The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

some idea may be formed as TO the far
reaching consequences Of the unendingl
campaign OF education in favor OF protec-
ton whenit is stated that 200o0 votes prop
erly distributed would have made the pres
eng Congress Democratic, and 5000 prop
erly placed would have made the Sixtieth
Congress Of the same political complex
ion. A hundred thousand votes IN the
close States would have placed William
Jennings Bryan IN the White House in
stead og William Howard Taft, and 2o0,ooo
cast In certain States would have made
Alton r. Parker President over Theodore
Roosevelt. Ordinarily the result turns on
even a narrower margin than this For
Instance. had Mr. Bryan secured 200
more votes. in the critical States in 1856,
he could have succeeded Grover Cleve-
land. Il is safe 10 assume that the Sen
ate's political COMP plexion would be Ike
wise changed and that the balance OF
power between high tariff and low tariff
is held by less than 1 per cent OF the vot-
ers Of the United States.
IN all the history Of politics there has
never been a more unreienting, thorough
going. and effective campaign OF eouca-
tion Waged than that ia behalf OF pr0tec-
ton This campaign began almost before
the Constitution bee1me an accepted fact.
and il has continued from that day 70
this, gathering strength. garnering IN
dUence, and assuming new proportions.
until II now reaches more people every
day in the year than any other campaign
HaHHH sarLr
Beside il the literary crusade that was
carried on against slavery pales as does
the moon before the monday sun.
No one can estimate the thousands upon
thousands OF pounds OF printers ink that
has been expended IN this campaign
Weekly and monthly publications are
devoted exclusively 10 the propagation
OF protection doctrines. Others are pub
lished in which the PRONUNCIATION OF
thsse doctrines is certainly not a second
arr interest. Every maker of boiler
plate" stun for the small daily and the
weekly newspapers Is regularly supplied
with matter tending 10 uphold the pro-
lection theory. Speeches are circulated.
tracts distributed. free editorial matter
supplied. suggestions freely handed out
And 80 Il goes on incessantiy. only with
more energy to-day than yesterday and
more tomorrow than to-day.
Many are the organizations that are
engaged IN spreading the protection sen
timent broadcast. such as the Home Mar
ket Club the Union League Club, and
the American Protective Tariff League
The latter is the most aggressive and the
most unrelenting OF al Of them POliti-
cal parties get very active during the
stress Of a campaign But as soon as IL
Is over they fan back into 8 state Of Co
nothingneSs until the next approaches
But not so with the -.merican Protective
Tariff League X works Just as hard
between campaigns as Il does while one
is IN progress. Right now IL is getting
things IN shape for the Congressional
election OF 1910. Il is sending out cards
70 protectionists everywhere. and - get
ting from them a list OF men who VIII
cast their first votes that year These
cards viii give them all OF the infOrma-
ton necessary upon which % base a sys-
temaric bombard1ent % the judgments
OF these first voters. and from now 10
the election a year from next IAN these
young men viii be well instructed in the
cardinal doctrines OF protection
Nor Is this all While seeking out the
first voters the American Protective Tariff
League IS not taking any chances that
the first voters or last year OF any pre-
vious year shall be exposed 10 the dangers
OF backsHding. They are being cultivated
as assiduoUsly as the prospective voter.
Literature Is being got out al the time.
and the tremendous circulation OF boiler
plate" and patent ovtsides IS being used
20 he utmost advantage In a recent
year in which there was 10 election the
league distributed 2. .00ooo0 pieces OF 1T
erature.
After this goes on for nearly two years
tho political campaign opens up. The
party orators. party workers. and party
organs suddenly get busy and continue
so for a few months Then comes the
voting and the announcement OF the re-
suit Little wonder Is that the party
espousing protection is the winner Men
may differ as 20 the questions involved
IN the tariff: but those who know what
has been taking place cannot but asCrIbe
much OF the credit Of victory 70 the mis-
sionaTy work OF the protection propa-
gandists.
On the other hand. the low tariff advo-
Gates are able 20 do but little missionary
work between campaigns. There are not
those wealthy people who have sufficient
motive 20 put up the money required for
on out-of-season campaign IN behalf OF a
low tariff II is always hard enough for