The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-07-20

In favor of revising the tariff Is plain,
but that the stand patters who control
the Republican machine do not propose
to permit 1t Is equally clear. They
rolled Governor Cummins OF Iowa at
the Chicago convention. They bullied
Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin, chairman
for twelve years of the Republican
congressional campaign committee, in
to silence after he blossomed forth as
moderate revisiOnist.
Recently when Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr. Secretary Of War Taft, outraged
by the unpatrlotlc eXtortlons Of the
stand pat tariff barons, declared that
in purchasing ships and other supplies
for the Panama canal they would buy
where they could buy the cheapest,
such roar went UP from the stand
patters as must have startled the man
in the moon. A woman scorned or a
she bear robbed of her cubs was an
amiable creature compared to them.
The American Economist, organ of the
American Tariff league, danced reg
ular war Jig on the president and his
secretary of war and caused those IL
lustrious patriots, so 1t seems to mere
locker on In Vienna, to suddenly let up
ON their policy based ON justice, pa
triotism and common sense. say, 1t
seems that the president and secretary
have let up, for 1t Is still to be hoped
that they will live up to their pro-
nunciamento, thereby giving the count
try an object lesson In tariff reform
which even the dullest cannot fail to
comprehend. All save idiots must rec
ognize the fact that IL buying where
one can buy the cheapest Is good for
the government 1t Is also good for the
individual. Convince the majority of
that and the stand patters would be In
the condition of Othelio, for their occu-
patton would be gone. Even IL Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
have recanted or shall recant, still they
have set In motion forces which they
cannot control If they would. So it
looks like fight to u finish between
the two wings Of the Republican party
Force the Fighting.
I said awhile ago that TO all appear
ances all the Democrats have to do is
to stand still and see the salvation Of
the Lord. But 1t Is not the part of wis
dom, Of good politics or Of patriotism
to stand still. We are right on every
| public question. Therefore we should
boldly take the initiative and wage an
aggressive warfare against the out
RACES Of the Dingley bill and in favor
Of genuine tariff reform, inviting all
| tariff revisionistS to join us, for 1t Is
our thunder they are stealing. We will
welcome to our ranks all who are will
ing to bring forth fruits meet for re-
pentance, not scanning too closely their
antecedents. A policy of negation does
not commend itself to the people.
Hence the Democrats should buckle ON
their armor and force the fighting all
along the line-on the tariff, on the
trusts. OH the Philippine propaganda
and on regulating interstate commerce,
for that is really Democratic idea In
| jected into public consideration by that
pure and lllustrious Democrat, the late
Judge John III. Reagan Of Texas. True,
Senator Shelby M. Cullom, a Repub-
| lican, managed to fasten his name ON to
the bill creating the interstate COM
merce commission just as Amerlcus
Vespucius fastened his name upon the
western world, but nevertheless Co
lumbus discovered America, and Rea-
gan Is the father of the interstate COM
merce regulation.
In advocating thorough regulation
Of interstate commerce President
| Do le do, l..
ground-on the platform built by Judge
Reagan and other Democrats years
ago. Democrats are glad to have his
aid. He is valuable Reinforcement.
From his colgn of vantage he Is potent
for good. So long as he upholds Dem
ocratic ideas we are with him; but in
this he Is following in our footprints,
not we In his. 1t is well to state the
case thus plainly OH the principle Of
"honor to whom honor is due"
The theory Is industriously propagat-
ed by interested parties that regula-
tion Of Interstate commerce which will
really regulate inevitably leads to pub
lie ownership. and they shake that
bogy man in the faces of the Amerl-
can people to terrorize them into mac
ton. 1t Is superiiuouS to discuss pub
lie ownership here and now. 1t is not
at the present moment an issue, but 1t
soon may be. We do not have to cross
that bridge till we come to 1t. Suffice
1t to say that the people will have a
thoroughgoing regulation of interstate
commerce. Their heads and hearts are
set on that. BY fighting 1t the great
captains of Interstate commerce, coal
baron3 ct Id genus omne are doing
more In year to build up sentiment
in favor of public ownership than all
the agltators In Chrlstendom could aG-
complish In century. They are play
Ing with lire.
They must mako up their minds at
once and for all that 1t Is thorough
going regulation Of interstate COM
merce, including rates or public own
ership. II they do not desire the lat
ter, they must accept the former. The
people will not be Knocked.
"Wanina of Datto Grande."