Milford chronicle., 1904-09-16
COWARDLY INCONSISTENCY
Oi Party Leaders Exposed by a Demo.
cratic Free Trade Paper-GOrman
and Davis Placed in an
Unenyiable Light.

Parker's election through the break.
down of the system Of protection. by ex.
planning that after all it would be i'm.
possible to break down the system be-
cause the Republican Senate would
stand in the way.
Ihe logic of this Democratic reason
ing is somewhat like that of the boy
who explained that by refusing to eat
pms he had saved his life-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
IL IS A FACT AND SHOULD BE
+ FRANKLY CONCEDED THAT
THOUGH OUR PARTY BE sue
CESSFUL IN THE COMING CON
TEST WE CANNOT HOPE TO Sc
CURE \ MAJORITY IN THE SEN
ATE DURING THE NEXT -FOUR
nEAkS, HENCE WE SHALL BE
UNABLE TO SECURE ANY MODI-
ElCALlON IN THE TARIFF SAVE
LHAL 10 WHICH THE REPUBLI- |
GAN MAJORITY IN THE SENATE |
MAY CONSENT"
Mr.. Parker further thinks that this
tact Oh Democratic inability to modify |
the tariff should serve to prevent re- /
eurrence Of THAT SENSE OF IN
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY
THAT on OTHER OCCASIONS
MANIFESTED ITSELF"
Dem cratic Courage weakens.
AT the recent Democratic ratification
meeting IN brooklyn lurking fear was
shown Of the effect on the minds of
WOFkiuUmpn Of ]
the tariff. The tenor of the remarks Of
the big Democrats who talked wos n
the effect that free trade was a beautiful
theory and the Democrats shopl1 be | ,
put IN power because they stood sponsor /
Tor 1t; and since, after all. they wopld .
De unable when put in power to put that
tneoS into practice, the country with /
perfect safety could indorse the baouti. :
power. 'nlo r
The New York Evening Post. a mug c
Wuihp Tree trade organ which is actively
supporting Parker, but nevertheless can.
nor resist the temptation to expose cow
araF inconsistency when it sees il. had /
tioa meeting: anna
., Now that the party orators are feca IN
WI the voters on the hastings. their e.
eyo'.31 ms nas Weakened Having, in their r
80 "a" 10 moments, declared thar protection n
a. H. .lciple' is robbery aud works ia"ai 10
M ~, nossitto lssi 10 ihe people they shiver 't
n.aat pffslD1e fbe no, eHeGt Of their pronounce W
f.G the. tarif Listen to Edward inRI- NJ I'll
81 onrii'l, VINO presided at Brooklyn He pI
'or i5oero Lne Democratic nominees stand in
.,n lucere and persistent effort to re- Y
y, 49, us tarlh' and especially to abolish
p, Z. zee those duties, the plain effect Of W
wal IS not to extend or diversifv Amor dr
nj Nnrr no Il o.
o ie St Louis declaration The obrions III III
81. ,'oatIon ls that no fault can be found til
slsn protection il It extends and diversi ha
les American industry But when II - 80
ldmitted that protection is GOOD tbir9 20
n npSrT Ssruln anS cases. who is going to fix the cH
rgument that protection is an evil per se a.,
apparently thrown overheard ="
The Alarm Of Senator Bailey. lu
AS much fault can be found with Sen q"
tor Bailcy's speech. one feels n0e's wi
ourage mount high as he decl5res, y.'+s mr.,
OF hesitate single moment 10 derl,ra -,
as ny Dehet that any law which levies ~
TAX not Ior the purpose Of raising reveune pr'
: supPort tne government. but for the pur- pie
ose OF compelling an American citizen 70 ! ;e
ay more Ior the goods which he must buy. "a
y peIIetslon OF governmental DOwpr and age
downright robbery This mas the tr.,a 1tia str
~, put immediately it produces a erent con
lgnt i I'm IN me senator's mind. His pronhetic ~
ul sees the Republican orators usin+ bie WI
Ords 10 stir up alarm among the yVort An
= men so he cries ont to the waco 70
% s MS "l Snis country who are employed -
proterted Industries, and who arc sure ven
be told by the Republicans that The strC
sLinoeraue party fayOrs absolute free vim,
AN IL ALL HIS AUDiENiCcFG 5 = he bi,i-ESt 5rd and
, Us, 81 hNOMS = PERFECTLY WELL THAT NOR
ZEE TRADE Is AN ABSOLUTE INpOS- nub
HEN THE DEM0CRATS SRE r. YEN has
TIE VOICE OF AN OUTRAGED nit.
,SMEvr =" no Adm DMiiiNiSTER THIS GOV trib
IMPOSSIBLE, HOWEVER NTCH W. 9
~ DESikE TO DO 50. TO RFDUCF Sc"
= ~; A ,EKAGE DUTY BELOW A POINT
'sT EXTREME OF TIE EAR4nYY LIE b5iE 90 '
CESSARY, AND HIGfIE;Ra' TIJ3N TTR Was Was whit
y DEkATE nS PRoTECTIONIsT OF TO To. Jose
Ian of a, IL iEsSENIl4L for the pro is of
Such Good Lord good jeSiITy DeyiTy t,It r.,, ings
help t9e Democratic party in the least wool
protection, as Democratic bIatforn's s.U
so repeatedly affirmed. is In It's yerv =, :,
as possible If the '1a party HI Thro
ors should frankly say that no o5s was
Id misunderstood them"
lection for Democratic Leaders. farig
he eowardly Inconsistency which the espec
ming Post thus exposes is character. tain
of most of the Democratic lead beein
They are afraid of their own medi. tion
which they advertise to the conn result
As being such a fine thiug-especial- durin
, lEN NOI TAKEN. who
neh tne wilson tariff bill was silver
ed prominent Democratic leaders Demo
the precaution to see to it that unitin
5u'es !, IN winch they themselves hap My ir
d to be interested were not ad- Repuf
ly affected by the bill. no matter
much harm might befall other in. 1--WE
les. For instance Senator Cor com m
took pains to keep the sugar trust positi
cted. The present Vice Presidential curinl
date Henry Gassaway Davis. took enforC
to see that coal was kept off tbe foreig
list. for his own immense fortuno Il alta cls
argely represented in the coal lands dread
est Virginia. intelii
,. sa 81 =,