Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-06

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Japanese Industries can be fostered by
a protective tariff, and that his coun-
trymen wish to be released from treaty |
restrictions so that they may enter upE
on policy of protection.
1t is entirely reasonable that they
should seek release from those restric.
tons, because 1t is reasonable that
they should aspire to complete national
and no nation is truly In
dependent which is hindercd by other
nations from regulating its own COM
merce and raising its own revenues in
its own way. Nor is any nation truly
which is denied equal lib
erty with every other nation to lay any
kind of tariff 1t pleases on imports and
practice what is called protection" to
any extent.
The only excuse the western powers
ever had for denying to Japan the right
to practice protection was found in the
that Japan would prac-
tice 1t to the extent of entirely closing
its ports again, and IN the assumption
that no nation-no other than eau
casian nation, at any rate-has the
right to prohibit commercial inter.
course with the rest of the world.
Nobody pretends that there is any
more danger now that Japan will close
her ports than there is that France will
close hers. Therefore, there is no long
er an excuse for denying to Japan equal
rights with other nations.
The question of protection is differ
ent thing. In point of wealth Japan
would undoubtedly be far better off II
the obnoxious treaty restrictions We're
retained indefinitely than she would II
she should adopt a Dingley tariff pol
icy. 1t would be misfortune If Japan
should adopt the very worst feature of
western economic policy.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Bribiug the "Best" Democrats.
The Presidents policy of appointing
''the best Democrats" of the South to
Federal Offices for the purpose of gain
ing Democratic votes in Congress in
favor of tariEs, bountles and subsidies
naturally suggests the questions: How
is he to tell who are the best Demo
Gratis of the South?
Since the purpose of their selection
is. we'll known, it is obvious that, in the
estimation of Northern Republicans,
the best of all Democrats will be the
man who will abandon the principles
which he has professed to hold and
support the antagonistic ideas of his
political opponents for consideration.
If this policy does not bring to the
front as scaly lot of politicians as
have ever gained conspicuity at any
time in America 1t will be because
there has been a radical change in hu-
man nature of late.
The objection which Northern Re
pubicans urge against Southern Re
publicans Is that they are profession
ais and otherwise off color. They have
no standing in society. They are mer-
cenaries. How much difference will
there be between them and the Demo
Gratis whose support is to be bought
with patronage and plumber?
The best Democrats Of the South are
not purchasable at any price. No doubt
there are Southern public men who
pose as Democrats for purposes Of
| election to Office who are not and never
have been Democrats in anything but
name, but, unless the mass of the peo-
pie are to be corrupted also, the support
by these men of Republican policies in
Congress can have no other result than
their speedy retirement from public
life. They may be able to betray their
constituents once. They can hardly
hope to have an opportunity to do so
more than once.
i Only onehonorable course is open to
the Democrats of the South and to the
Democrats of every other section as
well, and that is to rescue their party
from the Populists and socialists and
make 1t genuinely Democratic in all of
Its ideas and purposes. Doing this,
they will remove at once the deplorable
conditions which have suggested to
scheming Republicans at the North the
possibility of corrupting some of heir
leaders and promoting dissension
among their rank and file.
In any event it will be well for every
body to disabuse his mind of the notion
that 1t is possible to reach the best men
OF any organization or of any commu-
nifty by bribery. No matter what their
station may be, no matter what out
ward scmblance of responsibility they
may bear, the corruptibles at the
South, like the corruptibles everywhere
else, will be many degrees removed
from the best elements of citizenship.
If the new policy shall prove suffl-
GENTLY tempting to cause OBJECTIONS
among Democratic leaders and divi-
sions in the Democratic vote which will
make uncertain or impossible the tri.
umph of candidates who do not hold
their principles subject to sale, all such
may at least have the satisfaction of
knowing to a certainty that under such
circumstances the post of honor is a
private station.-Chicago Chronicle.
| If.
If Emma Goldman and Herr Most
after the assassination of President
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to Indiana;
If grand jury in New York had in
dicted them for completely in the muir.
der;
If the Republican Governor of New
York had made requisition upon the
Governor of Indiana, he being a Demo
crat for the extradition of the &C
cused;
If this Democratic Governor had re.
fused to honor the requisition on the
ground that the accused could not gel
fair trial in the State of New York;
If these things had happened the city
the State and the whole country would
have shaken with the just indignation
of the people;
Every Republican newspaper in the
land and every independent newspaper
would have denounced the Democratic
Governor of Indiana in language com.
mensurate with the enormity Of his Of
Tense in violating his oath of Office and
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