The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-17

into practice, the country with perfect
safety could indorse the beautiful theory
by putting its sponsors into power.
The New York Evening Post, a mug
wump free trade riga which Is actively
supporting Parker. but nevertheless can
not resist the temptation to expose COW
ardiy inconsistency when 1t sees 1t, had
this to say about the Brooklyn ratiica-
ion meeting:
Nov that the party orators are face
o face with the voters on the hastings,
heir courage has weakened. Having. In
heir exalted moments, declared that pro-
ection. as a principle, is robbery and
works. incalculable harm to the people.
hey SILVER at the possible effect of their
announcement at the polls. In a word.
hey shuffied on the tariff. Listen to Ed
ward M. Shepard, who presided at
Brooklyn. He said that the Democratic
eominees stand for a sincere and persist.
ent effort to reform the tariff. and espe-
tally to abo. .sh or reduce those duties. the
plain effect of which is not to extend or
diversity American ind -stry.' How
striking the contrast to the st. Louis
declaration! The obvious impl cation is
that no fault can be found with protec-
ton If it extends and diversises American
Industry. But when 1t is admitted that
protection is a good thing in certain cases
who is going to fix the number and varf.
ETY. of such cases? The argument that
protection is an evil per Sc is apparentl.
brown overheard.
"As much fault can be found with Sen
ator Bailey's speech. One feels ones
courage mount high as he declares: 4 do
not hesitate a single moment to declare
it as my belief that any law which evies
a tax not for the purpose of raising rev
enue to supper the government. but foi
he purpose of compelling an American
itizen to pay more for the goods which
le must buy, is a Ierversion of govern.
mental power and a downright robbery.
This has the true ring, but immediatei,
it pl oduces a great fr ght in the senator's
lican orators using his words to stir VI
alarm among the working men. So ht
cries ont IN the waOp-p1r nqrS of this
country who are employ ed in protected
Industries, and who are sure to be tolo
by the Republicans that the Democratic
party favors absolute free trade not t
be afraid. The dul.est man in all his
audience, he pro .ests, knows perfectly
well that free trade is an absolute i'm
possibility in this republic. Even wher
the Democrats ale called by the voice OF
an outraged people to administer thu.
government he walls, we will find i
impossible, however much we may des.I,
to do SO. to reduce the average duty be-
low a point hat will be higher than the
most extreme of the early Lrolec.ionists
ever claimed was necessary, and h4gne.
than any moderate protectionis of today
believes essential for the projection OF
any legitimate industry
Such Good Lord. good Devil talk WI
not help the democratic party in In.
least. If protection, as democratic plat.
forms have so repeatedly aflIrmed. is il.
us very nature evil, it is a thing 10 b.
sot Iia OF as promptly as poss.u.e.
The party ora,oIs should frankly say thai.
40 one would misund san them
1he cowaId.y %inConnsls ,ency which tht
evening Post thus exposes is character
site OF most of the Democratic leaders.
lney ale afraid of their own medicine.
Which they advertise to the country as
such a tine thing-especially whei'
The cry thai President Roosevelt. If re-