The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-11-18
DEMOCRATIC SINCERITY.

During the fate campaign. Demo-
cratic ora. ors a.G Democratic n5ws-
! papers bubbl : over with abuse of the
Republics protective tariff system,
always re.er.ng 20 the Payne-Al-
+ bridge bill as q pice OF highway rob
bary, leading The voter 20 think that
no blow would Be left innsbruck and
not q momert wasted in an effort
20 wash the statute book of so per
nic.ous a pa;ce legislation If
given tha pow T. Behold! Prastc
change. The smoke of battle
I has not cl.ar,d away until We
find the CouIier-Journal and Other
/ leading .Dumocras sour ding a warn
+ ing 70 their party against smashing
he tariff. They have succeeded il
! fooling a great many psople doubt
l.ss, but they dare not carry their
doctrine and thsir preaching into eff
feet Not only will they refuse 10
enter upon a free trade program, bu
LIP. HAu TEL U.s. W AiaAV oAAs PN4N'P
tible change in the pres mt tariff sys-
TEN in any measure which they may
adopt in the next House of Represen-
tatives. Two days after the election,
I here is what the great Courisr-Jour-
nal, che bible of the Kentucky demo-
cracy and the presumed apostle Of
low tariff or free trade, has TO say
along this line as a warning 70 tn
new House Of Representatives:
But We have had nearly fifty years
of a protective Tariff. Hundreds Of
millions OF money have been invested
and are yet embarked upon the faith
OF this. Hundreds of thouSans of
people look to il for their prosperity
and support. II cannot be precipi-
lately withdrawn. If We are TO chang
our policy from a protective system
/ 20 a revenue system, IL must be done
so gradually and with such regard for
the business of the Country, which
stands greatly in need Of rest, as
that the final transition shall be as
the passing from one ssason TO anoth-
er, every Interest warn d beforehand
and fully prepared
Oh what a chang, Can the AYR
age Democrats yot + of Ohio Coun-
" imagine tina; MS party would he
advised 70 temporize with 'robbery''
in this manner? IF WE ARE To
. CHANGE OUR POLICY FROM A PRO
/ TECTIVE SYSTEM TO A REVENUE
SYSTEM. 1T MUST BE DONE so
, GRADUALLY AND WITH SUCH RE-
GARD FOR THE BUSINESS OF THE
. COUNTRY, WHICH STANDS GREAT
'LY IN NEED OF REST, AS THAT
. THE FINAL TRANSITION SHALL
BE AS THE PASSING FROM ONE
SEASON TO ANOTHER" Who is
TO blame for the busin'S SIS of the coun-
try standing greatly in need of rest.
who has kept up this onslaught up
on a System to which thousands of
people look for their prosperity and
support" If this is not complete
back down and is not complete ac-
acknowledgement that all Of the DEM
ocratic bubble over the tariff qucs-
ton as mere bladerdash, we could
not conceive of a statement which
could BE- 50 construed. Think of the
man who would discover a thief in
his m a'hOuse. turning him out
GRADUALLY. II reminds us very
much Of the story Of ths man who
proposed TO ra.orm cannibals from
eating missionaries by adding ole
pound OF mutton in tho pot with Zach
missionary and Withdrawing a cor
r-spording amount Zach TIM, until
with The slaughter of probably one
hundred missionaries, the cannibal's
taste could be turned TO mutton. From
the above quotation il is evident that
our Democratic friends believe that
the country intends to give them 4
long period OF time within which TO
bring about free trade or low tariff,
and that the cannibal is TO be re-
formed by degrees during which many
thousands of missionaries will BE-
slaughtered to provide fer a change
which should be made in one session
OF congress, IL their theory of the
tariff is correct one.
EAynVTEW