The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-13
BY r. NJ. Larner.


present time and it's prospects in the
fall campaign, Senator Newlands point
ed out that never since the Civil
War had the Northern Democracy been
so weak in the Senate and House as
now.
The contest of 1904 must be in the
North and West, and the candidates,
the issues and the organization must
be selected with a view to victory
there. AS to the latter, the Senator
pointed out that all the older Demo-
Gratis had been identified with the diff
ferences with the last two campaigns
and of late years in the Northern states
the Democratic party has had no such
opportunity in state administration as
would bring a Northern leader into
prominence. The Democratic candi-
date must be, therefore, a new and
untrted man, or one prominently identi-
ned with past differences. Because of
this fact it was therefore all the more
important that the Democratic party
should rely upon a careful training
or the issues of the campaign and a
thorough organization of the party.
Imperialism Out of 1t.
Senator Newlands said that the last
campaign demonstrated that the
masses of the people attached little
Importance to the question of impe-
rialism, as the intense commercialisin
OF the past decade had blunted the
sensibihties and conscience of the
American people. While time had vim
dicated the Democratic doctrine as to
the cumulative theory of money, I'M
til the quantity was threatened with
diminution no marked issue on the
money question could be made and
while the Democratic party would re-
main true ito its ancient tradition of
bimetalism, it must rest in allegiance
as an active political issue. The tar
IN, he said, will again be an issue,
but 1t was safe to say that the radical
and uncompromising views of Mr..
Cleveland did incalculable harm, both
to the country and to the Democratic
party. Free trade was a myth, and
the tariff would always exist, and
whatever might be its rates, it would
serve as a protection to domestic in
dustries as against foreign importa-
tions. The question was one of per-
centages, not of principles. The Dem
ocratic party, If in full power, could
not avoid framing a tariff act which
would afford fair protection to both
American labor and to American cap
ital, for the imposition of any tax
upon foreign importations restraints, to
that extent, foreign competition; and
American labor could not receive fair
wages unless American capital could
be made profitable.
Against Exaggerated Protection.
1.-THE war which we must wage" he
said, must be against the swollen and
exaggerated protection which yields
capital vastly more advantage than it
does to labor, and which enables it to
monopolize the American market at
prices largely in excess of the amount
necessary to pay fair wages to labor
and fair interest to capital"
Senator Newlands advocated, as a
means of restraining the trusts, per-
centage tax upon the gross annual re-
ceipts Of all industrial corporations
where the annual receipts exceed $780,
900 or S1,Q00,000. Such system could
be devised, he thought, in connection
with publicity of the affairs of these
great industrial corporations, as to
wisely regulate them and divert to the
public funds the extortionate gain and
to repress monopoly and oppression.
The Democratic party should promise
wise, moderate and progressive action
regarding labor and social questions.
I'VE must give the laboring men of
the country to understand" he said,
that we are with them in their aspira-
lions for the proper distribution of the
profits of production, in which they
share, and for better conditions of in
dustrial and social life"
Signs Are PrOpitious.
Tn conclusion Senator Newiands
said: "The signs of success are pro-
pitious. The country is recovering
from it's imperial debauch. The ten
dency of Republican legislation to-
ward the creation of privilege and
concentrated wealth is viewed with
alarm The Republican party itself
showed its. fear of the popular judg-
ment by accepting as its candidate
the only radical leader in the party,
though he has been compelled to mod
ify his utteranceS on questions OF re-
form; and we have as an Illustration
of its weakness the fact that though
determined to maintain its abuses, it
proposes as it's candidate the only man
in the party who has shown any dis
position to correct them. The party
leaders wish the votes which he can
secure, not the domestic legislation
which he favors and this is an evil
Qence OF WEAKNESS III d POpuidA SVli-
test.
with the exercise Of prudence and
Judgment in the selection Of our can
didates: with a clear and unequivocal
statement of our purposes in the line
of moderate and progressive reform;
with a thorough organization OF the
Democracy in the Senate and House,
SO affected as to secure consideration,
elaboration and conference between
the Democrats of the Senate and the
House upon matters of party faith
and action, the Democratic party may
expect success"
Opposed to Shipping Commission.
Representative Sulzer, Of New York,
who favors the aiding OF the American
marine by means of discrim-
mating duties, is opposed to the plan
for a shipping commission. In discuss
ing this subject to-day, Mr.. Sulzer
said:
"The Republicans intend to do moth
ing toward aiding the merchant marine
until after the Presidential election,
except to appoint commission to re-