Bisbee daily review., 1904-06-01
REVIEWS THE AVAILABLE
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W. BouRkE COCHRAN WRITES ON THE DEMOCRATIC CAM DiDATEs FOR CHICAGO
 RECORD-HERAlD.
AVOIDS HEARST'S NAME
Evidently Considers Him as Scarcely Worth Mentioning-Deciares Tariff Not An Issue Now-Task Set for tire Democrats-Folk as a Possi- bility-opposition to Cleveland.

w. Bourke Cochran, Congressman Chicago Record-Herald a Review of the Democratic Candidates, in which he says in part:
 Parties are divided rather by in- nate instincts than by specific declar' ations of political platforms. The points on which they divide are mum. erous, irriconcilable and irrepressible, but. generally speaking, not more than one of them can be decided by the result of a single election, and that one question constitutes the issue of the campaign. While a high tariff is maintained in this country there will always be a party urging its reduction. The extinction of all tar if taxes is, of course, impossible un- til all necessity for taxation shall have passed away. and that period will not arrive until government it. self is no longer necessary.
 The necessity of finding means for the support of government must last so long as the existence of govern ment is a necessity of civilization. But while every American realizes that tariff taxes of some sort are in evitabie, there is a wide difference between taxes levied merely to make the price of commodities coming from abroad so high that domestic pro ducers- of them may be relieved from any fear of competition, and duties imposed to raise revenues necessary 10 meet the expenses of the govern ment.
 Republicans, it is needless to say, favor the imposition of taxes for the mere purpose of making the cost of commodities high; Democrats be- lieve taxes should be imposed for no reason except to meet the neces. sities of the government. Republi- cans believe that the prosperity. and indeed, the very existence, of our pro- ducers depend upon ginving the right to charge high prices through the operation of protective tariff.
 Democrats believe that any ad- vantage given to one man must be al the expense of other men, and. be- ing naturally in favor of equal rights for all men, they are opposed alike to 1avcrs andI expressions, holding as they do that it is absolutely impos- sible to bestow g favor without per pretrating an oppression. While this is true this difference between the two parties must always exist, it is equally true that the tariff question cannot be an issue in this campaign, for the very simple reason that what ever may be the result of the election the Senate will certainly remain Re publican for the next four years, and therefore no change in the tariff laws looking to their reduction can be made during the next presidential term. Reduction of the tariff cannot, therefore, be an issue of the coming campaign.
 But while the present high rate of tariff lta;1ation cannot be reduced, the further extension of them CT any deeper profligacy in disposing of them can be checked and permanent ly arrested by the election of a Dem ocratic President.
 If the Republican party be success ful a ship subsidy bill is certain to pass, and after that measure shall have become a feature of our system it is difficult to conceive any scheme which the contents of the treasury may not be used to promote or re- ward
 If the method of raising revenues cannot be effected by the election, and, therefore, and cannot be an is- sue of the campaign, the election can determine how the proceeds of reve- nue shall be xpended-whether they shall be trusted to the hands that are suspected or hands that are un- doubtedly clean.
 To make an elective campaign, the first essential is to realize just what is involved. I believe the task which a Democratic administration can perform is an effective examina- tion of every department and a thor ough cleansing of any impurities that may be discovered in them.
 Should the Democratic party go before the country proclaiming an honest purpose to discharge this pres sing duty with absolute sincerity. and if the nominee of the St. Louis con Vention be a man of such character as to convince the people not merely that the purpose of the party is sin- eere, but that the agent chosen to effect is entirely competent, I have