Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-03
WHAT "STANO PAT" MEANS.
II Rcprenents Dire Extreme, far-
ty Forced Against a Wall


" Forced Against "A Wall.
peu,oc~ar1,s disposition toward exist
inc evils ana injurious institutions
Which haye fastened themselves in sub
stautiJi growth j. and ought to bo,
sane TEeaa is n0 desire on the part
of DeHoetfeS 10 Wreak mischief TO
dvstIry without regard for the vel
far" 81 legitimate business. There is
uo mind to do violence Wher" sound
method viii achieve a better end.
Democracy VIII pursue no hystcrical
| purpose hut rather a calm and s"len'
titic coirse of eradication consistent
with the least disruPtion
But. ON the other hand it Will hy no
means content itself with til" Kind ct
| conservatism expressed in Mr.. Roos"-
vot's lannon's baekdewn messaS" on
the tariff and trusts. In which he de
clnr"d that the evils III thrs" insttu-
tionS We're ovrrmatehed by the good
| and that 10 disturb the evils would h"
dangerous In fact the operation of
attacking them AZ All seemed to him
to he So very delicate that he declined
to advise It He announced the doc
trtnc Of liberation af Ills and submis-
sion to injury.
Democracy viii not consent 10 view
! as 'nceessary evils such matters IN
federal corruption, mulclin2 tariff pro
lection and the paipabe disorders of
the trusts
Speaking upon the tariff Representa-
tive Williams in his recent and widely
L.;
discriminatiye views which character
ize the Democratic attitude, saying
that his party had no desire To de
moliSh the tariff at single blow, to
explode 1t with dynamite or To pull
down its pillars and throw down the
structure with crash. 1t would re
Quire Il considerable time 10 recon
Struct Il tariff on Democratic prinCi-
pies. In his opinion, though, the par
tvs final intent VAS clear To Denoe-
racy Il tariff virtually represents tax
upon consumers A Democratic tariff.
therefore. should as nearly rs might
be provide for equal taxation of con
sumors, for IN cqtIaliZed charge upon
consumption or the thing consumed.
Mr. Williams thus correctly interpret
! ed Democratic conservatism, Repub-
lican conservatism is Il niSnomer un-
less the ElGliSh language has suffered
a distinct loss of meaning The Repub
iican party stands pat on its federal
scandals. ON the trusts, on the tariff
and especially on its machine or@aniza-
ton how in the flower of development
The Republican party is loath Ia fore
: 90 the more abundant fruitfulHesS
| which eight years, perfection of Il ma
chine holds forth. It is obliged to seek
vindicatieh upon its past record its
past politics It TX rigidly held by cir
cu1nStanceS 10 the defense OF its ca
ro"r, its purposes. Its Attainments.
g Change OF attittde is utterly denied it
Its forced position. from which III"
times admit of no escape. is CNUrrSSr1
:. in the unfortunate phlaS" "Stani pat
. siGnifying pXt""lno nc@,ftion. excluding
the idea of determination to act. To i'm
prove. To move at all; denying inten
ton and suggesting Impotence of Will
"StHnd pat is the position of Il dire
extreme, Il party forced IL inst i wall
Can there be conservatism in such an
ultra attitude:
The country is Thoroughly tired OF
stand pat which denies not only the
possibility of remedy, but the existence
of essential wrongs. Democracy will
move along Il middle course carefully,
guarding against unnecessary damage,
: King gradually to effect desirable
changes. st. Louis Republic.