Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-19
No, Mr.. Bryce, the Demo
Gratis Won't Abolish
Protection

November will result great reductions IN inc
American tariff
The people Of England and her colonies will widely
however they anticipate the early overthrow of the American
protective system
According to a special cable The Georgian The London
Times quotes Melbourne speech the following effect
NJ Bryce said that America
city population whole product would
porting nation He said portion
Australia especially prospect
substantial reductions in the American tariff
Bryces speechthough ouehed in cautious terms and by
all the things that have been inferred from IT.
will occasion surprise America where Mr. Bryce cred
tied with degree diplomatic discretion The honored
author The Commonwealth should be too well
informed affairs furnish such ground for msnn
derstandng Melbourne speech is likely 10 entail
The speech will recall vdy the overzeaous support of
the Democratic party that offered by former British min
lister 1t will be remembered that Mr. Sackvlle-Wes in The
Cleveland campaign of 1888 counseed Charles Murhson
Of Pomona GAIA naturaled American Of English 5rthto
vote the the that the English would
profit by It will also be remembered that
Cleveland did succeed that campaign and that the
high British hopes OF Mr. Cleveand made much
his defeat
Every friend of genuine tariff reform in America
Bryce had made his Melbourne speech having
made it. his omparots may quickly and empha
cy that the free trade plank in the Democratic nation
platform does represent universal Democratic sentiment in
the United States.
That plank was written by William j. Bryan who vic:
public questions and upon the tariff
question particular dangerous and mpncpled demagogue
He possesses neither knowledge of the tariff business
political principles of kind the great American
question He ardently advocated of congress
tariff for only and within two thereafter as can
president 1896 suppressed I'll references to the
tariff posing protecon the hope of winning the votes
of free silver Republicans all of whom ardent protectons
The Democratic national platform adopted without dis
the end Of days and nights of unparalleled
and The free trade plank pports stand for the
sentiment Of the platform committee but that committee sub
mtted absolutely 0 the dictaion of Mr.. Bryan
The trade plank Bryans plank 1t represents
fore policy all The majority thought
full ready wholly abandon the protective pol
ley favor tariff for only And if they
necessarily look tightening the
upon the necessares of heather than the adjustment of
certainly the program of the Dem
oCrac party does good faith contemplate very sweeping
reductions England naturally sympathetic with program
that promises extended market for her manufactures She does
object to securing American free trade though she
showed herself last year violently opposed to giving the United
corresponding benefits through reciprocity with Canada
America will question to please Eng
people
The people requires that the Coce
labor of China and the undad labor Of other alien peoples shall
be put competition with American aborsave those
dues where the perfection of American industrial organization
and the Incompatible EMERGENCY OF American Worken enable them
maintain the American standard Of living spite Of all for
eign competition.
scrupuous egotsm and the unbrided fanatcm of Mr. Bryan
Mr. Byans free trade plank declares that protection
tend to increase the wages American wormen but that those
wages determined by the competitive system IT, however
protective tart properly 10 develop
and way give employment greater number
il impossible TO maintain that protective tariff does in
the demand for labor and SO tend wages
any considerable number Of American
eliminated by reducing the tariff bare basis then is
absurd that the who would thus be thrown of
ploymen would tend gu the labor markets.
the general level of the operation Of that very s
tenn Of competition which Mr. Bryan nyokes.
The proposition of the extreme free traders be
hed of history and experience proec-
ton be made increase the numb and of industries
this country and broaden the field of labor and Increase the
wage-earners.
Governor Wilson will if he able and sagaciou hope
he make clear both the American electorate and TO all
onlookers in foreign lands that the Democratic party
will with the work of intelligent reasonable tariff reform in
the spirit that has acuaed the present Democratic house OF
sentatives And the spirit Of destruction and fauatcism
which Bryan van tried to impose Speaker Clark and Leader
Underwood They resisted Byan counsel Of folly aud viii