The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02

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several years since our Democratic
friends In North Caroliua have had
much 70 say about the tariff. In
deed they were ridiculed and driv-
en- from their attempt TO make II
the overshadowing issue In the cam
paigns OF 1892 and 1894.
But they are Just now .vinoing
some feeble efforts TO again revive
this question along old lines.
1t 10 worth while Ia this connec-
ton to call attention TO the fact that
the immediate occasion OF this
Democratic effort TO revive the tar
ID Issue comes not from Democrat
ic inspiration, but from Mr.. Bah
cock, tho chairman OF the Repubh-
can National Congressional Com
mittee, Mr.. Hanna's right hand
cam paign manager.
Just before the adjournment OF
the last session OF Congress, 1t will
he remem bered, Mr.. Babccck a.
tonished the uninitiated In both OF
the old parties by declaring In
carefully prepared Interview, that
it was time to reform The tariff by
red ucing or entirely removing all
duties. whether levied for protec-
ton or for revenue, from those ar
ticles manufactured and controlled
by any trust. He further declared
that this was the remedy for the
trust evil" and that such action
was in keeping with Republican
teaching for protection.
To this proposition the Democrat.
ic politicians, as q rule, gave no re-
Spouse. First, because they could
not oppose any suggestion Of redu'
cling or removing tariff duties, on
account Of their own record, as indi-
Gated not 80 much by deeds as by
words Ia by gone years. Second,
because they dared not oppose any
proposed remedy for trusts 30 long
as they had themselves no remedy
to offer, which would be effective
or which they desired to honestly
advocate
1t is no doubt true, that many re.
puted, prominent and intelligent
Democratic politicians are childish
| ly ignorant of the causes that pro.
duce trusts, and therefore Of the
, real fundamental remedy necessary
to remove them but on the Other
hand, there are many leading Dem
ocratic politicians, who do know
the causes and do know the real
remedy; put these, so far as we car
Judge by their actions, or rather by
their silence up to date, must be 81
, tied up in their respective States
, with branches, agenst and benefi
3 Charles of these great national and
: international trusts that they dart
not speak out the truth which is II
them, or take active steps at thu
call Of duty and patriotism in be
half of struggling humanity ant
Z crippled individual Industrial en-
terprises. But let that pass.
We desire in this article to Cal
your attention principally to tn
industrial situation in the Nortl
s and In the South as effected b,
r present and future tariff legislation
= First. What is the meaning o
i Mr.. Babcock's interview and of hi
billf Does not Mr.. Babcock vel
know, also the leaders Of the Re
publican party, whose mouthpieo
In this matter he Is, that the re
moval o; the tariff duties ON arti
o cles controlled by trusts will no
y seriously injure or Inconvenience
t the trusts already having monopo
y lies on the great industrial necessi
g ties Of life, not only In America bu
f throughout the whole civilize
world? We're this not 80, woul
there have been an interview b,
n Mr.. Babcock and q bill? Mr.. Bah
+ cock must have had in view thre
r things in giving this interview
First, that something must be don
II to manufacture political capital 70
IT campaign purposes against tn
q trusts, which would not hurt tn
u trusts.
Second. That In order to protec
C the trusts against inevitable legif
lation which would contain the tru
& remedy for the evil, 1t was neces
e sary to side track the public, an
If third, (and here is the deepest cat Il
Ia the meal tub) that the industrial
d, conditions of the country are sucl
that 1t will soon be necessary 70
, the Republican party, provid, d
determines to stand champion Il
10 the future only for the sections an
l. interests for which 1t has been tn
IT especial champion In the past, t
a shift as rapidly as may be the pos
ton Of the party from the doctrin
,e Of high protection to that of fire
10 trade, wherever 1t can be local.
a and profitably applied, and he ma
Il see the opportunity to perform thi
- delicate, but radical evolution, un
der cover Of patriotic opposition t
criminal trust.
: No one knows better than Nj
Babcock and his co -adjutors tia
70 Mr.. Hancock, the Democratic car
Y didate for the Presidency was RICH