Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-03-31
The Turning or the Long Lane.

t'N"S obd COcSl uCI,
1t is a long lane that has no
turning.
There have leen two elections
in Congressional districts since
the Payne-Aldrich "best tariff
law ever tnacted" (see Taft's taf-
fy speecl) was put on the stat
ute books. The first was in Mis-.
sour, in a western district winch
had given the able and popular
DpArmond small majority in
1908. The Democratic gain for n
new and comparatively unknown
candidate was oyer 1000, in
spite OF the fact that Secretary
Nagel, OF Taft's Cabinet, stump
ed the district. and the Republi-
can National Committee furnish
ed the Republican candidate with
plenty of Boodle left over. IRON
the presidential campaign. That
election showed the turning of
the tide toward Democracy.
The most significant Congress.
sional election held since 1890
was IN the Fourteenth District,
old colony section, Massachu-
setts, or Tuesday. The district
embraces Brockton and gave a
Republican ma atority in the last
Congressional election of Ia, 256.
1t has never before elected q Dem
ocrat to Congress, not even
when William, f. Russell swept
the State for Governor, 1t has
been regarded as the most con.
sistentIy rock. ribbed Republican
district in New England, and
when Mr.. FOss, the Democratic
candidate, received a majority
OF 5,64O the country had proof
OF the revolt against the trust
tariff act and the Taft admins
tration. Mr.. t'oss was a Repubi-
can until a few years ago when
he left that party berause of it's
hide bound prohibitory and ex
tortionate tariff. One year ago
as the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor in Massa-
chusptts he failed of election by
only 5000 votes and his present
wonderful victory shows that the
tariff issue which he made para
mount is strong in Massachu-
setts.
There are thousands and tens
OF thousands OF Rt publicans in
the North who are tired of the
of the tariff favoritism fostered
in the new tariff act, and all that
the Democrats need to do to Sc.
cure these recruits is to keep the
rndder true" and maintain the
true Democratic position on the
tariffenunciate in the Democrat
ic Convention in 1876, 1892 and
in 1908. Upon that issue, if press
ed to the front with courage and
consistency, there is II Democrat
ic House and d Democratic Pres
ident, The victory of Mr.. Foss-
the wonderful victory-is but a
forerunner OF many like victo.
ries that 1910 will witness for
tariff reform. 1t is eternally right
and Democracy will win converts
by keeping before the people the
iniqui,ies of the Payne -Aldrich
bill of favortism tC trusts.
TIE beauty OF the change of19,
600 votes is that it was accom-
plished in campaign in which
the tariff was the sole issue. Mr..
Foss, who has made a d deep
study OF it as a Republican and
has left the party because he be-
came convinced that his party
was wrong on the tariff ran for
Lieutenant Governor last year
as an opponent OF Republican
tariff made by benpficiaries of the
laws. He made big gains. This
year upon the tariff issue he is
elected to Congress in "A 14,25O
district by over 5000. Less than
two years ago one OF the leading
cotton manufacturers in North
Carolina, who had spent a month