The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-15

ever enacted and that they are going
| into the next campaign on that issue.
II Is the best-for the representatives
of special privilege, but how does u
strike the general public? They tel
us that the tariff was revised down
ward Let us see how they did II.
There Is tariff OF 90 per cent on
women's hats. but dragons blood f.
free. There il tariff of 66 per cent
on gloves, but skeletons are free.
There Is Il tariff of four cents pound
on bacon. but arsenic Is free. II the
cost OF living continues to increase.
some OF US will appreciate free arsenic.
There is a tariff on dress goods, but
bones are free; a tariff on shawls. but
grass Is free-free grass. think OF IL.
There Is tariff OF so per cent on
clothing, but why complain? Birds
egga are free. There Is tarifY OF 35
per cent on bricks. that we use In
building our homes, while birthstone.
which none OF us ever expects TO en-
counter is free.
in short. there Is tariff ranging
from 40 to 1876 per cent on practically
every needed article. while the free
list Is conspicuous for the great num-
Der OF unnecessary articles IL con
tains.
Many Taxed To Make Few Rich.
II say II Is unjust that 10000, 900
people should be taxed 20 make a few
men very rich. Practically all the
wealth Of the country il controlled by
fewer than so men. and this condition
has been made possible by the system
OF protection. | would like TO see the
Democratic party take a decided stand
not for the reduction OF the tariff, but
against the system Of protection Itself.
! | want the next fight to mean some
thing.
Il am not an alarmist, but IL these
conditions are allowed to go on. Il IL
only question of time when our Re-
public will go down to ruin as others
have gone before it, not for lack Of
material wealth. but for want Of moral
health. Our only hope lies In making
the Democratic party Democratic The
party must be true 10 its principles or
we cannot expect the people 10 be true
TO il"
People or PRIVILEGE?
The issue IN the next campaign will
be. shall the people or privilege rule
! This country? This must be fought on,
| first within the parties and then oc.
tween the parties. On which side
VIII the Democratic party be? The
! PEOPLE have lost faith I'm the RepuD-
iican party, yet they are not quite
sure of ours. Special interests. realiz-
ing the overwhelming sentiment
against the administration. are trying
10 interest the De mocratic party TO use
| ;is livery for their service. II they do
Fit will mean defeat for us instead OF
victory. so We should be on our guard
Our party never had a greater OH
portnity for service than now. To
/ take advantage of IL. the party must
/ AXE decided stand for true Demo.
cratic principles. Had IL not been for
! Roosevelt the De Ccrats would have
swept the country la 1908. He selzeI
our cardinal teno;s and through them
prevented the impending disaster
With the passing OF Roosevelt from Of
/ flee to Africa, the Republican part
nae swung back TO Hamiltonian theor.
les. and again is noldly consortils
with the agents of monopoly privilege.
Let orr party oppose privilege In
every form. Let IL not fight wealth, but
GsSail the abuses that arise from the
power OF concentrated wealth. Let Il
take up the gauntlet for more govern
ment by the people and less govern
inent by the interests. Let II place
manhood above money. conscience
above greed. Let IL stand for reform
CT freedom
Mr.. Folk made brief reference to tie
central bank and the ship subsidy
questions. He referred 20 the imprl5.
9nment OF former State Treasurer Cha.
Zier and the indictment of the warden
OF the state penite ntiary and wondered
what would have happened II Lawton
! T. Hemans had been elected
Hemans Says He's Not a Candidate.
Mr.. Hemans preceded Mr.. Folk AS
the first speaker of the evening and
gave one OF his characteristic talkssre-
| terating The statement he has made
repeatedly that be Il not candidate
/ for gubernatorial hOnors. He caused
"a laugh when he referred to Chase Os-
born as the man whose battle hymn is
Hold the Fort. for am Coming and
pat" Kelley as the man whose la
,orite hymn, as he is confronted with
the rottenness OF his party:
Rock OF ages. cleft for me;
Let me hide myself In thee"
Ex-senator Charles A. Towne,
! formerly of Minnesota, now lawyer
In New York, and one OF the old
wheel horses of the party. was greet
ed with cheers when he appeared IN
the hall about 10 o'clock and was
escorted to the platform. He was the
last speaker of the evening, and his
address took the form of an attack on
Roosevelt, which was none too en-
Enthusiastically received at first. He
managed TO stir up his hearers in the
end. however. His purpose evidently
was to impress on the Democrats that
Roosevelt is the man to be most fear.
ed by the Democrats.
Gov. Marshall Speaks.
Gov. Marshall, of Indiana. was in
troduced by the toastmaster as an
other presidential possibility. In his
address he made a plea for a platform
that means something in the next
campaign.
Lets have n square fight In this
country as to whether We are going
TO be ruled by honest men or thimble
riggers." was one of his observations.
Ex-Gov. Peck. of Wisconsin. spoke
briefly and In a Enthusiastically hui
morous vein.
Mr.. Lacking introduced Ex-Mayor
w. b. Thompson, as the man who Will
take Breitmeyer's measure next fall.
and Thompson received an ovation as
- nco.a IIa dpplinad tO commit