The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-25

than the Republican party as its lead
ership sang forth the measured chant:
Depression-that is Democracy; pros
perity-that is Republicanism. The
argument, said Mr.. Garrett, was eff
fective and from the day the Dingley
tariff was enacted into law, that ar
gument has been that party's shield
and buckler; its cloud by day ana lts
years, he charged, has the Republican
party as such faced an issue squarely
"out in the open sunlight of judgment
and reason.
Coming to the recent financial de-
preston, Mr.. Garrett declared that ev-
cry panic since 1860 has had its be-
ginning with the Republican party In
power and with Republican legislation
on the statute books" He undertook
to refute the Republican allegations
that the panic Of 1898, was in anticipa-
ton of a Democratic administration.
Referring to conditions existing IN DC
tober, 1907, with the Republicans in full
control, he said the business interests
knew in advance there would be no
tariff tinkering before 1909. =
Those business interests that IN
1890, understood the mysteries OF mid
term election definition" he said, were
versed in astrology and knew the les.
sons of the stars-they knew too, that
there never was dream SO hopeless,
never a hope more baseless than that
the Republican party would revise the
tariff.
would, have limited that you might, put
always you have said just walt, walt
wait, How long shall we wait? ON,
we'll wait till 'Calpurnia has sweeter
dreams.
Mr.. Garrett secuted the idea that the
Republicans during the short session
would revise the tariff.
.sOh, no." he said, "the tariff VIII be
session
Democratic house." He spoke OF the
Industrial lethargy since October, 1871
the number of men out or employment,
the bank failures, and, in discussing
the causes Of that condition said they
were not due to a Democratic admin
istration. Something just stopped, ne
said and it all happened under Ike
publican administration.
sOh, Mr.. Chairman" he continued
"the Republican party has reached
new era 1t stands face to face with
cold. dispassionate industrial Facts
which belle it's words of 10 years You
must come out into the sunlight no"
and meet this tariff issue OF its mer-
its and it's dement's
.nThfs dilemma confronts you Elther
Won must deny the teachings of 10 years
as to responsibility of an administra-
ton for an industrial depression Wnlcn
occurs while it is in power, or you
s'.o4 a.s,,,,e responsibility for the
present conditions
"If your covenant to preserve pros
nerity was sincere it was silly; II 1t
was insincere, it was criminal put you
made your bed-lie in it, or lie to keep
from lying in 1t.
In any event, he declared, there
would be heard some new ideas gu
have got to learn another speech. Inc
third era has passed. In the first stage
Of your party life, the argument was
prayer; in the second praise and preJu-
dice: in the third prosperity. In the
fourth what are we to have! 1t must
he new The panic of '93' will be no
more atonement for your party sins,
and the charity soup house will be for
YOU no more means of saving grace.
we await, gentlemen, with interesting
anticipation the birth Of the new
thought"