The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-04-05

Delivered BefOl
and party dishonor" That was Mr..
Cleveland's opinion OF the perform
ances OF Democratic politicians in
those days.
II any citizen doubts that the men
whom Cleveland and Bryan denounc-
than the Wilson law, If they had
chance-a law neither honestly for
protection or honestly for revenue.
but a dishonest tumble Of both-let
him consider that not only did Demo-
Gratis speak and vote against their
own platform at the last session. but
that Democratic senators actually
proposed the most outrageous duties
on the common necessities OF the
people. which even Senator Aldrich
could not support.
A Democratic senator proposed an
increase of 1913 per cent. over the
Dingley rates on pineapples. which
would have excluded this product
from the tables of the masses and
the sick-rooms of the poor.
Nor Is this the worst. The record
shows that on May 13. when the de-
bate was hardly one-third over, a
Democratic senator, speaking for his
Democratic colleagues, proposed that
a final vote should be taken on the
bill itself on the list OF June. No
Democrat objected to that proposal.
But Republican senator did object
That Democratic proposal would
have stopped the fight and prevented
reductions that determined battling by
progressive Republicans finally Sc
cured.
But why has the misnamed Demo-
cratic party fallen on such evil days?
Ask the follower of Cleveland in New
York and he will tell you that the
Democratic party in New York Is con-
trolled by Murphy's Tammany Hall
In the metropolis and Corners Tam
many Hall in Buffalo. utterly ignorant
OF the country, profoundly Indifferent
to its needs and concerned only in
the enormous and purely local loot OF
the great cities of the Empire state.
Ask the follower of Bryan in ILL.,
nois and he will tell you that the
Democratic party in Illinois is con-
trolled by Roger o. Sullivan and his
Chicago Tammany Hall, allied with
all the evil interests in both parties
throughout the state OF Lincoln and
Grant.
Ask John w. Kern. of Indiana. and
he will tell syou that the Democratic
party in indiana is controlled by the
Brewery Trust, which prostitutes
every consideration of public welfare
to it's own base ends just as Tammany
does in New York.
It is such elements. together with
the solid south. which dominate the
Democratic party today, and the
Democracy of the south would break
to pieces within year but for the
south's local race problem and appeals
to sectional prejudice-appeals which,
thank God, gradually are losing their
power.
AS a Republican. l do not rejoice
in this plight Of the Tammany con.
; trolled and misnamed Democratic par.
ty Of today. With all my heart
; wish its elements, purpose, and rec
] ord were otherwise. Were 1t par
ty which honest men who differ from
J us could trust and vote for. knowing
; that their faith would not be betrayed
! 1t would be easier to fight for right
, eousness In our own. But it is not;
: and SO it Is more vital than ever that
, the Republican party should be kept
, true to the peoples conscience and
. interests.
/ It shall be kept true-it will be
) kept true. In fighting for that We
/ are fighting not only for the welfare
Of the American people, and through
| them, Of all humanity; If it did not
, would not be interested in 1t.
, In this, the great immediate ques
tion, is the tariff The misnamet
: Democratic party in its convention
? this month, will declare for tariff
/ for revenue only. have shown yo,
/ by the record that such declaration
is false pretense. But suppose 1t wer'
/ not; tariff for revenue only means
Y tariff which will bring in the mos
!, on things which everybody consumes
> in this country. and which nobody il
. this country produces.
+ That means tariff on coffee. VII
. they favor a tariff on coffee? l
means q tariff on tea. Are they TO
c tariff on tea? It means a tariff OF
0 food products which we cannot rails
/ In this country, vet which we mus
) have. Are they for q tariff on thes
! products? The only great moderl
= tariff-for-revenue-only country in tn
c world is the United Kingdom, and he
n tariff revenues are raised ON coffee
. tea and such products as have mer
toned.
J, A tariff for revenue only places th
(: workingman and manufacturers q
Q this country on an exact equalit
t with the laborers and manufacturer
!? of Europe and other countries. D
Il American workingmen and manufas
n turers want that? A tariff for revenu
} only has been abandoned by ever
o modern nation on earth excepting OF
o ly the United Kingdom, and tn
. United Kingdom itself is about t
l. abandon it
l. do not say Great Britain. becaus
3 Great Britain is composed not onl
: Of the United Kingdom, but also {
- hor great colonies ovorv ono ~ uhfr