The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1910-12-09

man desires 10 lDJure anV legiLlmaCe
business is absolutely uncomfortable
A sane man wishes to promote every
legitimate business, because the well
fare and happiness OF the people de-
pend very largely. II not entirely upon
the growth and prosperity of legiti-
mate business, large and small. The
talk about adeSire tOfnjuTe legitimate
business is the malicious jabber of
standpatters-'At tale by an idiot, full
Of sound and fury. signifying nothing,
except that the man who talks it is of
the tribe OF Ananias and Sapphira.
$50 far as the feud between the
aud insurgent Republicans
Is concerned, that is family fight,
performance for which 1 have no
taste. intcrfered in a family fight
once, when in my salad days, and ev-
cry time think of it humbly and
thank heaven that / am
still alive. II the fact that certain in
such as LaFOllette, MurdOck
end POindexter, won shows that inSur
gencv is growing, by the same token
does not the fact that Beverage, Bur-
kett aed Fowler lost show that ins:r-
gency is waning? 1t is not wise. ac-
cording to Lord Bacon. to undertake
to 'deduce a general rule from too few
instances
HARD TO PREDICT.
whether the insurgents will swal-
low the Standpatters or the standpat-
tiers will swallow the insurgents,
whether thorough trOuncing they all
got will bring them together or Sepa
rate them more widely. cannot be pre-
dicted with anything approximating
They have my hearty wish
Is for a permanent and wider Separa
ton. the more permanent and wider
the better for the country.
Question 5-HOw do you regard
The result OF the last election as a
whole? AS a victory for the progress
ives or insurgents, or as an outcome
Of parties?
"Answer-I regard the result of the
last election as sweeping Democratic
victory. giving us grave opportunity
an imposing upon US as golden OppOr
tunitv and imposing upon us a grave
responsibility.
"QuestiOn 6-DO you regard the re-
election Of those who we're prOgressives
or insurgents in the last session as a
Republican victory?
"Answer-I regard the election OF
any sort OF a Republican to any sort Of
an office as a Republican victory pro
Tanto. There is 40 use to multiply
words 10 answering No. 6.
Question Are you In favor O: ia
king up at the present session a revis-
ion of the Payne-Aldrich wool and
cotton schedules OF do you think it
would be preferable'tO take up gen.
eral tariff revision at the present ses-
sion. and if 50. Gould This be done, in
your opinion, without disturbing com
mercial interests 10 general?
WHAT NEEDS REVISION.
"Answer-Unquestionably the cot
ton and wool schedules need revising;
SO do the other schedules; some more,
some less. Whether any revision will
be attempted at this short session, in
which there are only about IS working
days, do not know. Democratic &C.
ton will depend on the consensus of
Democratic opinion In House and Sem
ate.
Democratic opinion, indeed /,
might broader ft SO as to say public
opinion is divided on the two methods
Of revisiOn-by . general bill Ur by 81 p
arate bills This too. is a matter not
OF principle. but OF detail, which must
be determined by ascertaining the con
senSuS OF opinion among Democrats.
Each method has its advantages and
each has its advocates and opponents
1 feel sure tnat changes in the tariff in
fulfillment Of the promises of responsi
BILE Democrats can be made without In
jurimg any legitimate commercial or
business enterprise. Indeed. / am
fain to believe that everv legitimat tie
business and commercial enterprise
would be p0sftivelv-benefltted by q
Just and wise revision OF the tariff 1t
might be advisable to put In . sliding
scale OF reduction to extend gradual
" over period Of years. - was put 10
to the tariff bill In 1888, SO that bust
ness enterprises might adjust them
selves to the change.