The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-28
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fond Of comment II has opened up stand out
prominently mat thev cannot escape notice. One
~ tnese fs tne almost unanimous praise Of the
Democrat, press ana the disposition on the
MARI nj e large number Of Republican neas-
papers. some af them Of the standpat variety, TO
accent the measure nhHosophically and as a re
6ar7rtior a. ,na pledges of the Baltimore plat
form.
r7,o ers. ~ t,,esa fs not receiving the atten
49, -s~r-..sa n. - aesar5ad that the Demo
.-.,,- rrsss yf,, sranorf a Democratic tariff
measure and vet FEW tariff. bills Of other years
t.te as~a7ed with So little criticism from the
roea1eitrants Of the party standing sponsor for
the,r No severer criticism Of the Payne-Aldrieh
hill was made than that emanatjng from num-
erous Renuh'ican newspapers Of pronounced pro
qrasetvc tendencies and even many Of those
which stood nv the marty when the split finally
rar,e were unable To swallow it without making
NV. r,oos r,vag in 1897 the Dingley bill was
60 ,a~re, ~ many Rapnblfcans. although when
~ sho,gao,,p came the support given It by
- oa~,,. -,ross was practically undivided
,..,.-.,.,5 hi docs m, escane criticism.
,.-.,,-.:,.,f.- democrats and Democratic
49,. 4,.asa .o,,a mostly fram those
a,;a, Interests IN serve The New
1.,..,,s p;e,,,,,,e for instance. frankly declares
~ ..,bo eqht for the preservation of the sugar
.na,,s.~, life ard death struggle which ia
tnd,strv is a life and death struggle which
&c rrecadenca over all party Affiliations" to
,,ticn declaration the obvious reply is given by
r,,u uooso newspaper. the baltimore Nc,cs. which
aa,.s that tho Industries, then are not worth to
,,a rorrtr," IN the broad social and economic
se,se a. much as IT costs to maintain them"
~. vorl, 5rerag5 "a nrotectionist news
,.,., 1oas nat ,,ou, the Underwood bin
,, .,.,,, n,,.t,9 If tba protests against
49,. :. $50. - cv,actod that there should
aoa ,to, YIN, cannot make an omelet
,-.,,.,u tto QUO" The New York
,r-,,...- pao,,,,,loa, stsivart. admits that the
,..,..,s Nm f,1eus camnatga pledges. The
r,-..,~5 po.t frna noints out that even
- r,r,,,,,;nar ana nrotectfonist newspapers
a.i. .t,o. +hoxo win be no considerable dis
-. ,,.ro,,.h+ o,or q the bill offered ia
oa ,,.,,,,,,,, single change" The New York
<,a.,,.oy.io, and the New York journal Of com
-, .. tina words for the measure. while
ocraerq,a.{xa New York Tunes insists tnat
ttore Is M reason why business should be dts
+,r,oa
..-,,+o, 81 mo Progressive newspapers is
,,... s..r, - .ba,, are torn between con.
- go It. .,n,.ur,rg ~ stnlttfy them.
-. -. 3oi,ine forces with the reactionary
poa,,b,,os,s il, aonoancinr it dramatically, but
oo,,.rl, ,,,,oi}lfrp ia voice praise for measure
,,.,,,.1 ytool5 ~ nrova failure they will be
.on,no,iaa ~, certv interest to attack four years
49, The roeftioo of the leader Of the Pro
..uai,s, q. If course unknown Time will dis.
o,o-o tha, hr, if there he any wao can look into
49, ,,trr. ami nraairt the results of the work
,rn. q, TIE measure they can make safe guess
=. - ,,bat Mr. RooaeveIt will have to say about
80 measure ID, 1918 If the bill proves failure,
- ,,n ~ co.rse take the American people
.,.o ,,.. confidence and tell them that he always
,,rot7ctionist and never did believe in
,..ttr, ,1. ,oa- manufacturer De robbed by for.
.,erars Ia such degree that he would he forced