The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Democrats Think Free Trade
Panacea Harmless, Because
1t Cannot Be Taken.
C0WARDLY INCONSISTENCY
OF Party Leaders Exposed by Deno'
cratic Free Trade Paper-Gorman
and Davis flacsd in an
Unenviable Light.

I
cratic leaders to minimize the popular
apprehension That harm might Follow
Iarkcr'S election through lhc break
down Of the system of protection. by cX-
planning that after all it would be I'M
possible to break down TIN systcm be-
cause tn" Republican Senate would
stand III the way.
Thc logic Of this Democratic rcasun-
ing is somewhat like that of the boy
who explained that ny rrfu$in" t. cat
pins he had saved his lifr--4,n!y that in
the Democratic cas-" Tie country would be
saved not by the Democratic refusal to
do hlrln. hul Only sy the D"morratic
Inability to Il, the harm i, wa; openly
trying to H., .lUi-r Parker in his speech
of acceptance sid:
1T IS \ FACT AND SHOULD BE
FRANKLY CONCEDED THAT
THOUGH OUR PARRY BE sue
CNSSr'UL IN THE COMING CON
TEST WE CANNOT HOPE TO Sc
CURE y MAJORITY IN THE SEN
.\TE DURING THE NEXT FOUR
YEARS. HENCE WE SHALL. BE
UNABLE TO SECURE ANY MODI-
FlCATiNN IN THE TARIFF SAVE
THAT TO WHICH THE nEiJBI,I-
CAN MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
MAY CONSENT"
Mr.. Parker further thinks that this
fact of Democratic Inability to modify
the tariff should srrvr to prevent il re-
currcncr of THAT SENSE OF IN
CERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY
THAT on OTHER OCCASIONS
MANIFESTED ITSELF"
Dem cratic Courage Wcakcns
Al the recent Democratic ratticato,
meeting il Brooklyn a lurking fear WAS
shown of the effect on the minds of
woTkinsmen. of Democratic talk against
the tariff. The tciior Of the remarks of
the big Democrats who talked was to
the effect that free trade WAS 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 in,lorse the beauti-
full theory by putting its sponsors into
power,
The Nav York Evening Post II mug
W'mp free trade organ which is actively
supporting Parker. but nevertheless can
not resist the temptation to expose cow
ardly Inconsistency when il sees it. had
this to say about the brooklyn ratica-
ton meeting:
g Now thnt the party orators are face TO
lace with tn" voters on the hastings. their
courage has weakened Having. in their
exalted moments. declared that projections
as 4 principle. is robbery and works meal.
c g, ~, harm to the r"opc. they shiv"r
me- mrnt ut the rolls. In a word, they shut
en-, ,na VINO th' presided at Brooklyn He
Tor sincere and persistent effort to re-
form the tariff. and especially to abolish,
o" i,, rSaur" those duties the plain effect OF
lean ministry How striking the contrast
10 the st. Louis declaration. The obvious
implication is that no fault can he found
VII h protection If il extends and DIVERSE
admitted that protection is good thing
III certain cases. who is going to fix the
nunber and variety of such cases? The
argument that protection is an evil per Sc
Is apparently thrown overheard.
The Alarm CT Senator Bailey.
as much fault can be found with Sen
at"r baih'y's speech one feels ones
courage mount high rs he declares: I do
1t MS my belief that any law which lcvies
Il tax not for the purpose of raising revenue
TO SUPPORT the government. but for the pnr
pay more for the goods which he must buy
Is :; pervcrsion Of governmental power ana
a downright robbery. This has the true
f f,iiS, put ~ immediately it produces great
soul sees the Republican orators using his
words I" stir up alarm among the work
lhs men. So he cries out to the wage
IN protected industries, and who are sure
to be told by the Republicans that the
tr.Ia party fav"rs absolute free
,rauc' not to be afraid THE DULLEST
MAN IN ALL HIS AUDIENCE, he pro
tests. KNOWS PERFECTLY WE'LL THAT
E E1fiiI III, TRADE is AN ABSOLUTE lMPOs
W SiHiivf ~, IN |; TlIiS KE :rI EyEN
BY TIE VOICE OF an OuTRAGED
r rE OIL 70 ADM!SlsTEE ms GOV,
~ EKT I,Inos,:, n, he walls: WE WILL Find
MA M.il DESIRE TO DO so, TO REDUCE
III; HIP - AVERAGE DUTY BELOW A POINT
uii on y, Will III, BE HIGHER THAN THE
IECTlONISrS EVER CLAIMED WAS
NECESSAKY, AND HIGHER THAN Any
N Ho, y, = "A PKOTECTIONIST OF TO
, ,Iai hE ..t ESSENTIAL for the pro-
'etlioil or any legitimate industry
nat S hn,n 1000 Lord, good Devil talk will
1 no ncip the Democratic party in the least
h h. protection OF rIn as Democratic platforms
nature evil, 1t is Il thing to be got rid of
as promptly as possible. If the party
" nat!d should frankly say that, no one
would misunderstood Them
The cowardly Inconsistency which the
evening Post thus exposes is character
lstlc OF most of the Democratic lead
ers. They are afraid Of their own medi-
enc, which they advertise to the coun-
wy as heihg such a fine thng-especia-
~ WHEN NOT TAKEN.
" hen the Wilson tariff bill was
framed prominent Democratic leaders
too& the precaution to see to it that
industries III which they themselves hap
pened to be interested were not adj
verseiy affected by the bill, no matter
now much harm might befall other in
dustrles For instance, Senator Cor
man took pains to keep the sugar trust
protected. The present. Vice Presidential
candidate, Henry Gassaway Davis. took
pans to see that coal was kept off the
free list for his own immense fortune
was largely represented in the coal lands
Of West Virginia.
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