Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-12
ROOSEVELT ON TARIFF.
Again Echoes Demand for Commission
To Handle Question.

Again Echoes DEMAND TOR comm miSsion
To Handle Question.
st. Louis. Oct 12.-Theodore Roose-
Welt in a speech last night denounced
the democratic partyttn New York as
IAN unfoly alliance between Wall
street and Tanmany Hail. and at.
tackled the democratic party in Mis-
souri, by calling it the party that rep
resents the special interests and special
privilege"
Colonel Roosevelt also defended the
present position Of the republican par
ty In regard to the tariff. He did not
discuss the Payne-Aldrich tariff law,
saying that he wished the people to
look forward and not back. He said
the party was united on the doctrine
that the tariff should be such as to
equalize the cost Of production here
and abroad, and that it should be regu-
lated by commission.
FIe declared that under the present
system it was impossible to obtain sat-
isfactory results, and added that when
the commission system was established
there should be governmental supe4vis-
ion to determine whether the workmen
were getting the benefit they were sup
posed to have from the tariff
1t was Colonel Roosnvelt's first speech
coliseum was crowded to the doors
with throrg which cheered him fire.
Quently. He began his speech by COM
mending Governor Hadley as IAN up
right and fearless public servant"
Colonel Roosevelt then turned to a
discussion Of New Nationalism." every
principle of which, he said. was to be
found in the profession and the prac-
tice of Abraham Lincoln. He was fol-
lowed by his remarks about the tariff.
He said in part:
The republican party is united or
the doctrine officially set forth in its
national platform two years ago, that
the tariff shall be such as substantially
to equalize the cost OF production here
and abroad. AS the cost Of production
is mostly labor cost, this means pri-
marily that the duty should be great
enough to continue to give to our la
boring men that higher standard of
wages without which there cannot be
that higher standard Of living which
primarily distinguishes the American
wage-worker from the wage workers
Of all other countries.
Now, the question is how to achieve
the purpose thus explicitly declared It
seems to me, and think that more and
moro 1t seems to the people of this
country, that the methods hitherto OBJ
tanned in making all tariffs for great
many years past are ineffective in cor
rectly and justly applying the protect
i've principle as outlined above.
I'VE wish to give proper protection
to each given business, and, above all,
to the workmen in each given business,
as a matter Of right and justice.and not
as a matter of favor or preference,
and, above all. not to give proper pro-
lection as a matter OF favor or prefer
ence obtained by log rolling. Therefore,
We feel that there should be tariff
commission, composed Of impartial ex-
perts amply equipped for obtaining not
merely from the statements of inter-
ested parties, but by such investiga-
ton as Will satisfy them that the facts
are accurate, information that will en-
able congress in each given case to
establish the measure OF protection
to carry out the principles
above set forth.
Moreover. these Investigations
should form a program, each success
sfve report being treated on its mer-
fts 80 that each schedule can be re-
vised by itself in accordance with the
facts developed by this commission Of
impartial experts. and without any
heed bsdng paid to any other oassider-