The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31

of the Democracy and ready to do her
part"
The gallant State leader paid court 70
the women, and asserted that il they were
with the Democracy. it meant success,
while confusion must follow IL they were
against the party.
He reviewed the discussion between him.
self and MI. Kaizenbaeh last summer
which had resulted in the appointment by
him of an auxiliary committee for tho
State campaign Of vonug mel.
we bnilded better than we anticipat-
cd went on the speaker. I'VE have tho
young .iasn with US, and the principles OF
Democracy are closer 10 the minds ot thu
people aud the party than ever they Were.
4 is young men for action, old mea for
connsel-that combination is vital in the
domain of politics,
Senator Silzer, from MiddleseS. was
cheered enthusiastically SIS he made his
way to the stage. He hadn't but a few
minutes warning Of what was before him
Democratic doctrine had been dressed up
10y some Republicans, Mr.. Silzer declared
III the curse of his address. and haileu
rs New Ideas" Last yeur every reform
Called for by the Governor this year was
passed by a Democratic House and de-
feated in a Republican Senate, be aYerrad.
Congressman sheppard was greeted with
great applause. lie has a winning per-
s~onality. and won the hearts of his hear
ers with the suggestion of the Southland
that his pronunciation carried.
II bril- 8 you greeting" he said, from
100000 changeless and Interchangeable Dem
ocratic vorers Of Texas. and the star
which emblemlZes our State Is
by a single Republican representative in
the National Congress-
After ex planning that he was not from
4ba plotfp district Mr GhpnOoFd declared
that II wdsnt 50 much a matter of honor
to be @ ms mher of Congless us 1t was in
the old De mocratic days. Now. instead or
nnsNGrlng present when the roll was called
in the House OF Representatives., those IN
their seats SAID guilty" or hot guilty,
us the case might he, he a%verred.. There
was an outbuis Of laughter at this. In
his serious discussion of democratic
Ideals'' the mnn from the Lone Slal
State devoted himself almost entirely to
tariff. In the course Of his speech he said
"rhe continued failure of the Republican
party to modify the oppressive schedules
of the Dingley tariff demonstrates its uttel
i~ncapacity for further control Of the Ameri
can government, Almost eleven year.
have passed since the Republican party i'm
posed upon the American people the high
est tariff taxes in American history. Fol
= almost eleven years the American peopl'
Hhave borne these tariff outrages withou
rising in righteous anger against the Re
publican party. The American. people havt
shown the Republican party such l~eniency
such indulgence, such submission. that !
seems to have lost all sense of response
bility. Although Republican leaders know
that the revision of the tariff is the mos
clamorous necessity of the time they trea
the question with a silence so persisten
ANDY so insolent that it can result iron
no other source than a sense of power n
complete as 1t is -merciless, as absoiut,
as il is corrupt. So universal has becom
the clamor, so pressing the need, so jus
the cry for relief from excessive tarif
taxes that the inactivity of the Republican
party may be explained only on the groun'
that 1t considers the peoples support Al
asset so permanent rs to be the easy. sub
joct of perpetual disregard. : Wheneve
any political party reaches this stage 0
swollen egotism and contemptuous deianc
1t becomes a distinct peril to America
institutions.
The course Of the Republican part,
on the subject of the tariff has been sin
gularly treacherous aud oppressive. TIL
entire history of The party Is a history o
increasing tariff charges. 1t failed Il
reduce the enormous emergency tariffs .
the Civil War when the return of peac
had removed the necessity for abnorua
rates. 1t has remained under the DONNA
tlon of the classes its tariffs have f~ostered
1t has evaded every demand for revision
In 1867, in 1872, and In 1882 it pretended I
undertake tariff modifie alton. but tn
taxes which shielded the favored interest
were never lowered. The Mckinley, bil
of 1890 established schedules from 10 to )
per cent. higher than those of the war
In 1887 The Dingley bill-the bill now II
operatioo-added stlll higher rates. TIL
hlghes' tariff Of he war was that of 1854
1t reached an approximate average Of I
per cent. The duties OF the Dingiey bill