The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-10-31

n protective tariff. and that his coun
trymen wish To be released from treat!
restrictions so that they may enter up
on policy of protection.
1t is entirely reasonable that the!
should seek release from those reStric
tons. because ii is reasonable tina
they should aspire to complete natiOna
sovereignty. and no nation is truly In
dependent which is hindered by othel
nations from regulating its own com
merce and raising It's own revenues IL
its own way. Nor is any nation truly
independent which is denied equal lib
crty with every other nation TO lay an!
kind of tariff it pleaSes on imports ant
practice what is called protection" t.
any extent.
The only excuse the western power:
ever had for denying to Japan the righ
to practice protection was found in thu
apprehension that Japan would prac
tice 1t TO the extent of entirely CLOSING
its ports again. and I'm the assumption
that no nation-no other than Il 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 eIua
rights with other nations.
The question of protection is differ
ent thing. In point of wealth Japar
would undoubtedly be far better off II
the obnoxious treaty restrictions were
retained indefinitely than she would II
she should adopt Dingley tariff poi
icy. 1t would be a misfortune if japan
should adopt the very worst feature OF
western economic policy.-Chicagc
Chronicle.
Bribiug the "Be.t" Democrats.
The Presidents policy of appointing
''the best Democrats" Of the South tc
Federal offices for the purpose of gain.
ing Democratic votes in Congress in
idNoi VI tutiiaS, bouhttS anu SuoSiutSs
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
of Northern Republicans.
the best of all Democrats will be the
nan 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 it will be because
there has been radical change in hu-
man nature of late.
The objection which Northern Re
publicans 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 plunder?
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
Lame, 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 thar
their speedy retirement from public
life. They may be able to betray theii
once. They can hardly
hope to have an opportunity to do sc
more than once.
Only OnehOnOrable course is open to
he Democrats of the South and to the
Democrats of every other section as
we'll, and that is to rescue their party
rom the Populists and socialists and
make it genuinely Democratic in all OF
is ideas and purposes. Doing this
hey will remove at once the deplorable
conditions which have suggested to
Republicans at the North the
of corrupting some of heir
eaders and promoting dissensiOn
Imong their rank and file.
In any event it will be well for every
,ody to disabuSe his mind of the notion
hat it is possible to reach the best men
Il any organization or of any cOmmu
.ity by bribery. No matter what their
tatiOn may be, no matter what out
ward semblance of respectability they
nay bear, the corruptibles at the
'outh, like the corruptibles everywhere
lse, will be many degrees removed
rom the best elements of citizenship.
If the new policy shall prove suffi-
iently tempting to cause defectiOns
mong Democratic leaders and divi |
ions In the Democratic vote which will |
make uncertain or impossible the tri.
mph of candidates who do not hold |
heir principles subject to sale, all such |
nay at least have the satisfaction of |
moving to certainty that under such |
the post of honor is
rivate station.-ChicagO Chronicle.
If.
If Emma Goldman and Herr Most, |
fter the assassination of President |
lcKinley, had escaped from New York
, Indiana;
If Il grand jury in New York had in
icted them for completely in the muir
er;
If the Republican Governor of New
Ork had made a requisitiOn upon the
overnor of Indiana. he being a Demo
.at, for the extradition of the ac-
used;
If this Democratic Governor had re-
Ised to honor the requisition on the
round that the accused could not get
fair trial in the State of New York;
If these things had happened the city,
lie State and the whole country would
ave shaken with the just Indignation
the people;
Every Republican newspaper in the
nd and every Independent newspaper
n,,IJ b,va dannuuca1 tho namo.r,fir |