Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-04

broken by the bosses by the scanda-
lous combination they made with the
Republicans by which a few~tonly
two as I remember) so-called Demo-
Gratis, acting with the Republicans,
elected Rufus Blodgett United States
senator over Leon Albeit.
What Mr.. Blodgett did as senator,
except faithfully to keep up his prac-
tiee OF whiting pine sticks, it would
take an exhaustive examination to
discover. Ny memory is, that Mr..
James Smith, Jr., brought about Mr..
Blodgett's election, by that combina-
ton, over Leon Albeit, and 1t is now
being rumored "in high Republican
circles" that If Marines election
cannot be prevented In any other way
a similar combination will be made
by the bosses with the Republicans.
Mr.. Blodgett held the seat down DUR
ing his full term and then Mr.. James
Smith, Jr., was elected senator.
The National Democratic platform
upon which Grover Cleveland was
elected President for his second term
pledged and promised, that II sue
cessful, the Democratic congress
would revise III tariff and 'srenassve
from II GttEY R084A8E +"
no that it should be I .ttari9 IT,
only
lSI 119sa xnsn and pledge Mr..
I GleYeIand 3was elected, and a House
Oh Representatives, Democratic Sby a
larger majority than the Republicans
had had, was also elected.
When that met the eoun-
try. naturally and properly, expected
a fulfillment of the pledge that the
tariff should be revised, SO as TO
make it a tariff for revenue only
, The Democratic House. In which all
} venu bills must originate, failed
!. to keep the pledge and-pass such .
I tariff, but IT did adopt q largely re-
+, duced tariff which the Republicans
contemptuously nicknamsd TIE
r Wilson Free Trade Tariff" and sen
. it UP to the Senate for concurrence
t That senate was Democratic by 6
small majority. Mr.. James Smith
t Jr.. was one of that majority O
/, Democratic senators; but, instead o
r Joining with the other Democratic
q senators and amending, the PROPOSED
8 tariff so as to make 1t more nearl.
S in accordance with the party pledge
Q upon which the people had place.
the party in power, he. together will
i. Senators John R. MACPHERSON, o
0 New Jersey; German, of Maryland
9 Murphy. of New York; brice. Q
$ Ohio; and F%ariquhar, of West Vir
s ginia, Gall labelled Democratic sen
0 ators'') combined with the Republi
y a minority, making 1T a majority
! and substituted for the Wilson
/ tariff that the Democratic Hous'
{ had adopted, an entirely new tartf
9 which was prepared by the Republi
( can Finance Committee OF the sen
: ate. for which Mr.. Smith voted. ant
under which the country has sine
Y suffered and groaned until now
= tariff which President Cleveland re
: fused to approve, but denounced a
4 false to the party pledges and mere
r tricious In itself. and refused to sign
Y Mr.. Smith thus deserted his democ
9 racy and became a Republican.
o The consequence of the actor
= taken by Mr.. Smith, and his Demo
cratic ~(so-called) associates, wa
d that. at the elections held that fall
r the Democratic party was deserved,
{ and ANONYMOUSLY turned out o
Y power. and q Republican House 0
4 Representatives elected. with 8 ma
y iority larger than the Democrats ha'
I had. Mr.. Smith and bis associates
/ by their actian, sent the aationa
y Democratic party into an eclipse u
/. which 1t has remained for fourteel
t and more years. until in the election
/, of November 9Th last, again gave tn
Q party a majority in the House o
n Representatives, but handicapped b
!. a Republican President and senate.
s The causes of the political change
Y Of 1916 are, / think, not hard to And
b The national Republican party, b
: it's platform. ON which Mfr. Taft VIA
i, elected President. pledged the part