Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-16

tBy former Senator T. NJ. Pattison in
 the National Monthly.)
 Following the last election the cleo, toral votes of Colorado were recorded for Mir. Bryan. That was Mir. Bryan's third race for the Presidency; and the vote of Colorado was cast for him each of the three times he was nomi- hated. There is some virility in that kind of a Democracy. It means a Democracy that defeat cannot dis hearten and that remains true to the party whenever the party in nomi- nees and platform stands boldly for the interests of the people
 The Democracy of Colorado fairly represents that of the other inter- mountain states as well as that of the Pacific Slope. When Democrats of Col orado, Montana Nevada, Idaho, Ore. son and Washington compare notes We find that We are of one mind upon principles and measures; and that NIT. Bryan more correctly interprets them than any other leading Demo crat We are not hero worshippers by any means and our loyalty to Mir Bryan simply implies that the things that he has been the boldest in pro- claiming and the most steadfast in up- holding are the things in government that We believe will most surely con duce to the welfare of the whole Amer ican people and that were he the Pres ident neither predatory wealth nor privilege seeking corporations could coax or frighten him into their aban- donment.
 There was a time, not so long since, either, when a tariff was about the sole national legislation upon which the two great parties divided. The Democratic party stood for a tariff with an eye single to raising necessary government revenue and the Republi. can party was ayowedly for a tariff whose first function was protection - that of producing revenue being held as secondary in importance
 Why the protection Republican would say, if after the tariff has pro. tected our manufacturer there isn't sufficient revenues, We can increase i the tax on beer and whisky or take tea and coffee from off the free list. If that isn't sufficient We can re-enact the Stamp Act, or even impose a tax upon incomes" It is plain that the difference between these two tariff schools was as wide as an ocean, but that difference doesn't exist today. Ii | isn't for me in this short article to dis. ctss the merits of either school. All l l care to do is to point out that the 1 parties are much closer together on | tariff than they were ever before and that now the principle of ''protec- | tion' by means of a tariff law .s ar proved by the Democratic party-it may be in a minor key-wbile the de. mand of the Republican party is for a revision of the tariff downward. I turn to the last National platforms of | the two parties and to the current | tariff debates and votes in Congress l fer justification of this statement. l have mentioned the tariff only to emphasize the fact that there are moro important questions pressing for settlement right now than Is even the tariff. The tariff question never will | be sotted. A revision Of some kind will be made at this extra session. but when that work Is done the clash of i interests will continue and soon thero must be another revision, and then 1 another. and yet another. and so op
 
 till the end of time.
 The measures l have in mind are those that are necessary to restore the State and National governments to the control of the people and that will keep them in their control. As wealth becc mes mere and more consolidated in the hands of tiie Jew. as the great transportation companies pass into the ownership of enc or two or three great captains, as production is seized and administered by monopolies. as their wealth and energies are concen- trated to control State and National legislation. having in mind their sue cess in doing so. fears for the inte gritty Of our Democratic Republican govern. meat fq-a uinltiblied and the time has seemed moi far distant when our gov eraTsent though clothed in the garb of a Republic would in fact he but an oliearchy. responding to every de- mand Of the greedy interests that com pose 1t.
 The Democracy of the West-partic'