The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-09

| TO say that the opposition OF MT, bom'
pers and the other labor leaders will not
turn me aside the slightest from the pur,
pose | have to continue the course oil
| President Roosevelt's administration in
doing everything possible TO put labor
on an equality with capital and TO give
labor an equality Of opportunity in the
negotiations between them; to give la.
Dor that which we like to believe be-
longs TO every American citizen-equal-
ity of opportunity, but no particular
privilege.
~ believe in the revision of the tariff,
and sahll do what can within the juris-
diction Of the executive Office to bring
il about. Two years ago at Bath, Me-,
in public speech announced that the
time had come for revision, but the Re.
publican leaders did not all agree with
me then. The Republican party is now
pledged 70 give thorough and genuine
denomination and revision OF the tariff,
but ii has specified exactly the plan it
proposes TO pursue. II will take the
difference between the cost Of produc-
ton here and the cost of production
abroad in the making Of any product,
whether OF the fam, the factory or the
mine. and IL will impose a customs duty
equal to that difference in the cost OF
production. That cost of production is
made up at least of three elements--the
cost of material, the cost of labor and
the manufacturers profit. or interest on
capital Taking that difference, you
have the measure by which the Repub-
lican party has pledged itself to revise
the tariff. In other words, il has pledged
itself to protect every industry and to
give every industry that needs protec.
ton the same measure of it.
The next Congress will be called in
extra session by me Immediately after
the adjournment of the present Congress
to carry out the party's pledge. | shall
exercise all the legitimate influence that
president or the head of the Republican
party can exercise to see to II That the
phghted faith Of the party on this sub
Jet in letter and in spirit is observed.
Corporate interests in times past
have attempted to block the progress of
the party where their own selfish inter
ests were threatened; but, as shown in
the meat inspection bill, the pure food
bill and the rate bill, when public opinion
in the party is aroused, under proper
leadership, it overcomes all these obsta-
cles and places on the statute book that
which the people demand.
The election of a Republican presi-
dent and Republican Congress disposes
OF the Democratic plan TO guarantee de-
posts in national banks. | believe that
the next Congress viii pass the bill pro-
viding for postal savings banks, objec-
tion has been made that this is paternal
ism and socialism and is introducing the
government into the banking business
The answer to that Is this: Where
general service to the public cannot be
we'll discharged by private enterprises,
and can be very effectively and economi,
cally discharged by the government, the
government should undertake it, The
postal savings bank comes exactly within
this principle. Ii there were savings
banks in all the country as numerous
and easy of access as they are in Massa
chusetts, in the New England states and
in New York, il might be said that the
postal savings bank would be an inva.
sion OF territory properly occupied by
private enterprise. But when it is con
sidered that in only eleven OF the states
are there savings bank facilities, it is
seen that private enterprise does not
supply the need We should not deny
to the people of thirty five states oppor
tunity to make small deposits, with the
security OF the government promise to
paw principal and interest.
II am very, very glad that | took |
that trip into the South. 1t was not |
taken with the idea that would get |
any of the electoral votes this year, but /
| wanted to express personally to the /
southern people my interest in them and |
their welfare, and to urge them TO aban. |
Ion tradition and take their proper place |
in the affairs of government, 1t, is not |
natural nor right, as | told them, that
those who oppose the governing party /
should have the voice in government of ,
those who supported it; but so far as
nm able / shall promote the interests
IF the South as we'll as of the North, the
East and the West. There should be no
sectional lines in this nation, and | hope
hat four years hence the men of the
South who really believe in the prinei-
1les of the Republican party will have
he courage to depart from the traditions
hat have led them to support Democra
". and that the Solid South viii be
)roken in several places.
- believe thoroughly that the re-
urn of the Republican party to power
will mean the immediate return Of pros
,erity, and can promise from personal
that so far as the power Of
he next president extends it will mean
q square DEAF to everyone, irrespective
# party, labor or corporate affilia
ions