New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-07
DEMOCRATS WHO WE'RE HEROES.

Then the platform adds these words: We fought
quick, victorious war with Spain" Bad history
again. Americans fought ii. 1t would be invidious
the politics of heroes but
that i have heard that Dewey was a Democrat
Beosrt and va" seems 70 me TOO that have
heard that Republican adminstre ton snubbed
men on The 0ebtIng line that Joe Whoeler was a.
,r'Irb IN eyjdencs a. eantiaq0 "a Tho President
himself II seems to me that have heard Hob
ocrat It seems to me that have heard that
young Bagley. Of North Carolina. the first offer
try. Democrat
9os lad 1rg he [3e set Cuba
Let us see what the Republicans have to say
question. This Is the language Of the platform:
Laws enacted by the Republican party, and which
have fs Sae1 PdT foa to enforce
Now, the fact is that although the Democrats
the trust evil was neither very acute nor very
Under Cieveland's administration. found the suit
of the government against the Trans Missouri
Freight Association lost took It up revived it, and
K. He then Instituted suit against the Joint
Traffic Association. and also against the Eddy
This is the principe which gave life to the pro;
ceedings in the Northern Securities case, and
publican party, as has been falsely pretended. to
Nor is it true in any proper sense that the Repub-
lican party deserves much credit for enforcing the
done in this regard? Where are the corpses :?
There is but one that know Of. and 1t properly
.ioa'' C;an1on wouId have ia beIieye him f. he
Attorney General Knox, has just been appointed
by the Governor Of Pennsylvania a Senator from
GnE f@ aG when f9e
NOTED" out Of the way? Then there follows the
meroe % re 5urdy Of this
demonstrated by the actual condition Of things
more ridiculous piece of official impotency than
is the Interstate Commerce Commission at present
does not exist.
THOSE PROTECTED INTERESTS"
= read from the ReDu6can platform t again;
on have e 50 that The 2ep m
the words is good. Public interest" from the man
who wTote IL sne whc a
interests demand the alteration? How can it make
know of to make demand OF that sort heard. and
that is TO vote down the men who say that all is
far the tariff IS concerned is all included in tho
public interest has not already ''demanded' some
alterations In the tariff? The trouble is and will
private interests won't allow
The curious thing about man who is obtaining
playing Two antagonistic roles one day he is an
markets of the world and OF being able to keep
them. because his goods are better cheaper. The
tee rooms of the national legislature begging CON
tinuance Of protection against the pauper labor
OF the very market In which he actually already
We are called upon in the Republican platform
when the only free trade country in world is
agitatng a return to protection This has refer
ence 10 Chamberlain in Great Britain. The author
forgot 10 say that what is really being agitated in
Great Britain is retaliation against protectonist
countries by proposed system OF legislation, 10
contain as little protectonism possible to have
any retaliation IN IT at all. He also neglected to
state that the movement has signaly failed and
that II would not have leg to stand upon but
for the enmity created in the minds Of many Brit
tsh subjects by our inimical trade legislation He
also neglected 10 say that the supreme evil Of pro-
lection Is the excitation of this spirit of inirnty
and commercial N'
Plainly, our commerce has grown not because of
but In spite or distractions which have been placed
IN me current Of trade How ridiculous the boast
Is TOO In connection with the fiat footed refusal OF
the Republican party in the Senate TO approves the
reciprocity treaties instituted and completed by Mr.
Mckinley and sent to that body by him for an
proyai especially the highly beneficial reciprocity
treaty win france. and in the teeth of the re-
iusaI OF the Republican administration take any
ihltiatory step looking toward the reconvening of
the joint high commission for the purpose of estat
ilshlng reciprocal trade relations between our
and ourselves $500
Judging by Senator Lodges record In opposition
70 the French reciprocity treaty which was mi
us'eo' completed and sent to the Senate by Presi-