Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-03-13
Hittina At Wilson.

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ness and who arrogate to themselves
so much Importance. The sys-
tenn of partisan politics in vogue
in the country has much to do
with this. The little editor sees
in the condition of business at the
present time an opportunity to air his
views at the expense of those who are
really trying to do something for the
country, so they ventillate their opin-
ions in lot of tommyrot about this
or that, telling their readers that the
whole country is going to the DENIM
ton bowwows, etc. The truth is,
these little chaps know really very
little about the fundamentals of law
or politics, and when they see or hear
some one else cry out in protest, up
| they pop and go to abusing the Pres
ident or his party in power. The pol
| icies of all parties must in the nature
of the ms against the outs, differ in
all essential theories, yet they do not
differ greatly in essential practice.
| There would be no parties if all
thought alike. There could not be.
Twenty years ago the Democrats adj
vocated some things that the Re-
publicans later on took to their bosom
and not only advocated but put many
of them into law. William Jennings
Bryan was the original author of al
most the entire platform of Roose-
velt's Progressives. And so it goes.
| Each party must try and either do
something different, or present the
same ideals in another form. This is
the way the general public gets bam-
| boozled and fooled. There has been
a great cry for tariff reform for
| twenty years before Wilson came
along and was able to put real tar
iff reform into practical effect. I'm
| mediately there was great howl
from all sides. This was not what we
| wanted. We wanted the tariff chang
de but not ruined. Now you have got
the country into a pretty kettle of
fish. All this to the Democrats.
Trade is ruined. There is nothing
good in the country left but to go
the old party of prosperity. Lookout
for 1916! There will be nothing to
stem the tide. Happily, Wilson may
be there and help make try at it.
If he is not there himself, his laws
will be there, and there is going to be
no mad haste to raise the tariff again,
Notwithstanding all this crying over
spilled milk that is now going on.
The people who are most benefited
by the tariff, are going to be slow in
asking for the old rates and special
privilege back again. 1t is question
if the upward turn of business does
not soon get the people into the idea
| that Mr.. Wilson is some sort of man
to tie to after all Certainly he is
not of the milk and water type. He
says he means to do thing, and gen
orally he has been found hard at the
task of bringing it about. If the little
editors would only mollify their
speech; if they would only not be so
embittered; if they would learn that
it is good citizenship not to abuse
their rulers, nor good form to cast
slurs upon them, they would serve
the public better, and lend helping
hand to uphold the dignity of their
own profession, besides adding tone
to their native land. There are things
that President Wilson is trying to do
for the betterment of this country
that will be surprising when they get
into proper working order, and the
tariff is one of these. Any man who
can start his campaign with the bald
statement that the tariff alone is the
one big issue, then go through the
the whole fight with this one boiler,
has the courage of his convictions.
The country knew what it was about
when it selected Wilson, and there
will never come time when there is
going to be cause to regret it. He is
called every kind of name in the cate
CORY, but it all rolls off his back.
He is not the sort of President who
is afraid to speak out and work for
his principles