Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-09


When two persons do or say tho
some thing it is often very different
thing. In the speeches Mr.. Taft 10
making out West he tells the people
what brave things he will do with the
tariff aud the corrupt Trusts if elected
President. He is going, he says, to .all
an extra session Of the next congress
to revise the tariff Immediately being
disturbed in the least by thess decla-
rations, the ff-bred Trusts are for
the most part lending all their aid to
him. The simple explanation is that
| they do Got take him at his word.
They know fullwell that a Republican
| majority In Congress and Republi-
| can President could not withdraw
themselves sufficiently from Trust IN
fuences to meet the public demand for
an adequate tariff reform if they
would.
On the other hand, neither the foes
mistaken or deceived by declarations
Of Mr.. Bryan and the Democratic plat
form. They deal in no vague gensrali-
ties, no double meanings and no mys-
tifications. When they declare for
such substantial reform Of the tariff
as will break the evil power of extoY-
tionate monopolistic prices Of Access
sariss and comforts Of life ybody
understands that they intend just
what they say. Mr.. Taft and the Re-
publican candidate for Congress, on
the contrary, labor under the disad-
vantage of being disbelieved, both by
the enemies and the sincere friends
of tariff reform. A rather ludicrous ex.
ample Of what the Trusts really think
Of the sincerity of Mr.. Taft's pledges
in behalf of tariff reform is givea by
s. 9. Eveland, president of Trust in
Philadelphia, who has posted up no.
tiee 10 its employees that their reduced
wages will not be restored in the event
of Mr.. Bryan's election. This insolent
beneficiary Of tariff robbery purse
proud of his spoils thus attempts to
bully and bribe the employees OF his
company The wages that were re-
duced under the Republican Adminis-
tranon of Roosevelt's successor and
portege, who daily pledges himself to
follow his patrons pcIicy in every re-
spect.
1t 10 not by any process of reasoning
that this overbearing employer reaches
his conclusions Of that he appears to
be inca abls Like Falstaff, is by in
stinct that he recognizes the true
prince. ie does not believe NJ. Taft
when he says he favors a genuine re-
vision of the tariff and intends to con-
tinue the policy of Roosevelt; W hich is
quite q compliment to the Hncerity
and political integrity Of his Presiden-
tial candidate. There are Intelligent
citizens IN the employment of his
company who are quite as able to take
care of themselves the economic effect
of an election. But his bullying notice,
Of course, is not meant for them. 1t is
intended for such as he imagines to be
easily deceived. If his works. as he
says, cannot fill their orders, and are
running mig bit and day, why was his
company not restored the old wages
instead of an election?
With his notice this empleyer is at
tempting to play the role of master
af his yaniitiaal HnualS Ir rpp1Ild ha
strange, therefore, if this act of inciv-
ism should not be resented at the bal
let-box, where his employees have as
much power as he is capable of WELD
ing, along witt more good sense and
patriotism.