Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-12 | Page 14 | Test of Democracy

Test of Democracy on the second time in its party pl history tho the FOK F chief theory upon which time the Democracy bases its apology for foi c- c existence will be bo teste tested Ever th the slavery cr question b by since inco the Civil il war set settled ed abolishing tho the institution the Democratic party has hns pinned its faith to a low tariff t It has hns opposed tho the party parly of protection largely on that issue me and only once in that long period was it given gi the opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to prove prote that it was capable of framing a constructive o policy The election of Gro or Cleveland with a Democratic Democrat nou House o and Senate furnished that chance and lul the result i. i is written into the commercial and political history of the tho nation Th The second opportunity is now at hand A President and amI a Con Congress S chosen upon a platform that condemns protection as Its unconstitutional and of the necessities favors fa a tariff as low as ns revenue government can cams endure is ic in power at nt Yn Washing Washing- hin ton The Tho lawmaking branch is meeting in extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary extra extra- ordinary session to redeem the pledges of that plat pint form The President using the tho power of patronage and every other weapon that promises results is whipping the majority into m unison on with his views A A. tariff bill that bites bite deeply into our commercial nl foundation is pending The stage is set for a n re readjustment readjustment re- re adjustment of business s. Mr r. r Wilson received but hut fort one forty one per cent 01 the popular vote ote and while more electors supported him than any other othel candidate his mandate from the people is not clear The fact that only a n lI minority minority minor minor- nor nor- ity of the tho people indorsed his plans should g give gc c chim him food for thought lint But the believers ers in protection protection tion who supported Mr rr I Roosevelt I were solemnly warned that they were actually voting for M Mr r W Wilson l oll and thoy they must now abide the cO consequences The Tile people copl rule they must have havo what they want one Forty per cent of them voted Toted directly for wh what t they are now going to get and four millions millions mu- mu mil mil- lions more regarded the crowning of Mr r. r Roosevelt Roose Roose- them than tho the velt velt's ambition as more important to continuance of the policy that has ha made madl the nation great reat hi In the face of these facts none of those who tot voted the time Democratic ticket or their assistants who supported Roosevelt are justified in complaining complain complain- in ing at nt what is impending They fliey asked for it