Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
ON 1908 PLATFORM
Republican Attitude on Tariff,
Says Roosevelt.
IGNORES THE PAYNE LAW
Would Substitute Commission for
the Old Methods.
ADDRESSES ST. LOUIS THRONG
Reiterates His Views in Regard to
the National Control of
the Big Corporations.
ADDRESSES ST. LOUIS THRoNG

ST. LOUIS, October 1o.-Theodore
Roosevelt defended the present attitude
of the republican party in an address be-
fore crowded gathering in the Coliseum
last night He was frequently cheered.
He denounced the democratic party in
York as Ian unhoIy alliance between
| Wall street and Tammany Hail. and at
| tackled the democratic party in Missouri
by calling it the party that represents
! the special interests and special priv
, ilege.''
/ He began by commencing Gov. Hadiey
as IAN upright and fearless public serv-
ant He went on:
State Situations Similar
Il am glad to come here tonight. to
| speak in this great state. And l have
| peculiar pleasure in it, because I think
| that the conditions of your fight are SUBJ
stantially akin to the conditions of the
| fight we are making in my own state.
In New York state our opponents call
themselves the democracy. They have
the very slenderest relation to any his
! toric national party bearing that name.
For in New York state what calls itself
democracy consists in reality of an I'M
| holy alliance between Wall street and
Tammany Hall. 1t is enough to make
| Andrew Jackson of Tennessee and Tom
Benton of Missouri turn in their graves
! to realize what the organizat ions are
| that claim to be their spiritual heirs and
| representatives at this present day.
| I'm New York the special interests.
all of the powers that hope to keep or
to acquire privileges to which they are
not entitled, have gone with our antag-
onists, because they feel, quite prop
| erly that in their ranks is the place for
ed business or crooked politics. and
especially in the alliance between
crooked men and crooked politics.
Republicans and the Tariff.
LAS to the tariff. it seems to me that
the situation is much clearer than some
people would have us believe. l fully
admit that there was a time when, if
our opponents had acted with reason
able wisdom. they could have made us
| trouble. But they let the opportunity
slip by. and they did not act with rea-
sonable wisdom.
He did not discuss the Payne tariff
law. saying that he wished the people
to look forward and not back. He
continued:
The republican party is united on
! the doctrine officially set forth in it's
national platform two years ago, that
the tariff shall be such as substantially
| to equalize the cost of production here
and abroad.
Now, not only is this the doctrine OF
the republican party. but l believe 1t Is
| the doctrine of the overwhelming ma
jority of the American people. do
not believe that any section of the
a
advocates free trade or a tariff for rev.
enue only. / 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.
Tariff Commission Preferred.
Now, the question is how to achieve
the purpose thus explicitly declared. 1t
seems to me, and think that more and
more it seems to the people of this coun-
try, that the methods hitherto obtaining
in making all tariffs for a great many
years past are ineffective In correctly
and justly applying the protective prin-
ciple, as outlined above. We wish to give
proper protection to each given business,
and, above all, to the workmen in each
given business, as matter of right and
justice, and not as matter of favor or
preference. and, above all. not give proper
p
ence obtained by log rolling.
Therefore we feel that this tariff COM
mission, composed Of impartial experts,
amply equipped for obtaining not merely
statements Of interested parties. but by
such 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 neces-
sary to carry out the purpose above set
forth, and, moreover. these investigations
should form continuous program. each
case being treated on its merits, so that
each schedule snail be revised by itself
In connection with the facts developed by
this committee of impartial experts and
without any heed being paid to any other
consideration than the justice Of that
particular case.
Business Disturbance Avoided.
This will prevent log-rolling, and it |
will also prevent far-reaching disturb |
ances of business which necessarily
coueS whep all the schedules are I