The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-07
PARTY MUST NOT DISTURB
 THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD
Revision of the Tariff Will Be the Main Question to Be Discussed.
 Republican Party Has Been Extravasant.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

vvashington, August -(Special)-The baltimore Sun today prints an interview If, Senator Arthur P. German of Mary land. The senator declined to discuss his oun boom or democratic candidates. As for issues he says:
 "The policy of collecting from the earn ings of the people something like $io'oVV'- GOO more than can be spent even with the most reckless extravagance, Is an lnlquity and wrong which the democratic party sbould endeaver to right. Such policy breeds not only extravaganza, but cor rnntion. The revision of the tariff should therefore, be a great issue in the pres idential election. In order to win the dem- ocratic party must have the confidence of the business interests of the country. The lack of that confidence caused the defeats of 1896 and 1900.
 Must Be Explicit Pledge.
 gro secure that confidence now there must be an explicit pledge that in the revision of the tariff it is not the pur- pose of the party to wreck industries many of which were established under the existing law. The pledge should be similar to the one upon which the demo- cratic party elected its ticket in 1884 The nlatform of 1884 contained this clause: The democratic party pledges itself to nurffv the administration from corruption, to restore economy. to revive respect Tor law and to reduce taxation to the lowest limit consistent with due regard to the preservation of the faith of the nation to it's creditors and pensioners Knowing fnr well, however, that legislation ar fecting the operations of the people should he cautious and conservative in method the democratic party is pledged to revise the tariff in spirit of fairness to all in- terests. But in making reductions in taxes fl is not proposed to injure any domestic industries, but rather to promote their healthy growth.
 Must Carry Northern States.
 .arhat." said MT. German, should be about the partys position in this next presidential campaign. With the sofia south it is necessary to carry a number of northern states. With platform which will satisfy the substantial inter ests of the country l believe we can carry enough northern and western states to elect our candidate. we shouio be able to carry New York, and the ad- iacent states of New Jersy and Connecti- cntt Then we should carry the battle into the great business centers Of the west That means contest Tn Ohio which will keep the republicans fully oc- cuuied in that state. Indiana and llii- nois also are hopeful fields. l think we can carry several of the mountain states Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and possibly
 nA A0hf in California and Oregon is close. l therefore regard the outlook as exceed ,ngly hopeful The southern people have gotten away from the issues of l69o and 1900. Their natural conservatism has as- serted itself and they are now ready to join with the conservative democratic people of the rest of the country.
 Silver Question Settled.
 The gold and silver question has set- fled itself, and the north has assented to the management of the negro problem bv inc south. The south has determined that intelligence and property must dom mate and that it's civilization must be preserved. To this the north assents.
 At the coming session of congress the joint resolution to affirm the Cuban treaty will open up a general tariff de- bate The resolution will, of course. be adopted. There will be an effort made to have the tariff revenues of the gov- ernment deposited in banks and kept in use and circulation instead of being lock- ed up in the government vaults. When the bill flor that purpose comes up the democrats will insist upon requiring ann pie security from the banks of deposit. There should also be some provision for a proper distribution of the funds, so that cities like Baltimore can have part of 1t. The treasury officials should not be permitted to deposit it all in one bank in New York"