The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-01
GOVERNOR F0SS ON
NATIONAL PROGRESS
Says Country Is Calling on
Democratic Party to AS
sumo Leadership

Charleston. S. c.. Dec. IA closer
union of the state for popular governs
ment and the elimination of the spe.
ciai tariff and other privileges, as the
only basis for constructive national
progress. was advocated by Governor
Eugene n. Foss of Massachusetts. in
an address before st. Andrews society
today.
He declared the business interests
OF the country must be built upon
constructive business lines for the
benefit of the people. and that the Re-
publican party had utterly failed in
this regard.
He outlined the progressive move
ment OF the Democratic party, which
ne SAID, furnished the necessary solu-
ton OF our national problems, and de.
clared that the country is calling up
on that party to assume the leader.
ship. He declared that the Sherman
act had failed to safeguard and de-
velop our industrial prosperity, and
that 1t had reacted injuriously upon
all business.
He believed he said. that the state
must now TAX up the duties of regu.
lating Its trade and commerce, in.
stead Of leaving this to take its chanc-
es with unwise federal control and liti-
gations: called for a more business
like direction Of public affairs and de-
clared 1t to be the duty and the OPP
portuntty of the progressive democ-
racy to establish clean cut business
methods in government as well as in.
dustry and commerce.
Governor Foss said in part:
The people now realize that the
business interests of the country and
all problems of public finance and As.
cal policy, cannot remain the prey of
partisan schemes: but must be plac-
ed On sound economic principles.
Progress in possible on this plan. md
on no other.
Legislation in regard to our indus.
try and commerce has hitherto been
far more destructive Of broad, honest
expansion than effective in checking
dishonesty or in limiting monopolies.
we now enter upon a new era on
which progressive legislation on these
lines will take the place Of tariff Jug
i Cling and its attendant evils.
THE era of the P~ayne-Aldrich tariff
has been also the era of the political
boss. 1t has witnessed the subversion
OF legislatures, the dictation of con-
%gresstonal action n the disturbance
of executive duty. through forces that
work In the dark against public well
fare. 1t has been the direct repre-
by the dictates Of political machines.
Relief from present conditions can
be-and will be-accorded by q Demo-
cratic administration and a Demo.
cratic congress. These results can be
secured by u party through the twin
policies of a reasonable tariff and set
tied program Of reciprocal trade
agreements.
But there is. in my judgment 4
still more important step which re-
mains for US to take.
ut Is time also to reaflrm the prin-
ciple that each state must do for itself
all that human power can accomplish
to utilize It's constitutional powers.
Failure Of the states to act ,effec.
lively within their common sphere
serves as a justification for undue ex-
tension of national authority.
I'VE nus now face q situation in
which the fear Of restraint by COM
bknations of capital has given way to
apprehension of greater restraint by
the national government ITSELF"