The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-17

THE LONE sTAR As NJ Ac0s-
Texas. THE Lore star state. occupies
ar attitude in the peiisicai armament
which entities IL 90 most appropriately
stats ia the rnioa at this raosn@nt- II
Is represented In the house OF rspresegs-
satfvex by Mr. Baaiey. who II a leader
with q VERY snaan foslo%ing- and. al
though hs iaosds q cons p3cliotis position.
he ia not I'm accord with the prevailing
sentiment Il bis own state.
But +; bas~z sts claim 10 exceptional
attention Oh the par. % the people o.
the United states ~ the attitude o. two
men whose aspirations 10 be members
OF the rrnss@d States senate have result
sd In demonstrating that Texas il
thinking and progressive state. Sen
ator Mslla has announced his~tntention
not 10 be candidate far reelection.
ard this determination II undoubtedly
based upon the circumstance that
while he IL righ: upon one point he il
at variance with the ma tori.y OF his
party or another. NJ. Mills has de-
elared his abandonment 81 the idea that
this country can force silver Upon
the world against It's wish Boses Of
Iowa has already rseanted and now
Mills. who has stood high in the ranks
oe his party. admits, with thousands o.
other thoughtful men who voted for
Rgyan, that independent free silver
they are opposed.
In Senator Mills letter he rebuass tie
Texas Democrats for their attitude 10
the tariff. lie holds the same position
Yet with regard 10 that question that
he did ten years ago. when he prepared
the bill which became the issue ia the
oampaign Of 1Sss. and which defeated
Cleveland ard his party that year.
Governor CulbertsoB. who will probably
be Mills successor. answers the attack
and takea position which is exceed
ingly significant
IL will be remembered that IN the
course of the discussion over the Ding
ley bill many Democrats were favor
able to protected duties for certain pro-
duets. and this change Of front attract
ed great attention. Five Democrats
and one populist In the house voted for
the bill and 1t was a subject of remark
that many others would have voted for
IL had there been any doubt OF the pas
sage Of the measure. Gov. CulbcTtson
takes bold stand on the question. and
his ready recognition of the change OF
opinion in Texas viii probably land
him i'm the senate. lie shows that the
advocacy 81 duties on imports OF raw
materials was not always considered
contrary IT, Democratic principles. aud
cites the case of the tariff OF 1916 10 sup
port his contentious. The tariff Of 1876
which was drawn en- the lines laid down
by Robert j. Walker. the secretary Of
tue kftaSAf3 SA ts4S ttf4sFs tsttk osttEf5 VA
most OF the raw materials. ana that act
has been considered by Democrats ever
since - be the most scientific tariff law
ever devised in the United States. As
a free trade or ''revenuc only" act Il
has for half a century been the form
hy whlch Democrats model aud meas
uTe tgrlf legislation.
Although Texas has the honor at
present * being the only Democrats
state which has SO decidedly taken its
stand against the extreme free trade
policy % the party az iarge. st - but
the beginning. Other states which arc
now beginning to enter upan the field
~ manufacture will be cninpe!le - ae-
knowledge TIE advantage cf the tariff
The chang ia not declared yet. b3t the
people are not nearly 30 much CON
cerne1 aba4t raisjng revenue as they
ere about promoting the development al:
Industries ana the employ merit q labor
In other o~tupa lions than those e fajs-
ms cotfun anl sugar