Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26

question Of complete independence to he
solved when the time is ripe for its
On the tariff the Republicans declare
for reciprocity wherever it can be APP
piled without injury to the most i'm
portant industries aud business interests,
leaving necessary future adjustments of
schedules in the hands of that party |
whose guidance has resulted in the
protection of American industry aud
business prosperity. Ii is distinctly a
business and not political question.
The so called Democratic Wilson tariff,
unsigned by Grover Cleveland, and de-
nounced by him as bill of "perfdy
and dishonor, was a mongrel, protective
only in spots to serve party and personal
needs.
The Democratic party, as the party OF
protest and destructive criticism and not
the party of constructive legislation and
administration, very naturally and
properly revives the old war cries of
Usurpation, -" Extravaganza" y" Turn
the rascals out" which they have reiter-
ated at every national election since
Lincoln's time, that great American
receiving his full share of censure.
Turn on the white light of publicity "
says Theodore Roosevelt "and let no
gnilty man escape prosecution"
Finding such narrow margins on all
these great issues the Democratic leaders
of opinion have become alarmed at the
strenuous, aggressive, dominating per-
sonality of Theodore Roosevelt, and
have undertaken the task of exaggera-
ting the virtues of honesty, frankness,
courage, promptness and efficiency in
action, for which the people admire him,
into the dangerous extremes of rash
ness, contempt for law and precedent,
and wiilful personal ambition. Their
only chance for success lay in nomina-
ting worthy, amiable and respectable
gentleman, the complete antithesis OF
J Roosevelt" man without a record
before the St. Louis convention, and
. without executive or legislative expert
ence, and characterized by an eminent
Democrat as "speechless candidate or
meaningless PLATFORM
The republicans welcome the personal
O issue between Theodore Roosevelt, the
man with personality, and record il
. many and varied fields, the man of deeds
n with such cabinet counselors as Hay
Root, Taft, Shaw, Wilson and Hitch
a cock, and the great unknown. Judg'
p Parker's principal sponsors at the st
o Louis convention were William F. She
q han, David B. Hill, August Belmont
:. and Thomas Taggart, and his lips wer,
Theoretically sealed against the expires
sion of an opinion on any public question
!. by this combine until the representative
O of the World induced him to write hi
q acceptance Of the gold standard as al
; established fact. This letter was ad
i mired as an act of heroism. The countr
It can Judge between the party of construc
.s tive craftsmanship, led by an executiv
G with positive record, and the party o
O opposition, censure and criticism, whose
n leader is an unknown quantity, and hi
g counselors would be Wall Street mag
!. mates like Belmont, and politicians lik
;s Hill, Shehan, and Taggart.
Vermont, with large and highl
4 intelligent agricultural population ant
"a with good percentage of we'll pail
~ artisans, and expanding manufacture
70 interests, is peculiarly an OBJ serve
h. barometer of public opinion, and Il
te every republican remember that HI
70 opportunity and her trumpet call to til
N country is at the September election
If Organization and work is the duty {
q the hour. J.H.w.