The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-28

First of the Democratic leaders of ma
| tional prominence to arrive for the Demo
cratic National Convention is John Sharp
! Williams of Mississippi Democratic lead
er of the House of Representatives. who
became guest at the Inside Inn yester-
day afternoon, accompanied by his son,
John Sharp Williams, Jr.
Mr.. Williams came thus early in order
to be present at the meeting of the Ma
| tional Association of Alumnae of State
Universities. This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the Missouri building. he will deliver
an address before the association, having
| as his subject, The University of vir-
ginia and the Educational Ideas of Thorn
as Jefferson" Mr.. Williams is an alumnus
of the University of Virginia.
The distinguished Southerner stands as
the intellectual leader of Democracy. his
brilliancy and wonderful political judg-
ment especially fitting him for the tenn
porary craftsmanship of the National Con-
vention, for which position the National
Committee. at its meeting next week, will
doubtless choose him.
Congressman Williams was seen at the
inside Inn last night and questioned re-
garding the platform adopted by the Re
publlcans at Chicago last week. Discuss
ing the matter at length. he said:
NOTHING NEW IN PLATFORM
IN the MAN, there is nothing new about the
Chicago Republican platform because there is
nothing new in it. 1t is simply the old Repub-
ncan game Of claiming everything good that
that the Republican party has done nothing in
sIS swS years yeSTs except stand pat they cali it,
pm Is denounced as "a Democratic tariff law
Sesed on free-trade principles. when. as a
trade than any tarir law that ever existed in
AAILneTiGa AII except that which bore the name OF
1lchlnley and that which afterwards bore tue
name OF Dinsley
under the Wilson German bill is proof OF the
further fact that whatever depression in Amerl-
owing TO lowering OF; duties and competition OF
foreign products by the operation OF that bin.
tions are not to be safely committed to 5eqIT an
other hands than" to those OF the friends OF the
the present. law becauSe 1t an" says thst they y
ought not TO be committed 70 any other hands
friends OF the commonweaL
ever conditions demand any alterations Is idle
deceptive verbiage. VIII any sane man assert
'alterations'' Of any Of the schedules Of the
pingley bill? Has not the Republican party
1t made them? Does the Republican party
think that the practice sir on the h part & Of NAM
eT abroad than at home 6sSS constitutes ib1t such
schedule Of the tariff law shelters a trust in
this practice. there exists such condition
%here forsisn eompettI0n could enter WRehReveT e R
such a trust thus exploits the American con-
Then there follows the old historical untruth
that a Democratic tariff'' has always brought
about depression and a Republican tarin' has
always brought about prosperity. Remember
historian.
the author OF the platform Senator Lodge OF
the voice OF the Massachusetts Jacob. 1t may
have been the hand Of the presidential Esau;
and the long period Of depression which fol-
lowed II. u 4 was due 10 any sort Of q tariff
which was Republican,; a historian he knew
that the country was growing IN prosperity by
period which elapsed from the inauguration Of
Thomas Jefferson. in 1901. DOWN TO that OF
period was a period Of low tariff and Demo
cratic ascendancy; as historian he knew that
and white the eternal truth that even the
wings had reconciled themselves to the walker
s Ereat pro- prosperity ' Under i it. '"' country ""'
The Republican platform says that ''the only
sor a return to protection. OF course. the su:
thor knew that what is really being ''agitated''
@ tectRs countres It With h sA as little tile" pTStectonis@
in IT as Is possible to any retaliation at all.
sisnaily Hnsuccessful. $ The platform '' favors
commercial reciprocity wherever II be
ANY is good there; think Of it! INJURY is
good in that connection also II the phrase
means anything II means this: That the Re-
menseiy larger markets for the products of our
farms Mines forests. even manufactures
abroad, II, in return for that it shall be COM
even the least OF our Industries any articles
senator Lodses III record CO in opposition 5T to the
Completed and sent to The Senate by resident
Mckinley, It would mean that the Republican
party would refuse II they were offered, great
ly extended markets for Western produce and
Southern and Middle States production n
thereby It were threatened to cut down per
cent Of the possible profits OF a Massachusetts,
cotton-knitting mill
SUBSIDY PROMISES
The people will note the cunning manner in
which there is concealed in the Republican
platform the hydra-head OF yet further special |
legislation by direct money subsidy out Of the |
Treasury TO be extended TO the class OF ship ]
builders and shipowners. They will also note |
enough to say ''out loud" that is what is in !
tended. This ship-subsidy plank is bolstered up /
BY the usual false statement. in innuendo. that |
the English merchant marine rests on subsidies |
from the English Treasury. The fact is that |
the money paid out by the English Government |
TO shipowners Is for carrying the malls and |
OF all nations are permitted to bid !
The platform boast3 that the Republican !
party deserves the credit OF recent legislation |
Chinese labor. The truth is that both |
parties co-operated to that end and the Demo-
cratic party voted that way unanimously on |
the floor OF the House. The difference Is this: |
record and spirit of Democracy and the Repub- |
licans were inconsistent with Republican racial |
professions in other directions. The Democratic |
party believes that this ought TO be. as nearly |