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Show PROTECTION IS NOW CONCEDED THE BEST POLICY It Is now claimed for tho Democrat, ic party that It stands for "practicnl ly tho samo things ns tho Republican party," on tho tariff, for inBtanco. Hut that is not oxactly true. The Democrats aro now in favor of a InrllT commission. There was such- n commission In existence wlmn Mr Wilson enmo Into olllco, but ho caused caus-ed it to bo starved out of existence At that tinio ho thought ho kn9v nil about tho tariff, which ho had stud-iod stud-iod In collcgo text books. Ho forced his Freo Trade versions through Congress. Con-gress. Now ho Bees that tlwy nro not suited to tho needs of the coun try. So ho BayB wo will lnveatl:it tho subject through a commission ond re-rovlso the Tariff. He now concedes con-cedes that "uomo Protection is needed." In other words, the Democrats havo tomh to the point of conceding the wisdom of the Republican policy of Protection. They nro now for it, In rnrt. Ilut having conceded that much, havo they made an argument for themselves, or for the Republicans? Republic-ans? If tho Republican theories of Protection nre right, would It not bo tho part of wisdom to let the Republicans Repub-licans interpret those policies nnd put them Into governmental acts? If Protection is now conceded us the beat policy, why not let tho frlendB of that policy enact It and Interpret and enforco It? Cedar Rap Ids, Iown, Republican . I |