Evening journal., 1918-10-16
THE ISSUE

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twentieth century and, under God. to
all future centuries.
join with you, my dear Mr.. Tumulty,
In deprecating any attempt to make
political capital out Of the conduct Of
the war. but ! want the inhibition to
apply to both parties. Winning the war
Is simply great business proposition.
Making and using implements and NUM-
tlons for the destruction OF human
beings Is Just as cold-blooded and just
as free from sentiment as making and
using machinery TO kill cattle. Let the
parties vie in loyalty and In their sup
port Of everything essential to win the
war, and let them stop there.
/ would be glad to see the fOrthcom-
Ing campaign waged with an eye single
to the future. There is certainly room
for honest differences Of opinion as to
how the treaty shall be brought about;
whether through discussion or through
dictation. There is also room for hon
est differences, and honest men differ
as TO whether the treaty should guaran-
tee international free trade, and thus
make the enactment Of a protective tariff
law by the Congress an Act Of War
against Germany; whether the treaty
shall prohibit the use of our fleet for
the protection Of our lives, and for
the peace OF the world, should Prussian-
ism again show its accursed head, and
the principle OF 1.-THE consent
OF the governed" shall be reversed.
The President having fankly and fear
lessly made certain announcements, with
reference to his purposes and policies
for the future of America, as we'll as
definite provisions which he purposes
writing into the treaty, II seems TO me
incumbent upon the American people to
ratify OF dlsavow as they deem wise.
II they allow these questions, most
honorably raised by President Wilson,
to go by default, they certainly will be
from hereafter criticislng. "He
who does not speak when he should
shall not be heard TO speak when he
will" II a strong Democratic House
and Senate shall be elected, especially
after a frank and full discussion Of the
involved, l think that the
may safely consider the re-
suit a mandate from the people 20 pro-
coed.
would not have done an injustice TO
my friend, Woodrow Wilson, while he
was a private citizen, and l certainly
will not while he Is my President. II
have misunderstood him, or misquotef
him, OF misinterpreted him, wish you
would correct me. Please do not at
tempt II in general terms, but, If you
Will, be as specific and as frank as |
have been. There is nothing personal
In this discussion. We are all loyal
l am a very strong believer
In protective tariffs. In my judgment,
DO per cent. Of the American people are
In favor Of protection at least for their
particular products.
The story is told that Hon. Champ
Clark, in criticising Senator McEnery,
Of Louisiana, for having voted with Re
publicans on some protection measure,
said 10 him: Hell ls full Of protection
Democrats like you" To which the
Senator replied: Yes, and so Is Louis
lana" And the Senator was right. l
very much doubt whether Louisiana
would return a Democratic majority on
the proposition that the right Of the
American Congress to privide protec-
ton for the sugar industry should be
forever foreclosed by treaty.
Under our form Of government differ
snces Of opinion, on fundamental ques-
lions, must be discussed during political
campaigns, and determined at the polls,
by the return of Representatives who
stand for, and will stand for
he principles OF the party to which
hey belong. To abandon this right Of
right Of determination,
will result either in mob government
)r in autocracy. The United States OF
AmeTlca is a republic. The fathers pro-
'lded representative government. They
sought to save us from the
and 10 protect us from the
mass. In this middle course lies pro-
yress and security. Either extreme is
'ull OF danger. The one leads 10 Prus-
;Ianlsm and the other to Russianism.
There is no reason, my dear Mr..
rumulty, why the forthcoming cam
Daign should not be fought along lines
1f craftsmanship. Winning the war is
not an issue. Foreseeing conditions that
will follow the war, and providing for
hem, is craftsmanship. This campaign
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ed and won by statesmen.
At the close Of the Napoleonic wars
American markets were invaded to such
an extent that Horace Greeley declared:
Fully one-fourth Of all New England
vent through the sheriff's MILL" And
Thomas Benton, Senator from Missouri,
N his Thirty Years In Congress" de-
,lares there was mo sound OF the ham,
ner except that Of the auctioneer knock
ng down property" Woodrow Wilson,
n his most excellent History Of the
People," paints an equally
gloomy and tragic picture Of conditions,
md adds:
THE remedy was a protective
tariff, such as Mr.. Hamilton had
wished TO see at first, and the young
Republican leader Of Congress did
not hesitate TO advocate and es-
tablish 1t. Every State in the
Union except Delaware and North
Carolina, was represented by at
least one member In the vote that
established it. Men Of the most
diverse views and interests united
in wishing to give their country
not only political but economic in
dependence"
You are doubtless familiar with the
II is found in Volume 3,
,aQps 239-242 inclusive