Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-25

here a bit. You are going ahead so
rapidly that when I talk with a man
out here and he is not thinking Of the
tariff. he will tell me tales Of. the man
ufacture of sugar that will just make
me think I want TO invest all my
money into IL at once. But what did
we do? We compromised, and we, said
to the people OF the Philippine islands
we viii let YOU into our market to
the extent Of 100000 tons and no more
and then the home industry will go on;
will not he injured. certainly by that
Importation And we made the COM
promise
RULE OF THE THUMB.
Now that is what We do In Congress
and through the executive all the time:
and while theoretically that may seem
rather a rule OF the thumb method of
government. i'm the long run, as you
look back through the history of the
country. you viii find that the course
pursued which was the result of COM
promising the views OF the many into
one sound and middle course. was very
much better than Al we had followed
some doctrinaire and tried TO follow
his theory to the uttermost. In other
words. we can trust 10 the common
sense OF the American people, through
their representatives. TO work out the
problems we have and in that work
ing out TO give effect 10 the views Of
all the people, not all the effect 10 the
view OF every one but TO give some
effect 10 the views Of all. and under
that system II is perfectly true what
Senator Smoot says, that we have the
best government on earth, and, repre-
senting that government I have at
tempted TO make a Journey through the
country Of some $4,000 or $4,000 miles
for the purpose OF convincing the peo-
pie, II I can. that every man. woman
and child. born or naturalized in this
country has voice and n right 10 be
heard al Washington. and that his in
terests are the subject OF careful con-
sideration by those who represent the
government at that place
Is NOT PARTISAN
II g. ] hope not partisan journey
and Will not b. regarded as such OF
course, az times | have TO discuss is
sues that have presented themselves or
VIII present themselves, and advocate a
certain solution or decision upon those
issues. and that does involve matters
which have entered into partisan dis
cussion That Is inevitable. or / should
not have any subjects TO talk about
az all but, on the whole. / wish
those who hear me and those
who are good enough 10 ex-
press welcome 20 understand that [
don't misconstrue their attitude: that
7 know they are testifying by their re-
spect and welcome 10 me to their re-
gard for the country by expressing II
TO the temporary but lawful head OF
the government. IN order 10 convey 10
him and to convince each other that
they are loyal 10 this grand govern
ment and thankful 90 God that they
have IL.
I observe. and I suppose Il Is through
the thoughtful arrangements Of Senator
Smoot, that he was determined that
people should know me before / got
here. and ! am bound 10 say that with
my experience al other points that il
is not an unnecessary precautiOn. for 1
have been introduced 10 committee men
and have had my name asked and have
bad my Identity questloned-so that
gm glad 10 have II removed in ad-
vance. When YOU IN the office OF
president Of the United States. YOU
occasionally yield 90 "a little feeling that
swells the head and makes you for "a
time satisfied with yourself. and IL Is
just as well 20 have an intimatiOn that,
after an you don't nm the entire hori-
zon In such a way that your features
are deeply impressed on the heart OF
every man, woman and child In the
community