The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-08-24
THE PASSING OF The STAND
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The Clarksburg Exponent in COM
menting upon the passing OF The
uandpatter as maJorsLy force has
rhe followung editorla. OF interest:
Eydence multlples each succeeding
day that the plight OF the stand patter
IS, anything Due a comfortable one,
ana TO-DAY we benolu Lne tarltI stanu-
patter SLrlding rapdly along Une road
70 tne polnL where ne VII Tina NM
seit III une hopeless minority.
AS 10 Inc Corl ecLneSS or the above
statement We submit the vote by
winch the conference WOOL DILL fe-
Gently pdSSeu III inc mousse o. repre-
sengallNeS. Inc OH, as agreed upon
by une conIereess oI IN house ana sen-
ATE, was fpaSsa througn the mouse Dy
d vote of{zUb to 80. Inc hepubll-
can party ALREADY largely III the MI
noIlLy III .une house Dy virtue OIL tal-
IN issue, mas ltselI unaDte 10 COM
mana the votes OF all OF LIS members
there upon une Wool bill. OtUne zoo
Young 1or tine conIereeS bill we find
LIltAL 81 OIL luneln We're hepuDIlcanS,
a4sUrlouted among the Western states
as follows: seven from Minnesota,
six from Wisconsin (LaFolleute' S
State); Two from North Dakota,
three from iowa; i've from Kansas,
two from Caltornia three from Ne
DraSka; anu Two from the safe oil
Washington. The vote on the bill
in the mouse showed that the meas
ure possessed sufficient strength
there 10 insure lts passage over
Taft S veto.
This action on the part Of the
house, but reflects the sentiment OF
a vast majority OF the people OF the
| country, as expressed at the polls IN
| November last. 1T was then that
| the people declared III no unmistak-
able terms, that they wanted a down
ward revision OF the tariff. And yet,
| in spice OF the plainly written hana-
| writing ON the wall tine standpat ele-
nIent OF the Republican parry, With
| more regard for the interests of the
| system than they have for the wei
| fare of the masses OF the people, Still
| insist that this coG l5ry.d does nCL waHs
| to depart one step from the policy
| of the highest protection that is pos
sible to obtain. These gentlemen
robbed of all other argument will
shortly begin to shout 1hard times,
panic, = crop failure" depletion OF
/ Tie sheep flocks, 'drouth, and the.i
seek TO lay the blame for all OF these
imaginary ills ait the door of the
Democratic party when the latter
as any just man must admit in its
effort to bring about a downward re-
vision of the tariff, is but responding
to the expressed will and desire OF
| the people.
| However, lin spite of the abundant
plomptings and warnings that have
been afforded him, it is our opinion
that the tariff stanapatter will con-
nue. to fight-Will fight to the very
last ditch. There is nothing the be
sitowal of the benefits upon him by
the multitudious workings of this
| system, his very existence-his bread
/ and meat-dependence upon his con
thinning the fight. With him there
can be nothing but the highest pro-
tective tariff on all articles, that can
be obtained There can be no sort
| of a compromise that will have ans
attraction for the standpatter. The
latter he will not consider. AS such
a thing as give and take, that is
wholly out of the question, for the
cardinal rule of the standpatter is to
take and take, absolutely refus-
ing ait all times to give away am inch
of his we'll beaten, and highly profit
able, stamping ground. Thereby he
has made too many easy dollars
/ Not for an instant will he lend his
ear to any sort of a proposition that
to him, looks as if it might mean the
decreasing Of the number Of easy dol
lars witch which he has been wont
1 to fill his capaciols pockets for 10,
| these many years.
The Iattle De. Eean the standpat-
terssand the revisionists is on. Nee
essarily it is going to be a death
struggle. There can be no miJdie
ground. Before the people gee
/ Through studying and dealing
with this question they will arrive at
that point where they Will regard he
| standpatter as being entirely against
them, and the downward revisionist
as one of themselves
That is going to be the issue. That
is going to be the fight. With the
people and for revision Of the To If
to revenue producing basis Or
against the people by advocating the
continuance of the present iniqai-
tously high rates OF The Payne-Al-