Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-04

Atve policy, All three OF these me
stood without hitching: perhaps tina
simile suits South Dakota better thai
Iowa, where I should say they neve
Kicked over the pail
Il was particularly pleased will
what the president said IN his las
letter on the subject OF a tariff com
mission" said Colonel Roosevelt.
II am glad the country seems
TO have definitely awakened TO the
idea that a tariff commission offer,
the only solution Of the problem, both
rational aud one which insures the
absence Of jobhery. The president
from the beginning advocated this
commission
1T was only by q bitter tight by
the friends of the commission idea
that the senate and house got the pro-
vision through. Il is not yet in satis-
factory shape. The commission itself
should be enlarged, and its powers be
greatly enlarged and defined
There was a great demonstration as
Mr.. Roosevelt proceeded with his re-
marks.
with the present tariff, made by
the same methods as It's predecessor,
there is grave dissatisfaction. The
people know there are some things in
IL which are not right and therefore
they tend TO suspect. as ] think, more
numerous things In II which are right.
They know that system on which il is
made, the same system on which its
predecessors were made. encourages
the scramble of selfish interests. 20
which all important general interests
Of the public are necessarily more or
less subordinated,
There was "A time when this suram-
bic was regarded as the natural course
IN tariff making and was not resented.
Now the people demand. and rightly,
that the profit Or the special inter-
ests shall be subordlnated to the gem
orai welfare in every case. II Is this
attitude Of h people which must be
met In dealing with the present tariff
and with the proposals to amend the
present tariff,
VERY little Improvement. indeed.
VIII follow any attempt to revise the
tariff by the methods hitherto used.
The thing to do is 20 change the
method"
The speech which Colonel Roose-
welt delivered IN this city was as fol-
lows:
whenever men just like ourselves
probably not much better. and GER
tlinly no worse-continunlly fail to
give us the results We have a right to
expect from their efforts we may Just |
rs well make up our minds that the
fault lies. not I'm their personality. but
in the conditions under which they
work. and profit comes, not from de-
nouncing them, but IN seeing that the
conditions arc changed. This is espe-
ciaily true of tariff making. II has
been c%onclnsively shown. BY expert
mcnts repeated again and again, that
the methods of tariff making by con
gross. which have o obtained for
80 many years. cannot, from the very
nature of the case, bring really salts
factory results.
with the present tariff. made by
the same methods rs It's predecessor
and rs that predecessor predecessor
there is grave dissatisfaction. The
people know that there are some
things In Il which are not right and
therefore, they tend to suspect the, as
| think, more numerous things in IL
which are right. They know the sys-
tenn on which II was made, the same
system on which It's predecessors
were made, encourages a scramble Of
selfish interests. 20 which nh the im-
portant general interests 81 tho pub
lie Is necessarily more or less subor-
dtnated, There WAS q time when this
scramble was regarded as the natural
course In matchmaking ana was not
resented Now the people demand,
and rightly, that the profit Of the
special interest shall be suh%ordinated
to the general welfare on every ease.
II is this attitude Of the people which
must be met In dealing with the tariff
and with proposals 10 amend the
present tariff.
Very little Improvement. indeed,
viii follow any attempt TO revise the
tariff h. methods hitherto used The
thing % do Is 20 change the meth-
DDS"
= believe this country Is Iuliy CONF
mitted 81 the principle Of protection:
but II is 70 protection AS Is principle.
70 protection primarily in the interest
Of the standard Of living of the
American workingman. believe
thnt when protection becomes. not a
principle. but q privilege and a pref
efenCc-0r. rather, a tumble nf priv
ileges n preferences-then tho
people disapprove of IT,
Now. TO correct the trouble, 1t Is nee
essary, IN the first place, Go get in
mind clearly what we want, ana. in
the next place. to get Ia mind clearly
the method by which we hopo to ub-
tain what we want What We want is
a square deal W the tariff AS ia every
thing elise a square deal FOR the
wage-carncr, a square deal TOR the
employer; and 4 square deal for the !
general public To obtain it we must
AEF 0 AfA'f NftAA H"F .NtAfN NAAHA NtNA NAAtL I
equipped tariff commission
THE tariff ought to tc a material
issue aud not g mrrni issue but II
tnsteyd of a Square deal $500 ect Is ,
crooked deal, then ID becomes very Is
cmphatiCally "a moral issue. What we
desire IN 4 tariff ~ such "a measure of
projection as viii ea1aiigc the cost nf
production here IA abroad and as
the cost Of production u.s. mainly labor
cost this means primarily q tariff
sufficient Go make up tor the differ
Ia labor cost hore and abroad
The American public wants the
American lahoriug man put on uR
equality with other citizens So that
he fhall have the ability to achieve
The American standard at living and
thc sapartty % enjoy it. and 60 do
this wc must sec THAI his wages are
not lowered bS improper competition
with inferior waEe-Workers abroad
Win N~aHc-WUrkcrs ho are paid poor
~ ana Who live us no Americans are
willing 90 1--we but the American
public docs Not wish "a acc tho tariff
20 arranged ats to benefit primarily "a
wealthy men j
AS 4 means toward tho attainment
~ its end ia View Wu have as vet de-
nothing ln tus WAS Us cftee-
i've as 4 tariff commission. There
ihauld De : commission ut Wtll-patd
men who ahuuld mott rcpre-
any industry who should be
stNEfare af their g44Nirffs 4f flr R.rN