Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-07-12
DEMOCRACY AND the TARIFF.

The democratic party assembled in
Baltimore had All excellent chance to
win BY the nomination Of Wilson for
president, but AS usual the leaders,
true to their traditions. built Il plat
form wherein the tariff plank is the
most important one and came out
niatly for tariff for revenue only. In
doing this the leaders Of the party
have made it impossible for repub-
licans to support the admirable tick
,at,nalned at the convention.
The platform contains this i'm
portant clause: 1--WE appeal to the
American people to support ,ss in our
demand for tariff for revenue only"
The same appeal was made to the
American people when Cleveland was
nominated for the second term. He
swept the country, CARRYING both
houses OF congress with ham, and
about year afterwards we had the
Wilson-Gorman bill, bill designed
fora tariff for revenue only. The great
eat business depression amy country
in the world ever saw followed the
enactment Of this law. 1t resulted i'll
more losses in money than the entire
cost of the civil war. Thegrim ghost
of despair stalked in every home.
Millions of people were idle and SUIT
fering for the want of food and CLOTH
ing, although good suit OF clothes
could be bought for $3.50. but the
$3.50 was as hard to get us 500 NOW.
Farm produce rotted on the farm or
was fed to cattle and sheep for which
there was 10 market. \ fat steer
that now finds ready market ut $50
o $50 was offered then for Sl2 to SIS
without any buyers. The people
conld not afford to eat meat. The
wool growers of Montana know what
the price of wool was then and that
sheen could be bought for 80 cents Il
head. The best market in the world
was thrown open by the Wilson-Gor-
man bill of tariff for revenue only to
the pauper labor manufacturers OF
the world, and they dumped i'll ship
load after ship load and all our money
went abroad.
All republicans are in favor OF pro-
lection. They believe the United
States, the best market in the world,
should be reserved wholly for Ameri-
can made products of factory and
farm. The democratic platform was
not gotten up to catch republican
votes, and therein i'll tins year OF oni
Lord 1912 the democrats made III
egregious blunder. 1t was gotten NJ
to please the old states rights, free
trade democrats, only them and nc
one else.
And the platform could not be com
pleted without containing some
demagogism thrown i'll to excite thu
passions and arouse the prejudices o.
the people. Listen:
I'VE denounce the prOtligate
waste of the money wrung from
the people by oppressive taxation
through the lavish appropriations
OF recent republican congresses
which have kept taxes high and
reduced the purchasing power of
the people,
The inference is that the people pa,
adirect tax to the government. TIL
only taxes the people pay is state an
county. If you buy imported good
you pay tax TO the government.
you are smoker or drinker, you pa
. tax to the government. You seldom
pay cent of tax to the government
unless you are enjoying luxury.
10 . certainty that if the democrati
platform is carried out IN an enact
Dont of law for tariff for revenu
only you will not be able to indulg