The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-11-18
"The People Yet Rule"


For the Democrats t rains but pours This is only
another way of repeating Mr. den orepeated saying that it
requires revolution the party power and to bring in the
opposition Nevertheless while exhiaratng Democrats out in
the cold long and used defeat that they scarcely realize
the actua and meaning of the victory the OF Tuesday should
strengthen the faith of all thoughtful Americans the virtue and
intelligence Of the people, and therefore, the stability OF free
tuton under the representative form Of government We have
survived Of the historic dangers which through the ages have
aaed systems dynastces We be face with
This election against the peril alike OF the
one-pary olgarchy and the one-man power
In the first place gives of the survival OF wise and
genuine Democratic leadership 1t tells the country that after OF
mgorious speculation the popular creduy marred by after
another OF disappointing paramount ISSUES as with dhearenng
rainbow chasing the Democratic earders have the light dis
ncty turning of the paths OF vague and visionary
theor1zng INTO the broad open highways OF democracy ueu
and unded of Democracy sound and safe and OF Democracy
seeking the good of the many through policies straightforward
and abovboad that he who runs may read and that ne who reads
may know
The single hope Of the Republicans upon belief that this
will prove be but that Of Old the Democrats given
the opportunity may be relied the critical moment to pepetrate
some fatal mistake Taking long look backward and seeking
shape the misleading the
past the way ought be oeraby plain We shall not have
the aore the houses of congress control can only
the lower house foreshadow and legislation With
of the congress- therefore, extraordinary
responsibility will Upon wisdom Jolly will depend the
election of a Democratic president in 1912
The great question which has proved stumbling ooc 10
all parties the tariff live pieces on any rock we shall go to
pieces there But with firm cear-sghed man in the speaep
such as we believe Champ Clark will show himself beand
sureooted courageous conscientious and means committee
OF reform may be constructed on which we may
The true Democratic gospel as tariff laid the basic
principle that the government has right equity or in law levy
and collect taxation except for its support This
contradiction OF the doctrine that taxes may De eVed o
benefit of protection OF favored industries and preferred classes
The Republican party stands for the latter The Democratic party
the former Thus the issue between protective ta
and revenue tariff is absolute and ncislve.
had nearly fifty years OF protective tariff hun
dre of millions money have been invested and yet embarked
upon faith of this Hundreds of thousands OF people look to
and 1t cannot be precpaey WIFI
drawn If we are change policy from protective system
TO revenue be done gradually and with such
regard for of the country which stands greatly need
rest as final transition shall be the passing from one
another every interest warned before hand and fully pre-
pared
avs and means committee which shall scale the OF re-
on through term years stripping the tariff compl-
Gated for the purpose confusion of urpuage and eliminating
both the ysticaons and the local features which the cowady ana
weak have hitherto relied on to stand between eSeeS ana %
accountability at home.
advised by the misadvenres OF the Cleveland administration
brought in by overwhelming after education campaign OF
twenty wears carry drastic revision Tor which the country was
@ % and readv the Democratic wisely go be-
yond the lines specified but plant itself in the doctrine OF
tariff for revenue only 1t show that protection little other
than robbery under of law and that the protective r
the ngpn of graft public life well as OF the high cost OF living
Government expenditures included and compel recacan Democrat
either in the pay the interests afraid OF the interests TO TOE W
line of real reform distinguished from spurious professions o
such those outlined by the uneserVeIs WHO can
progressive republicans -
Hannlv the situation is decisive The of Tuesday was
national and pervasve shows geographic limitation 1t
universal protest of the against partisan intolerance eN
n and broken promises 1t vote OF ensue upon most W
ntoed administration and patriotic president who were better
chief uste than chief magistrate 1t IS something more an
hat Of dismissal OF party oligaCy which has grown reckless OF
oe IFS leaders thinking they held the world IN Sing II SHOWS
Kat after all when fairly aroused the people do rule that God sun
a;o and that the government OF tahers-of the
and the law established order OF the congress the court ana W
xeutveyet lives continue to live at Washington
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