Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-03-02

broken pledge, bad faith, these are
faults in honor which they perceive
as quickly as anybody, for the moral
sense is primary and universal. Carl
Schurz Jlsad to say that while politi-
cal argument and appeal often left
an audience unmoved, he never fail
ed to carry his audience with him on
moral issue IL he could put il
clearly before them. We need not
tell Mr.. Taft. for he knows already,
that the broken tariff pledge of his
party has been brought within the
clear apprehension of the people. No
truth in our political history was
ever better known.
His party and he appealed for the
votes Of the people upon the prom
Use that the Dingley tariff should be
revised downward. We repeat. revised
downward He made that promise
many times. as a candidate pledging
his personal faith that the party's
promise should be kept The votes
were given. his party triumphe6. he
was elected. The promise was not
kept. Mr. Taft and the republican
leaders have deceived the people.
What does it avail him now. what
has it awaited him since the Winona
speech. TO repeat his feeble palter-
ing defense of that dishonorable de.
ception? Fifteen millions Of voters
cannot be lied to and not find it out
Undoubtedly IF. Taft believed the
pledge would be kept. He did not
then consciously deceive the people.
But on that day last September when
be ahased himself 10 declare. as he
declared again Saturday night. that
the Aldrich-Psvue tariff is the best
Customs law that has evsr been pass
ed" the country learned with deep
regret and concern that it must re
wise its judgment o. the character
and moral force Of it's president. That
is WHY Ohio. his own state is in grave
danger; that is WHY every state from
ths party is rent with fsctional dis
cord. that is why the Republicans. in
all probability. are to lose n next
Fails elections their majority in the
house of representatives. How differ
ent today would have been Mr. Taft's
standing before the people. if. with
the courage Of man. he had vetoed
the bill and denounced the treachery
that shaped it,
Mr.. Taft used again the trumpery
figures. exposed in all their false
ness long ago and many times. to
show that the new tariff is a re
vision downward" In the very
audience he addressed were hundreds
Of men who have practical knowledge
of the totally misleading character OF
his figures. his argument, and his con-
illusions. 1t was an act OF hardihcod
for him To attempt TO convince New
York business men thar tn: tariff
act fulflls the traiff pledge. Mr.
Taft was a good judge, and iH what
he had to say about the modified use
Of injunctions he exhibited the quail
ties Of a sound judicia, mind. But
the picture he presented of himself
as chief executive, as the leader OF a
great party. was one 20 cause even
the leading judicious to grieve for
him.
BY what perverse and delusive
thinking. for instance. did he psrs
uade himself that an audience OF bus.
mess men could be expected to ap-
prove his postal savings bank plan OF
borrowing the savings OF the poor at
| pittance interest to relieve the ricn
banks of the burden Of an Improbable
investment in 2 per cent government
( tonds2 Was ever statssmauship
exhibited in a njore pitiabie Light
than when STOPPING TO che advocacy
Of such a policy. policy hurriedly
/ thrust into the party platform for
no other purpose than to Offset one
only a little more prepOsterous-the
/ guarantee Of deposits? Nv Tat
says that postal savings banks were
promised the country Having swa.-
: lowed without a grimace the two
bumped Bactrian camel of the tari1
, treachery why does he strain so con-
! sumo llv at this miserable postal
1 savings bank gnat?
A like Inconsistency is revealed in
the presidents. announced intention
of procure. through the investigation
OF the tariff board impartial Ell.
dence" upon which q revision of the
tariff. when such a revision SEEM
wise may be undertaken" Con
gross did not intend 10 give the
president a tariff board for any such
purpose, and he will be reminded OF
the limitations expressly and advis
EDDY put upon that boards activities
" hen he asks for an appropriation
But why gather more statistics when