Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-16


 We have survived most of the historic dangers which through the ages have assailed systems and dynasties. We seemed to be face to face with a new menace. This peril alike of the one-party oll- Earchy and the ons-msn power.
 In the first place it gives assur- ance of the survival of wise and
 genuine democratic leadership. It tells the country that after years of inglorious speculation on the popular credulity, marked by one after an other of disappointing paramount is sues as with disheartening rain bow chasing. the democratic leaders have seen the light It is distinctly
 a turning Of the narrow paths of vague and visionary theorizing into the broad, open highways Of democracy sound and safe and sane. of democracy seeking the good of the many through policies so that he who runs may read and that he who reads may know.
 The single hope of the republicans rests upon the belief that this will not prove to be true, but that, as of old. the democrats, given the op- portunity, may be relied on at the critical moment to perretrate some fatal misake.
 Taking a long look backward and seeking to shape the future by the instruction of our various misleading in the past, the way ahead ought to be tolerably plain. We shall not have the majorities in the two houses of congress to control-we can only in the lower house foreshadow and formulate-legisla;ion With this lower house of the new congress. therefore, an extraordinary respon- sibility will rest Upon its wisdom pr folly will depend the election oi democratic president in 1912.
 The one great question which has proved stumbling block to all par ies is the tariff If we go to pieces 'n any rock we shall go to pieces here. But, with firm. cIear-sighted nan in the speakership-such as we believe Champ Clark will show him. self to be-and a sure footed. coura- seous and conscientious ways and means committee, a measure of rev enue reform may be constructed on which We may go to the country uulltu anu COEUutNA.
 The true democratic. gospel as to the tariff is laid in the basic principle that the government has DO right in equity, ar in law. to 3ery and collect a dollar of taxation ex- cept for it's own support. This is an exact contradiction of the doc. trine that taxes may be levied for the benefit or protection of favored industries and preferred classes. The republican party stands for the latter. The democratic party stands for the former. Thus the issue be- tween a protective tariff and a rev enue tariff is absolute and incisive.
 But we have had nearly fifty years of a protective tariff. Hundreds of millions of money have been ir- vested and are yet embarked upon the faith O. this. Hundreds os thou sands of people look to it for their rrosperity and support. It cannot be precipitately withdrawn. If we are to change our policy from a pro tective system to a revenue system, it must be done so gradually and with such regard for the business of
 the country, which stands greatly
 in need Of rest. as that the final
 transition shal. be as the passing
 from one season to another. every
 interest warned beforehand and fully
 prepared.
 There can be and there must be a
 tariff bill prepared by the coming
 ways and means committee which
 shall scale the process of reduction 1 through a term of years. stripping