The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-07-15

| the republican prosperity makers %
pieces in a masterly.way. Among some
OF his leading points were the following:
This IS an appropriate place and time
for democratic convention.
The place is St. Louis, the chief city
Of the most populous state carved out
Of the Louisiana territory acquired by
the father of democracy. The time Is
the centennial anniversary celebration
Of the acquisition Of that territory, a
vast area of contiguous territory whose
possession was necessary for self-de-
Tense and Which was fitted in climate and
soil for homemalxing by the sons and
daughters OF the republic-the ami
versary of real and not pseudo expansion
Ian expansion OF our population, our
industrial life, and our free institutions,
over uninhabited lands, or lands SPARSE
ly settled by savages, whose tribal in
dependence we recognized by treating
with them, or settled in spots by white
men easily and willingly assimilated;
not a so-calle6 expansion by mere
superimposed force of our flag and our
military authority. The democratic
party afterwards guided the country to
further expansion of this real. free
character in the acquisition OF Florida,
the admission Of Texas as state and the
acquisition from Mexico of magnificent
far west at to be made states in the union
and governed under the constitution.
The most important quadrennial
event In the world is the election by the
American people Of their chief execu-
tive. Before the great election takes
place, at which all men are supposed
to arrive at choice by ways of hon
esty and intelligence--would to God
they did--at least two minor elections
Of a different character are held. There
have always been two, great parties
which, since the first national political
conventions, have elected delegates to
conventions for the purpose Of select
ing a candidate and promulgating q
platform. One of these parties has gone
through its party election Of delegates,
has selected candidate and announced
q platform It was one Of the quietest
and most unanimous" occasions that
the muses. Of history have recorded.
Everything seemed to have been fixed
beforehand.
The address Of the temporary chair
man Of the republican national cOnven-
ton was, in one sense, historical 1t
dealt much in history at any rate. most
Of it ancient history and great deal
of 1t bad history There was labored
argument to prove that the party Of
Roosevelt must, by something like eyo-
lutionary process, act as the party Of
Lincoln and Mckinley. This was neces-
Vary in order to disguise the palpable
fact that 1t is not SO acting Not with
out reason then this Iabored argument
by this great and ingenious lawyer. II
Rooseveltism and its volcanic, eruptive
and reckless character, by dwelling
upon the fact that, at some period OF
its history, the republican party has
been "a party which did things and |
did them safely. The orator hoped to |
have the country lose sight of the fact |
that 1t is now in both Of its legislative |
branches party of passivity, of nom
action, of obstruction to reform and |
progress. In O. word party whose only !
sacred precept is the shibboleth which |
maketh them known, one Of them to !
the other, shibbolsth drawn from the
gamblers table, stand pat, precept
born of cowardice and fear to move.
have heard that In October 1902, Mr..
Root made a political speech IN Cooper
Union, New York. in which he used this
language:
''If tariff law has on the whole
worked we'll, and If business has pros
pered under 1t and is prospecting. 1t is
better to endureNsome slight inconven-
fences and inequalities for time than
to incur the uncertainty and disturbance
Of business which necessarily results
from the process of making changes
The mere fact that a different rate az
duty would be better than the rate f,xed
in statute does not settle the question
the change should be made now
or should be deferred. Every tarjff
deals with duties on vast number If
articles and involves vast number If
interests often conflicting and whenever
the law Is taken up by congress for con-
eideration with reference to one chance
every schedule In that law is going n
fnd some one urging change in that
schedule; and all the business interests
Of the country are going to be left dur
Ing long continued discussion IN
state of uncertainty as to what win Ia
the outcome Of duties upon the thines
they are producing, and therefore q m
certainty az to what competition froro
abroad they will be obliged to meat ),
Andd have heard that the president n |
his political tour through tho ives, -
The spring Of 1903. made speech -
which be used this language: .If t.r
IA law has on the whole worked wal,
Ind Il business has prospered under 4
Ind Is prospecting. 1t may be bcttar j. |
sndufe some inconveniences and ~
sQualities for time than by maa,,nm
changes to risk causing disturbance
md perhaps paralysis in the industr,ss
md business Of the country. The tacs
hat the change In given rate ~ a rrs
nay be thought desirable does MOI 49,
le the question whether It is advisah,s
p make the change immediafsSv
Every tariff deals with duties IN tbns,
lanas 81 articles arranged an h,,ra-ss.