Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1904-12-09

EMM0NS COUNTY RECORD.
BYD. r. STREETER.
LimtOn, l. NORTH. Dakota.
PIONEER PAPER OF THE COUNTY
The Record is entered ut the Linton Post
office as second-class matter.
THERE isa possibility of an extra
session of congress being held for the
purpose Of amending the tariff law.
Leading republicans claim that, If an
extra session be not called. the con-
sideration of tariff ma tiers will be
one.of the first things begun at the
regular session. While the principal
work of the democratic party for
years has been opposition to every.
thing done by the republicans, the
laSt-named party has continued stead
lily I'm a course which experience has
proved wise one, and which has
placed our country in a proud position
among the great nations Of the earth.
'At.the same time happiness and pros.
perity have prevailed at home. In
fact, the conditions established by
the wise legislation Of that party has
SO well satisfied the American people
that they have just chosen a repub-
lican president by phenomenal ma.
j0rity. But the party that was loyal
to the Union in the dark days is not
a party Of inaction. 1t will not stand
still or go backward. 1t does not
take the stationary code Of the Medes
and Persians asa model. It's leaders
land its rank and file believe that tile
protective. tariff system has been u
chief factor in establishing our c0un-
try's commercial greatness. But they
also believe that changes In tile tariff
schedules should be made whenever
the interests Of the people warrant it.
While the party is devoted now, as it
always has been, to- the conservation
Of the home market, thus making
possible the payment of better wages
here than across the ocean, 1t does
not intend to allow the monopolistic
tendencies of the trusts and kindred
combinations in restraint of trade to
20 unmatched. From the day that
the republican party was organized
it has advocated measures the adop-
tion Of which has proved to be BEN
eft to the country. When that party
came into power, in 1860, the home.
stead law that has given thousands
upon thousands Of people free homes
land proved a leading factor in settling
the West and Northwest was not on
1.-the statute-books. When that party
assumed the reins Of government the
| nation was part slave and part free.
When that party's first successful
candidate for president entered the
White House the country's finances
were in a chaotic condition, and, until
the national-ba mixing system was put
in operation-as every intelligent per-
son over fifty years OF age will remem-
berthe country was full of wildcat"
state-bank currency, and no one knew
what his dOllarof an evening would
be worth next day. Those whose
memory covers only the period since
republican legislation made every dol
lar in this country an honest dollar
cannot understand to what great loss
and. annoyance the people were put
before such legislation gave us
;l.stable currency.
Judging by its past record, then, is
it not probable that the republican
/ president and congress will approach
the issue Of tariff revision in wise
and patriotic manner? There is, un-
lquestionably, a rising public opinion
in favor Of ;>moditication OF certain
items in the tariff schedules. But the
i resultsof the recent election shows
that the people wish to have such
modification undertaken by u politi-
cal party friendly to the system as a
whole. They have not forgotten the
lcondition brought about by radical
action regarding the tariff during the
administration Of President Cleve
land: They want no more tariff re
vision along such startling lines.
Il .staNs.. .
But one thing appears to be certain
the powerful trusts that have, unfair
lly used tariff protection in Il direction
not intended by the trainers of tariff
laws must bow; to the inevitable
President Roosevelt undoubtedly is ii
earnest. Nothing will be done t
Icripple American manufacturing cor
porations in their competitive strug
gle with the centralized capital D
other countries In the same lines o
business. But the American trust
must be cocrced into abiding by til
American principle OF the creates
good.of the greatest number.
THREE pensioners Of the Revo,u
tionary War are still carried on TIL
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