The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
DrVOtes Most Of His Time 10
Tariff and the Race
Question:
MR. ROOSEVELT JUSTIFIES
LYNCHING FOR STEALING
Treatment of Race Question ls In
Painful Contrast to That of Late
President Mckinley--HlIl
Also Makes Speech.

New York. August 2o-The campaign In
Brooklyn was opened tonight by meet
ing held under the auspices Of the Kings
County Democratic club, at which Sena-
tor Jos. w. Bailey, of Texas, was the
principal speaker Resolutions endorsing
the nomination of Parker and Davis were
read and after an Introductory address, In
which he reviewed the political situation,
Edward NJ. Shepard, chairman Of the
meeting, introduced Senator Bailey, who
was greeted with prolonged applause,
1T has never happened heretofore" said
the Senator. "and it will seldom happen
hereafter, that the personal opinions and
conduct of candidates have determined, or
will determine the suffrage of so many
voters as in this campaign"
Taking up the tariff question Senator
Bailey said:
Profess an Indignant Surprise.
"Our republican friends profess an in
dignant surprise at our declaration on the
tariff question and their campaign COM
mittee has done US .-.e honor to partially
incorporate our platform on that subject
however, have the candor to repeat it in
full. and did not even print the complete
sentence which they pretended to quote.
They seem to be fiercely aroused because
we have dared to say that protection is a
robbery of the many TO enrich the few
AS for my part, 1 do not hesitate a
single moment to decla It cs my belief
that any law which IeYes a tax, not for
the purpose OF raising revenue TO support
the government but for the purpose OF
compelling an American soisizen to pay
more for the goods he must buy is per-
version of governmental power and
downright robbery Cur republican friends
are constantly affirming that the demo-
cratic party favors absolute free trade.
Whatever any .-aividual democrat or, in
aseu, wnal an ueinoelaas th iitsn' ,tsn dnest ui
man In ali this audience knows perfectly
well that absolute free trade is an utter
,n-nossibtlstv In this renublic
expenditures oeds9er ih'as'na'S'"
With the expenditures of the federal
government already 50 enormous as to
stagger the imagination, and growing
greater every year under the reckless
extravagance of those now In power,
the present rate of duty; and even when
the democrats are called by the voters
of an outraged people to administer this
government we will find 1t impossible,
however much we may desire to do so,
to reduce the average tariff below
point that will still be higher than the
most extreme early protectionists ever
claimed was necessary, and higher than
any moderate protectionist of today be-
lieves essential for the protection Of any
of raising revenue to support the gov
ernment the democratic party will con-
tinue to levy tariff duties, and 1t per-
lecliy u, uiiuerslhius ,. INA. .nese laiin ua-
can nan,,faoturers against their foreign
oo,ona+i+ors srhat bouovor 10 on ,nel.
de,,t u,ith ne and not an obiac+
Aqgravates Social Antagonlsm.
MOT content with having nominated a
candidate who had taught hv his nersonal
exann1e no narnIcions doctrine ~ social
anna1i+,J hat.aan tbe AnoIo-sa Won and
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t.a. 1a,,o ..,n e,,.4hns - 20 p sa,
-. - - Stla,.,e-... 80 -
upon 'ne i,i,s0i,ls Jus uesisn oi "ss,a se,,a
ea.aHe iaiai pns~ - : oiii',i. ~ nus u9iip-
ela'eiy prociaiineu lts ihtentioh 70 leuuce
'ne representatlon OF certain states III
congress ana IN the eiectoriai coiiege per
cause the people OF those states VIII not
consent to be represented by ignorant
and inferior men.
do the men who made and who adopt
ed that platform not know that If their
threat should be carried into execution
the South would NOT ha tha only 'euf