| Show AFRAID TO FIGHT President HARRISON like other protectionists protec-tionists is of the opinion that there should be no more agitation upon this subject sub-ject the tariff until the McKinley bill has been fairly tried That states the protectionists position with some exactness Do not agitate or discuss the tariff Simply let it alone and if Congress passes a bill that makes living in this country a little harder than GOD and nature have made it do not say anything nor investigate the workings of the bill Wait a few years and you will never know the difference for by that time there will be some new issue to engage your attention atten-tion This is tho usual advice given by protectionists protec-tionists to the inquiring people Not so with those who have the interests of the people at heartthe tariff reformers They invite discussion and court an investigation in-vestigation of the present workings of the tariff or of whatever amendments they propose to it They urge protectionists to discuss the question with them to meet them in public or private debate in the newspapers anywhere that the facts of the case may be presented to the people They do not deceive or put the people off by telling them to wait a few years and then discuss the question They think that now is the accepted time and that no time is better than the present for candid discussion discus-sion and examination of any subject In the case of the tariff this is especially true It is mostly a mere question of facts and logic It involves no hidden subtleties or doubtful theories Often it is a mere question of arithmetic It is the question above all others that maybe may-be discussed by itself It is suitable for tha religionist or the atheist the white or the black to investigate In view of the claims made by tho opposing sides it appears ap-pears to be the question that affects them the-m tcrial welfare of mankind more than another y an-other subject of legislation Why not discuss it then l The protectionist protec-tionist dares not discuss it for if he does an of n n h ln 1 < mL uu au au auubuu uv UChU vu lUSt auu facts are against protection and the intelligent in-telligent protectionist like the President very well realizes the truth of LINCOLNS saying that you can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time but you cannot fool all the people all the time |
