Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-15
C0WARDLY INCONSISTENCY
OF Party Leaders Exposed by Demo.
cratic Free Trade Paper-Gorman
and Davis Placed in an
Unenyiable Light.

down of the system OF protection, by ex-
planning that after all it would be inn
possible to break down the system be-
cause the Republican Senate would
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 had saved his life-only that in
the Democratic case the country would be
saved not by the Democratic refusal to
do harm, but only by the Democratic
inability to 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
CESSFUL 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 BE
UNABLE TO SECURE ANY MODI-
FlcATION IN THE TARIFF SAVE
THAT TO WHICH THE REPUBLI-
CAN MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
MAY CONSENT"
Mr.. Parker further thinks that this
fact OF Democratic inability to modify
the tariff should serve to prevent re-
currence of THAT SENSE OF UN-
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY
THAT on OTHER OCCASIONS
MANIFESTED ITSELF"
Dem cratic Courage wsakens.
At the recent Democratic ratification
meeting in Brooklyn lurking fear was
shown Of the effect on the minds OF
workingmen, Of Democratic talk against
the thrift The tenor of the remarks OF
the big Democrats who talked was to
the effect that free trade was a beautiful
theory and the Democrats should be
put in power because they stood sponsor
FOR IL and since, after all, they would
he unable when put in power to nut that
theory into practice, the country with
perfect safety gould mdprse the beauti.
full tA'pry by putting its sponsors into
powc".
The NV Work Evening Post, mug
wump free tradr organ which il actively
supporting Parker, but nevertheless can
not resist the temptation TO expose cow
ardly Inconsistency when 1t sees 1t, had
this to say about the Brooklyn ratihca-
ton meeting:
Now that the lIrty orators are face to
lacc with the voters on the hustmts. their
u.
exalted moments. declared that protection
as principlc Is robbery and works incal
ca'ahie harm to the people they 'shlyer
at the possible eject OF their pronounce
ment at the polls, In word they shuf
Ned on the tarir Listen to Edward NJ
shcperd, who presided At nrooklyn, lie
Tor sincere and persistent effort to re-.
form the tarir, aud especially 10 abolish
or reduce those duties, the plain effect of
whleh IS not to extend or diversity Amer
striking Ia ~ 81
20 the st Louis dcclaratlonl The obvious
Implication IL that no fault can be found
ncs American Industry Hut when It Is
admitted that protection is II good thing
In certain cases who is going TO fix the
number and variety Of such rRspsg The
argument that protection Is an evil Per Sc
is apparently thrown overheard.
rhe Alarm Of Senator bailey.
'As much fault can be found with Sen.
ntor bail'y's speech One feels ones
courage mount high as he declares; 4 do
not hesitate Il slnglc moment to declare
IL ms my belief that amy law which leyies
a tax not for the purpose Of raising revenue
10 support the government. but for the pur-
pose OF compelling an American citizen 10
pay more for the goods which he must buy,
Is Il perversion Of governmental power aud
ring, but immediately II produces great
fright In the Senator's mind. His prophetic
words to stir up alarm among the work
ing men. So he cries out to the wage
earners Of this country who are employed
ia protected industries, aud who are sure
Democratic party faV0rs absolute free
trade. not to be afraid. TllE DULLEST
tests. KNOWS PERFECTLY WELL TItAI
FREE TRADE Is AN ABSOLUTE lMrOS
SInlLITY IN THIS RErunllC EVEN
WHEN THE DEMOCRATS ARE CALLED
RY TIE VOICE OF AN OUTRAGED
PE0rLE 70 ADMINISTER THIS GOV
ERNMEN.r,, be walls; WE WILL FIND
MAY DESIRE TO DO SO, TO REDUCE
ThE AVERAGE DUTY BELOW A POINT
THAT WILL BE HIGHER THAN rHE
MOST EXTREME OF THE EARLY PRO
TECTIONlSTS EVER CLAIMED MAS
NECESSARY, AND HIGHER THAN ANY
MoDERATE OVERWHELMINGLY OF TO
lection OF any legitimate Industry
such Good Lord, good pevil talk I'll
mot help the Democrats party IN the least
have So repeatedly affirmed is In its very nv
nature evil, IL Is a thing &C. be got rid of
orators should frankly say that. no one
would misunderstood them
Protection for Democratic Leaders.
The cowardly Inconsistency which the
Evening Post thus exposes is character
istc OF most OF the Democratic lead
ers. They are afraid Of their own medi-
cine. which they advertise to the conn
try "a being such tae thing-eSpecial-
ly WHEN NOT TAKEN,
When the Wilson tariff bill was
framed prominent Democratic leaders
took the precaution 10 see To it thar
industries in which they themselves hap
pened TO be interested were not al
versely affected by the hill no matter
how much harm might befall other in
dustries. For instance, Senator Cor
man took pains to keep the sugar trust
protested. The present Vice Presidential
candidate, Henry Gas>0wsy Davis, took
pains to see that coal was kept off the
free list. for his own immense fortune
was largely represented in the coal lands
nf West Virginia.