The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-10-09
Free Raw Material.


contention that the demand
for free raw material is sounC
Demo- IA ic doctrine. 1t seems
that in The State Ga mpaign &
few years ago Mr.. Bailey, II
order to win the support oil
.certain classes in Texas, adj
vocated a duty on specified
raw materials, notably hides
and lumber. we believe; and
this fact that Mr.. Bailey sets
up as jnstifying his violation
of the national platform
|pledgrA as well as being proof
Eof the correctness of his as
sumption: that tie placing OF
raw materials on the free list
is not a Democratic doctrine.
| There have been good men
|.who have. opposed the free
Ieraw material attitude of the
II 'emonraGic party, just as
there .haye. been good men
who have opposed the prinsi-
pie of an income tax, and
other questions over WHICH
I.men ma differ while conei-
lderation is being given to- Il,
formulation. OF platform pro-
Inducements. Tie utmostl
liberty OF thought. the cour
age to fight for correct. prinr4
diples and to Top off ontWnral
il s,les are essential to .tile|
n maintenance OF a strong and1
progressive political party NJ
But the time to make sucLE
fights is befoEa, the party plat !
form has BEEN adopted andy
not after the party has ofiici-
ally committed itself to a L
group of principles and issues.
1t Mr.. Bailey believes that
the. Democratic party is in er-l
ror with regard to the admis.
SION OF raw material free of tariff !,
duty 1t is his privilege to fight for a
change in the attitude of the party (
with relation to that question. He
ought to have wagtd that fight PRIOR !:
to and during the, convention of th,. l
party which assembled at Denver =
more than year. ago. He made no
SUCH hence the, legitimate inference :
Was that he was 10 fall sympathy with b
he party and would heartily assist in :
'arrying out Its pledges and the prin-
:ip:es for which itsstands. t
the political campaign was lone 10
Ind exciting, covering every ..hase ofd:d
he political questions of the day. to- +
,ether with the platform pronounc. b
nents OF the two party conventions &
nd the records Of both parties from D
he beginning, and during ali that e.
eriod of. agitation,tlr. Bailey retnain- q
d mute concerning the question ~
'ticll he now seems to consider of so al
luet Importance. It was on.y when ~
le situation became anuse in the TO
enats during the consideration Of the ltr
ayne tariff bill, that Mr.. Bailey w
roke his long silence by denouncing ft.a
le doctrine OF free raw materials. "a
.nying that it is Democratic doc 81
me and vo'lnge fer duty on such ID
flcies as hides, lumber, iron ore, etc. Gil
1t IS conceivable, Of course, that ligp
+. Bai'ey's arguments in favor of. a ou
r'ff ON raw materials are sound and lin
at the Democratic party has been thu
ong during all these years. Ifs,hat ba
ou'd be true, isscan III no wise. ex- h,e
Sc his silence upon that subject. bel ent
e and duf,nga the convention aud Ne
subsequent campaign, and his sta
lat activity in the direction of stul- No
wing the party and trampling upon the
platform. pledges when the tin,, bet
! come for all Democrats to pre-. vet
1t United front in support. of old
mocratic demands and principles. bet,
2 history of American politics pre- fro,
is numbers at instances wher. can
'ofab'e mea have honorab!y boIted nea
paEty's announcements. Bot,
b bolts have usually taken place
Ing the campaign, and not .aflerI WI
campaign closed and the time haa.|
we'd for transforming the party,'s
lges into. action.
he question presently before. theI, !.
pie 's not weather the Democratic =
,ude with regard to free raw. ma 81"
us aud generallysa protective tar-l .n
las been wrang all these years, IT.. snos :
whether Mr.. Bailey and the Dem. &c" q
IS who voted az. he did, acted iii 4 ~. - !,
and manlysWaNtowards the party :" = !.
J, ny their silence during The Ca NJ NY =
2 they acquiesad in and accepted Is :.
'arty pledges only. to .rample up lA s.
u III san.,, So sno " first.
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\. Chisholm, Of Treadwell, N. renee 9
ow. His. reason is well worth 'sN
ng: "For a long: time / suffered start
Indigestion, torpid liver, consti- son.
D. nervousness, and general de- feaso
- he writes t.T#.o,l,,n,a Eaf