Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-15
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EvadtnE Responsibilities.
The Republicans In 1895 had no
doubt Of who should be blamed for the
panic of 1928, which was brought on
by the reckless silver purchase act of
1890 That Inv was proposed by 4
Republican administration and passed
In the House of Representatives with
unanimous vote In Its favor and
unanimous Democratic vote against 1t.
Therefore, the Republican party pro-
ceeded to resolve that the Democratic
party was responsible, for '.It has pre-
cipitated panic, blighted industry and
trade with prolonged depression, closed
factories, reduced work and wages,
halted enterprises and crippled Ameri-
can production
The Democrats can now retort In
kind by adopting that Republican plank
at Denver as exactly fitting present
conditions, for every consideration Of
public safety and individual interest
demands that the government shall be
rescued from the hands OF those who
have shown themselves incapable of
conducting IT. The Republican party
having had full control Of the govern
ment for the past twelve years, there
can be no just accusation that the dew
fish Democrats have "precipitated
panic, blighted industry and trade
with prolonged depression" etc.
But the brazen effrontery Of our Re-
publican friends was quite equal to the
occasion. for 10 get out Of the panic
mess they could not charge to the Dem
ocrats. The platform Just adopted at
Chicago declared that
Nothing so clearly demonstrates the
sound basis upon which our CONNER
cial, Industrial and agricultural inter
ests are founded, and the necessity OF
promoting their continued welfare
through the operation of Republican
policies; US the recent eafe passage Of
the American people through a financial
disturbance which, II appearing In the
midst Of Democratic rule or the menace
Of 1t, might have e1ualed the familiar
Democratic panfcs of the past
But have the American people had
. safe passage through 'tlle financial
disturbance?' That great barometer Of
trade, the iron industry, ia still sleep
ing, to all intents and purposes; bank
clearances show a universal decline !;
many thousands of unemployed work
men still hunting a job; railroad
earnings still falling, and many divi-
dends unpaid or reduced; many indus
trial plants closed or running on short
time, does not clearly show their con-
tinued welfare through the operation
Of Republican policies" but rather the
reverse. But, Of course, the Republic
an party still holds to the familiar
theory that Providence IL backing the
party OF great moral ideas,. but Of
most astounding political corruption
and yiciousness.
Fat Frying and Pablicity.
What Republican il to do the "fat
frying this year? There Is no doubt
that Mr.. Cortelyou would be best able
TO undertake IT. He knows all about.
the weak spots In the arnor Of. the
trusts and protected mohopolists, and,
therefore, just about how much fat can
be squeezed out OF each corporation
without making them feel they are be-
ing imposed upon. Then the Wall street
hnanciers, who have heretofore been
charging up their donations to some
corporation, must also be dealt With
tenderly. now that they have to draw
against their own bank accounts, and
no one knows better than Mr.. Cortel-
you just how much to assess them.
But there are peculiar difficulties this
year In making collections, because the
interests that give do not repay for
Ewhat has been done for them, but ex-
pect promises OF protection and adj
yantages In the future. The tariff pro
tected trusts will require assurances
that their particular schedule shall not
be revised, and with platform promis-
Ing all kinds of reform, although none
is intended, 1t win be difficult to maAe
q skittish trust magnate believe he and
his interests will be let alone, when the
Republican spellbinders and candidates
are assuring the gnlllble Republican
voters that real reform is intended.
Rockefeller and Morgan will evidently
have to do the bulk of the giving for
\ the financial interests, for they hope to
have the currency law made perpetual.
But there is rich kettle Of fat In
the railroads that will yield enough to
grease all the Republican machinery
and allow the politicians to live In lux
ury. The railroads are poor now, In
consequence Of the Republican panic
ana the continued business depression,
but II they don't yield to the fat fryer
they may expect that reform leglsla-
ton, heretofore threatened, might be-
come reality. Then, too. nearly every
railrond has been lawbreaker, and
some IRE still at 1t, aud the evidence
is on file In the secret archives Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. Yes.
( Hartman will have to come down
again. Tho Republican fat fryer will
have the evidence OF rehating and re.
i UtAAhll VI tANNG1 Nu0 II IAtttSo Ut HIS
fingers end before he starts ON his
mission OF collecting the tainted funds
to save The country, and incidentally,
of course to save the railroads and the
Republican party
A Scared sfandpattsr.
The Protective Tarin League must be
singing loud lallelujahs In Its sanctum
sanctornni that the sacred tarlfr Will be
revised higher II the Republicans are
successful at the election. The league
holds fast to the fundamental absurd
lily that high tariff protects not only
the manufacturers, but the laboring
man as well. In fact, Mr.. Charles A.
Moore, president Of the league, who
was In Chicago mt the convention to see
that no harm came to the sacred Ding
ley tariff from Its friends. the Repub-
licans, said
/ IF the alleged tariff reformers or re-