The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-23

x~ANSPORT, Ind, Sept. 23.-The
tram bearing President Roosevelt and
party. which left Detroit at 2-1o this
morning for indianapolis. arrived here
at 7.15 amid the scTeeching Of factory
whistles and the cheers OF a crowd as
semlaed at the Wabash station.
She President was escorted to the high
school. The President spoke rapidly be-
cause the speech as prepared was too
long for the half hour stop. As II was,
the train left Logansport twenty minutes
late. The President said, in substance.
that he favored the appointment Of bi-
partisan board Of tariff commissioners.
which would take the adjustment Of the
tariff schedules out Of politics.
-'On the stability of our business con
ditions." he said, depends the stability
Of our tariff laws, and these laws can
never be stable as long as they are be
ing made the football Of politics. Our
object should be stability but not fos-
siHzation"
The speech was one that had received
carefuI consideration before the Presi-
dent left Oyster Bay. It was intended
TO be ore OF the I'VE principal speeches
OF the trip West.
4 Surprise to All
The delivery Of the speech to com
parauyely small crowd in Logansport,
in a driving rainstorm IN the open. was
g complete surprise TO most5 Of those
who have been following the President
was not 10 come for several days yet.
and everybody wanted 10 know why the
President was moved 10 make such an
important speech unde- such adverse
circumstances.
When the President reached The stand
he found himself looking down on
bObbing field OF umbrellas He at once
made this announcement:
Il viii make this bargain with you.
IF you viii put down your umbrellas. !
viii speak without any covering NY
self
The umbrellas nearly all came down.
The President spoke as follows;
Americans First, Party Second.
..No law can create industrial we'll
being OF make shiftless and idle men
prosperous, ne said, at the outset Of his
speech Then he spoke of the import
ance Of individual endeavor in distinc-
ton with combination He referred TO
the hxity OF our financial system and our
economic policy, from which, as it re
CARDS the tariff, it may be too much to
expect the elimination OF political par
tisanship But the proper aim Of the
party system, he declared. is TO observe
h. 10 p Il.
divide on party lines. but wee unto US
Il We are not Americans first and party
men second.
Leading up 70 tariff revision, he said:
No nation can stand radical read
justmenIs OF the tariff schedules at short
intervals. Continual sweeping changes
caD45t but be disastrous. but II the in
dUst.-iaI needs shift as rapidly as they
do here. where we often i've IN one year
what Europe does in Ten. We need the
rsappiication Of established principles TO
changed conditions.
Stability Without FossiIization.
We must readjust without resorting
to a violent surgical operation. the
threat Of which alone would paralyze
the business Of the country. We must
solve this problem with partfsanship as
a secondary consideration. We must
persevere in the policy Of a protective
tariff. but We must remove the frregu-
larfties and incongruities. We want q
system which assures stability without
fossiliZation-
There are number OF ways of bring
ing this about Ny own personal pref-
erence would be an Investigation OF rhe
entire subject by preliminary body Of
experts, who would deal with the matter
merely from the standpoint OF the bust
ness world
This machinery can be provided and
can operate successfully Il the people
make up their minds 10 believe that II
will handle the question from a busi-
ness standpoint. Protection Is in the
interest OF the American producer. It's
imperative need exists in the choice Of
maintaining the high American standard
Of living Of the American workingmsn.
the best fed. best educated and most in
telliEent workngman on the face of the
earth.