The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-25

n moment we might almost believe
that the militant Democracy once more
marched forth to battle in serried
ranks under the connuering banner or
Grover Cleveland This Is very fine.
though we are not quite certain whctli-
er 1t is praise or sarcasm.
II does not matter in either case,
to ask whether or not our belief in
tariff for revenue only as the great
Democratic doctrine, is borne out by
conditions to-day, and he calls the
| long roll of Virginia Democracy. ask
| ing IL Daniel, and Martin, and Stuart,
and MONTAGUE and the rest stand scr a
tariff for revenue only, or for the
principle of local protection. He
| thinks 1t would be mighty interest
ing reading" If we could show just
| We have no means of answering our
correspondents question, otherwise
than by quoting the published utter
! ances of some of these leaders, with
which the public is already familiar.
| We are positive, however, that Mr..
Stuart will make his position clear on
this subject before the present cam
| paign in the Ninth District is conclud.
| ed, ard we know that it any others OF
| the men mentioned intend to run fo'
congress during the campaign this
| year they will have to show their
| hands. Tho Congress of 1s10-I2 should
be chosen on the tariff question, and
every. man who wishes seat in that
body should declare himself for or
against the tariff as 1t stands to-day.
We go even further. No man has n
right to represent Virginia in the
SiSty-second Congress, or in any Con-
gress. who is not loyal to the Democ-
cratic doctrine of the tariff, not as it
has been trimmed to meet the winds
OF the time. but as 1t was in the be-
ginning and as 1t ought to be to-day.
The Democratic tariff Is tariff for
revenue only. It has always been so,
and it should always remain so, as long
as Industrial conditions remain as they
| are. the incidental protection to which
some alleged Democrats stand pledged
i is Democratic only in so far as the pro-
Il lection is incidental to the revenue and
not the revenue incidental to the pro-
{ lection. Even then the theory that the
j government should. by legislative action.
lend its protection to any industry is
I y.irctDla
, Where protection is "incldental" to one
Industry affected by the tariff, or where
; iit is Incidental" to the industries of
one section. other industries and the
: Industries of every section have a
: right to ''incidental" protection. This
in effect, is protection under another
name.
| The time has come for the Demo
: cratic party to reafirm its traditiona
doctrine on the tariff question. and t
! make the fight of its life on that issu,
t and that issue only. The times ar,
ripe for IT. The great West is in re
: bellion against tariff which increase!
9 the cost of living and the dividend!
- vi .llie Sltdt tolDpIdllpiS "ilIipuL" fDtu
$ eft to the whole people or profit t.
: the treasury. The people of tn,
n North--at least those who dare cal
I, their souls their own--are uneasy al
t they see the cost of living increase
It with every change in the Republican
r tariff and they are more willing to.
n day to throw off the Republican yoke
/ OF protection that protects the few and
Furnishes the many than they have been
n since 1892. What happened in the Ply
: mouth district and in the Rochester
t district will happen in many districts
+ If the Democrats are willing and ready
TO take up the gage thrown down
by Senator Hale in his letter of retire
mcnt, and If they will fight for tariff
! for revenue only. or course, 1t cannot
be expected that Democratic Con-
gress chosen this autumn will be
able to restore the tariff to footing
q of revenue only" in session Nc
} sane man would propose such a ire
/ mendous industrial revolution. ye
+ such a Congress could begin homes
!, downward revision at once, and coul'
{ soon reach the goal of a true Demo
: cratic tariff, with inestimable bench
: to the whole country.
3. The question is simply whether o
: not the national Democratic party i
s sincere enough and united enough an
i strong enough to take anew the posi-
> tion which has been It's chief clair
% Oh the people. II our Democrats arr
l. the victory is ours. If they do not til
is Aldrieh ahonination will stand, N
e man can claim 10 be a Democrat j
: lie land of Democracy who will nc
put himself on record for tariff 70
IS revenue only.
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