The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
Says Tariff Revision Can Not Be
Successfully Accomplished
by Democrats.
THE TRUSTS AND THEIR CAUSE
Tariff Not to Blame, for Record
shows Ito Maintain Gold
Standard, Elect ROose-
welt, lie Says.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept 2S.--The first
republican meeting OF the campaign In
indianapolis was held tonight In Tom
llnson hall An Illuminated procession
escorted Senator Albert J. Beyeridge
and Congressman Overstreet to the hall
which was well filed. Ovcrstreet pre-
sided and in a brief address introduced
the senator, who spoke In part as fol;
lows:
What is the campaign about? Whit
business man but wishes that no elec-
ton were necessary this year? The
administrations policies are success
ful at home and abroad. The best that
the opposition's ablest man. Grover
Cleveland, can say for It is that u
shows signs OF returning sanity Yet
this political convalascent demands
control OF the government, declaring
that Il could not now undo much that
the republican party has done II II
would, and would NOT now undo much
that the republican party has done II 1t
could
The Tariff Proposition.
"The first result Of Parker's election
would be tariff agitation without re-
suit, since Mr.. Parker himself tells us
that a republican senate would prevent
legislation. Such agitation spells bus
mess uncertainty, and uncertainty
spells business disaster.
Even II the opposition controlled
house, senate and president they them
selves could not tell what kind of tar
III laws they would pass, For some OF
them life Mr.. Bryan, are free traders
some, like Mr.. German, are protection
lists. Think Of an engineer trying to
run his engine backward and forward
nj the same time! What would nap
men to that engine In what would hap
pen to the country with the opposition
In power
Men talk Of tariff revision as though
Il were simple thing-an easy task
No problem is more intricate. What
is the tariff? 1t is not an artificial
structure to be taken apart and pu'
together like the trick box of a jug
gler. II is the development of theory
of craftsmanship 1T is growth anc
not n creation. Those who prepared
tho soil of this nation planted In thai
soil the seed of the American in
dustrial Independence which men cal
nrotection. II here and there a brancl
now needs pruning. those who planted
the tree and have guarded its growtl
should do it. not those who resisted IL
planting In the first place and who TO
100 years have sought to lay the a.
N lts roots. Even the changing OF
single schedule is no work for tn
prendiced or ignorant. For othe
schedules are related to 1t; and to al
these is adjusted the vast business o
the greatest of business nations. Re
publican revision of any schedule means
the thoughtful consideration of ever
other schedule"
The Trust Question.
AS to the trust question Senator Bev
Ieridge said
"The organizations Of industry shoul
neither be prosecuted nor favored The
should have simple justice like every
body else. All men, all interests pro
tected or punished by law according a
they do right or wrong-this is republi
canism in sentence, Americantsm l
phrase.
"How would the opposltion's remed
of free trade in trust-made article
hurt the STANDARD Oil Company? Their
is no tariff on oil. Or the anthracit