The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-16
COWARDLY INCONSISTENCY
OF Party Leaders Exposed by q Demo-
cratic Free Trade Paper--0orman
and Davis Placed In an
Unenviable Light.

lI' 'i'"l hhi WV
Tarker's election through the break
down Of the system Of prptectipn. by cx-
plaining that after all it would be inn
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 Lee that of the boy
WHO explained that by refusing To eat
Plus he had saved his lifc-only that in
the Democratic ease the country would be
saved not by the Democratic refusal to
do harm. but only by the Democratic
inability to do the harm it wis openly
trying to do. Judge Parker in his speech
of acceptance said:
1T is 4 FACT AND SHOULD Re
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
YEARS. HENCE WE SHALL BIZ
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 hat this
fact Of Democratic inability to modify
the tariff should serve to prevent a re-
currcncc Of THAT SENSE OF UN-
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY
THAT on OTHER OCCASIONS
MANIFESTED ITSELF
Democratic Courage weakens.
At the recent Democratic ratification
meeting in Brooklyn a lurking fear was
..-,.r e H. r.. - Al .-.l. -
workingnnn, of Democratic talk against
the tariff. The tenor OF the remarks OF
the big Democrats who talked was tn
tie effect that free trade was n beautiful
theory and the Democrats shouid b,
Tut in power because they stood sponso,
for IT.: and since, after all, they wOul,
le unable when put in power to put thar
theory into practice. the country with
Perfect afcty could indorse the beant!-
iul theory by putting its sponsors into
ppwer.
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
this to say about the Brooklyn %ratifca-
ton meeting:
NOW tnnt inc party orators hrc race TO
face with the voters on the hastings, their
courage has weakened. Having, In their
exalted moments. declared that protection.
an a principle, IL robbery mud works incal'
At the possible effect Of their pronounce
nlent ut the polls. In a word, they shut.
acd on the tariff. Listen to Edward N.
said that the democratic nominees stand
Tor n sincere AMI persistent effort to re-.
form the tnrih, and especially to abolish
ar ltn fhnAA . fh. In ~.sYN M
which Is mot To extend or diversity Amer.
lean industry How striking the contrast
to the 81. Louis declaration! The obvious
implication Is that no fault. can be found
with protection II IL extends and diversi.
fes American industry. hut when It Is
admitted that protection IL n good thing
number and variety OF snch cascs' The
argument that protection IL an evil per ne
Is apparently thrown overheard. '
The Alarm of enat'r bailey
AS much fault can he found with scn.
ator Rail"y's speech. One feels ones
courage mount high ns he declares: ! do
not hesitate. n single moment 10 declare
II as my belief that any law which lcvies
To support the government, but for the pur-
pose Of compelling an American citizen To
pa more for the goods which ne must buy.
Is q perversion Of governmental power AMI
n downright robbery This has the true
ring, but immediately 1t produces q great
fright IN the senator's mind His prophetic
Sbui St'N tH' h'plbiNuu oTutOTN uSibe his
words TO stir ny alarm among the work.
Ing men. So he cries out to the wage,
earners Of this country who are employed
In protected industries aud who are sure
to he told by the Republicans that the
Democratic party fav-rs absolute free
trade not to be- afraid; THE DuLLBsr
tests. KNOWS PERFECTLY WELL THAT
FREE TRADE IS AN ABSOLUTE IMPOS.
SihiLJTH n THIS hEPyBLiC, EVEN
| BN TIE VOICE DE AN nI'TR AEEh
rEOrLE 70 ADMINIsTER TiIis GOV,
ERNMENT, he walls; WE Will. FIND
IT iMrosSIniE, HOWEVER MUCH WE
TIE AVERAGE DUTY BELOW A POINT
TiiAr WILL, Re HIGHER THAN THE
TEHcrrI6rSSIEsTTss A Ey Gf TIE IAEhf r Was
NECESSARY, AND HIGHER THAN ANY
MonEEATE PRoTECT!ONIST' OF 70.
DAY RELIEVES ESSENTIAL for the pro-
lection Of any legitimate industry
such Good Lord. good Devil tnlk will
not help the Democratic party in the least.
If protection, ns Dsmo'ra;ic platforms
nature evil, IL IL a thing to be got rid Of
rs promptly ns possible. II the party
orators Should franEly sal. that, no one
would misuDdcrstunu them"
Protection for lie mocrhtic Leaders.
The cowardiy inconsistency which the
Evening Post thus exposes is cha rn cter-
istic of most of the Democratic lead
We Ah'' ~ a'ihih VI tntfr OWN Unct1-
cine, which they advertise to the roun-
try rs being such Il fine thing-cs1scial-
ly WHEN NOT TAKEN.
When the Wilson tariff Hill was
framed prominent Democratic leaders
took tn" ~precaution Ia see Ia it that
Industries in which they themselves hap
pened to he interested were not ad-
versely affected by the bill, no matter
how much harm might bcfall other in
dnstries' For instance, Senator Cor
man took pains 10 keep the sugar trust
protcctcd' Tho present Vice Presidential
candidate Henry Gassaway Davis, took
pans I" see that coal was kept off the
iree list' Tor his own immense fortune
was largely represented in the coal lands