The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-08-23

The pgineirvos ~ t'-cTr not,oust platforms
In tht re gulsti1n u truat5. rsiirosd role.
and rebates the president has come safe
ly into the Democratic told The famous
Chicago platform OF 1898 had this planx.
THE absorption Of wealth by the few,
the consolidation Of our leading rallrsld
systems, and the formation Of trusts and
pools require a slricter control by the
federal government OF those arteries NJ
commerce we demand the enlargement
VI the powers Of tha Interstate csmmere
commission ana such restrictions and
guarantees IN the control OF railroads az
viii protect the people from robbery ard
oppression
The same doctrine was repeated In The
platform Of 1909 and more strongly ps-
serted at St Louis in 1904.
What was Democratic anarchy IN 1s9s
is now law. through ths efforts OF Re
publican president.
crltlelses the President.
But when shall we stand oy the prss-
ident2" As another says shall 1t be
when he Is advocating revision OF Tho
tariff in theory. or when he insists on
standing pat' in practice. When he is
calling the trust magnates captains OF
Industry" to whom the American people
owe a debt Of gratitude, or when he
llkens them to masters OF cunning whose
shsckled. When he ls calling Democratic
criticism Of the courts anarchy" or
when he himself In reprimRnding a fed
eral Judge for rendering decision whi1h
does not suit his fancy. When he IL APP
proving Secretary Taft's order chat the
Panama canal supplies be purchased In
the open market If such course bo
necessary to protect the government from
sxtortlon. or when he approves the pur-
thsse Of both ships and supplies at home
at enormously greater prices than they
could have been purcha sed elsewhere
When he is protesting against the court
review In tho meat inspection bill or
when he Is consenting to the court re-
view in the railway rate bill. When he
Is standing as opposed to permitting
corporations to contribute to campaign
funds or when I've stands silently by and
retains in his cabinet a man into whose
treasury was poured large contributions
by the great insurance companies for
campaign purposes. When he is flour
ishing the big stick" or whom he is ad-
vocsting universal peace. When he s.
bargaining with the Democratic leaders
for their support of his measures, or
when he is yielding to the powerful infi3-
snce Of his political sasousates-fyV
Roosevelt, like Tiherius GE@-~2hus Of RI
man history, has found thss !ssre stan1s
Favors Tariff Reform.
The insincerity OF the Republican Lead
ers is further shown by uieIr attitude
upon the tariff.
Democrats all over the land. OF course
have asked for its fair revision. They
have been Joined in this request by ,ha
Republicans Of Iowa, Wisconsin and Mas
sschusetts. and by large minority OF
them in almost every state, but ths
~
sings out stand pat" and 'let well
enough alone" and even the unwilling
members dance to his music. While over
In the trust-ridden senate, the watch
dogs of the great corporations turn "A
deaf ear to every appeal. with n sense of
security in their positions.
From the standpoint of tho revisionists
the late Colonel InEersoll stated the case
properly when he said. Il am IN favor of
rocking infant Industries In the cradle OF
protection. but when the infant gets to
be six feet tall and threa tens to kick your
head off II you don't keep rocking. 1t
lis time to stop"
Again. ex x-United States Senator Wash
burn OF Minneapolis, Mimi, prominent.
manufacturer and railroad president,
while insisting that the revision OF the
tariff should be made by the Republican
party, says: while the doctrine OF prp-
lection has already vindcated its sound
ness and wisdom, the tariff should not
be regarded a fetish. 1t is true that.
under the tariffs operation. we have de-
veloped great industries. They now stand
In no need OF such protection. The pies
ent duties on many articles are excessive
and are required neither for the protsc-
tion to American industries nor for pro-
lection to American labor"
The cry of "let well enough alone is
n inf : ha
long future win be less and less sound.
The fact is that our excessive duties have
led to great mouopolies.
This is Democratic doctrine. with tho
protected interests the principle OF the
rich man obtains--the more he gets th4
more he wants. The tariff of WasninS-
toms time would not answer now. The
last act the Dingley bill. pushed rst"s
higher than ever and these same inter
ests responded in each instance by r4-
watering an already well watered stock
Chairman McCann concluded with a
glowing tribute to leaders of the
Democratic party, past and present,
holding William ]. Bryan, in connec-
ton with party leadership and the
Democratic nomination for president
in 1908, to be both efficient and SUI
ficient."