The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-09-27

that public ownership should begin
where competition ends and that he
stated his conclusion that railroads
were monopoly and must ultimately
become public property. Therefore he
concluded that while regulation should
be given a further trial he was salts
ted it would be unayailing and that
nothing short of public ownership would
do.
81 still advocate strict regulation,
he said to his Louisville audience, land
shall be rejoiced il experience proves
that regulation can be made effective.
And yet / would rot be hon.
est with you If did not frankly aG-
NIT that observation has convinced me
that no such efficient regulation is pos
sible and that we must ia
the end look to government ownership
for relief"
This comes pretty close to another
unequivocal declaration for government
ownership, but evidently it was not so
intended. 1t was intended to be what
the other gamblers call hedge He
found that he had been going too fast.
He concluded that it would be wise for
him to "slow up" little. He wanted
to be consistent" but he also strove
to retreat.-Chicago Chronicle.
Democratic Party and the Tariff.
In 1892 the Democrats said the coun-
try needed change, and in their plat
form this is what they promised to do.
II successful:
I'VE denounee Republican protection
as fraud, robbery Of the great ma
jority of the American people for the
benefit Of the few. We declare it to
be fundamental principle of the Dem
ocratic party that the lederal govern
meDt has no constitutional power to
impose and collect tariff duties, except
for Tie purposes of revenue only; and
we demand that the collection of such
taxes shall be limited to the necessities
Of The government when honestly and
economically administered"
The natural result of this tariff pol
icy followed on the heels Of its inaugu-
ration just as winter follows summer.
You remember the result Of the Wilson
German tariff act:
No work.
10 sale for goods.
Prices reduced on everything the
farmer had to SELL
Interest rates increased.
Savings in banks decreased
Frequent sheriff sales.
Free soup-houses opened.
Crime increased.
Deficiency In treasury.
National debt increased
Everybody hard-up.
Tramps thronging highways.
National panic.
Blind to the ruin and misery caused
In the 90's by their tariff policy, the
Democrats promise again In 1906, if
successful. to force on the country the
same old Cleveland tariff program
Here's their 1906 tariff plank:
I'VE denounce the hypocrisy of the
Republican party which,. while pre-
tending to legislate against these con-
ditions, deals only with the symptoms
and not with the disease. The unfair,
tyrannicaI features Of the so-called
protective tariff have made these
things possible, and no permanent re-
Lief can be secured until its obnoxious
features are removed. We demand that
this be done by a tariff for revenue
only"
The natural result Of this same tariff
policy which the Democrats promise to
force on the country again II success
fuI will follow in 1907 Just as surely
as it came in the COS.
Our experience with the Cleveland
tariff is a warning which cannot be
We take it no citizen
would willingly vote for the calan,itous
results outlined. Yet they would follow