The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-05
The following is the address of
Col. Roosevelt at Sioux Falls, S. D.
Saturday.

Sioux Falls. Sept. 3.-Whenever men
just like ourselves-probably not much
better and certainly no worse-con-
tinually fail to give us the results
We have a right to expect from their
efforts We may just as well make
our minds that the fault lies not in
their personality. but in the conditions
under which they work. and profit
comes not from denouncing them. but
in seeing that the conditions are
changed. .s.
This is especially true Of tar'n max
ing. 1t has been conclusiveiy shown
BY experiments repeated again and
again that the methods Of tariff max
ing by congress which have now OBJ
tained for SO many years cannot from
the very nature Of the case bring real
~ satisfactory results.
think that the present tariff is bet
ter than the last and considerably bet
ter than the one before the last. but it
has certainly failed to give general
satisfaction. l believe this country Is
fully committed to the principle Of
protection. but it Is to protection as q
principle, to protection primarily in
the interest Of the standard Of living
Of the American workingman.
believe that when protection be-
comes not q principle, but a privilege
and a preference-or. rather. a tumble
Of privileges aud preferences-then the
American people disapprove of It..
Now. to correct the trouble 1t is neces-
sary in the first place to get in mind
clearly what we want and in the next
place to get in mind clearly the meth
Cd by which We hope to obtain what
we want
What we want is a square deal in
the tariff as in everything elsa
square deal for the wage Garner. a
square deal for the employer and a
square deal for the general public.
To obtain it we must have a thorough
" enicient and well equipped tariff
commission.
The tariff ought to be material issue
and not.a moral issue. But II instead
Of a square deal we get a crooked deal
then 1t becomes very emphatically a
moral ISSUE What we desire in q
tariff is such measure Of protection as
will equalize the cost OF production
here and abroad. and as the cost of
production Is mainly labor cost this
weans primarily a tariff Sufficient to
maize ur for the difference in labor
cost here and abroad.
The American public wants tho
American laboring man put on an
equality with other citizens. so that he
shall have the ability to achieve the
American standard Of living and the
capacity to enjoy 1t. and to do this we
must see that his wages are not lower
ed by improper competition with In
ferior wageworkers abroad - with
wageworkers who are paid poorly and
who live as no Americans are willing
to live. But the American public does
not wish to see the tariff 20 arranged
as to benefit primarily few wealthy
men.
Commission Of Experts
As q means toward the attainment
Of its end in view we have a. yet de-
vtsed nothing in any way as effective
~ a tariff commission. There should
be q commission OF well paid experts.
men who should not represent any in
dustry. who should be masters Of their
subjects. Of the very highest charac-
ter and who should approach the mat
ter with absolute disregard Of every
outside consideration
These men should take mp In success
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