El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-04

cred trust which the people committed
to their hands.
Must Make a Fight.
But we must fight if we would win
| The Republicans are so split up that
some folks seem to think that all we
have to do is to stand still and see the
salvation of the Lord. Such overconfi-i
dence may cost us dear. The sure way
to win is to fight today. tomorrow,
and every day till the polls close on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November.
Special privilege which jefferson
fought in his day and over which An
drew Jackson, of blessed and heroic
memory. triumphed in his day, is firm
~ intrenched in power now through
years and years of Republican malad-
ministration and cannot be rooted out
without a terrific struggle. The bene-
ficiaries thereof will pour a stream of
gold like unto the River PactoluS into
the Republican Doodle fund with which
to debauch the voters of the land and
then recoup themselves by more of spe-
cial privilege granted by the men for
whom they buy the offices. For years
that endless chain has been in operation
and 1t will continue to operate till our
system of government is thoroughly
purged of every variety and every yes
''The Tariff Craft
THE tariff graft-one species Of spe-
cial privilege-became so offensive that
five or six years ago even certain Re
publicans became dissatisfied and be-
gan to demand a revision downward.
First there were only what the doctors
call sporadic cases of Republican dis
satisfaction; but the Republican dis
senters increased so rapidly that in the
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chairman of the great committee on
ways and means and exofficio Republi-
can floor leader in the house, was driv-
en- into declaring that he violated no
coincidence in stating that the Repub-
licans would revise the tariff. His
statement was equivOcal, as he did not
say whether the revision was to be
down or up, but, considering all the
circumstances under which his utter
ance was made, he intended it to be I'M
derstood as a promise of revision DOWN
ward; and to do him perfect justice he
claims that his bill is revision down
ward
A Revision Upward.
Clearly he has been imposed upon
by his arithmeticians, for his bill re-
sises it up about III percent On the
average His declaration, however, did
not allay the clamOr among Republicans
1t swelled into such roar that when
the Republicans held their national
convention in 1908, they were forced to
promise tariff revision in their plat
form. Again the promise was equfvo-
cal, as it did not state whether the re-
vision was to be up or down. But the
demand for tariff revision downward
was so strong and so inSistent that a
majority of Republican orators and
editors declared that the revision was
to be downward. On that promise they
won. Having got in. they proceeded to
revise it upward SO that in the i'm
pending campaign the overshadowi
issue is whether men in conducting
campaign are under any obligation to
tell the truth or whether they are IL
censed to palter in a double sense-to
keep the word of promise TO the ear
and break it to the hope. Query Is it
der false pretences than to obtain
money in that felonious manner?
The Wooden Schedule
President Taft himself admitted in
his Winona speech that the WOODEN
goods schedule is too high and ought
TO be reduced. I agree with him on
that; so do you all. Why then have
they not reduced it? As the Democratic
floor leader in the house I guaranteed
that if the president would send in a
message urging that the wooden goods
schedule be cut to a reasonable basis,
so that the people could have cheaper
clothing and cheaper blankets, and Mr.
Chairman Payne would report such
bill and put it upon its PASSAGE every
Democrat would vote for it, But the
president has never sent in any such
message and Mr. Chairman Payne has