The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-01-04
The Republican Kilkenny Cats.

The most wonderful thing known
among men is Republican harmony"
There is great deal said about it, but
as matter Of fact 1t does not exist
1t goes without saying that President
Roosevelt is the most prominent Re
publican in the land. After him GER
tainly Mr.. Secretary of War William
H. Taft is as prominent as any. They
stand together-that is, Roosevelt and
Taft do.
The American Tariff league has as
its organ, the mouthpiece of the stand
patters, the American Economist. And,
truth to tell, it is an outspoken mouth
piece. What it lacks in wisdom it
makes up in courage. 1t deals damna-
tion round the land on all whom it
deems foes of the stand pat theory.
None is too big or too high for 1t to
tackle.
To show the queer quality of Repub-
lican harmony l hereby quote an edi-
torial which appeared in the Econo-
mist Dec. 10 under the fetching cap
tion of "Taftifino Policy" The Econ
tHOuSht 81 VI II tlldl IL
sent advance copies to congressman.
AT least it sent one to me, for which
1 am it's debtor. l will undertake to
exploit all such of its editorials, for to
Democrats they are what Horace
Greeley called mighty interesting
reading" This one is long to quote in
these letters, but is well worth the
space, as it is a foreshadowing of the
inevitable split in the G. o. H.-thc
grand old humbug. The Economist
says:
1t is with sincere regret that the Amer
ican Economist antagonizes President
Roosevelt's attitude regarding a grave
matter of economic policy as disclosed
in the following extract from the mes
sage of Dec. 5:
"The enactment of n law by the con-
gress of the United States making provi-
sion for free trade between the islands
and the United States, however. will be
of great Importance from a political and
sentimental standpoint, and, while It's ac-
tual benefit has doubtless been eXaggerat-
ed by the people of the islands, they will
accept this measure of justice as an indi-
cation that the people OF the United
States are anxious to aid the people of
the Pnlnpplne Islands IN every way ana
especially in the agricultural development
of their archipelago. 1t will aid the Fill
pinos without injurlng interests in Amer
ica."
Article II. of the constitution of the
American Protective Tariff league rem
ders obligatory our opposition to the view
just quoted. 1t is as follows:
Article II-Object.
THE object of this league shall be to
protect American labor by a tariff on im-
ports which shall adequately secure
American Industrial products against the
competition OF foreign labor"
In the firm and conscientious belief that
free trade with the Philippine Islands,
where lands are cheap and labor com.
mands scarcely more than one-seventh
of the price paid in the United States,
will fall far short of adequately securing
American Industrial products against the
competition of foreign labor the tariff
league has no alternative. 1t must OPP
pose what II conceives to be a wrong and
an injury to the agricultural industriai-
lists OF the United States. 1t is confident
that the president Is incorrectly advised
when he expresses the conviction that
free trade Twill aid the Filipinos without
injuring interests In America"
Tho producers of American cane and
beet sugar the growers OF American leaf
tobacco and the manufacturers of Amer.
lean cigars Industries whose capital EN-