The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-21

DxTWIM THE TWO rLAT1o1x9s
Tbs CAoa~e Must De IN Fsvep % tie
FpinsAnle - P~rseeetten.
There are differences. important and
complete. Naturally. the Treatment II
tho tariff problem In one Of the most
striking Instances
Both parties declare for n revision.
Tho difference lies deeper. The Repub-
licans stand firmly by the principle u
protection. The Democrats, for once,
ara faithful to q historic party doc
trine-tariff for revenue only.
Compared with earlier demonstrations
Of the theory upon which the wea lth os
America has been buiided.N the Demo
cratic plank Is mild and meek. But,
after all ambiguous. votecatching
phrases. the determinntion remains
clearly expressed to restore the tariff
to a evenue basis"
And here II Ii the time for the North
American to say that z all other
things equal~-candidafes. platforms
and all else--those tariff pianks alone
would be enough to decide the course
for this newspaper to pursue.
Long study Of u history. Of world
conditions and our present and future
national needs had bred In us the con-
viction that the tariff must be regii-
lated primarily for protection purposes.
with the thought Of revenue seconda ~.
We believe that many existing sched-
ules should be changed. This was the
FIRST Of the Eastern metropolitan news
papers of the Republican faith To urge
tariN revision. But. considering the
history Of free trade advocacy Of the
Democratic party. we would no more
lend our influence to bring about the
intrusting Of tariff mending I its hands
than we would give a machine of deli
cate mechanism. - = toy. to q fretfui
child.
We are rs iatiy opposed 70 the Mis-
use OF the tariff to upbuild trusts m
Mr.. Bryan himself-or ~ Mr.. Taft
himself. But corrective legislation
should be supplied nationally by be-
levers In the principle Of protection.
When we seek healing we caii for the
scalpel Of the surgeon and not the
sword Of a foe.
We are for protection that will equal
10 the difference both Of wages aud
conditions ut home and abroad. We
believe In periodical changes Of sched-
ules AZ conditions change. But In the
Republican plank WI see at least some
faint promise Of what the Democrats
do not ofer-the ultimate elimination
Of the tariff from political c~ontrover.
sies.-philadelphia North American.
GOmDess omA the Lahos voto.
1t Ii not strange that organized 10
Dor Ii resenting the intimation Of Pres
ident Samuel Gompers that he controls
the votes OF the workingsnen and cal
deliver them In a bunch To Ipemocrac,
o any other party. When Gomper,
makes the plea to union labor voter,
to vote once for labor instead OF foI
party the appeal really means Avotl
nee for Gompers."
1t lis fair to assume Mr.. Gompers
won bis point ut Denver because b.
agreed to pay the price: that Ia b.
promised to deliver the labor vote b
Bryan He Ii now after the goods. bu'
their delivery In quite another matter
There II NO labor vote 10 be handet
over Ia a block. Organized workmer
are citizens before they are unionists
and they vote N citizens. They will
not be delivered In a body to Mr.
Bryan. Mr.. Taft or any other candidate
for the personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ol
Mr.. Gompers-
Leaders IN the labor world are no,
slow In taking the position that Mr.
Gompers does not represent them II
things political. Henry White. TN
weli-known labor leader and formerly
general secretary at the United Gar
ment Workers Of America. says:
II am afraid that a showdown vii
nee more prove. and In 4 way maj
will be most convincing, that the hbol
vote cannot be delivered 70 anybody
Union people think about the saml
that others do. Because Z man n I
member Of . trade union for trade
benefits he does not hand over hin right
to judss political questions = alyeal