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Show ATTORNEY GEO. Q. RICH (PARTIES Mr. Rich being asked for an ox-ptesslon ox-ptesslon of his views en parties, yes-tijrday yes-tijrday put aside his legal work for a brief Interval and expressed him-sj" him-sj" ns follows: "I hnvo examined the 'medicine che-fjt of tho Domocrntlc partv, and find that bottlo labelled "Tariff fo-Rovenue fo-Rovenue Only" This same medicine lum horetofcro produced our financial l-tul'.B and I i.-'.'i't think iliat tint American people will tako that medicine medi-cine again. "I seo also that It Ib claimed for tho 'medicine' that It will 'bring down tho post of living' J I havo no doubt hut what It would tno mnsses of people, however, can not buy without monoy to buy with nnd most certainly tho oxponso of living will bo lessened Itkowlso tho quality (as well as the quantity) of food supply will bo affected, It will certainly 'bring down tho coBt of living' nnd that Is no Joke. It will make everything cheap, men first of all." When asked for his views on Taft and noosovelt, Mr. nich said: "Ot tho two men I prefer Taft simply sim-ply becauso he Impressod me na being be-ing tho hotter of tho two mon as a father of tho whole- people. "nut lot me remind you, Mr. Reporter, Re-porter, that Reed Smoot has dono more .or. tho poopjp of the weBt bv securing tho. right kind ot land legislation legis-lation than all ot our former senators combined my compliments. to Reed Snoot." . " o .- |