only 10 Join the plunderers|'
How strange TO hear a real Democrat
one who has proved by mis- conduct that
he is unfalteringly attached to many
Democratic doctrines. such as unvarying
standard Of value. for MISUNDERSTANDING
that true Democracy approves OF any
such idea as is involved in the phrase
.free raw materials" The true Democrat
builds his whole system of political econ
omv upon the proposition that one man
;s In all respects as good. in the eye or
the law. as another. and that there is 10
be no such thing in government as Ia
voritism amongst men. That Is the cor
Anl
nor-stone Of his faith-the alpha ana
the omega of his whole creed. Ana De-
ING co he protests against n protective
tariff because it denies TO the Amerl-
cor neonle their natural right TO pur-
chase what they want wherever theS
can buy it cheapest, and compels them
to buy from American manufacturers NJ
the prices they choose to charge lhslue
of the cost and duty. This is using the
Government and the laws TO give one set
of Americans an advantage over another
set of Americans. IT is making favorltes
of those who get the benefit OF pro'ec-
tion M the expense Of those who buy
the protected wares. This being So the
Democrat loathes the whole idea.
But Wnen llt PiH'ii'"H' 'H
"raw materials are allowed to bring
their goods I'm free of duties. while the
Americans who import MANUFACTURED ar
ticles are forced to pay taxes upon what
they bring i'm, the same faVoritism IS
shown TO these importers of raw mate
rails" that the converse system shows 10
the American manufacturers The prin-
chile i'm each case is exactly the same
70 wit: The proposition that the govern
ment will distribute favors and disabln-
ties according to a wise discretion, IN
stead of the principle that all men are
20 contribute ratably from their means
70 the support of government so mat
The burdens Of government may fail
upon all in exactly the SAME way. MT.
Canerv announces his devotion TO the
Democratic idea Of tariff for revenue
.onlv." But that is Democratic "oniy
because IT is a form Of expressing the
idea that the tariff, Ike all other taxes
must bear in exactly the same way upon
all. 1t has not the remoiest connection
with the notions that the tariff is to be
made an engine for distributing favors or
innicting punishments.
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