The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-26

tlonal Democratic ticket as they under
stand the true interests of their indus
try.
What is true of the cotton factory
products is true of other products in this
and other States. The American fac
tories are manufacturing more than the
American people can consume, and there
is growing demand-it will grow stron-
ger every year-on the part of manufac-
turers for larger markets They cannot
be had through high protection. Pritch-
ard says the purchase of the Philippines
will give us these markets. How many
garments year do the Filipinos buy?
You can't get rich selling goods to a
people in tropical country many OF
whom think the uniform of a Georgia
major calls for too many clothes. Besides,
il there were no other objections, it costs
too much. 1t has cost us not less than
$1,000 for every $1.O0 worth of goods sold
to the Filipinos.
Already the demand for tariff revision
is being made all over the country.
Speaker Henderson withdraws as the Re-
publican Congressional candidate in his
district because his constituents demand
reduction of the tariff and free trade
on articles controlled by trusts. In his
latest speech President Roosevelt. seeing
the handwriting on the wall suggested
d Tariff Commission to propose the de-
tails of revision. The demand for tariff
revision in Iowa is so strong that the Re-
publican party in that State is divided
into two camps, and at the recent State
Convention the advocates of revision won
and adopted platform in favor of with
drawing all tariff duties that created
monopoly. This was a recognition of the
truth that. now this country produces
much moro than it needs and must have
up monopolies that charge more to
Americans than foreigners. Whenever
troll three-fourths of the products of the
factories, it is idle TO say the tax is
levied for infant industries" or to in
crease wages. 1t is then patent that the
tax is bonus TO the trusts and should
be withdrawn.
The Democrats welcome the discussion
of the tariff issue in National politics.
They are on strong ground and aggres-
sive. They are pressing everywhere the
demand for the reduction or repeal OF
the duties on articles ], controlled by
trusts. The Republicans are lodging the
issue, seeking, like Senator Pritchard to
pick out some one little thing like mica
and try to convince the tax burdened
people that every product is like mica,
when it is an exception to the general
rule.
Senator Pritchards plea to North Caro-
linians to become protectionists is to ask
the State to become the old COWS tail
in politics. Now that the doctrine is be-
ing repudiatcd by the most enlightened
people of the Republic. and it is hence
forth destined to be discarded, Senator
Fritchard asks the people of North Caro-
lima to get off the progressive wagon
of Tariff Reform going ahead and get on
the old ox-cart of Dingleyism that is
soon to get in the miro. Shades of Vance
forbid that North Carolinians should SO
soon forget his teachings or be so re-
crcant to their own interests, and the
larger needs of American commerce and
manufacturing!
Inasmuch as. forced to abandon every
ether issue, Senator Pritchard is dis
cussing the tariff as the great issue, let
him answer this one question:
l. Will you vote for the bill introduced
by Mr. Babcock. chairman OF the Rcpub-
lican Congressional Executive Commit
tee, reducing or removing the tariff on