Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30

that they might receive their just part
of this Industrial benefit.
"I am not opposed to honest, legiti-
mate business, but l am opposed to
dishonest. illegitimate business. Busi-
ness must not be ruined nor must
business ruin us. However, when a
manufacturer sells his product, steel,
meat, clothing or anything else cheap
er in q foreign market than in the
home market; when, for example, you
and l are compelled to pay $25 here for
q suit that is sold N Canada or Europe
for $12 or S15-and made by the same
firm-then you and must fight against
such robbery. This is going on in
every line Of business, and we must
demand justice of our American citi-
zenship.
"Third-Transportat and the fed
eraI steamship line. 1t is estimated by
experts that we pay annually $2O,OOO' wv
in excess freight rates right mere IN
Southern California. We pay thaC
freight in higher price on sugar, on
clothing, meats and all other articles
we must of necessity use. Our frult
growers have been robbed of the prof.
its of their industry and our laborers
have been robbed of their toll, we all
have been robbed and now we shall
test the virility of our citizenship IN
resisting this great wrong.
1--WE can be relieved of this condi-
ton If our government will establlsh
fedelar steamship line on the PACING
coast, as 1t has already done on the At
lantic. Justice demands this line for
this western people and we would have
it today but for the overpowering IN
fuence of the transportation corpora
tion in the halls of congress. 1t is a
shame that railroad be permitted to
charge a higher rate to ship wheat
from the Red River valley to Minneap-
oils than 1t costs to ship 1t from Min
neapolis to Liverpool. 1t is an out
rage that you can ship flour from Min
neapolis cheaper than you can ship IT
from Minneapolis to Seattle. 1t is
plain robbery when our fruit producers
have to pay $27 ton to ship to New
York when they ought TO ship for $3.50
to SIS a ton. We must demand the fed
eral line We must fight for It,, be-
cause it is the only recourse we have
and because it Is just and right.
CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES
rth-Conservation. The natural
resources of this nation must be con-
served in the interest of all the peo-
pie. We must demand of our govern
ment that the money lords be stopped
from seizing these precious possessions.
The policy of the government to en-
courage settlement has been splendid
one. The inducements offered as the
homestead claims, tree claims, desert
claims, mining claims, ETC., have
brought the people into the fertile
fields Of the west and caused them to
| dig the riches from the bowels of the
! earth. This was right for individuals,
but when great corporations reach out
their hands to seize these natural ad-
Vantages and keep them from the peo-
pie, then we must demand halt. Our
nation yet holds large areas Of land,
upon which are valuable forests, mines,
water and power sites, all of which
must be conserved in the interest of all
the people and not for the enrichment
of few. I believe in the general pol
icy Of Clifford Pinchot. The lines along
which this man is fighting are the lines
of Justice to all. This conservation
fight has revealed more clearly perhaps
than any other the aristocracy of this
country seeking to exploit the possess
sions of the common people.
"Fifth-Extravagance No greater
curse rests upon our nation than this.
The amount of money taxed from the
people and then wasted in the admin
istration of our government, local,
state and national, is shame to this
republic as we'll as to our business
ability and integrity. 1t is not only
matter of condemnation, but it is 80
fragrant and so widespread that 1t has
become a great issue.
"It now costs the citizens of this
country on the average $50 per annum
to run our national government. Do
we want to pay SO much? Is 1t neces-
sary to pay so much? Not if we have
an honest, efficient and economical ad
ministration.
LABOR'S RIGHT TO JUSTICE
"Sixth-Labor The men who toll in
this country are the backbone of the
nation, and yet perhaps more helpless
than any other group of men to have
their rights enforced. 1 expects in the
fuller treatment of this subject to
speak upon the relation of the work
ingman and the tariff, upon the high
cost of living and wages, foreign labor,
and all other matters of import to us as
citizens, and on these matters / shall
speak frankly and freely for justice to
this great company of citizens who la
Dor, who produce, without whom our
industrial life would wither away.
"Seventh-Soldiers of war and sol
diers Of peace. In enlarging upon this
subject 1 shall treat of the old soldier
and his treatment by the government,
Of the necessity of soldiers of peace for
the present political struggle, of the
duties Of citizens in this fight. Not
many years will these veterans of 81
be with US. and l hold 1t is our duty
in every possible way to make their
lives as happy as possible during these
short remaining years. I believe they
ought to have good food and raiment,
they ought to be sheltered. They are
now asking q dollar day pension; let
them have it. What is dollar day
to these heroes in the midst of the high
cost of living and compared with their
service to their country and their coun-
try's flag? Let us be grateful to these
men and show our gratitude in real
service.
"Eighth-High cost of living. This is
a condition that grows out of the ques-
tions / have already mentioned. 1t is
the result of the iniquitous Payne-Ald-
rich tariff bill; 1t is the result Of trusts
and monopolies, of artificial industrial
conditions. 1t is condition that must
be removed. While the wages of labor
have been increasing 19 per cent, the
cost of the necessaries of life have in
creased 80 per cent. 1t is a problem for
the salaried man, for teacher and law
yers for the great mass of people, and
this problem must be met not only at
the fireside, but the citizenship of this
country must meet this question and
demand conditions of life that are just
and tolerable.
"It is not enough for a man seeking
the suffrage of his fellow citizens to
say, I am a Democrat or am Re-
publican; those terms mean nothing
as they are commonly used. Bryan and
Folk and Woodrow Wilson are Demo-