Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-04
1T WILL BE PARAMOUNT
MTIELE
The Tariff Will be The Is
sue Of The Coming
Campaign.

Reforms Never DO BACKWARD anu lar
lift Reform, the Slogan of Democ-
racy, Will Be COntended fer
Until 1t Is Established.
Apropos the recent assertion OF the
editor of The Argus in the announce
ment of his candidacy for tnA Demo
cratic nomination for Congress in this
district that the tariff will be the par
amount issue in the campaign of 1910
we take from the current number OF
1.-THE National Monthly the following
review Of the tariff situation:
~No time need now be lost by Dem
Cocratic committees in organizing tol
the congressional campaign next year
The lessons of this special session OF
Congress have not been wasted upo1
the people nor upon the Democracy
and the result Of this acquired knoWl-
edge ought to be abundanfly mani
tested in the returns of the coming
congressional election. The people
expecting gain by reason OF the sup
port accorded the Republican ticket
an the last election are doubly dlsap-
pointed in the severe loss they have
been called upon to suffer. Not only
the Republican party failed to grant
relief from the oppressive features OF
the Dingley act, but the consumer has
been lucky to escape from more op-
pressive measures all along the line
Wherever the tariff has been revised
on points of immediate contact witt
the average man marked increase
in the items of his daily expense with
one or two exceptions has been eff
fected.
"The people were promised that the
tariff would be revised downward
The rumbling of discomfort and ina
bility to live satisfactorily under the
old order of things told of tar1f
revolution to come, and with the ap-
proach of the Presidential contest the
tariff pledge was made. For years
the Democracy had advocated revi
sion If the tariff is to be revised
said our Republican opponents, it
should be revised by the friends OF
protection-not by the enemies. Thosf
who had learned to view the protec-
ton issue as all that was beneficial
In keeping the smoke pouring from
factory stacks found logic in tha
contention, and they voted to have
the tariff revised by it's friends. Thi
real friends of protection as prao
ticed in tariff schedules are the trusts
No others are friends-they are lack
eys.
"The tariff bill just passed the Con
gress insures an increase in the cost
of many of the necessities of life ant
a decrease in none. The issue OF the
campaign of 1910 will certainly be the
tariff. no matter how industriously
and extensively the protected inter
ests work to keep the schedules IN
tact. The newspaper and the candl-
date which demand repeal of the
tariff set forth in the Payne-Aldricl
bill will be accused very probably Q
q desire to disturb business. Thf
agents of the Tariff Barons will con
tinua1ly demand that nothing be dom
to check the business rally. From al
sides will come the appeals to lie
well enough alone" To Nstand pat
The voters will be asked to send bacl
congressman to uphold the Presl
dents hands. Every resource will b
drawn upon to insure a House of Rep
resentatiyes that will not alter o
amend the Payne-A1drich measure
"And herein lies the Democratic OF
portunity, The Cannon congressioni
to uphold the Presidents hands has
double meaning. The President VI
holds the hands of Cannon and
Aldrich, and the last two shake hanc
with the trusts. The people will see
vigorously to upset Mr.. Cannon, al
there are sufficient votes in five state
OF the Middle West not only to tu1
Cannon out of the Speakership, b
to turn the present minority into
majority. And the Middle West h
refused to accept the tariff bill pass
by Mr.. Taft's leaders and approve
by Mr.. Taft. Despite the CRITICS
that has been justly poured out up'
a. few of the Democratic members
Congress for their tariff actor
Champ Clark has kept the Democrat
ship pretty true to her course Scr
left him, when their aid was needs
hut the record of the Democratic ps
ty in Congress is in accord with t
party professions and party prin
ples. Those who have followed
Clark's 1eadership-and 80 per &c
were 1oyal-have not faltereG in TIL
opposition The Democrats were
permitted in the conference thou
members of the committee; th
views were neither asked nor aece
ed: they were denied voice,
their responsibility was thereby i
ited.
4It In lust as well that the Repul