The Springfield herald., 1904-09-16
AFRAID OF OwA MEDICINE
Democrats Think Free Trade
Panacea Harmless, Because
It Cannot Be Taken.
cowARDLY INCONSISTENCY
OF Party Leaders Exposed by q Demo.
cratic Free Trade Paper-0orman
and Davis Placed Ia ~
Unenyiable Light.


A comic feature of the present politl
cal campaign is the effort of the Demo
cratic leaders to minimize the popular
apprehension that harm might follow
Farker's election through the break.
down of the system OF protection, by ex.
planning TINT aftcr all it would be I'M
possible to break down the system be-
cause the Republican Senate would
stand In the way.
The logic of this Democratic reason
Ing Is somewhat like that of the boy
who explained that by refusing to eat
pins he had saved his lifc--only that in
the Democratic case the country would be
saved not by the Democratic refusal to
do harm. but only by the Democratic
inability to do the harm it was openly
trying to do. Judge Parker in his speech
of acceptance said:
at is A FACT AND SHOULD BE
FRANKLY CONCEDED THAT
THOUGH OUR PARTY BE sue
TEST WE CANNOT HOPE TO Sc
CURE A MAJORITY IN THE SEN.
ATE DURING THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS, HENCE WE SHALL. BE
UNABLE TO SECURE ANY MODI-
FICATION IN THE TARIFF SAVE
THAT TO WHICH THE REPUBLI-
CAN MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
MAY CONSENT"
Mr.. Parker further thinks that this
fact Of Democratic inability to modify
the tariff should serve to prevent n ro-
currence OF THAT SENSE OF UN-
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY
THAT on OTHER OCCASIONS
MANIFESTED ITSELF"
Democratic Courage wenkcns.
At the recent Democratic ratification
meeting in Brooklyn lurking fear was
shown of the effect on the minds of
workingmen. of Democratic talk against
the tariff The tenor of the remarks of
the big Democrats who talked was to
the effect TINT free trade was n beautiful
theory and the Democrats should be
put in power because they stood sponsor
for it; and since, after all, they would
be unable when put in power to put that
theory into practice, the country with
perfect safety could indorse the beauti-
full theory by putting its sponsors into
power.
The New York Evening Post. n mug.
wump free trade organ which is actively
supporting Parker, but nevertheless can
not resist the temptation to expose cow
ardly Inconsistency when It sees 1t, had
" ouy uuoul lhc
ton meeting:
face with the voters on the hustlngs. their
courage has weakened. Having. In their
exalted moments moments, declared that protection.
At the possible erest f't' of their pro pronounee.
at the nes Ii s asssra ,sss iAsf
shspHISd who It nroShyn He
for nd aH fn
Or reduce those duties. the plain effect Of
iean inaustGy 70 no% f Striking # the sonsrs.s
to the St. Louis declaration! The obvious
i%piicati9n + that no fault can ma be found
sdmitted that protection is good thing
number and variety of such cases7 The
argument that protection Is an evil per 80
10 apparently thrown overheard.
81, The Alarm of Senator Bailey.
''As much fault can be found with SEN
sssf sas nesa, he eds
not hsstfs nss s.s Witch sE
a tax not for the purpose Of raising revenue
to support the government. but for the pur-
pay more for the goods which he must buy.
psrys5ston n Sf soyernmsntsi mS;n pon.r and
flnr bne mediaey 1t produce. 'ae sress
fright in the Senator's mind. His prophetic
soul sees the Republican orator. using his
Ing % men. 50 he he erie. out to the wage.
earners Of this country who are employed
to Be told By the Repubiicans that the
trade not 70 be- afraid TIE DULLEsT
ts.ts kSoMs Eli WhL Is TH1T
FREE TRADE is AN ABSOLUTE IMPOs.
wRHs nnE II Es akS clEEES EEES
sEefhh M = T 1pMISrsTEs A @ gHi1s gHis @ sSX;
II EHhMn fMPossIBIE. ~f However mt nucH I'VE VIZ
NAY DEsJRE T9 9,ITS DS 90, re T9 REFUGE
thu THRr WIkh sE DqHG aHEk THAN qHE
MOST EXTREME OF THE EARLY PRO.
TECTioNISTs EYER CLAIMED WAS
MGfRAH MopERATE PRoTEcT1oNIsr ROT % % OF TO 10.
DAY RELIEVES ESSENTIAL for the pro-
testSa Of ocs feE soed will
not help the Democratie party In the least.
II protection. as Democratic platforms
nature evil, 1t is q thing to be got rid Of
as promptly psGa ,sa the
would misunderstaud them"
Protection for Democratic Lssdsrs.
The cowardly inconsistency which the
Evening Post thus exposes is character
istic of most OF the Democratic lead
ers. They are afraid Of their own medi-
cine, which they advertise to the coun-
try as being such fine thing-cspecal-
~ WHEN NOT TAKEN.
When the Wilson tariff bill wns
framed prominent Democratic ieade..
took the precaution to see to il that
Industries in which they themselves hap
pened to be interested were not ad-
versely affected by the bill, no matter
how much harm might befall other in
dustries. For instance, Senator Cor
man took Daius TO keen the suRar trust
protected. The present Vice Presidential
candidate, Henry Gassaway Davis. took
pains to see that coal was kept off tho
free list, for his own immense fortuns
was largely represented in the coal lands
of West Virginia.
~.-.ox N. Tru.ted