The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-22

Iof other men, and. being naturally Il
favor OF equal rights for all men. they ar
opposed alike to favors and oppression,s
holding as they do that 1t IS ansoluteE
impossible to bestow q favor wlthont per
petrating an oppression. While IT IS LIue
this difference between the two partle'
must always exist. It is equally true .hI !,
the tariff question cannot be an lssue -
this campaign. for the very simple reasoI
that whatever may be the result OF ~ ~
election the Senate will certainly renal nn
republican for the next four years ano
therefore no change IN the tariff laws
looking to their reduction can be maoe
during the next Presidential term. ne
ductlon Of the tariff cannot, therefore, DC
an issue OF the coming campaign.
But while the present high rates OF tarln
taxation cannot DO reduced. the further
extension OF them or any deeper profit
gacy In disposing OF them can be checked
and permanently arrested by the election
Of democratic President
II the republican party be successful a
ship subsidy bill is certain to pass. and
after that lneasure shall have become a
feature of our system It is difficult to con-
ceve any scheme which the contents OF
the Treasury may not be used to promote
or award.
Excuse for Subsidy.
| AS pointed out in the House. the one
excuse for subsidy Is that without It the
business to be subsidized could not be- car
| ried on at a profit; that liz to say It could
not be carried on atalt II 1t be proper to
pay one man for going into losing bust
| ness It seems difficult TO realize why It
would not be at least equally proper to pay
another man for going into profitable
business. 81 i 8
| If one man Is to be- paid for engastn 2
in the shipping buaness, which mu,t be
carried on at a .os3. It is dificult to sec
whyit would not be equally defausble Ia
pay another man for engaging In the hus.-
ness OF agriculture or plumbing or tailor
ing, which can be carried on at a profit.
II the ship owners should be paid. why
should not the farmer be paid, why shout,
not the plumber be paid. why should NOT
any one he paid
Why, indeed. IS any excuse necessary
for turning the contents OF the Treasure
over to favoritas OF the party controllInr
the government? Why Ia not the mere ms.
session OF the Trcaspry sufficient excuse
for looting It?
| in some way or other. There La hit ors
source from which It can come. and .ha,
is the pockets OF the people The damo NJ
! for government favor always rrov. w,itt
! every concession. and as oDcessions ,,,,,I
tiply the means to meet them mTst h,
provided by the levy OF additional taxes
To this extensive system OF bountie. nro.
tections and subsidies there can be bu
one possible result. and that is panic
followed by profound Industrial depression
which can be relieved only through the re
form OF these abuses.
'Suspeeted' and Clean HANDS.
II the m Method OF raising revenues canno
he affected by the election. and, therefore
cannot be an Issue Of the campaign. III,
detection can determine how the proceed:
1. 81 revenue shall be expended; whe thor tn
shall be trusted to hands that are suspect
ed or hands that are undoubtedly clean.
| To make an effective campaign, tho flrs