Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31

having sought such. The Democratic
party does tender an Issue. Il rsat.
firms one phrase OF the tariff plank
OF 1897. Listen: We d~enounce pro.
lection a. q robbery Of the many to
enrich the few Il does not In terms
reafiirm the Democratic doctrine OF
1892, that tho government has no con.
stltutlonal right TO levy q tariff eI.
Get for revenue only. but that utter.
ance never having been retracted or
aologlzed for, still stands as the doc.
trine OF the party. The Democratic
position on the tari6 question re-
mains, therefore. unchanged from
what Il was In 1882. Protection from
the Democratic viewpoint Is therefore
unconstitutional Is Q principle and
vicious as O policy.
Are Not Consistent.
1T should be impossible TO qualify
this Democratic posltion. The plank
does not declare that excessive tar
In duties amounts to robbery of the
many In the interest Of the few. And
here the battle should be fought. I wish
I might insist that upon this Issue Il
must be fought. I anticipate that our
friends will dodge. They are some
times good sprfntess.
II am not unmindful OF the claim
made by some Of our Democratic
friends that the issue shall be candi.
dates This IL also welcomed. They
will not attack the personal integrity
OF Mr.. Roosevelt They will not attack
his patriotism. They will not attack
his courage. They will not attack his
independence. They will not attack
his intellIgenc. Thy will not attack
the wisdom, measured by results. Of
anything he has done or has sought
TO do. They will not CLAM that his
administration has been vscillating
or disastrous. They will only express
the opinion that q man who does
things must OF necessity do wrong
things. and that q man who Is am
bilious for bis country's prosperity
and for his eountry's peace and safe.
~ must OF necessity be unsafe. The
logic Of their argument Is that the
only safe man would be some one
who can be whipped into q telegram
to the effect that whatever may be
his present convictions, he Is willing
to acquiesce. for the time being. IN
anything he does not think 1t expe'
dent to oppose"
After having spoken about an hour,
Secretary Shaw consulted his watch,
He seemed to hesitate.
Il wonder IL better not talk q little
about the war!" he inquired Of his su'
dience. II don't know whether we
ought to take the time or not"
A burst OF applause and cheering
seemed to decide him.
"Never mind" he said. you need
mt be afraid I'm going to stop talk
ing yet. You will be glad enough to
let me 30 before I get through.
think We will say something about the
war. but before we begin. I will ask
all of you to rise In your seats and
| sing two verses Of America"
A DrsmtsIe incident.
There was Q dramatic pause. Then
the people rose to their feet. the band
began to play the national air and
the audience began to sing. And they
sang with enthusiasm and feeling
| When the song had been concluded
Secretary Shaw paid his audience
compliment.
You sang It we'll; you sang II
WELL" he repeated.
Then the speaker gave the hlstor,
of the Spanish-American war. HI
told why II become necessary to 30 L
war. and how congress authorized thu
president to fight Spain. He told how