New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
that Mr. Roosevelt was not the only
issue in the present campaign. He said.

that RIr. Roosevelt was not the only
issue IN the present campaign. He said.
But. my fellow citizens, | wish IN impress
strongly upon you that the Den,orratic
party does not seek to he restored n no,ve~
IN tins stare only because il opposes this
nents have come, by unrestrained I1sa for
many years past OF the great powers of the
nat1onal anu state governments. TO look
upon the possession of power as a nersonal
right in themselves. instead of a responsi-
hility lalu upon them by the people and
the consequences @ is that extravaganza and
! corruption nave crept into their counses
dominated their actions. and brought ms to
a posiuon Where we must have n thorough
ana coihpiete s mouse cleaning. I'm order to
! return 10 the methods of economy and of
careful expenditure TO which we are enti-
tied ana by which. in well ordered private
arairs; we govern our individual fortunes.
| NO tunuItuous promises of a man who
/ has been tried and found wanting will in
sure 10 me people Of the state the change
upon "hiCh; ! am sure, they have set their
hearts This they can ONLY secure bv plac-
ing the government in the hands of the
| Democratic party
In saying this 7 am making no narttsan
| appeal L am claiming for my party no
| monopoly of virtue. I am simply calling
/ to the minds of all citizens alike. Demo-
cratic. Republican and indenendent the
conditions from which we suffer We can
| be reHeVed only by the most drastic action
upon the part of those upon whose shoul-
ders shall he laid the burden of clearing
the reputation of the state from the shame
1ui load of i'll repute laid upon It by the
extravaganza and corruption of the public
servants VINO nave SO abused their power.
| The speaker then went on to a dis
cussion of the tariff He insisted that
Republican demands for a tariff COM
mission were a confession of the party's
inability to revise protective duties
downward. While on this point he said:
Our opponents succeeded in the last ma
tonal campaign in retaining power upon
tne express promise that the tariff should
be revised so as TO take from the shoulders
of the people much of the burden of taxa
ton from which they suffer.
Ihls express promise has not been kept.
There has been neither a downward nor an
honest revision Of the tariff. The best evil
dence or this lies in the fact that our op-
ponents are now promising to amend the
tariff. schedule by schedule, after a tariff |
board or commission appointed by them
shall have made a scientific and. necessa-
riy, a prolonged study of the various |
problems involved in this question.
surely If their very recent efforts to
out so badly as to force them to admit the |
immediate necessity for another revision, |
how earnest and sincere may be their dis
position to make an honest and downward |
revision. they have neither the ability nor
the courage to properly make it.
The recent Republican revision was an |
upward. instead of a downward revision. |
1t has produced tariff that is satisfactory
Where Dix Stands on ariff.
I stand with my party on all the plan1s
of the admirable platform adopted at Ro-
believe in the necessity for downward
and honest revision Of the tariff, and that
has always been my view.
l believe that such a revision can be made
with slight disturbance of business, and TO
the great relief of the consumer; who is
after all the average man throughout the
entire country.
/ believe such revision can be made,
and should be made, in such manner as not
to destroy, even much disturb, any large
industry throughout the country, and SO as
to take into account at all times the rights
of the American workingman.
DweIls on Cost of Living.
Mr.. Dix made brief reference to the
high cost of living, and then proceeded |
to a discussion Of the increased cost of
government He continued as follows:
Here in our own state we are suffering
from a constantly increasing load of gov
ernmentaI charges. Taxation, in its many
indirect forms, has grown by leaps anu
bounds and. in a degree out of all proper
ton to the growth OF the state IN popula-
tion and wealth,
We are told by those who cannot deny
this increase that government mas Deen
made more Efficient. We know that this
is the most absurd and groun1less Of eX. ]
cuses You as men of business and or
affairs, know that in the great industries
of our country the relative cost of admin
istration constantly decreases in proper
ton 10 the growth of the business which |
is successfully conducted.
In our public affairs. under the guidance
of our opponents. we find that all business |
standards are disregarded and set aside.
Instead of carrying the business of |
government at relatively less cost to the
Individual citizen Of the state the per
capita cost of government in New York
State has in ten years of Republican mis- r
rule. from 1900 TO 1910, increased from s. Is I
TO 81 a.
Such condition Of affairs is truly mon
strous The application OF such business {
rather, the lack of all business I
bankrupt in a short time .
the strongest and most solvent private en-
terprise within the boundaries of the state.
p-n..;.ar Prrrinnra Me+hnde