The diamond drill., 1906-08-25
Acceptance Speech of Young
Continued From Page Five

son- for will outweigh the reasons
against such change Much must
depend not merely ON the needs. but
on the desires. OF the people as a
whole; for needs and desires are not
necessarily identical OF course no
change can be made ON lines beneficial
20, or desired by, one section or one
state only. There must be something
like general agreement among the
citizens Of the several states. as repre-
sented in the congress. that the change
is needed and desired in the interest OF
the people as whole and there
should then be sincere, intelligent.
and disinterested effort 10 make il in
snch shape as will combine. so far as
possible, the maximum Of good TO the
people at large with the minimum of
necessary disregard for the special in
terests Of localities or classes But in
time Of peace the revenue must on the
average, taking series of years to
gether, equal the expenditures of else
year there was deficit. Unless our
expenditures can be kept within the
revenues then our revenue laws must
be readjusted. IL Is as yet too early to
attempt TO outline what shape such
readjustment should take, for il Is a.
yet too early 10 say whether there will
be need for IT,
SO you see that instead of persistents
~ urging congress 20 action along this
line he has warned IL Of the danger OF
hasty or ill.considered action. No
doubt the time will come when the
reasons for will outweigh the reasons
against revision and when that time
ONES the republican party. which
does not lack courage or ability. will
know il and respond TO the needs and
desires Of the people But until that
time comes il is not 10 be frightened
from its well matured policies by the
cry that IL we don't revise the tariff
the democrats will. Last winter John
Sharpe Williams, the democratic lead
er charged down the center aisle OF
the house. and shaking his fist into
our faces, cried ''You have neither
the courage or the intellect to revise the
tariff. Again he cried "If you
don I revise the tariff we will' That
democratic battlecry is now echoed
from another source But we have not
forgotten the miserable failure OF the
democratic party in their last attempt
no revision. They entered upon that
WORK with great blare Of trumpets
and grand song Of triumph. They
ended that work the passage OF the
Wilson German bill, with heads bowed
aud faces averted IN humiliation and
disgrace Their own president Cleve-
land said Of il, that il was work OF
party periidy and dishonor The New
York sun. deomcratic paper, said Of
Z
Taking revenue and anti revenue
together. the Wilson bill Is fantastic
and personal bill. IL is jungle Of
unconstitutionalities and favoritisms
compounded 10 crafty the more pow
erful applicants for license To rob and
10 vindicate the hobbies of Grover
Cleveland put on record previous 20
the Chicago platform. II is the great
est humbug of the age
The Louisville Courier-Journal. an.
other orthodox democratic paper, said
IF in the democracy of this country
there il depth Of shame which had
not before been stirred by democracys
alleged representatives in the United
States senate within the past six
months il has reached by the action Of
the finance committee in the latest
compromise bill agreed on Instead Of
a bill redeeming the pledges they were
commissioned 10 redeem. mongrel
piebald Of patches and pusillanimity,
a grotesque hodgepodge Of pretense and
pettifogging nondescript abortion Of
incompetency. selhshness, cowardice
and treachery il the outcome.
And finally Mr Harter "a leading
democrat in congress, said, speaking
OF this same bill
II passed and branded as demo.
cratic measure Ii will brand us as
lot Of imbeciles and our managers in
both houses as driveling idiots.
Well they did pass it, You know
the result Mills closed Furnace fires
went out Labor was turned into the
street and Coxeys army marched ON
Washington. oh yes. II ye don't re-
wise the tariff the democrats will
In the last ten years the republican
party has shown It's ability 20 meet
new issues and solve them wisely, but
in so doing il has not swung lose from
It's old moorings. II has not forgotten
its ancient faith or It's business saga
city and when It's great leaders in
the White House and in both houses OF
congress shall In their wisdom deter
mine in the words Of the president.
that the reasons for will outweigh the
reasons against change in the tariff
laws, they will revise them in their