The Republican journal., 1910-09-29
A Reliable Medicine-NOT A NARCo1
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF SHAM.

Representative Slemp of Virginia, who
is making an active campaign for re-elec-
ton, is telling the people of his district
some things about the Democratic party S
real attitude toward the tariff which
should have wider circulation, through the
press, for the illuminating of minds that
may have become befogged by the con-
tinuous misrepresentation that has been
carried on by Democratic opponents of
the protective system.
For general publication, for appeal to
the unthinking and the ignorant, the
Democratic party is for tariff reduction
or free trade, and makes the false plea
that by such means it would bring about
lower cost of living. At heart it is for
protection wherever its especial inter
ests" demand it, and out of the sight of
the public its representatives work to
secure protection for such interests.
In speech in which he fully and in
structively discussed the tariff, Mr..
Slemp told his hearers that he had learn
ed what the Democratic policy of "tariff
for revenue only" really means. 1t may
be defined, he said, as
Protection for what you have to sell,
and
Free trade for what you have to buy.
Mr. Slemp told of his surprise when he
saw some of his Democratic colleagues,
committed by their party declarations to
tariff reduction, asking for tariff in
creases for particular interests. 81
thought he said, Judging from their
platform declarations for the past fifty
years, that they looked upon protection
as robbery and would not dare partici-
pate in any benefits to be derived from
it. On the contrary found
"Forty Democratic members of Con-
gress from the South violating their
party pledge and asking for protection
on lumber. -.
Senator Tillman asking for tariff
of ten cents pound on tea.
"Mr. Maynard and Mr.. Lasslter, from
Virginia, asking for 400 per cent. increase
on peanuts.
''All the Florida representatives IN
Congress asking for an increased doty
on pineapples, citrons and long staple
cotton.
1.-THE Democratic delegation from
Texas saying: You may take the tariff
off everything but hides.
Representative Saunders OF Virginia,
as skiing for an increased duty on certain
grades of tobacco.
both senators from VII Siiii" o0hii'S
for an increased duty on extract OF que
bacho wood.
every Louisiana Congressman clam
oring for tariff on sugar and opposlr G
reduction.
It is known to all who keep themselves
informed about matters of national i'm
portance that the Democratic party is
not sincere in the attitude which 1t is
maintaining, for partisan effect, toward ar,
the Republican policy of protection; but
there are many who do not keep them
selves informed, and such exposition as
that made by Representative Slemr
should be frequent, for their instruction.
The Republican party holds to the con,
tention that all American Industries, ano
indirectly the labor which they, employ
should have the benefit OF such prote9c'
ton of tariff as is proper and reasonable
The Democratic party shouts in public
for tariff reduction, and Their its repre-
sentatives in the Congress, working II
committee rooms and otherwise out OF
sight Of the public, seek to secure pro
lection as special benefit Tor sectiona
interests.