The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-19
A Disinterested Suggestion TO the
Campaign Book Makers.

A Disinterested Suggestion to the
Campaign Book Makers.
/ We are kindly permitted to print this
morning. in advance OF the publication
. of Mr.. GEORGE F. PARKEB's Democratic
+; Campaign Book" certain passages in
tended to exhibit protection as the ROD
berry the st. Louis platform says it Is
in one Of those authoritative declarations
which Mr.. ALTON B. PARKER finds "ad-
mirable.' We avail ourselves OF this
permission to limited extent:
The Republican tarir system Is devised, not as
falsely claimed. to protect labor, but to enable
certain huge corporations known as trusts to bleed
sthe American people"
- To claim that protective tarn does not raise
pricss u al absurd to say that Ice hot or hre
Is cold or that ball is square. tarin that does
not raise prices is not protective The very object
OF so called protection Is 10 enable certain manu-
facturers 10 demand and receive higher prices for
Their products than they could do were their Gus
toners free to buy In the cheapest market"
There was printed yesterday very
creditable letter from Mr.. ALTON b.
PIkKfa, the candidate, to Mr.. GEORGE
IF. PARKER, the Chief of the Literary
Department. requesting that the party
text book shall contain "no word that
reflects upon the personal honor and
integrity Of President ROOSEVELT.
We presume that it was PARKER the
recipient, and not PARKER the author OF
this letter, that promptly communicated
the same to the newspapers; for the
ih,idable purpose of the letter could
have been accomplished quite as effec-
lively without publicity or advertise
sdept OF any kind,
1t is this circumstance that prompts
us to suggest that at least as much solicit
tude ought to be shown both at Esopus
and at the headquarters of the Literary
Department for the peace Of mind and
reputation of Judge PARKER's associate
on the ticket, Mr.. HENRY GAssAwAY
DAVIS, as for the protection Of the
opposing candidates fair fame.
Mr.. DAVIS is on record as having pro-
claimed these views on the protective
ttAriff, somewhat at variance with the
foregoing citations from the campaign
book (which is intended to promote his
election as fVfce-President:
ri regret very much that cannot agree with
all my Democratic associates. believe the coun.
Try needs tariff, and shat Is impossible to have
what Is known free trade or anything nearit. In
saying this do not wish to be considered as being
what Is termed q high tariff man. am not. But
am for tariff that will yield sufficent revenue for
the economical and proper expenditures Of the
Government. and In that tarin believe incidental
protection to industries Is right and proper.
1t has been regarded from the foundation OF the
Government: 1t ought to be so now"
Mr. President, this country has been always
most prosperous when have had a fair and Just
iaf1n. From the organization of the Government
down to the present time md when the tight
times financial pancs came that almost uni.
verssly they came at times of low tariffs, when We
were exporting, sending abroad large amount of
the revenue of this country derived from It's soil.
70 country can remain rich and prosperous that
has send abroad 10 get its manufactured articles
and by paying abroad for manufactured articles
It must send money out of the country"
fsFrom the earliest day of tho Government most
OF our grea. and leading statesmen have been for
revenue erin, with Incidental protection. That is
thc-Democratic doctrine as l understand It TO be
now"
III we should cause free trade to morrow. what
would be the result. think come within the limit
when say that from one TO two million people
.~oi1d be thrown out OF employment and perhaps
bllnon dollars would be sunk in this country.
And what good would It dor None. compared wit
the evil; and think 1t would be wrong in principle.
Do not the remarks Of the campaign
book on the infamy of the protective
tariff really constitute personal attack
upon the Hon. HENRY GAssAwAY DAVIS?
Is it not gross reflection upon his honor
and integrity to assume for an instant
that he is willing to profit politically by
campaign arguments 80 utterly opposed
to his individual convictions? Is not
as much consideration for Mr.. DAVIS s
feelings as for Mr.. RoosEvELT's due from
the PARKERs, the candidate at Esopus
and the Chief of the Literary Depart
ment in West Thirty-fourth street?
Fortunately there is yet time for fur
Their revision of the contents Of the
forthcoming Parker and Davis campaign
text book.