Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-17
COWARDLY INCONSISTENCY
OF Party Leaders Exposed by Demo.
cratic Free Trade Paper-Gorman
and Davis Placed in an
unenyiable Light.

Et444tIiH- AiAAL after AA IL NOlid De ltn-
possible TO break down the system be
cause the Republican Senate woY.,
stand In the way.
The logic Of this Democratic reason
ing is somewhat like that OF the boy
who explained that by refusing TO eat
pins he bad saved his ufe-only that In
the Democratic case the country would be
saved not by the Democratic refusal 10
do harm, but only by the Democrats
inability 10 do the harm it was openly
trying TO do. Judge Parker in his speech
OF acceptance said:
1T Is A FACT AND SHOULD BE
FRANKLY CONCEDED THAT
THOUGH OUR PARTY BE Sue
cESSFcL IN THE COMING con
TEST WE CANNOT HOPE TO Sc
CURE A MAJORITY N THE SEN
ATE DURING THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS. HENCE WE SHALL BE
UNABLE TO SECURE ANY MODI-
FICATION IN THE TARIFF SAVE
THAT To WHICH THE REPUBLI-
CAN MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
MAY CONSENT"
Mr.. Parker further thinks tha; this
fact OF Democratic inability 10 nQd!
the tariff Siauli serve 10 prevent a re-
currence OF THAT SENSE OF IN
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY
THAT on OTHER OCCASIONS
MANiF ESTED ITSELF"
Dem cratic Courage weakeus.
At the recent Democratic ratification
meeting ia BROOKLYN 4 lurking fear wss
shown of the effect on the minds %
woFkingmen, OF Democratic talk against
the tariff. The tenor OF the remarks OF
the hix Democrats who talked was to
the effect that free trade was a beautiful
theory and the Democrats should be
pot In power because they stood sponsor
FOR It: 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-
fnl theory BY putting its sponsors INTO
power.
The New York Evening Post. a mnr-
wump free trade organ which Is actively
supporting Parker. but nevertheless can
not resist the temptation to expose cow
ardly Inconsistency when 1t sees it. had
this to say about the Brooklyn ratihca-
ton meeting:
"Sow that the nsrty orators are face 70
face With the voters on the hustings. their
courage has weakened. Having. In their
exalted moments. declared that protection.
as a principle, Is robbery and work. meal
s.i,sle S 1a,I harm to . ,he ns"es they shiysr
n,ent an he nali. eGt E, wnr sn ,hss shgs
led on the tariff. Listen 10 Edward u
shepard, who presided at Brooklyu- lie
for a sincere and persistent effort to re-
form the tariff. and especially to abolish
or reduce those duties. the plain eject Of
lean Industry. How striking the contrast
TO the st. Louis deciarationl The obvious
with protection II il extends and dirrrsi.
ties American Industry. But when II 10
admitted that protection Is good thing
fE sQN H. T. a sA..
number and variety OF such casesf The
argument that protection Is eyp per
Is apparently thrown overheard.
The Alarm of Senator Bailey.
As much fault be found with Sen
stor Baiisy's speech. one feels ones
courage mount high as he declares. 4 DO
It as my belief that any law which levies
tar not for the purpose Of raising revenus
to support the government. but for the pur-
pose OF compelling American citizen to
pay more for the goods which he must buy,
Is peryerrion OF governmental power and
a downrisht rosber3 This has the tru:
fright In the Senator's mind. His prophetic
soul sees the Republican orators using his
Ing 'I men, So be be cries cries ont ito to the . wage. wage
earners Of this country who are employed
in protected industries and who are SUI
to be told by the Republicans that ths
Democratic party favors absolute f'R
trade not TO be afraid. THE DULLER
tests. Knows PERFEcTLY WELL THAT
FREE TRADE rs An ABSOLUTE IMPos-
sIBILrrY N THIS REPuBLIc. EVEN
By THE VOICE OF AN OUTRAGED
FsorLE somtx x TO = ADMINISTER ,siI;S THIS COY,
r fMPossrnr "alls WE VIII McH FiMp Mp
MAY DESIRE TO DO SO. TO REDUCE
THE AVERAGE DUTY BELOW A POINT
MosT ExTREnE OF % TIE EARIY Pro. Pro-
TECTIoNIsTS EVER CLAIMED WAS
NS,EGE:s,sAnY, S,6nS:,: !.I., AND HIGHER THAN Any
DAY BELIEVES ESSENTIAL for the pro-
lection OF any legitimate Industry
.such Good Lord, good Devil talk will
have so repeatedly affirmed. is In It's very
. pre9p sp !. Is hns to be se' ra pars u
orators should frankly say that. NO one
would misunderstand them
Protection for Democratic Leaders.
The cowardly Inconsistency which the
Evening Post thus exposes is character
istic Of most OF the Democratic lead
ers. They are afraid Of their own medi-
cine, which they advertise to the coun-
iy WHEN NOT TAKEN.
When the Wilson tariff hill was
framed prominent Democratic leaders
took the precaution to see to it that
industries in which they themselves hap
pened to be interested were mot ad-
versely affected by the bill. no matter
how much harm might befau other in
dustries- For instance, Senator Cor
man took pains to keep the sugar trust
protected. The present Vice Presidential
candidate, Henry Gassaway Davis. took
pains to zee that coal was kept OF the
free list, for his own immense fortune
was largely represented in the coal lands
OF West Virginia.