The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-26
To Give Tariff Reform. Says
Congressman Garrett
OF REPUBLICANS, NO HOPE
He Says Latter Retain Power by cap
pealing to the Heroic Memories and
the Intense but Inevitable
Prejudices."

Washington, d. G.. Feb 26.--A gem
eral arraignment Of the Republican par
ty was made in the House Of Represen-
tativcs yesterday By Mr. Garrett Of Ten-
nessee. He charged that during its en-
tire career that party had "had Just
three fundamental arguments with
which to appeal 10 voters
lie asserted that the party came into
power BY an utilization with the anti
slavery sentiment Of the country, while
in the second stage the Republicans re-
tanned power by appealing to the heroic
memories and the intense but inevitable
preiudiccs cngendered in the war ia
which slavery was abolished For two
decades, be declared, the bloody shirt
was the party banner. and behind its
crimson, flowing folds they marched to
victory after victory
The third stage. he said. was ~the ar
gument with which we of this genera
tion are 20 familiar and that was that
Republican success means prosperity and
Democratic success disaster"
The argument, said Mr.. Garrett, was
effective. and from the day the Dingiey
tariff was enacted into law that argli-
ment has been that party's shield and
buckler, it, cloud by day and its pillar.
OF ire by night Not in Is wears, he
charged, had the Republican party as
such faced an Issue squareIy. "out in
the open sunlight 81 Judgment and rea-
son
Coming to the recent financial depres-
sion, Mr. Garrett declared that every
panic since 1860 has had its beginning
with the Republican party in power and
with the Republican legislation on the
statute books" He undertook to refute
the Republican allegations that tie panic
|of 1898 was in anticipation Of a Demo
cratic administration
Mr. Garrett. referring to conditions
existing in October. 1907, with the Re
publicans IN full control said the bust
ness interests knew in advance that
there would be no tarifi finkering before
1909.
These business interests that in 1890
understood the mysteries III mid-term
election dfvination,s he said, we're stars
they, sSr knew, t9a, that there never
was y dream 80 hopeless. never a hope
mere baseless than that Che Republican
party would revise he tariff. Oh, YOU
have animated that you would. you
have limited that you might, but always
you have said, just wait just wait
How luag shall We wait oh. well wait
till CaIpurnia has sweeter dreams.
Mr. Garrett secuted the idea that the
Republicans during the short session
would revise the tariff @0h, no. he
said, "tlie tariff will Ne revised at The
next long session by Democratic
House He spoke Of the industrial
lethargy since October, 1907. Something
Just stopped, he said. and ii all hap
peaed under Republican administra-
ton
e0h. Alr. Chairman, he continued,
ithe Republican party has reached A
new era. 1t stands face 10 face with
cold dispassiouate industrial facts which
belle its words ~ Is years. You must
come ont into the sunlight now and
meet this tariff issue on its merits and
its dement's.
Ii yaur covenant to preserve pros
perity was sincere. it was silly: ii ii !
was insincere it was criminal; but yon
made your bed lie IN il or lie to keep
from lying III III
m any event. he declared there would |
lie heard some new ideas Yon have
got to learn another speech. The third
cru has passed. IN the first stage Of |
your party life the argument was
ia the second praise and preiu
dice; in the third, prosperity. IN the
fourth what are we to have Il must
he new. The panic Of 9S' will be no
more viearious atonement Tor your party /
sins and the charity soup house viii I
be for you no more q means Of saving |
grace We watt gentlemen. with inter
ested anticipation, the birth Of the new
Thought
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