The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-17

ern democratic member of congress
would vote for it, and that no southern
state would fatify it. Thus the talk
that democracy can relieve the trust
situation is sheer hypocrisy. The only
hope for antitrust legislation is in the
republican party. Which do you be-
lleve in, the policy of a strong national
government or the rule of a number of
states, each with different laws which
in reality have almost as much to do
with a citizen of Iowa as with a citizen
of Alabama? So much for the differ
emit ideas of government which bear so
directly on the much mooted trust
problem.
Money is necessary-how is it to be
raised? The democratic party has al
ways commended in theory-although
when given the opportunity it did not
dare put it In practice-thatthe govern
ment income should be raised on such
imports as. are not produced in this
country. To carry out this idea we
would have a heavy tax on coffee,
sugar, tea, spices and those things
which cannot be produced here. The
republican party has always been
%steadfast to the policy of protection.
Note the words '.policy of protection"
No republican leader has aver main
tanned that protection should be carried
to the point of exclusion, IT that any
tariff can stand for years under chang
ing circumstances and still be fair to
all. The protection idea is too thor
Oughly known to need illustration.
That its effects have been beneficial to
the commerce and industries of this
country cannot be denied. The tariff
is a matter to be adjusted frequently
just as are u assessments and our tax
levies. The republican party is in
favor of raising the national revenue
by a tariff SO adjusted that it shall af-
ford sufficient protection to American
labor as against the pauper labor Of
Europe. Whenever it is found that the
protection afforded is so great as to ex-
clude competition on a fair basis it is
the policy of the republican party to
reduce the tariff. We believe this
policy meets the approval of a vast ma
jority of the American people, at any
rate We know that democracy did not
dare to depart from that principle to
any extent in the Wilson bill although
it came into power on a free trade
platform.
The advice of democracy that we kill
the trusts by enacting free trade is as
Governor Shaw put 1T, firing the wheat
field to destroy the thistles that may be
in it. Republicans are a unit upon the
fact that the tariff needs frequent re-
vision in order to meet changing condi-
tions, but neither the republican party
nor the American people will ever give
up the idea Of the protection Of Ameri.
can labor. .
Having discussed the question of tile
necessity of national government and
the different ideas al to the manner in
which the revenu should be raised to
support it, the next question upon
which the parties are divided is or
what standard or standards of value
shall we base our money, and this We
will discuss in another issue.
The Bulletin asks US some questions
which we must confess are very i'm.
portant in the present campaign. We
answer them in order to set the Bull.
letin a good example.
Question No. /. Who muzzled the
REvIEwY No One. The REVIEW is
very much unmuzzled at present al:
though. the Bulletin probably wishes ii
was.
Question No. 2. Who smoked out
Lacey during his speech in Denisoni
Ans.-The only persons smoked out at
the Lacey meeting were a few demo-
Gratis who seemed to be feeling that
democratic stock was going down
pretty fast.
Now that these two important issues
Of the campaign are cleared away will
the Bulletin please answer the RE.
VIEW questions.
Tit Bulletin cannot help showing its
innate cussedness at every opportunity
1t seems that some time ago Mr.. A. d,
Rouilliard learned that a number Of
mon we're to be appointed as guards a,
the Paris Exposition and as he speaks
French fiuently he thought he would
try for one of the appointments. Ac.
cordingly he wrote Gov. Shaw asking
his recommendation. The Governor
responded and gave Mr.. Rouilliard the
good endorsement which his standing
as a citizen deserves. In doing thil
Governor Shaw acted with the same
impartial kindness which he has shown
to every citizen of Crawford county
democrat or republican, since he has
occupied his high Office. On the strength
of the Governors endorsement Mr.
Ronilllard received an application
blank from the management with the