The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-03


possessions, it becomes. sooner or later,
the rule of the home government. Lib
erty and free government have always
been secured at the cost of great sacri-
fees, but history teaches US that both
can be easily lost without the knowledge
of the people"
Senator Davis devotes considerable
space to the tariff, of which he says
Except in the exigencies of war the
taxing power has been exercised by Con
gress largely in the direction of the inn
| position of duties upon imports. No one
expects to change this arrangement,
which has proved SO convenient to the
| general government and so conducive to
| the interests of the States, whose resort
| to other sources of revenue is left ur-
trammelled Indirect taxation. however
convenient. needs, by reason of its in
| directness, to be watchfully guarded lest
abuses should attach themselves un-
known by the people.
"That many of the existing tariff rates
are excessive and enable powerful COM
| binations to extort oppressive and unjust
| tribute from the people cannot be con-
| troyerted. The tariff is undoubtedly too
| high upon such articles as enable the
manufacturer to sell his products abroad
cheaper than at home.
s.Relief from these conditions will only
come through the success OF the Demo-
cratic party, which stands for a wise,
conservative and gradual change in the
tariff laws. which will equalize the bur-
dens Of taxation and make honest compe-
tition possible. But in making such
chang its purpose will be to legislate
with due regard to the labor and capi-
tai involved in industrial enterprises
Trusts, he says, of which there are
between two and three hundred IN the
United States, make individual effort
helpless and the natural right of all per-
sons to barter and trade is unnaturally
restricted.
Local self-government he considers the
very corner stone Of our political struc-
ture and the best assurance of ligerty
regulated by law He lauds the declarasa
ton in the st. Louis platform in favor
of arbitration, and sasys:-
sTts permanent establishment as a part
of the industrial system of the country,
upon a basis of mutual consent of all
parties to the controversy, would insure
more friendly relations between employ
er and employed, for the interest of the
,workingman and the employer is identl-
cal. It-affords safe and equitable
method of determining differences that
may arise, and has been called a reason
able and natural mode of settling such
disputes. The spirit Of arbitration is
kindred to the love of law and order
1t is the arbiter of peace instead of war;
and makes for happiness instead of sor-
row.
The revival of the race issue by the
Republican party is greatly deprecated
as retarding the development Of the
Southern States. He denounces fraud in
the public service and criticizes Congress
for refusing the proposal of the Demo-
cratic minority for complete inyestiga-
tion.
Upon the subject of Civil Service the
letter says
"ofices are created and filed in pursu-
ance of law to carry on the Government,
and not further party ambitions and the
selfish purpose of any citizen. Many Of
the hundred thousand Federal Office hold
ers servants of the speople. while under
SALARY are now vigorously covertly
and some openly WORKING ana cohlTlp-
uting to the present campaign to secure
the success of the Republican party, in
defiant violation of the Civil Service
laws, rules and regulations. SeveraIN
members of the Cabinet and other Off
cials of the Government, forsaking their
duties and the departments at Washing
ton, are spending Their time in making
speeches and using all their influence
and power of their official positions to
elect their chief"
He closesywith a tribute to Judge Par
ker, who, he says, can be depended upon
ait all times to observe self-control in
speech and action.
ST. PETERS EUCHRE.
Members of St. Peters parish are ar