The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

everyone will remember, Mr.. Cleveland
was elected the second time. The
politics long since came to the conclu-
sion that larger campaign funds are to
be regarded not as the agencies of sue
cess but indications of the conditions
which make success possible or proba-
BILE. If this be true, the early indica-
lions favor Parker they favored
Cleveland in 1892. But there are spec
ial reasons why this principle need not
be considered as sharply applying to
the present campaign. 1t is only nee
essary to mention one of these reasons,
towft: President Roosevelt's courageous
prosecution of the Northern Securities
men in New York, men who usually
contribute generously to Republican
war-chests. But that prosecution was
SO popular with the masses of the peo-
pie, especially in the west, that it was
worth to the Republican cause more in
assured votes on election day than it
has cost in the dollars which Wall
street. will subscribe, to the Parker
fund. 80
Republicans Surprised.
The Republican managers were a
little surprised when they found that
under the leadership of Judge Parker
himself the battle ground had been
shifted largely from the west to the
east. 1t is now generally understood
that the programme of the Democrats
as l outlined it in a dispatch from st.
Louis the day after the convention is
to be followed. That is to say, the
old alliance between the south and the
west, which obtained in the days of
Organism, is now abandoned and in
stead there is an alliance between the
solid south and New York, with plan
to carry enough, or nearly enough,
electoral votes in the east to make a
majority of the college with the addi-
ton of the ISL votes of the solid
south.
An important part of this pro-
gramme, which is only now coming to
light and naturally is causing some
perturbation among the Republican
leaders. has to do with the outlook
for tariff revision. Everyone who has
inside Information and the frankness
to use it knows that the Republican
platform made at Chicago was intend
ed to indicate a purpose to revise the
tariff. This intention was to be used
in the west to satisfy the consumers |
who have been demanding tariff re- |
form.
At the same time it was to be used |
in the east and among manufacturers |
generally as an argument in favor of /
the perpetuation of Republican domi- !
nation in the nation. Tariff revision |
is inevitable by one or the other of
the parties
The Republicans were preparing to
say to those who are interested in the
various schedules: "Now which do
you prefer, a revision by the RepubH-
can party or by the Democrats; by
your friends or by your enemies"
On the strength of this it was be-
ieved an old fashioned tariff cam
paign might be waged. with enthusi-
asm and campaign subscriptions from
he manufacturing centers greatly
aiding the Republican cause
But now come the Democrats with
What they hope will work as check
mate to this nice little play of their
-ivals. Former Senator Davis was de-
LOT inn M ng7
he tail end of the Parker ticket by
orders of Judge Parker's managers,
either under direction of
he judge himself or with his cordial
assent, for two purposes
l. Mr.. Davis was to aid in the raising
# an enormous campaign fund, subscrib-
ng a large sum himself and helping in
he work OF getting monsS out Oh o'ier
2 He was to be used as an intermedf-
rotective tariff that in the event of Dem
cratic success at the polls their inter-
SITS were not to suffer
Democratic Protection.
The selection of Mr.. Davis for vice pres
usineSS interests, especially those which
re keen1y interested in the tariff sched-
evision element of the Democracy, but
he Gorman-Davis or high protection {
ring, is now in the ascendancy in the
ouncils of that party.
1t will be remembered that it was due
1ore to Mr.. Davis than to any other man
hat the Wilson tariff bill failed to put ]
GAL on the free list 1t was Davis who
TODD as Germans right-hand man in
hat ernasculation of the tariff reform
wilson bill W hieh so displeased Mr.. Cleye- {
and and all the other Democrats who
ranted to take a real step forward to-
rard a tariff for revenue only.
1t remains to be seen how much inhu-
nee Mr. Davis may be able to exert | |
mong the protected manufacturers; to j
hat extent he may be able to make
1ern believe they have nothing to fear
rom Democratic success; to what de-
rec he may be able to interfere with the !
republican programme to fall back Oh
ne beneficiaries of the Dingley law for !
ne much-needed campaign funds. But i
nat is what Mr. Davis was put on the z
cket for by Judge Parker and his man ! t