Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-12
EIGHTEEN PAGES
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER ~. 1899.
THE TARIFF POSTPONED TO
OTHER ISSUES.

Tho ,Republicans nrc very anxious to
know why Mr.. Bryan and the Demo-
cratic party are not fighting the tariff,
as Democracy once did. 1t is because
there are much more important issues:
us money and the currency; imperial
ism and the rights of man; and the
Federal militarism that is gradually
supersedng the militia of the States
and people What is Protection or
Free Trade to these, and all that they
imply? We favor q tariff for revenue
only, but so laid as 10 bear fairly on
the products and enterprises of all
sections alike, with discrimination in
favor OF none: but we can we well
afford to drop that awhile when all
our interests are involved in the pro-
posed single gold standard, involving
breach of the constitution as TO legal
tenders. contracting the currency to Il
coin that cannot and VIII not circu
late and bank-note monopoly whose
notes are furnished free to the banks
at the expense Of the people, and which
they, the people, cannot borrow legally
direct from the banks on their land and
real estate-all the security they have
to offer.
& And what is the tariff in comparison
with the evils of Imperialism and MILL
tarism, with their. policies of war for
subjugation and conquest and denial of
human liberty and Independence; with
g
at the will of usurping Governor who
is too happy to serve the Standard Oil
Co. and the Single Standard Money
: Trust by the lawless arrest and i'm
prisonment Of free citizens ?-holdlng
them penned in at Wardner by McKin-
leys bayonets without trial or warrant,
till even the Secretary Of War becomes
impatient of doing the dirty work.
These and the money and banking
Issues dwarf all others, because they
go to the very foundation Of all rights
and interests. And surely but for the
paramount questions that press for
decision, no better time than this could
happen to attack Protection, when it Is
30 high that 1t keeps out foreign COM
petition and thus enable our nanufac-
turers to exact such prices from our
own people that they can afford to sell
at such cut rates abroad as to rival
foreign manufacturers at their own
doors. Our exports not only prove that
( cur manufacturers need no protection,
End that It only serves to establish
moncpolies for extortion here at home
Z on our people 80 that cheap exports
can be sent to the people Of fore;en
countries ea'' But what the Democratic
platform Of 1896 declared as to the
! t ttarl still holds, as that platform does
as to greater matters. It. said land
ssays) Until the money-question is
- settled, we are opposed to any agita-
ton Tor further changes in our tariff
laws. except such as are necessary n
make good the deficit In revenne
caused by the adverse decision Of tho
Supreme Court on the income-tax."
VI Since then, to the money question
have been added the other importont
questions Of monopoly, Imperialism
criminal p 7 aggression and human lib.
5Serty, at homo and abroad: and tbeso
sR!!ll pc disposed before Mr.. BRYAN and
the 2 emrocratic party deal with the
starfff.
81. e tan an 2 ~ the party and do 1t by
Kicking out those not n ha t,.,,..o, =,