Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-06-02
HOLDS TO OLD IDEA
HENRY WATTERSoN WOULD DO
AWAY WITH PROTECTION.
But the Trouble Is the Democratic
Party Cannot Be Brought to See
the ACCESSIBILITY of Such
Move.

Mr.. Watterson has closed his win.
ter residence in Florida and returned
TO the banks OF the Beargrass. The
buds are opening in Kentucky, and the
land will soon be very fair to see But
Mr.. Watterson is familiar with it, and
| Is less occupied with the beauties of
the unfolding paradise than with the
tariff debate here in Washington.
what are the boys in congress saying?
What are they doing? What are the
chances through Republican misrule
or return of the Democracy to
power?
Replying to the Stars citation to
him OF Mr.. Underwood's declaration
that the rank and file of the Demo
cratic party are opposed to free trade,
and that only here and there may be
found a Democrat who favors that
policy, Mr.. Watterson says:
I'VE have not Mr. Underwood's re-
marks before us. He comes from the
iron-belt Of the south and we take il
was pleading for the coal and ore
duties. along with as much protection
for pig as he could get. Thus far he
does not differ from the representa-
lives OF the home interests in general.
verifying Gen. Hancock's much de-
rided description of the tariff as "a
local question.
The argument is simple enough,
nor is it unworthy of honest revenue
reformers. If there is to be a protec-
tive tariff there is no reason why it
should not be share-and-shar alike
among all who demand special legis-
lation OF the government"
Well. this excuses all those Demo
Gratis in the house who have been
working and voting to share in the
Payne bill, and have succeeded in do
ing so. Louisiana stands justified by
this in what is in the bill for her:
Georgia In what for her. The Repub-
licans were In charge. Protection was
the rule of action and it was not "un-
worthy of honest revenue reformers"
to get their work in. At any rate.
worthy or unworthy, they landed"
and the bill as it has gone to the SEN
ate Is thoroughly acceptable on local
scores to many Democrats who for
years have been classed as foes of
protection.
AT the same time Mr.. Watterson
still holds to the old faith Were the
Democrats in power and responsible
for legislation he would insist upon a
bill fashioned severely on revenue
lines. This is his idea:
AS well seek to bail the Atlantic
ocean with a dipper as to revise the
tarin and leave a single schedule to
mark the trail of it's surprising impo.
sition and tell the tale of its fathom-
less irony. The words of Hamlet must
De literally applied, reform it alto
gether, not classification left to
tempt and mislead, not a robbing de-
tall to mystify and make outcry. one
straight scale of revenue duties. so
that he who runs may read and he
who pays taxes may know; may read
as out or an open book of big type
and words of one syllable; may know
to dollar just what he has to paw for
what he eats and drinks and wears.
by reason of the tax
Very clearly and frankly stated. but
where is the Democrat in either house
81 this congress who would write or
rather such a measure? There was no
such man in either house of the Fifty.
third congress, although the Demo
cratic party had been returned tn
power on platform which as inter
preted by many of the party's spell.
binders had pledged what Mr.. Waiter.
son now describes. The Wilson bill
even before Mr.. German laid his pro
lection hands on it, was not accountable
to Mr.. Watterson. He thought that a
surrender to protection. and still
thinks so.
The Wattersonians, led by him. have
carried several national conventions
with their tariff proposition. and once
in lS92-seemed to carry the couu.
try, but they have never carried con.
gress. Will they ever be able to do
So The proof of the pudding is i'm the
eating. Mr. Watterson strongly recon.
mends his dessert But congress re.
fuses to put it on the card.-Wasbip
ton Star