Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-04-14
insurgency and the Tariff.
Chicago Tribune.

Senator Beveridge's address at In
dianapolis is the best statement of the
insurgent position on the tariff yet made
to the country. The utterance is cour-
ageous and timely. In other words, it
is sound politics, and the quicker the
leaders Of the Republican party recog-
nize this fact the better for the party.
There aIe distinguished men in Wash
ington who neither think as Senator
Beverage does nor believe that the
rank and file of the party are behind
him and those who think as. he does.
The explanation Of this is simple.
These distinguished men do not keep in
touch with the people. Perhaps the
affairs of state absorb so much Of their
attention that they are compelled to do
themselves this injustice. Perhaps they
have a reluctance, not unfamiliar in
the great, to hear what is unpleasant
though true
The Tribune is not disposed to analyze
their state Of mind. But The Tribune
permits itself to point out, as it has re-
peatedly pointed out within the last
few months, that such a state Of mind
among its leaders is the only grave
danger confronting the party today,
And it is a grave danger.
AS The Tribune believes, the issue
lies between progressive Repubicanism
expressing the sentiment and convic-
tons and answering the needs and de-
mands of the people, and, on the other
hand standpatism and reaction among
some of the party leaders who, like
many of the conspicuous men Of the
Democratic party, have ceased to re-
spond to the will of their own party
rank and file or to sympathize with
their ideals.
This conflict, expressed in the strug-
gle over the rules in the house and APP
parent in the public temper throughout
the country, must be understood in the
higher party councils if party defeat is
not preferred to fractional surrender.
There must be more enlightened atti-
tude toward tariff criticism, and there
must be substantial progress shown in
legislation upon the party pledges il
the party is not to invite rebuke at the
polls next November
Following are a few Of the pointed
and logical epigrams from the Bever-
idge address,
= The coming battle is not so much
between the political parties, as
such, as between the rights of the
people and the powers of pilage.
= A tariff for revenue only is a tar
iff on things which everybody in
this county consumes and which no
body in this country produces
: Injustice is the only foe which
protection need fear.
= Extortion is not protection.
The dictates Of justice are better
for business than the dictates of
BOSSES for the people obey justice
and defy bosses,
: believe the reasonable prosper
ity Of the few dozen American citi-
zens should depend upon the COM
mon prosperity Of all American
citizens.
= Swollen and dangerous fortunes
are not necessary TO good wages TO
the workingman. fair salaries to the
clerk or commercial traveller, or
honest prices to the farmer
= The moment excess and injustice
are practiced the making Of tariff
becomes a moral question
: We must fight this campaign with
out money. More than that, we
must fight enormous funds that the
mighty interests we have offended
will pour into the treasury Of our
enemy.
= Americans still stands for justice
and against privilege.
THE municipal elections are things of
the past. but the energetic aspirants