The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-08-24
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paramount issue anu go oAcA 10 tue
original doctrine of declaring war on
the robber tariff system fostered by the
republican party the masses will give
lhe classes such a drubbing in 1904
that has never before been administer
ed to them in the history of this
country. Why fight trusts and keep
silent on The tariff question when the
tariff is the breeder of sill trusts? Why
spend days and years In an effort 10
fail vicious fruit from a tree the trunk
of which can be cut in twain at one
stroke, destroying ''the entire breed
hguratively spesklngs
The tariff is an issue that gets close
to the American people-the issue
1ione upon which the democratic
party has won q victory since recon-
~struction. 1t is close to the people for
the reason that it directly digs into
their pockets. Once show the Amerl-
can citizen Tor men of any other
nationality for that matter) that he is
being robbed Of money and you at
once arouse him to action and he be-
gins to throw off the load that weighs
him down.
A cardinal principle of democracy is
''equal rights to all and special
privileges TO none," and it is high time
that WI return to the fight made on
the especially favored tariff barons Of
the east in years sgone, when the
voice of evely leader in the grand old
democratic party was crying out fol-
relief from this injustice from every
stump in the country. Tariff reform
argument was the sharpest thorn that
ever pricked the hardened epidermis
Of latter day republicanism, and the
only answe the leaders Of that party
could make to the burning charge that
they were destroying American man.
hood through class legislation that
made the rich richer and the poor
poorer was that they were protecting
American labor. Protecting labor,
forsooth! Who ever heard OF the re-
publican party moistening its eyes with
tears over the hardships of the Ameri-
can laborer? The man who swallows
such jargon should either be bored for
the simples or sent to some ~sanitarium
for the feeble minded.
In reading the platform of principles
recently sent to the press Of the
country by Senator Vest We we're sur
Prised to see that this question was
either evaded or unintentionally omit
ted. Not many years ago Missouriaus
heard the "little giant" declare from
most every stump in the state that the
main issue before The American people
was the tariff question. Was he rightP
The people thought SO, for they went
to the polls and elected Grover Cleve-
land president of the United States and
on that issue alone. Then it was that
the democratic party was placed in
power from which it would have taken
years to uproou it HAD Cleveland re-
NAMED true to the trust reposed in
him.
If history repeats itself, and 1t is
well known doctrine that 1t does,
democracy can win again on the tariff
question and bimetalism and the
sooner the party gets back TO these
important questions Of political
economy that much sooner will the
American people have an opportunity
to relieve themselves Of the great bur.
dens that are o weighing them
down.
The lsTELLIGESCER has no fight TO
make on any leader or set Of leaders,
especially Senator Vest, but looking
away from leaders to the men who
make them, the so called common
people, we adhere to the opinion that
issues Of reform should be made para
mount that effect these people directly
and no issue to that end is so palpably
plain and emphatic as a reduction of
the ruiuous tariff schedules under
which they groan when expanding
their money for the necessaries of life.
A Jackson county, Mo, man who
MIXED a neighbours COW is now
charged with embezzling the milk.