The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-05
SQUARE DEAL
FOR TARIFF.
t&f
Roosevelt at Sioux Falls Says
Present Result Good.
NEED EXPERT COMMISSION.
ex. President Asrses That Entire Sat.
isfsetion Has Not Been Given by the
Payne. Aldrieh EHort--should Be o
Material Issue and Not q Moral
Issue.

Sioux Falls. Sept Whenever men
just like ourselyes--probably not much
better aud certainly no worse-con-
unually fail to give us the results
We have right TO expect from their
efforts we may just as well make
our minds that the fault lies not in
their personality but in the conditions
under which they work. and profit
comes not from denouncng them. but
10 seeing that the conditions are
changed.
This is especially true of lar'tr max.
ing. II has been conclusively shown
BY experiments repeated again aud
again that the methods of tariff max
ing by congress which have now ob.
tanned for so many years cannot from
the very nature OF the case bring real.
~ satisfactory results.
/ think that the present tariff is bet
Ter than the last and considerably bet
ter than the one before the last, but II
has certainly failed to give general
satisfaction. ! believe this country Is
fully committed TO the principle of
protection. but II IL TO protection az q
principle, to protection primarily in
the interest OF the standard OF Lying
Of the American workingman.
i believe that when protection be.
comes not a principle, but privilege
and preference-or, rather. tumble
OF privileges and preferences-then the
American people disapprove OF II.
Now. to correct the trouble II Is neces.
sary In the first place to get in mind
clearly what we want and In the next
place to get In mind clearly the meth
cd by which we hope to obtain what
we want.
What we want is square deal in
the tariff as in everything else-a
square deal for the wage Garner.
square deal for the employer and
square deal for the general public.
To obtain 1t we must have n thorough
~ efficient and well equipped tariff
commission.
The tariff ought to be a material issue
of a square deal we get crooked deal
them becomes very emphatically II
mora issue What we desire IN II
thrift Is such measure Of protection as
VIII equalize the cost OF production
here and abroad. and as the cost OF
production is mainly labor cost this
means primarily tariff sufficient to
make up for the difference in labor
cost here and abroad.
The American public wants the
American laboring man put on an
equality with other citizens, so that he
shall have the ability to achieve the
American standard of living and the
capacity 10 enjoy II, and to do this we
must see that his wages are not lower.
ed by improper competition with in
ferlor wageworkers abroad go with
wageworkers who are paid poorly and
who live M no Americans are willing
TO live But the American public does
not Wish 10 see the tariff 50 arranged
as to benefit primarily few wealthy
men.
Commission Of Experts.
As a means toward the attainment
Of It's end In view we have AZ yet de-
yised nothing In any way as effective
as a tariff commission. There should
be a commission Of well paid. experts,
men who should not represent any in
dnstry, who should be masters Of their
subjects, Of the very highest charac-
ter and who should approach the mat
ter with absolute disregard OF every
outside consideration.
These men should take up in success
sion each subject with which the tarirr
deals and investigate the conditions of
production here aud abroad They
should fnd out the facts and not mere,
ly accept the statements of Interested
uartisa and they should report To con