The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-17

|eeaveo that "tArl& Tor revenue only" IL
not ct present political issue. mot
In this election or the next 10 The
question Of the tariff ct all likely to Be
a paramount Issue of the principle in
volved. That will come later when
conditions have altered nationally and
our foreign trade interests have as
stunned. something Of the gigantic pro-
portions that are their ultimate deB-
tiny" Speaking upon the question Of
the trusts and the railways, Mr. Cleve-
land declares that @illegal combina-
lions, illegal repression of competition.
and illegal exploitation Of the public
are things which the public intends to
make NO longer possible" Thus he
appears to regard the danger from the
despotism of capital as already largely
averted. What he breads is the social
movement which attacks with the
idea OF destruction the fundamental
idea Of property and the plain princi-
pie OF wage employment" In this esti-
mate Of possible peril to the country
the Outlook agrees with Mr.. Cleveland.
The problem which now lies before
America Is not how to destroy the
present industrial system and build a
new one upon its ruins, nor how to
prevent possible changes In our pres
ent industrial system, but how SO to
reinforce and direct social reform as
to make our Industrial system truly
democratic.
Mr., Cleveland's acquaintance with
political conditions and political forces
make the prophetic element In his
paper of greater interest and greater
value than the prophecies Of either
the average newspaper or the average
politician. He expects the Republican
party to move on, though with q con-
siderably lessened strength, to safe
victory His words are: with the
several other parties disorganizing, re-
developing, and prO-creating, the Re-
publican party is certain, though with
a considerably lessened strength, to
move on to safe victory, sustained
by the popular support of reforms
which should not rebound to Its glory
solely, those reforms having been the
work OF decent men Of all parties" At
the same time he anticipates an in
crease in the Socialistic vote, though
he makes it clear that he includes in
the SOcialistic vote that of the indie
pendence League and the Socialist La
Dor party, as we'll as of the party bear
ing the title Socialist. ut will be no
matter OF surprise to me- he says, If
the returns show mere than that UP
to the point of having tripled the
record made four years ago." which
was a record of half million votes.
On the other hand, he does not antici-
plate that the so-ce,led labor VOTE
will be cast solidly for any candidate.
1.-THE union labor vote is an indeter-
inmate quality (quantity?) and never
will be more in America. . The
mere fact of being federated on the ba-
sis of single interest-that of a COM
mon employment as skilled laborers
for wages-can never force the mass
of union men to act politically with
anything like solidarity" The political
history of the past abundantly Mstif1es
this judgment of Mr.. Cleveland. The
American workingman is altogether
too independent to allow any man to
corral him into either political or a
religious organization against his own
iudgment-The Outlook.