The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-09
The First Gun.

campaign issues places the leader
both the Republican, and the n:
tional Independent party on the d
fensive, inasmuch as the leaders (
the two parties are responsible ft
the conditions which the New Jel
sey governor would change, if cleo
ed to the presidency.
In his speelh of alseptanle Co
Wilson declared the tariff had be
come property OF politicians, VIII
used it for the purpose of keepin
as large a number of great corpora
lions as possible in good humor witt
the Republican party Under tn
rule of Car Theodore no action wa
taken on the tariff problem AM
therefore retained the esteem an
friendship of the predatory inter
ests, who are now supplying tn
funds for his great Bull Moose cam
paign. Under the Taft regime tn
Payne-Aldrich revision was perpe.
trated, but no action was taken OF
behalf Of the consumer that could b
construed as injurious to the trusts
The Republicans have never dare
oppose the trusts on the tariff IL
sue. with the result that the big In
terests are almost equally divide
between the leaders of the Republ3
can and National Progressive pa
ties
Coy, Wilson In his speech of accept
ance,Mstates that he would take tn
tariff out Of politics and put it
a sound business basis. The Ne
Jersey executive can afford to mai
a statement of this sort simply b.
cause he does not depend upon tn
interests affected BY the tariff senC6
ules for support, am ii he did
would not be a candidate for ele
tion.
He declares that the Republica
party has made the tariff a systs
of favors because The party leader
desired and required the consta
financial suppolt OF the trusts
There has been no more dc
moralizing influence in CUR ptiit;c
In cur time than The influence
tariff legislation, Gov Wt.sor j
clared, the influence of The ice
that the z Jvorament was The gran
dispenser Of faFors, the maker an
lnmaker Of fortunes. and OF oppol
tunities suc1 az certain nfea nav
sought in cFdar to control til r;cre
rent Of trade and industry through
1ut the continent. 1t has made til
government a prize to be capture
and parties the means of effectin
the capture. Il. has made the bus
ness men Of one Of the most viril
and enterprising nations in tn
world. fretful, full Of alarm; HI
robbed them Of self confidence ar
manly force until they have erie
out that they could do nothing witt
out the assistance Of the Governmen
at Washington
For what has the result been
Prosperity? Yes, If by prosperit
you mean vast wealth no matter.ho
distributed. or whether distribute,
at all, Or not; II VOL mean syast en-
terprises built up to be present
concentrated under the control
comparatively small bodies Of mer
who can determine almost at pleas
ure whether there shall be compel
tion or not,p
Gov Wilson's charges that til,
present tariff is a system of prote
ton for the trusts, and not for TIL
consumer and he not only favor
but promises a complete revision
the schedules, beginning with th
schedules which have been most Of
viously used to kill competition an
to raise prices in the United State
and without regard
the prices pertaining elsewhere II
the markets of the world
Gov. Wilson Is speech Of acceptanc
IS so simple that anyone can under
stand it. He does not becloud tn
issues with "fine talking" as is tn.
usual practice Of candidates. In HI
speech he deals with every issue Y
the campaign In language Of th
consumer. He tells us enough -tc
convince us that his election a
president Of the United States is i'm
perative, The two other men In ~,
field, who have been presented wifi
many opportunities to correct tn
evils exposed by Gov Wilson, are
not entitled to another chance, no
only because they failed to take ad
vantage of previous chances" but
because they are owned body and
,seul9by the trusts. and wouldn't dare
bite the hand or hands that fed
them.
The sporting bloods" who have
been making to / bets in favor o.