Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-08-16

Representatives.
John Sharp Williams has lately ex-
pressed this conviction regarding the
outlook for a rehabilitation OF the
shattered fortunes of the Democratic
party:
I'VE are upon the eve of carrying
the house of representatives, if We
only act together, shoulder to shoul-
der, and show common tact and COM
mon sense"
To expect the Democratic party,
which Ingersoll used to characterize
as "an organized appetite" to show
common tact and common sense un-
der any imaginable conditions, is as
unreasonable as to expect the leopard
to change his spots. 1t is difficult to
recall period of time within the past
80 years when the Democratic party
failed to do the wrong thing at the
right time. Total incapacity to cor
rectly judge the trend of things has
been its almost invariable record.
Clearer proof of that fact could not
party's mistaken adherence to free
trade and its foolish antagonism to-
ward the policy of protection. It's
single opportunity since 1860 of show
ing itself worthy of being entrusted
with The care of the country's best re-
suits occurred in 1892, with the result
of inHicting a loss upon tho county
moderately estimated ut $10,0OO,O00,,
0G0 The total cost of Democratic
tariff Legislation on free trade lines
was probably greater than thatlsu
1t would seem that common sense
might have discovered the effects of
the blunder and that common tact
might have prevented its recurrence
Nothing of the kind. The Bourbon
fight against the accepted policy of
the American people goes on forever
The party has learned nothing, for
gotten nothing. For|example, we find
the everlasting dull, dense hatred of
an established system cropping out. in
the speech of one of the leading ora
tors in the last Fourth of July cele-
bration of the Tammany society of
New York. On-that occasion Bourke
Cochran declared:
AS only a small percentage of our
people are employed in so-called pro-
tected Industries which receive the
benefits OF the system, the great bur-
den falls upon the balance who are
employed in unprotected industries,
but receive none of the benefit of the
system. So large class is taxed for
the advantage of a small class, and
therefore the equality of burdens
which Jefferson planned for is defeat
ed by the inequalities which Roose-
welt stands for"
And Congressman Henry, of Texas,
followed with this jubiant preds,-
tion:
When we meet Tammany in the
next national convention Texas will
be there holding up the banner of the
greatest Democrat who has lived
since Jefferson-Willam ]. Bryan"
What an appeal is here made for
the confidence of the business inter
ests, the industrial producers and the
wage-earners of the country! One
demagogue shouting the shallow lie.
disproved by the facts of the great
est prosperity ever Witnessed or ina
gined, that the benefits of protection
are for the favored few, while it's in
juries are visited upon the general
mass; and another demagogue giving
assurance that Texas and Tammany
Will be found shoulder to shoulder in
the upbearing of the standard of Free
Trader Bryan That is the combina-
ton that is expected to capture the
presidential prize of 1908: Texas and
Tammany, Bryan and free trade.
John Sharp Williams may well plead
for common sense and common tact.
There is need for them.