The sun., 1908-01-23
TARIFF JUDGE HARMON'S ISSUE
OHIO'S CANDIDATE FOR PRESE-
DENT SPEAKS IN TENNESSEE.

non Harmon OF Ohio delivered an address
before an audience that filed Ryman Audi
torium tonight. He was introduced by
tho Hon. E. X. Richardson. president OF the
Old Hickory Club. under whose auspices
he spoke.
Judge Harmon's remarks were received
with great applause, and W. j. Bryan In his
speech Immediately following said ho was
glad that the Democrats in this State had
had the pleasure Of hearing such q leader
OF the party.
Judge Harmon said in part:
The result Of elections does not depend
alone on the ideas advanced by the contend
ing parties. but one Of them sometimes holds
advantages over the other which help 20
turn the scale. The Republicans have during
khe last twelvsysars had two such advantages
over the Democrats.
The first is false pTetenoe which circum-
stances have enabled them 20 use with effect.
just fifteen years ago the wolf was at the
door OF a Republican Administration. The
Nmes were bad and getting worse. The
public funds were rapidly disappearing.
large amount Of bonds were engraved and
on the point Of being issued. but 10 was finally
managed to skimp along through the few
remaining weeks.
Then the Democrats took charge. They
found the bottom of the treasury staring
At them and this pie OF nice new bonds all
ready for use. As the troubles increased
and the crops failed and the income tax
was overthrown the Democrats had finally
20 father those bonds in order to maintain
the credit Of the country Straightway
with the assupance which only Republican
politicians can carry OIL, they laid everything
TO the Democrats. hard times. bond issue
and all.
Then when conditions were rapidly i'm
proving the Republicans came back again
and at once set up the claim that they had a
monopoly of good times and were kindly
letting the country in on them. II you will
come North with me l will show you worked
IN colors on factory roofs the words. "Roose-
welt, Fairbanks and Prosperity" which have
been there with names changed since 1890
They have made thousands of people believe
that Prosperity is a regular candidate on
their ticket which the wicked Democrats try
TO defeat along with the other two.
Now this is no pleasantly. / have known
many men of apparent intelligence who be-
heved it. have had means of knowing how
&c has cut into our vote We Northern Demo-
Gratis are not unthrifty. Most OF us have
farms or homes or savings invested in Sc
curities. The aggregate of small holdings in
savings banks and in stocks and bonds runs
to tremendous figures | know one corpora
ton In Cincinnati which has ak thousand
stockholders.
Large numbers Of these small investors az
well as Of wage earners. though Democrats,
have been voting against Us in national
elections just to make sure against loss like
the old lady who was not certain about the
existence of the devil but would not take
any chances by speaking disrespectfuly Of
him.
Now. in spite OF good crops. good business
and good prospects, smash comes another
panic. spreading loss and suffering every
where and to many ruin.
1 don't care now to discuss the reasons
Mr.. Taft has reasons plenty as blackbeTries
and of course speaks for the Administration,
but IL does not NOW lie in the mouth Of his
party to deny responsibility after all these
years of brag. The Secretary ought at least
to have admitted in fairness that it was not
the Democrats who brought on the trouble.
But then there was no need to say so. because
verybOdy knows that no Democrat has 30
much as pushed broom in a Government
Office for almost eleven years.
And issuing bonds in time OF peace The
Democrats had to issue bonds to discharge
duty imposed by law. and here are the Re-
pubhCans issuing interest bearing bonds
without authority. not to meet the needs of
the Government but Just TO raise more money
to deposit in banks without interest.
Their pet humbug has burst in their hands
and great is the wreck thereof II is a dread
ful blow to confidence. The people cannot
be sure now that what they plant will grow
next summer. All frauds prove to be BOOM
erangs at last.
The second advantage the Republicans
have had over us is at least an honest one.
because we gave it to them. They have hung
together while we have pulled apart
But now they are at it hammer and tongs
among themselves It Ia more than the mere
clash OF personal ambitions. Any sound
Vnor on gfapH hat nj kri,- -
because 1t is a proof OF vitality and hope
We care nothing about the causes further
than to know they are strong and deep seated
The Republicans never took the trouble to
inquire into the right and wrong OF Demo-
cratic quarres. They just grinned and
made the most Of them. Let us do likewise
now
They are quarreing about their President
and his ways and says. Some declare he
goes cunning too much for trusts and other
big game which grows in the Republican
preserves. Others say he does not 90 cunning
for them enough. while more complain
that he keeps the whole neighborhood dis
turbed because he will not use smokeless
powder. but likes lots OF noise and smoke
and smell So everywhere they have gone
from whispering to shouting and from call
ing names to blows. Up in Ohio they have
pulled their razors
Then many Republicans have grown weary
OF broken promises to revise the tariff taxes.
But these the stapdpatters declare to be
little better than traitors to the party. Others
are appalled, at the enormous and still swell
ing expenditures OF the Government, and
others At the open disregard OF the lines
which separate the powers Of the three de-
partments and the spheres Of State and
nation.
So the advantage of cooperative cohesion
which our opponents have so long enjoyed
is gone too. More than that, the way Is open
for US to gain that advantage for ourselves.
And II l can read the eyes of the Democracy
OF the nation they are going to do It.
We are now free once more to go before
the people on equal terms with our COM
petltors. And we shall gain or 'ose according
as the policies we propose shall attract or
repel the confidence OF the people
| believe the great standard ideas OF De-
mOcracy were never more attractive to the
people than they are to-day. l may not
stop to TepCat them and need not. Every
body knows them. | shall speak briefly Of
one only, tariff reform.
believe the people at large are suffering
more from the exactions OF the tarifr than from
any other single cause.
For over ten years. In spite OF enormous
increases In the amount OF articles taxed, the
Republicans have refused 20 reduce the rates