The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-26
BAILEY OPENS
The CAMPAIGN
Texas Senator the Principal
Orator at a Democratic
Gathering in Brooklyn
TALKS OF THE TARIFF
Southern Statesman Admits
That a Great Reduction
of Duties Is Impossible

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-The cam
paign in Brooklyn was opened to-
night by a meeting held under the
auspices OF the Kings County Demo-
cratic Club, at which Senator Joseph
w Bailey of Texas was the principal
speaker Taking up the tariff ques-
ton. Senator Bailey said:
dc not hesitate single moment 70 declare
L IS my belief that any law which leviss a
tax, Tot for the purpose OF raising revenue %
support TIE Government. but for the purpose
Of compelling an American citizen 20 pay Nor
Tor th= E9ees which he must buy Is PER
version o. Governmental power. and a down
rtgh- robbery Our Republican friends are
constantly Affirming that the Democratic party.
favors absolute free trade Whatsve- any in
dlvtduaI Democrat OF. indeed. what al
DenOc-sts-might think about free trade as
knows perfectly well that tree trade : an
utter irnpcssfbilty in this republic. L Congress
Government by levying ad vslOVsm tax
OF Uniform rate ali the property OF this
country. then TIE question OF free trade would
become cebtable one But as the constt-
tuition stands to-day We can never levy a direct
tax without such <rest inequality a 70 rsnier
such tax impossible. except in extraordinary
emergencies.
With TIE expenditures OF the Federal Gov
erument already 50 -lo-ugAs as to staggsr
the imagination, and greEing greater every
var Under The reckless sxtrsvs Eance OF those
noT II power they cannot hope 70 materially
EetACe re present rake or DUTY and even
u hen tie Democrats called By The votes
OF outraged people 70 administer this Gov
srnment- We will find IL impossible. however
nlueH ~ may Ges1rs 20 do So 70 reduce the
average tariff duty below q point that will be
higher than the most extreme % the early
prOtsctionists ever claimed was necessary.
and higher than any moderate protectionist of
today believes essential for the protection OF
any IeEftfuate industry Under the necessity
Of raising revenue 20 support the Government.
the Democratic party viii continue TO levy
these tariff duties will afford q protection 20
American manufacturers against their foreign
competitors That however is an incident
with Is. and not IN object
Net content with having nominated a csuii-
date who had taught by his personal example
the psruicfous doctrine OF social equality De
the republican party nas gone still further
and. as II bent upon the nischievOUs design OF
aggravsting racial antagOniSm. il has delfber-
atsly proclaimed its intention 20 reduce the rep
rssentstion CT certain States in Congress and
in the Electoral College because ne people OF
those States will not CONSENT 10 be represented
BY ignorant and inferior men Do the men
Who made and adopted the platform know that
If their threat should be carried into execution
the South would not be the only sufferer Do
these men not know that this country IL 80
closely and so firmly knit together that the
whole must suffer from every injury inflicted
On any psrt7 The millions invested in South
sru railroads practically AL except the
foreign holdings. the property OF Northern and
Eastern
But there is another and a higher stand
point This attempt % rssurrsCt sectional dff-
fsrences is in painful contrast with the teach
fngs Of that great and kindly man who was
not BY q TIA zic accident A. this uztfcu stood
With uncovered head around the uartyrsd No
usme- beCsuse he had restored good viii be
tTesn the brothers Who had been sStrsnged By
a civil var And vet his successor who
promised to follow in Mckinlsy's footsteps. has