The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-18
HOPE HE IS RIGHT.

HOPE HE IS RIGHT.
 We hope Hon. Adiai Stevenson Is cor rect in predicting that "the Issue and moi the man will lead the Democratic Party In 1904" and that he Is also correct in saying that the tariff will be. the issue. Of course the. Party should put up, good man. but a good man on wrong plat form will be defeated. It is doubted if any man in the Union could have, boiled more votes on the platforms of 1896 and 1900 than Mir. Bryan did, but defeat was assured with any man in the lead. and a like result would follow like attempt in the next campaign.
 Without such a change as 10 intelligent man can look forward to it will be im- possible to again make the financial ques- tion an issue for Democrats to enter into a campaign on, for men of all parties who have any eyes or ears for what is going on know that it is dead, at least for the present, and no man who desires or expects Democratic success would seriously advise return to discredeted theory.
 The tariff can be made an issue and a strong one unless the Republicans make such reductions and notifications in 1t as nobody expects them to do. They have had a good deal to say on the subject but they would not dare make such changes as the people demand. The Democrats could do 1t consistently and no better issue, as things now seem, could possibly be made. When the Party sees 1t to unite on safe and sound issue there need be no difficulty about finding the man to uphold 1t.
 FEDERAL ExTRADITIoN LAWS.
 The Indianapolis Sentinel strongly advo- cates the proposed bill of Congressman Robinson of Indiana, to change the federal statutes so as to give United States Marshals and their deputies full authority to arrest fugitives from justice bill being in these words:
 If the Governor or executive authority of any State or Territory to which such fugitive person has fled shall refuse the demand of the Governor or executive authority of the State from which said fugitive fled. as above provided, then the Governor or executive of the State from which said fugitive fled may issue his warrant of arrest to any marshal of the United States commanding him to arrest having Jurisdiction of the offense the said fugitive from justice.
 The other portions of the bill refer to the mode of procedure, by which the mar sal, when the warrant has been placed in his hands, is authorized to go into the State where the fugitive is and take him back to the place where the crime was committed.
 This law, 1t will be seen, completely ignores the very existence of Governor who refuses for any cause to render up 8 fugitive. nor does it recognize the ex- istence or authority of any State Gov ernment. It takes the position that they are not competent to make ol execute the laws necessary for the sup pression or punishment of crime, ant that the Governor of a State is non entity so far as the Governor of any other State is concerned. Such law as this would be but the beginning, ant we repeat that 1t is rejuvenescence o the old fable of the Arab and the camel |
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