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

American tariff
The people of England and colonies viii widely err
if they anticipate the early overthrow of the American
protective system
According to special cable Georgian The London
Times quotes speech the following effect
increasing manufactures but her
city population whole product would
REQUIRED for home consumption and she would cease be an ex
He said that portion Of the American trade should fall to
Australia since there exists at this time greater prospect
Mr. Bryces speech-though cautious and by
no saying things that have been inferred from it
will occasion surprise America where Mr. Bryce cred
tied with high degree diplomatic discretion The honored
author American Commonwealth should be too well
informed affairs furnish such ground for mun
derstanding this Melbourne speech is likely to entail
The speech viii wildly the overzeaous support of
the Democratic party offered by former British min
lister will be remembered that Mr. SackvlleWe in the
Cleveland campaign counseled Charles Murchson
Pomona GAIA naturalzed American of English birthto
Democratic ticket for the that the English would
profit by Democratic will be remembered
Mr. did succeed in that campaigns and that the
high hopes of Cleveands made
certain his defeat
Every friend of genuine tariff reform America will wish
that his Melbourne speech, having
made that he and compariots may quickly empha
ay assured that the free trade plank in the Democratic nation
platform represent universal Democratic sentiment
United States.
That plank was written by William J. Bryan who is
public questions and, upon the tariff
question particular dangerous and unprncped demagogue
possesses neither knowledge of tariff business expe
question He ardenty advocated member of congress
tariff only and With years thereafter
didate president 1896 suppressed all references to the
tariff posing protecon in the hope of winning the votes
Republicans all of whom ardent proection
The Democratic national platform adopted without dis
end of days nights of unparalleled
and strain The free trade plank stand for the
sentiment of the platform committee; but that committee sub
med absolutely o the dictaion of Mr. Bryan
The free trade plank Bryans plank 1t represents
fore settled policy conviction all The majority of thought
full Americans ready wholly abandon protective pol
icy only even they were
the of national urgent tariff reform must
necessarily look tightening the load
upon the necessaries of feathr than the adjustment
is certainly this program of the Dem
ocra party does good faith contemplate very sweeping
reductions England naturally sympathetic with
that promises extended market for her
object securing American trade though she
showed herself last violently opposed giving
corresponding benefits through reciprocity Canada
But America will settle its tariff question: please Eng
land but please itseand the welfare
people.
The welfare of the people requires that the Coo
be in competition with American laborsave in those
dusres where the perfection of American industrial organization
and the incompatible efficiency American workmen enable
to maintain the American standard of lvingn spite of all
eign competition
The Democratic party has suffered long enough from the nm
scrupuous egosm and the unbrded fanatcm of Bryan
Mr. Byan free trade plank declares that protection does not
increase the American workmen those
protective tariff properly levied tends to develop new industries
il impossible to maintain that protective tariff does
the demand for labor, and tend wages
any considerable number of American would be
eliminated by reducing the tariff basis then it is
absurd to say that the men who would thus be thrown ont Of en-
poymen would tend gut the labor markets. lower
the general level of the operation very sys
of competition which Mr. Bryan invokes
The proposition of the extreme free traders be
hed because matter Of history and experience proec
ton be made increase the number and
this country broaden the field of labor the
wages Of wageearners
Governor Wilson win if he able agacous we hope
he is make clear both the American electorate and all
onooks foreign lands that the Democratic party
will with the work intelligent reasonable
the " that has actuaed the present Democratic
sentative And not in the spirit Of destruction and
which Bryan vany tried Speaker Clark and Leader
Underwood They resisted Bryan counsel of folly and will
Governor Wilson, we hope and believe