The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-24
Republican Boasts.

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wa Close upon the heels Of President Roose-
volts campaign document cuno the speech ',1
OF Senator revcrldge, Of indiana, i1 -
Portland, Me-. and It Is H hnrdly me-
Bcessary to say that 1T wns but echo c,ll!
,of Mr.. Roosevclts utterunces. THE Issue s7,'t
Smiths national congressional cntnpnign,
said Mr.. Beveridge Is moral ra ther than
econor,lc.' But strangely enough, neither
president Roosevelt nor sotintor l3everldg -
regards the tariff as III Any sense$a mora
issue. In spite OF all that they may say,
however, there Is q moral qu ton IN IN
Svolved In tho tariff, and It, Is ono OF the
most distinctively moral issues IN poll
tics. Tho government hns no moral right
10 impose Il tax Tor any n pu rpose save
that OF raising revenue. The government 'tl
has no moral right to impose % tax In the
interest Of any class. The go verntrteHn zen
has no. moral right to impose q tax
I upon one GLASS for tho benefit Of
another class, The government has no
moral right, to enforce class legislation
aof any character, and there Is no g class '.s
legislation more pronounced than the
protective starlff. I'M III Il Il
sWnving aside the question OF, tariff 5r.
ia 4 merely III matter OF schedules, Mr..
Boveridge said that the moral guuestion IN
&volvsd was the whole policy OF tn g al al
n,inistration.} mot the condition OF the
country alone, &buts that condition Y con
sllection witt, the 4 eg lsntion urged and Sc Sc
cured, ana the execution Of existing llaW VS.
BY Theodore r oosevelt and the mora n az
vance Tor which no stands 5E''D Do 4 you
believe in Theodore Roosevelt7' he asked '1ls
@"If YOU do, you will elect. Congressman
and Senat tors who will support him. Do
3yoll believe that American business
should not only be the great test but also Is
the unrest in the world? If you do you
wifi elect congressman and Senators VINO
will aid president II roosevelt in his policy
[ 81 ratification DO you believe IN &in-i
Icreasing3 the prosperity OF the nation and
! at the same time uplifting the morality
SoC the nation? If you do, you VIII elect
8Congressmen and Senators who VIII &ag-
B excessively support President Roosevelts
ysoficonstructive righteo ess.
( + senator Beverldge speaks as though
Democratic members could z not be Ssd1ee de-
pended upon to support President Roose-
Welt in his great moral crusade 3 q Vt can
lie point to any moral measure prop osed
by the President which was not supported
by Democratic members Of Congress? It
$is d shame for Mr.. Beveridgo and e N: N Il
Roosevelt to speak in Bthlsiway, for never
did a President receive as much support
from the opposition as PRESIDENT Roosevelt
has received from8the Democratic mem
bers Of congressT There ought to be
some sclnblance Of gratitude even In poll
ties, ana if8 ever a Republican President
had reason totf feel und Ter obi igat ionst to the
j Democratic members OF Congress that
President is Theodore Roosevelt More
over 1t is not even good policy for Mr..
Roosevelt ana his personal representatives
to strike n Phnrisaical attitude and make
believe that all virtue Is in one party
The American publicshas more sense and
discrimination than the President gives
1t credit for x II 81
III or course, Mr.. Bcverldge spoke Of our our
tremendous prosperity and gave all credit
to tho Republican administration OF ma
tional affairs. Eerc. too, he falls to
reckon with the intelligence OF Americans.
Since 1881, the year from which Mr.
Beyerldge dates our prosperity we have
had bumper. crops Of corn. Wheat, cotton.
and all other farm. products, Since that
time we have produced nearly twenty
billion bushels OF corn, over five billion
bushels 81 wheat. over ninety million
bales. of cotton, and other crops in pro-
portion. n "A B
In 1897 the gold product Of the United
States vas a,77i,oa5 ounces, valued at ST.
5000. Since then the production has
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