Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-02

the benefit of the few.
"They have not tried to dodge tn
issue, but have met us fairly an,
squarely on our own grounds" he con
tinued.
off you young men will listen l vii
convince you that the Democrats ar,
wrong, and that we are right. Wher
the Democratic policies have beer
forced on this nation, we have haC
adversity and misery. Whenever the
Republican party has been in power we
have had prosperity and advance
ment.
"The Wing and Republican parties
have been in control of the government
SO years. During that time the nation
al treasury has had surplus at the
end of A years. During the remaining
period of IA years there were nine
year of war, and this accounted
for the deficits. When the Democrats
were in control of the government we
had deficits for over half of the period
their policies were in force.
The first protective tariff act was
passed in 1889. 1t had three objects,
as stated in the bill. First, to raise
revenue; second, to pay the debt of the
government, and third, to protect and
encourage home manufactures. About
75 articles were included in this bill.
This tariff was advocated by President
| Washington. In 1912 this tariff was
amended and about $50 articles were
placed on the schedule, and the rates
were doubled The average rate under
this last tariff was So per cent. John
G. Calhoun and others secured the pas
sage of the free trade act of 1916, and
the result was that wages went down,
times were hard, and after eight years
of commercial and industrial inactivity
the country returned to the protective
policy in 1924. A tariff covering al
most every thing manufactured in this
country was passed that year, the duty
being a per cent. In 1928 the tariff
was still further increased, the rates
reaching So per cent. The country was
prosperous, and vast sections were set
tied by industrial emigrants.
"The free traders again took the
reins of government in 1882, and they
enacted the tariff of 1888. This law
was directly responsible for the great
panic of 1887. Thousands of men were
thrown out of employment, business
was paralyzed and commerce was
wrecked. In 1912 the policy of protec-
tion was again endorsed, and the tariff
of that year increased the rates to 80
and 70 per cent. The Democrats went
before the country in 1874 with the
campaign cry of Polk, Dallas and the
tariff of "A. In 1916, however, the
Democrats broke faith with the coun-
try and passed the free trade law of
that year. Dallas, who was vice-presi.
dent, was called upon to east the de-
Gliding vote, and he voted for free
trade, in direct violation Of the pledges
made by the Democracy to the country
when he was elected.
81 do not trust the Democrats, not
tho individual Democrats, but, the par
ty. There are too many confictingele-
monts contained therein to trust them,
and the Democrats of 1904 are not to
be trusted any more than the Demo
Gratis of 1914. +"
Senator Mitchell then told story,
how prominent Democrat had de-
scribed the difference between himself
and Senator Fulton shortly after the
election of the latter to the senate. The
Democrat said that they reminded him
of story he had heard down South
when he was a boy. A fellow had been
counting two sisters, and could not
make up his mind as to which he want
ed to marry. Finally he thought he
had settled the problem, and procured
marriage license for his marriage to
one of the girls. Before the day of the
ceremony arrived he changed his no
tion, and returned the license to the
county clerk, and inquired if he could
have new license made out, The clerk
informed him that he could but that it
would cost him $3.50. "Whew," re-
piled the lover, - know both girls
pretty well, and ! don't think there is
that much difference in them" So the
speaker thought that was about the
condition between the Democracy of
the past and present,
"The free trade act of 1896" con,
tinued Senator Mitchell, twas strength
ened by the act of 1857, which re-
manned in force until the Republicans
levied the Morrill, tariff of 1861. Since
that time we have had protective
policy, except during the time the Cor