The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-05
THE BLIND SENATOR FROM OKLAHOMA
TALKS IN SPEAKER CANNOKS TOWN
The Contest For Revision Of the Tariff Must Go On Until We
Obtain Reduction of Duties That Will Reduce the Cost Of
Living Until the American Citizen Can Buy American Goods
AS Cheapy the Stranger Across the Sea.

The National Monthly publishes in
full the address Of U. S. Senator
Thomas p. Gore, of Oklahoma, at the
Jackson Day banquet Of the Democrats
of Danville, ILL.,, the home town Of
Speaker Cannon. The blind orator
said in part:
Ancient as human government is the
conflict between the privileged classes
and the unprivileged masses. Ancient
as human society is the struggle be-
tween the standpatter and the pro-
gressive. The spirit of progress has
always triumphed in the end, else
should we have no homes but caves,
no tools but the tooth and claw. no
food but roots and reptiles no raiment
but fig leaves and sunburn. Before
they stay or stem the tide of progress.
let these Cave Dwellcrs beat back the
advancing pillows OF the sea and bid
the circling globo stand still. The
average, typical American citizen, the
author of our greatness and our glory,
has never been by nature either revo-
l,tionary or radical, but he always
has been and he always will be pro-
gressive.
Hamilton distrustcd the people and
favored government founded upon
privilege and reinforced by centralized
power and concertrnted wealth. Jef.
ferson trusted the people and favored
a government founded upon the rights
of man and supported by justice and
equality, believing thnt the least gov
ernment was the best government
Lincoln said "the principles OF Jetfer-
son are the axiom of free society, and
ciples from total overthrow in this
nation" Jackson dethroncd the money
power which Hamilton had enthroned
The far-sighted Benton said that they
had not destroyed but had driven the
tigress to the jungle and that she would
return with her whclps."
The tigress has returned in the tariff
which enables one man to get without
earning what another man earns with
out getting, which enables the jewelled
hand of greed to pick the threadbart
pockets of need. Jackson signed 6
| I'll, o,.if
system from protective to a revenue
basis. The Cave DWellers believe thn
q high tax is n blessing and a low
tax curse. We believe that higl
tax is heavy burden and the lowe
the tax the lighter the burden. Th'
Cave Dwellers believe that the people
prosper in proportion to their burdens
They believe indeed, that tax is {
talisman which unseals the fountain .
prosperity. To this tallsman and tt
themselves they arrogate all the boun
ties of nature and all the blessings O
Providence. We believe that prospertt!
is due to the riches and resources 0
our country, to the intelligence an,
thrift Of our people. We believe tina
the peoples earnings should remain IL
the peoples pockets. Possibly the!
could expend 1t with as much wisdom
as Congress. The citizen should be al
under his own vine and fig tree unmo
Tested as far as possible by the ia:
gatherer and the publican.
Driven by the blast of public senti
ment even the standpatters promised
"unequivocally" to revise the tariff
"Unequivocally?" Why unequivocally
Had they equvocated SO long an
necessary to enter a plea of not guilt
before indictment and arraignment
They kept this pledge with Punic faitf
, Hereafter these promises, like the note
! Of the bankrupt, will diminish in valu
as they increase In number. The tari
e has been revised by its friends. Th
3 rates were reduced up" Prices hav
3 advanced. The cost of living has in
: creased, has. outrun both wages an
t cent duty on his clothing, 151 per ce,
{ on his cheap blankets, pays more fc
Y American goods than the foreigne
n and this practice Of selling cheape
abroad than at home. the Republican