Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-26
DEMOS THROTTLE
THE DOGS OF WAR
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capable OF legislating or governing. The
democratic house of Representatives has
met and disproyed that accusation.
For forty years republican farmers had
been deluded by the notion that the pro-
tective tariff was of benefit to them. Those
who studied the question from an economic
and not political standpoint knew that
this, so-caIled protection was a mere means
Of deeeivlng the republican farmer and get
ting his vote for these industries that
robbed the many for the benefit of the few
The fraud became so transparent that
even a republican president of the most
standpat character refused to stand for 1t
longer. He well knew that IL the American
farmer had any competitor II was the
Canadian farmer, and with knowledge of
this fact the president proposed law ad-
hitting the principal agricultural products
OF Canada to our markets on a free trade
basis. BY this measure the American
farmer is subjected to competition with his
only real competitor.
INSTANTLY the Republican politicians be-
gan to clamor against the action of their
own president. They present no legitimate
arguments against the reciprocity bill, but
the shrewd ones among them realize that
as soon as thefrarmer has the wool pulled
from over fhise eyes, as soon as he can see
that he has to cell all his products or a
free trade basis, that he will help tear down
the entire tariff wall s. -s..
And in this the willy republican politl-
clans are making no mistake. As soon as
the delusion is removed from the eyes of
the farmers of the northwest, the protec-
tive tariff is doomed. The moment that
the reciprocity bill becomes law it is
81 fe g., q %
ers OF these prairie states will be in favor
Of that splendid democratic measure known
as the farmers free list .,'
Brass About Nebraska.
Leaving tho domain of national politics,
we find in Nebraska much to congratulate
ourselves upon. The democratic platform
adopted a year ago at Grand Island,
pledged our legislative candidates to sub
NIT to the people certain vital and valuable
amendments to the state constitution.
I'VE promised to submit an amendment
providing for the initiative and referendum,
and we faithfully kept that pledge. w,
promised an amendment providing that
elections should be held only once in two
years instead OF annually, as now, thereby
saving the people from political turmoil
and the taxpayers from large expense.
That platform pledge has been faithfully
kept by our democratic legislature.
I'VE promised to submit an amendment
giving to the larger cities OF the state
the right Of local control Of their affairs.
That amendment has also gone to the
people for ratification.
1.-THE only national politics OF any signif-
icance in this years election in Nebraska
is the fight between Taft and La Toilette.
No matter which of the republican candi-
dates for supreme judges shall be success
full at the primaries. all three will DO sup
porters OF Taft AL three WALL be opposed
to La Toilette.
II am sure that II all the republicans of
Nebraska could be got out at the primaries
to express their preference between Taft
and La Toilette, that La Toilette would
win by en- overwhelming majority. But
the friszds OF La Toilette are mostly
among the plain people. while Taft's sup
porteIs are among the corporations and
politicians. These latter classes are always
out On primary day, while, unfortunately,
too many or the plain people remain at
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