Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-12 | Page 14 | An Unique Situation

sa a sa An Unique Situation W i IT-I IT the pungent clarity darity of the pro product that vy V flows easily from irom the tho pen of the tho New York r Worlds World's capable editor one can rarely quarrel Ample mple preparation for whatever hate cr he lie undertakes calls di distinctly li from the le finished article His llis judicial opinion of the tariff measure ure ob obviously as carefully care care- full fully ully compiled as ag all his loaders leaders may be Le accepted as s the composite Democratic view Of that bill billic le Ime ic says The Tho Underwood tariff bill Is not a R. free trade measure It Ills la Is not a a. for tariff meas meas- ure nrc It retains the pra protective principle principio wherever In the opinion of lt Its authors author the protective prInciple principle principle prin prIn- ciple is desirable le or ne necessary e sar This statement from perhaps tho the ablest Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic editor of them all with the possible exception of the aging Henr Henry Watterson whose disgust over oyer ho tho present administration forbids discussion ion of it must be read in conjunction with the following which appeared in the tho Democratic national platform platform plat- plat form orm adopted at Baltimore last year We declare It Il to bo be a a. fundamental principle of oC the D Democratic party that the federal government under the tho constitution of tho the United States has ilas no right or ar power to Impose or collect tariff duties duLles except for the purpose of ot revenue Either the r Worlds World's orld's editor is wrong in his concept concept con- con of the ultimate ultima to or desired effect of the tho Un- Un derwood bill or the Democratic party part headed hende by Mr r. r Wilson is seeking to do what that party in convention con as assembled declared the federal g government govern govern- emment em ment under the Constitution of the tl c United States has hns las no right or power to do If the protective principle is being retained wherever in the opinion of its the Underwood hills bills authors the protective principle is desirable or necessary the Democratic national platform is being icing repudiated by those who were delegated b by bythe he the party part to stand as its champions