Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-31

tor-rors ard as precedentS. Ccrldln LIMBS
NEW YORK, October 3o--.Mr. Carr
scl7urz. speaking TO representative Of
he New York Stats zcitung in regard to
The Importance of the coming election. e2-
pressed his views, which are printed be-
low:
what do you think of the opinion OF
suon Democrat as Senator Morgan, OF
Alabama, who believes 1t would be better
IL the Democrats did not control the
lower House of Congress. because under
the present circumstances they could only
act the art OF obstructionists?'
1t is Nonsense.
This opinion seems TO me utterly un-
tenable. It Is tantamount TO saying that
whenever one party controls one branch
of the Legislature and the executive
power. the opposition is bound 10 yield
the rest, 100, 10 the unlimited control Of
the dominant party This is simply non
sense. it should be the endeavor Of every
opposition to win whatever strategic ad-
vantage it can. In every constitutional
government a strong opposition, able to
command respect is need. | deem II
especially important that The Democratic
opposition should have majority in the
lower House especially just now. Sucn
majority, of course. will not he in posi-
to-: to pass laws not agreeable to the Re
publican Senate and President, but t1s
election Of such majority will have
wholesome effect in more than one d1Tec-
ton ii will furnish proof that the people
are dissatisfied with the dominant party
and command halt.
You mean this with regard to the tariff
snd the trusts?'
4 Fairy Tale.
Il will be so understood in part. and it
will be a very healthy thing for the coun-
try. The Republicans claim that the
country owes its prosperity, and indeed.
the whole ma gnificence O. its industrial
development to the high tariff. This is
fairy tale. a country like ours--of such
lir,litless natural resources of wealth and
an equally irli-leSs productive energy of
its population-was bound 10 prosper and
to become great and rich with or i'll spite
of any economic policy, whether il be
that Of protection or free trade. | be-
iseye however, that the development o.
this prosperity and greatness under the
policy Of high protection has matured a
cror of social contrasts Of corruption and
OF political and social Decentralization
which would have been spared TO Us under
a policy OF q natural and free develop
1neat, If not altogether, at least in great
part.
Question of Political Morals.
The question OF protection seems to me
therefore, not q mere question Of political
economy but even more q question Of
political morals. There is much talk about
The trusts some of which develop into
oppressive and blood-suchng nonopolies.
This is not their worst side. a much
worse figure is the political power they
exert, and OF which we already have had
few abhorrtnt examples. 1t iS denied
that the protective tariff is the mother o.
trusts. / believe the man was right MO
called the protective tariff II not the mo-
Their then at least the wet nurse CO many
Of the trusts OF course, where the indus
try OF a country has been built Up on a
protective basis, it would not do 10 jump
with big and sudden bound from the
extreme Of one policy into the extreme ol
the opposite policy. The transition must
be effected with moderation and circum-
epection and certainly also with decision
Plain SophistorH.
The Republicans are guilty of plain
eorhistry when they claim that the pro-
fective tariff should only be revised by il:
friends e, the Republicans. We know
something OF that by experience. When
ever Republicans who are completely
dominated by the powers favored By higt
protection. go to revise the talllf, rates
VIII rather be raised JHan .IcuuCtQ- il
we would readily accomplish a reform OF
the tariff and the trusts we must put DO
fjtical power in the hands of those who
are not dominated by the money power
of the interests favored by the tariff anc
She trusts. In other words, the Republi
car monopoly of power must be broken.
Good Name of the Republic.
There is. however, another reason, ant
one much more important for the wish t
have the opposition control The lowe
House. This reason concerns the cllarac
ter and good name OF the republic. Fo
q number Of years the Republican part
has had full control in all branches Of tn
national government. During this tim
ve have witnessed a great political over
turning The fundamental! principles o
the republic, hallowed by tradition. hav
given place TO a policy of conquest b,
force In the pursuit Of this policy Q
conquest. things have been done which
have put blot OF shame upon the repu
tation of the country. Ii is no exacgora
ton to say that If the Sultan of Turi.e,
should begin again tomorrow TO ,nassa
ere his ArTnerians, TO apply the torch Il
their villages, 10 wiring information from