The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-03
Time to Talk Tariff.

Brooklyn Eagle. ,, ..ood unon a
 n,a form by which the then exis.ins
 tar,ff was denounced as a masterPlece o,
 injustice, inequality and raise pie.o .ra
 1t demanded that sll custom nDuse u,a .Sas
 tion ne for revenue only. MI. S, re-
 hea ten not by tie country, put py ~u,as
 ,urnine hoard. In 1884 Cleveland Was
 elected. He won upon platform ',,ni,,aS,, u
 ing that Federal taxation pc eAe ,a y tay
 for public purposes. Eisnt year eory
 he scored his second Presidential victory
 his anneal to the people being based upon
 a nlatform containing this secuoh' WS
 5enmlnce the Republican protectioh as q
 fraud. a robbery of the great ma1oray W
 the American people 10 he hsh e fundamen-
 tal hrjncipje of the Democratic Farts
 that the federal government nas no ,on, vo
 stitutional power to impose ahp coiee
 tariff duties. except Tor tne PutpTSS p,Se coJ. M
 revenue only and we demand that the COT
 lection of such taxes shall be nmlteu to
 the necessities of the government when wh
 honestly and economically admihlstereo' For such successes as the party mas nas
 achieved in the field of national poiitlcs since the war it is indebted to the tarin as an issue True, the subject was iA- nored neither at Kansas Clty nor Sh, cago but it was subordlnated to other tonics The second defeat of Bryan was more overwhelming than his hrst over throw. He still proclaims thai iree anu unlimited coinage or silver IS HNlne issue, but in the same breath ne says he is not looking for another nomination. Coneressional elections are in order this wear Democratic candidates should neeU neither a wink nor nod. The peer trust has been good to them. What more do they want? Material for a campaign all along the national line has been placed at their disposal. Its use Is sahctloHeu by precedent by tradition, by two sue cessful fights for the Presidency. The beef barons have put their foot in It. rt,t. hn,, out hn throat from which monopolies generally nave received so many golden eggs rhey nave furnished the rallying cry. oiher events have been almost equally iaNisn as con tributors Almost the whole of the m dustrial story is told when 1t is stated that American cutlery can be sold m
 England at profit Whlch IS to
 say protection has acn'9eea @ ,ostsred %nae n K growth which is the marvel of the world of modern industry. It has fulhlied It's mission. It has produced race of ln- dustriaI giants It is almost Imaginable to | talk about the necessity for protecting them. Their capacity for taking care of l themselves against all corners Is in evl- dence in almost all the highways ana bvways of the world Democratic can didates for Congress should and prob | ably will conduct themselves accordingly. l Signs oftthe times are altogether mis- | leading or the party has an excellent | chance of winning the House of Repre- | sentatives. Opportunity for an aggres- siye campaign has been afforded. The l Republicans can easily be compelled to | take a defensive attitude. Such an ad- | vantage will be of almost inestimable | value to their adversaries Win they
 make the most of il? Their chief dis | advantage is the absence of a leader. Bryan has been discredited and Hill is | notent principally in his own State. An other marked disadvantage is the ten | dency of distinguished Democrats to keen harping on the Philippines. Cold water