The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-04
THE onArsrD CONDITIONS.

Hardly within the memory of that venerable parsonage. the oldest inhab- itant. has there been such change in political prospects as that which has taken place in connection with the present campaign. Ten days ago 1t re- ouired a weil-deveioped brand of op- tirnfsm in Democrat to feel even mildly hopeful of victory. It really seemed that our side had entered an atmosphere of frigid moisture. with little prospect of getting out Perhaps the boasts and betting of our oppo- nents had something to do with It. but the apparent apathy in our own ranks had more. To some 1t looked as # our leaders had surrendered in advance.
 Now everything Is changed. Instead of apathy we have enthusiasm almost unbounded. Instead of discourage ment we see the most cheerful confi- dence. Instead of standing on the defensive our leaders have ordered a charge ali along the line and 1t Is go- ing on with cheers and shouts and an enthusiastic confidence which comes as q genuine surprise to our opponents. They cannot understand 1t nor with stand 1t. They find their apparently strongest entrenchments carried with a rush and . whoop. They see their lately supins foes coming at them from every direction. They see those who once seemed apparently resigned to defeat now pressing them on all sides. and those who were lately on the defensive now bombarding them with charges and accusations which they cannot dodge. parry or answer.
 Perhaps our leaders made a mistake at the beginning by not making the tariff the principal issue. There are differences Of opinion among Demo- crats on the Panama and Philippine questions, but there Is little difference on the tafiff and its resultant evils. If a mistake was really made at the the beginning of the campaign the lost ground has been more than regained. All along the Democrats are uncover ing the gross iniduities. the palpabie favoritism and the infamous injustice of a Republican tarin and the blood sucking trusts which take root in and are nourished. by protection. An un- necessary tariff breeds trusts. the trusts breed favoritism and favoritism breeds rascaiity. That is the natural sequence of such q tariff system as we now have. Avarice, greed. oppression. they will grow with what they feed on, a high protective tariff. It is no won- der that there Is rottenness and cor ruptiop in high places. when the rev. enue laws not only encourage but aid and abet such crimes. and protect those who are guilty of them.
 From now on there's going to be such a whooping-up campaign as will make our enemies call for the rocks and the mountains to fall on them and hide them from the just wrath of a people who have already borne too much The best and strongest of our campaigners. with Parker to lead them, are closing in with such high spirits and determination as cannot fail to win. As in the Pibroch of Don- ald Dhu they will sz
 Come as the winds come, when
 Forests are rended:
 Come as the waves come, when
 Navies are stranded.
 and like them the Democrats propose to wreck the chances of the Repub1i- cans and their leader. A whirlwind campaign against tariff. trusts and corruption will do the work.