The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
DEMOCRACY WILL TRIUMPH
Champ Clark Makes Roseate-HIued
Prediction.


night. He said in part:
The circumstances which surround u
fpresage a Democratic victory. Demo
Gratis in the House got together anc
fought together during the year 1910
and thereby set wholesome example
to Democrats throughout the land.
For more than a year Democratic
prospects have grown brighter, until We
seem to be on the eve Of sweeping vic.
tory. We Missourians have a right tc
i felicitate ourselves on the fact that Mis-
souri, led the way in the Democratic re-
vival by sending my brother, Dickinson,
to Congress at the midwinter special
election by nearly double the majority
received by his lamented and exceeding
/ ly able predecessor, Judge David A. De
Almond, at the last preceding general
election.
REPEAT 1S9O-92 TRIUMPHs.
We want to win such victory this
fall as will put hope into every Demo-
cratic heart betwixt the two seas, and
make the elections this year and two
years hence duplicates of the elections
of 1890 and 1892.
The quarrels among the Republicans
are similar to what they were then con-
ditions are much the same now as then;
at that time they were loaded down with
tariff bill so obnoxious that il could
not be defended, and they are in the
same woeful plight now; why then
should not the results now be simila: to
the results then? 1t is said that if we
carry the House we must shoulder re-
sponsibilities. OF course we must, and
where is the Democrat craven enough to
fear or shirk responsibility?
We are admonished that if we will
only let this election go by default and
thereby leave ourselves in a position of
no responsibility, the Republicans will
continue to fight among themselves,
which will enable us to win everything
in 1912.
NOT AFRAID Oh. RESPONSIBILITY.
If we are such fools and towards as
not to be willing to assume such re-
sponsibility with Republican President
and Republican Senate, how can we
convince men that we have the sense,
courage and patriotism to control the
House, the Senate and the Presidency
for the welfare and glory of the republic?
The Presidents letter to Congressman
VIM. b. Mckinley reads very much like
a motion for new trial in a case which
has been decided against him. Their
promises to revise the tariff down were
of their own making-their failure to
revise it down was their own doing.
They sinned away their day of grace,
and to them is peculiarly applicable the
old saying, The mill will never grind |
with the water that has passed.
TARIFF MUST BE REDUCED.
will not weary you with quoting tar
iff rates Suffice it to say that in my
judgment so long as a tariff law COM
pounded of specific and ad valorem
rates stands on the statute books levying
an average of 182 per cent. on blankets,
cheap blankets, which everybody must
use, and an average of log per cent. on
s and children dress goods, and
on nearly every manufactured article in
the agitation for reduction
of the tariff will go on.
1t is constantly charged that the Dem
ocratic party is party of negation.
This is not true. II intrusted with pow
sr, the Democratic programme would
include;
'First-A reduction of the tariff to a
'eyenue basis
'Second-We would increase our
rade by reciprocity treaties with foreign
nations, particularly with Central and
south America and with Canada.
'Third-We would abolish all super
luous offices. s
'Fourth-We would cut appropria
ions to the. needs Of the government {
and effectively admins
cred.
THE PARTY PLEDGES. It
'Fifth-We would restore our mer-
.hant marine to its ancient commanding
position on the high seas which Demo-
rats once gave it.
'sixth-We would submit eonstitu-
ional amendment providing for the
Election of United States Senators by a
popular vote.
'Seventh-We would strengthen the
laws and enforce them in ey-