La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17
c0WARDLY INCONSISTENCY
OF Party Leaders Exposed BY . Demo.
cratic Free Trade Paper-Goman ID
aud Davis Placed in an
Unenviabie Light.

down of the system of protection. by ex-
planning that after all 1t would be i'm
possible 10 break down the system be-
cause the Republican Senate would
stand in the way.
The logic OF this Democratic reason
ing is somewhat like that OF the boy
who explained that by refusing to eat
pins he had saved his ife-only that in
the Democratic case the country would be
saved not by the Democratic refusal to
do harm. but only by the Democratic
inability to do the harm ii was openly
trying to do. Judge Parker in his speech
OF acceptance said:
1T is A FACT AND SHOULD BE
FRANKLY CONCEDED THAT
THOUGH OUR PARTY BE sue
CESSFUL IN THE COMING CON
TEST WE CANNOT HOPE TO Sc
CURE A MAJORITY IN THE SEN
ATE DURING THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS. HENCE WE SHALL BE
UNABLE To SECURE ANY MODl-
FtCATION IN THE TARIFF SAVE
THAT TO WHICH THE REPUBLI-
CAN MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
MAY CONSENT"
Mr.. Parker further thinks that this
fact Of Democratic inability TO modify
the tariff should serve To prevent a re-
currence OF THAT SENSE OF UN-
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY
THAT on OTHER OCCASIONS
MANIFESTED ITSELF"
m,cratic Courage wsakens.
At the recent Democratic ratification
meeting ia Brooklyn a lurking fear was
shown of the effect on the minds of
workiDgmen. OF Democratic talk against
the tariff. The tenor of the remarks Of
the big Democrats who talked was to
the effect that free trade was beautiful
theory and the Democrats should be
put in power because they stood sponsor
FOR it: and since. after all. they would
be unable when put in power 10 put that
theory into practice. the country with
perfect safety could indorse the beauti-
full theory by putting its sponsors into
power.
The New York Evening Post. mug
wump free trade organ which is actively
supporting Parker, but nevertheless can
not resist the temptation to expose cow
ardly Inconsistency when 1t sees 1t. had
this to say about the Brooklyn ratifca-
ton meeting:
"Now that the party orators are face to
race with the voters on the hustings. their
courage has Weakened. Having. in their
as a principle. Is robbery and works incnl-
ss,bs ,bs ..Ih harm TO the, the people they shivs,
~ ihe pbe-4pit pl 'uflt pronounce
sd on sse s listen w9sa ac gassrd .hss shSf
She shspa5a ,ss, who a, R.s,iasd B5ocklyn He
for a sincere and persistent effort to re-
form the tariff, and especially to abolish
which Is not to extend or diversity Amer.
lean Industry. How striking the contrast
TO the St Louis declaration! The obvious
Implication Is that fault be found
with protection II 1t extends and diversi- Z
ass , American industry. But when i 10
in certain cases, who is going to M the
number and variety OF such casesf Ths
10 apparently thrown overheard.
The Alarm of Senator Bailey.
As much fault can be found with SEN
ator Baihy's speech. One feels once =
eogrss. co, - noun, hish as he declares: I do
1t as my belief that any law which Ievies
tax not for the purpos. Of raising revenue
pose OF compelling an American eitaen to
pay more for the goods which he must buy.
IL a pervsrsion of governmental power and I
ring. hut lrnm-'liat.iy It produces a great
fright In the senator's mind His prophetic
Ing men. SO he cries out to the wage.
in protected industries, and who % are sure
h. to be tod by the Repnhiieans that the
tests; Knows PERFECTLY WE'LL THAT
siBiLIrY ii THis REPuBLrc. EVEN
WHEN THE DEMOcEATs ARE CALLED .
FfoPE Ff TIE T9IcE T9 ~ Az PITT
q IMP0ssIBLE. HOWEVER Much W.
ff T1 5u 99 sadS 81 5S FoIS
TnAT TaAT rxIhrsE WIhh sE ~ HIGHEr Il THAI THE
TEcTIoSIsTs T EVER CT cLAIMEb xE WAS WAS
NECESSARY. AND HIGHER THAN ANY .
MODERATE PROTECTIONISr OF To-
DAY BELIEVES ESSENTIAL for the pro-
tectlon Of any legitimate Industry
not help the Democratic party in the least.
s.,e 90 ia L. s.n,
nature evil: It il . thing to be got rid Of ,
s:.tss =. ps1mps psSu,s q ,sssIs the part.
would misundsrstand them"
Rresecsiss for Ds.ocrstic Leaders.
The eowardIy Inconsistency which the
Evening Post thus exposes is character.
istic OF most Of the Democratic lead.
ers- They are afraid Of their own medi-
cine. which they advertise to the coun-
try as being such 4 6ne thing-sspeciai-
" WHEN NOT TAKEN.
When the Wilson tari6 hill was ,
framed promneut Democrafjc leaders
took the pfecaution to see to II that
industries in which they themselves hap
pened to b interested were mot ad- .
versely affected BY the bill. no mattse
how much harm might befah other in
dustrieA For instance, Senator Cor
man took pains to keep the sugar truse
protected The present Vice Presidential
candidate. Henry 0sssaway Davis. took Z
pains to eee that coal was kept o6 the
free list, for his own Immense fortuns
was largely represented in tie coal lando
Of West Virginia.