The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-15
LEADERS AND PRINCIPLES.
An Attempt to show that Democrats
Are Supplied with Both.
ditor of the Indianapolis journal:

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Ex-Secretary Whitney. of New York. Is
entirely too respondent when he declares
that 1.-The Democrats have neither an issue
nor a leader" Are William Jennings Bryan
and Grover Cleveland so soon forgottenf
So long as these two distinguished states
men are spared 10 US" IL can hardly be
said that the Democrats are without Lead
ers. Ii is true they may not pull to-
gether" but that makes no possible differ
ence to our Democratic friends. William
j. can plow his little patch" Of free silver
out West, while Grover is cultivating his
crop of gold standard" down in New Jer-
sey. But, TO party having two sets or
principles. this is positive convenience.
east of Ohio. and Growers assistance Will
not be required west Of Pennsylvania.
This will be a great saving I'm every way.
Down East they can bet on the golden
"bob-ta horse" while out West they
can put their money on the silver gray"
Let our Democratic brethren cheer up
they have leaders to sparei
AS TO issues. there can be no possible
trouble. All they have to do is to ind out
what Republicans favor and then de-
plore" and "denounce" and view with
alarm" and all will be well. But our
Democratic friends are not satisfied with
a common, plain issue; they must have
paramount issue. In 1886 they had free
silver for their paramount issue. And now.
If any one should say free silver In
Democratic convention I'm this State he
would be arrested for disturbing public
meetingl In 1900 the paramount issue had
changed to the poor Filipino. and now the
chief business OF the astute Democrat Is
to curb the Carmacks and Tillmans and
organs and keep them from saying any
thing about the dear Filipino, or free silver,
either. And so IL comes TO pass that most
OF the eternal principles OF Democracy
are only good for single campaign.
But are the forlorn Democracy TO be de-
prived of an issue in the coming campaign
Certainly not. Whenever they lose on free
silver or the poor, oppressed Filipino, they
can always fan back on the tariff Ever
since Henry Watterson invented the ex-
preston, Tariff for revenue only, there
who could not shout: ''The tariff is a tax
and the consumer pays It." So could
parrot. and with just about as much
knowledge of the subject They want q
tariff for revenue only. What does that
mean? In the first place IL means that
there Is to be no protection Whatever "
means that the tariff is 10 be so reduced
that imported articles can be had at less
price than they can be produced by our
own manufacturers. IL not. how are you
TO get the revenue? You cannot collect
revenue on goods that are not bought In q
foreign market ard that are not made by
foreign workmen. IL means a great In
crease OF importations and q very great
decrease in the amount PAID 10 our own
wage-earners. You cannot buy an article
in Europe, and at the same time pay an
Indianapolis mechanic for the making.
Does any tariff reformer beneye tnat ~
would be better 10 buy our saws In Eng
land than 20 buy them from manufacturers
in this city2 IL so. he would close up the
local establishments and set the hundreds
of employees adrift. What difference does IL
make TO your festive free-trader whether
our mechanics have work or not? Revenue
IS what he wants. and revenue only. And
how can he collect the revenue unless he
imports the saws. and how can he import
them unless they are made I'm England
instead of being made I'm Indianapolisf
Il ~ q
and imported and used IN this country is
Just so much taken out OF the pockets OF
our own mechanics. just SO much bread
taken out Of the mouths OF his own family.
II our saw makers want 10 increase Inn
portations so that our free-trade fanatics
can have revenue and revenue only, they
should vote the Democratic ticket
JOHN y. GLOVER
Ipdfananolfs Sent L.