The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-12
DISCUSSES THE TARIFF.
Colonel Roosevelt Makes Campaign
Speech at st. Louis.

SQGCCh al oCs LOUIS
st. Louis, Oct. 12-Theodore Roose-
welt denounced the Democratic party
in New York as IAN unholy alliance
between Wall street and Tammany
Hall in a speech here and attacked
the Democratic party in Missouri by
calling it the party that represents
the special interests and special privil-
eyes,
Colonel Roosevelt also defended the
present position of the Republican
party 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 backward
He said the party was united on the
doctrine that the tariff shall be such
as to equalize the cost of production
here and abroad, and that it should be
regulated by a commission. He said
that IV1der the present system it was
impossible to obtain satisfactory re-
suits, and added that, when the com
mission system was established there
should be governmental supervision to
determine whether the workmen were
getting the benefit they were supposed
to have from the tariff.
1t was Colonel Roosevelt's first
speech in the present campaign. The
great Coliseum was crowded to the
doors with throng which cheered him
frequently. He began his speech by
commencing Governor Hadley as an
L.
Governor Hadley," he continued,
has represented that kind of party
loyalty in which 1 most believe; the
kind of loyalty to the party which finds
expression by seeing to it that thai
party is the most loyal servant of the
people as a whole. And SO I am glad
indeed to come here tonight to speak
for you here in this great state. And
I have a peculiar and added pleasure
in it, because l think that the condi-
tions of your fight here are substan-
TALLY akin to the conditions of the
fight we are making in New York
state, in my own state.
I'm New York State our opponents
call themselves the Democracy. They
have the very slenderest relation to
any historic national party bearing that
name. For in New York state what
calls itself Democracy consist in real
ity of an unholy alliance between Wall
street and Tammany Hall. It is enough
to make Andrew Jackson, of Tennes-
see, and Tom Benton, of Missouri turn
in their graves to realize what the or
CARNATIONS are that claim to be their
spiritual heirs and representatives at
this present day.
"And as it is in New York, SO it is
here in Missouri-the genuine party of
the people, the party that stands for
popular rights, that stands for all the
people, is the Republican party; and
the party of reaction and of Bour-
bonism, the party that represents the
special interests and special privilege
is the party that arrogates to itself
forsooth, the name of the Democracy.
you know, the people of this state
know, that 1 am speaking the simple
and literal truth when say that If you
wish to see the reign of honesty con-
tinued in this state, if you wish to see
special privileges denied to all men and
equal opportunities, so far as is posi-
bic, secured to all men, you must con-
tinue in office the party which has
as it's head in this state Governor Had
ley
Colonel Roosevelt then turned to a
discussion of new nationalism," every
prin ciple of which. he said. was to be
found in the profession and the prac-
tice of Abraham Lincoln.
Dismisses the Tariff.
In reference to the tariff, Colonel
Roosevelt said:
''The Republican party is united on
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 mainly labor cost, this means pri
marily that the duty should be great
enough to continue to give to our lab
oring men that higher standard of
wage without which there can not be
that higher standard of living which
primarily distinguishes the American
wage worker from the wage workers
of all other countries.
Now, not only is this the doctrine
of the Republican party, but 1 believe
it is the doctrine of the overwhelming
majority of the American people. I do
not believe that any section of the
American people at present seriously
advocate free trade or a tariff for reve-
nue. only. I most emphatically do be-
lieve that If any such issue is raised
there will be an overwhelming decision
in favor of the policy of such measure
of protection as that above outlined.
Now the question is, how to achieve
the purpose thus explicitly declared? It
seems to me, and think that more and
more 1t seems to the public OF this