The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22
The Political Skies.

The Political Skies.
4 Editor OF the Tmes-D Dispatch. ~
\ sir,-Tho politlca lskies present rather
Ian anomalous appearances. Tho clouds
ny o11EyoWsr ElehaFan 95s
Upon tlenr-tut Issues There are some
who claim 10 be Democrats whose n. !,
I terests and cnylronments compel them 20
take iss,io wit other Democrats upon
/ uuostions .wilch tic lattcr believe to
i be essential for the protection, 3of ihe
e. s1S
to be approaching a climax when party
names must cease to hold together those
ferent, ,,1tISWolIld seem g % . contrary
to undertake. to hold together the iiconl-,
4 pat iblc No fthhve arrived q tn point IN
the evolution where constructive !, nctio
s nece Wien man so sSonssryr,
to put Tho United / States ito manufac-
turing powder In order & 2 prevent tho
powder trust from making su1reasonabl,e,
is suggestive tSleast that tho develop,
ment along economic lines has, reached
| the stage where the. eighty million reo..
PIE stand inaneed OF protection against
Two lnilnsnces. she orc radical az other ne
I'M pn;euea New
York. from people ! who. nave ANA ssed
untold millions BY methods moro sue
cessflll than comn,cntdab !e:s. I, are
"a they IRE. ,(Was there evorSSn recipient
OF unjust advantage ,wboA did not
favor. the ''standpnt" policy;7) The radi.
cal view, is that one might sas Wen put
a as wo from To {hose s sp ns IN resi-
would prompt them to mlslcnd the poo
pie In order to continue their unjust
practices. My own opinion .is that the the
In the financial district OF New York
the better for the people and the party.
There Is strong evidence that these
rich monitors Of the Denocratic party
tays hsr plans Leg ,ns pfaoy
man FOR President clearly an. appeal 70
the sectional spirit; This Is a. united ed
from which he comes. Again we nre
advisedMhat we must be sane. safe and
saHo advice in 1904, with results that arc
latest advice from these sei-cons tttuted
hat Me should make rs reber ar
Dental campaign. Personally . favor
tar' foE revenue only but the
and manufacturing ntereats have al.
tusted their business to the present tariff
and any radical change would produce
Sssn cetnfy budn tsr ana ai fen
10 be corrected wisely. IL will take II
x 91S tine na 70 all the EVILS
ligencral tariff disturbance would bring
| n repetition Of the scenes enacted during
the Cleveland administration. Wha wn
IA nd It,i pir{f inn UA
a repetition OF those times?
Suppose we make tariff for, revenue
dard OF Company, the mother of ~
driving, competitors out 81 b,,sinessY
How would 1T take the power Of abuse
out OF tho hands Of corporations p'nn :. VINO no
economic superiority. but BY the commits
sion OF overt acts that should have
landed their officers in jail? Hoy would
It affect the railroad monopoly that
n mines and M't Tie o other upon the consuner
wrlnging from him the lsat sixpcnce
that the business will bear. II we FOL.
lowed Senator Daniels logic, we would
9Mnys become sse raoas M The great
bulk of the Democrats believe that a
time-that is to say, reasonable regula-
tons. There is no widespread enmty
against corpora tons per SO. The general
public realize that they serve aEuseful
purpose nor do believe that there 10
any general desire to deal hnrshy with
them or unduly restrict them In the per-
Torrance. OF legitimate acts. The Eugges-
ton that the tariff Issue be .ralsed. for
the purpose OF distract!ng public utten-
ton from corporate abuses is worthy OF
the source from which 1t emanates. inc
habit OF calling people names because
they entertain certain views, has little
to commend It. The more important
matter. the more pressing need, Is for
wise and Just laws that will bring all
under the power Of the law to the
end that justice may be done:,, When,
this has been accomplished. lndivldual
accommodations will not 90 TO- the point
that Roosevclts confiscatlng policy would
be needed Corporations are, the ser
wants OF the people. and like other
Snail the sensible. conservative mem
beers Of the Democratic party fall 70 rise
to the opportunity to guide the snip
along progressive but safe lines, or VIII
It lend itself to its enemies to attem q ?
to deceive the people, leaving remedial
work 10 come from the extreme elenleh's
that always come to tho front when
duty has been delayed?
Lynchburg. Va. .