Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-07-01
HOLDS OUT no HOPE.

The Louisville Courier Journal, one
OF the greatest OF the Democratic news
papen. will have it that there is no hope
Of the burdens Of taxation BEING Lifted
of the backs Of the people, should the
Republicans again succeed in the forth
coming election. In the course Of an
editorial on The Platform on the Tar
if winch says that the Republican
platform stands pat on the tariff. the
Courier Journal continues: at fails to
say, as it was predicted it would, that
there is nothing sacred and immutable
about the DnEley schedules, 1t ION.
tains no promise that the tariff will ever
10 revised, still less that it will ever DO
reduced.
1T is quite true that there is some.
thing said OF possible changes. The
main point emphasized is that the Re-
publican is the only party hat can safe
ly undertake the work. Even it ought
to undertake it only when conditions
have so changed that public interest: de-
mand their alteration But there is no
hiut that the time has arrived. There is
no suggestion tina! il is likely to arrive
coon. There Is no line to suggest that
the Republicans believe that the public
interests now demaLd the reduction OF a
| single schedule by 30 much Us d single
cent. No hope is held out that the Re.
publican party will ever reduce any Of
the b%urdensome duties. II is clear that
there is no intention to reduce the tariff
at the next session Of Congress, or to
| change it at any other time unless
changes should be demanded in the in.
terest Of some monopoly.
along with this attitude which de.
lies better sentiment OF the country, and
Of a respectable minority OF the Repuh-
licsns themselves, there B a shameful
reference to the measure Of protection
This, it is said, should always at least
equal the difference i'll cost Of produc-
ton at home and abroad Why at
leastT Because the author Of that sem
tence knew, rs all intelligent men know,
that il protection were kept down to this
difference Of cost, every schedule OF the
DinRley act would have TO be reduced,
that the figures would be lower in most
cases han those OF tile Wilson act. This
I measure has been mentioned IN a Re-.
publican platform before, but never
have Republicans; i'll making a tariff
had any regard for it, and there is no
reason to believe that they over will.
1 lnr, 1-,kI kl,z - l.
the demands OF the country there are
statements OF what has happened here
totore that are absolutely false. "A
Democratic thrift has always been fol-
lowed by business adversely; a Repub.
lican tariff by business prosperity On
the contrary the tariff OF 1916, a De-
mocratic tariff. according to the cnnies-
sion OF MIR. Blaine was followed by a
period OF great prosperity. The Repub.
lican tariff legislation during and after
the war was followed by the great panic
OF 1878, the worst that over afflicted
the country. The paric 1893 began and
ran the worst part OF its course when
the Mckinley law wns in full operation.
That law wa not repealed until sixteen
months after the panic began 20 that it
was followed by business adversely.
The recklessness OF the statement. the re.
fore could not have been worse.
The Democratic national convention
has All opportunity to make Il square is-
sue on the tariff with the pronounce.
ment at Chichgo, and it is safe to pre-.
dict that it will not be neglected"