Show I IShall Shall the People Rule p WILSON VILSON i is of the assertive e rather than the argumentative t type pe of publicist I His lis is speeches and ond the tho articles of which he lie is ic the Author bristle tlc with ith uncompromising assertions aud nt is conspicuous by its s absence In no instance does this fact act shine forth more clearly than in ill hi his message c a M as read by him hint yesterday to the a assembled lawmakers It is clear that the whole hole count country he lie said in iii his lila mc message expected the tariff duties to be altered That lint statement will bear some SOUle analysis The President may inns intend intond to convey ej tho the idea that the whole country after his election expected the tariff duties to be altere altered That hat suggestion is no more titan than justifiable But if ho meant to intimate that the time entire country signified that tbt O expectation p at tho the jolls lOIIS J last Jast November he is essentially and nud radically wrong If Mr r. r Vilson Wilson can spare the timo time to study the election returns ho will learn leant that lat the protectionists of this country are arc in tho the majority by 1 votes otes that is the time combined support received by the thc two protectionist t candi candidates at Taft and Roosevelt exceeded ed that accorded to o the time tariff only or 01 free trade party to the number above bove given Mr fr Wilson ilson should stud study his mandate front from the people There is is iso no o dut duty laid Inid upon him so far as popular support is concerned to institute the sort of tariff in which he lie has always believed By Br an of America suffered suf- suf unfortunate sequence of events the protectionists fer ered d schism schim and divided their strength The President is supposed to be a consistent adherent to the time principle that the people shall rule If he lie follows that policy the time tariff ariff measure now pending and to which he is supposed to ha have c given his indorsement will be promptly repudiated by the thc White hito louse House A majority of the American people last fall opposed a aDe De Democratic tari tariff an and voted Toted for presidential candidates who fa favor or protection The President should keep that in mind J. J |