Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-09-16
Democrats Think Free Trade
Panacea Harmless, Because
1t Cannot Be Taken.
cowARDLY INCONSISTENCY
OF Party Leaders Exposed BY Z demo.
cratic Free Trade Paper-Gormas
and Davis Placed In n
Unenviable Light

l
cratic leaders to minimize the popular
apprehension that harm might follow
Parker's election through the break.
down Of the system of protection. BY q.
planning that after all it would be in
possible to break down the system b.
cause the Republican Senate wsuIA
stand In the way.
The logic Of this Democratic rsasou-
Ing Is somewhat Nike that Of the bog
who explained thaf by refusing to go
pins he had saved his Bfe-ouly that Il
the Democratic case the country would b.
saved not BY the Democratic refusal To
do harm, bat only by the Democratic
inability to do the harm It was openly
trying DO do. Judge Parker In his speech
Of acceptance said:
1T Is A FACT AND SHOULD BB
FRANKLY CONCEDED THAT
THOUGH OUR PARTY BE sue
CBSSFUL IN THE COMING CON-
TEST WE CANNOT HOPE TO Sc
CURE A MAJORITY IN THE SEN
ATE DURING THE NEXT FOUR
| YEARS, HENCE WE SHALL BIB
UNABLE TO SECURE ANY MODI-
| FICATION IN THE TARIFF SAVE
THAT TO WHICH THE REPUBLT-
CAN MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
MAY CONSENT"
Mr.. Parker further thinks tAat this
fact Of Democratic inaAity - nedify
the tariff should serve to prevent . ~
| currence of THAT SENSE OF IN
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY
THAT ON OTHER OCCASIONS
MANIFESTED ITSELF"
Dem ocratic Courage wsskens.
At tho rooorh nou,oorS<Ss, ratiGcs H.
meeting in Brooklyn lurking fear was
shown of the effect on the minds Of
w0rkingmen, Of Democratic talk against
the tariff. The tenor Of the remarks Of
the big Democrats who talked was to
the effect that free trade was beautiful
theory and the Democrats should b.
put In power because they stood sponsor
for 1t; and since, after all. they would
Be unable when put in power to put that
theory into practice, the country with
perfect safety could indorse the beauti-
full theory by putting it's sponsors Int
power
The New York Evening Post, = mus.
wump free trade organ which . act rely
supporting Parker. but nevertheless car
not resist the temptat ton to expose COW
arsify Inconsistency when 1t sees it. haA
this to say about the Brooklyn rati6ca-
ton meeting:
Nov that the party orators are face -
race With the voters the hastings. thetR
courage has weakened. Having. In th~is
A. a principle. is robbery and works incai-
culabie harm to the people. they shivss
It the possible effect Of their pronounce
ded on the tarifr. Listen to Edward u.
Shepard. who presided at Brooklyn. lie
said that the Democratic nominees stanl
nj aud utcfn Mo-
form the tariff, and especially to abolish
or reduce those duties. the plain eject q
which Is not to extend or diversity AIMEE
lean industry. How striking the centrast
to the ST. Louis declaration! The sbviouo
implication Is that no fault can be found
with protection II 1t extends aud divrrxa-
admitted that protection is a good thing
In certain cases, who Is going to nx the
number and variety Of such casesf The
argument that protection Is an evil per -
ID apparently thrown overheard.
The Alarm Of Senator Bailey.
As much fault can be found with Sea-
ator Bsih'y's speech. One feels once
courage .,i mount ni ,, as be declares; I Dc
Il as my belief that any law which IevieN
! tax not for the purpose Of raising revenue
pose Of compelling an American citizen t.
pay more for the goods which he must buy,
Is 4 perversion OF governmental power ana
downright robbery This has the true
right in the Senator's mind. His prophetic
soul sees the Republican orators using his
words to stir up alarm among the work.
ng men SO he cries out to the wage
.arners OF this country who employee
n protected industries and who are sure
o be told by the Republicans that the
Democratic party favors absolute free
rade, not to be afraid. TIE DULLESf
NAN IN ALI. Ills AUDIENCE, he pro
SkEE TRADE Is AN ABSOLUTE lAii0s-
sIBILITY IN THIS REPUBLIC. EVEN
WIEN THE DEMOCRATS ARE CALLED
* sYo TIE VOICE OF AN 0uTEAGED
sRNMENT,' he walls. WE WILL FIND
IArOSSIBLE, HOWEVER MUCH Wa
!4E pEsakE re- ,I 20 SO TO EEDgS4
HAT Will BE HIGHER THAN The
LOST EXTREME OF THE EARLY PKO.
,ECTI0NISTS EVER CLAIMED WAS
TOLERATE PROTECTIoNIST OF TO-
)AY RELIEVES ESSENTIAL for the ore.
ecllon Of any legitimate Industry.
such Good Lord. good Devil talk win
ct help the Democratic party In thu least.
protection, rs Demecrafic platforms
ave 20 repeatedly affirmed. i IN N vsr1
ature evil, 1t Is thing to be gat rid =
> promptly ~ possible. II tia party
rstou should frankly say thss. ~ ene
Teuld misunderstand them"
'rssection FIR Democratic Leaders.
The cowardly Inconsistency which the
'yeninE Post thus exposes il character
tic Of most Of the Democratic Lead
~ They arc afraid OF their own meda-
inc. which they advertise to the coun-
y 40 being such Il fine tbing-sspecial-
: WHEN NOT TAKEN.
When the Wilson tariff hill was
'smed prominent Democratic leaders
,ok the precaution to see " il that
dustries in which they themselves hap
ened to be interested were not ad-
ersely affected by the bill, no MATTER
DIV much harm might befall other in
nstries. For instance. Senator Cor
an took pains to keep the sugar trust
rotected. The present Vice Presidential
indicate. Henry Gassaway Davis. took
lns to see that coal was kept of the
zee list. for his own immense fortune
as largely represented in the coal la nds