Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-01
ASKS A CLOSER
UNION OF States
GOVERNOR ross DECLARES THAT
STATES LEAVE TOO MUCH TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AN ERA OF POLITICAL BOSS
Progressive Legislation Is now 10 Take
Place of Tariff Juggling and
all lis Evils.

CHARLEsToWN, s, C., Nov. 80
4 closer union of the states for popu-
pr government and the elimination of
tpeclal tariff and other privileges as
. The only basis for constructive nat
ional progress was advocated by Gov
ernor Eugene N. Foss of Massachu-
setts in an address before ST. An
drew's society today.
He outlined the progressive move
ment or the democratic party, which
ne said furnished the Necessary So
luton OF our national problems. and
declared that the country is calling
upon that party to assume the leader
snip, He declared that the Sherman
act had failed to safeguard and de-
Velop our Industrial prosperity and
that it1lad reacted njuriously upon all
business.
He believed, he said, that each state
must now take up the duties of regu-
latlng Its trade and commerce in
stead of leaving this to take its
chances with unwise federal control
and litigation: he called for more
businesslike direction of public af-
fairs and declared It to be the duty
and the opportunity OF the progress
i've democracy to establish cleancut
methods as well.
Governor Foss said in part:
THE people realize that business
interests Of the country and all prob
lens of public finance and fiscal
problems cannot be the prey of parti-
san schemes, but must be raised to
the highest level on sound economic
principles.
Legislation in regard to our indus
try and commerce has hitherto been
for more destructive of broad, hon
est expansion than effective in check
ing dishonesty or in limiting monop-
olies.
we now enter upon new era in
which the progressive legislation on
these lines will take the place of tar
iff juggling, and its attendant evils.
THE era of the Payne-Aldrich tar
iff has been also the era of the polit- !
ical boss. 1t has witnessed the sub
of congressional action, and the dis |
turbance Of executive duty, through |
forces that work against the public |
welfare, 1t has been supplanted by |
the dictates of political machinery.
These conditions can be destroyed !
and viii by democratic administra-
ton and democratic congress.
These results can be secured by our
party through twin policies of reas-
enable tariff and settled program
of reciprocal trade agreements.
But there is In my Judgment a
still more important step which re-
mains for us to take.
1T is time for congress, while up
holding the principle that interstate
and foreign trade shall be free from
restraint, to define so far as practi-
cable what specific acts shall be
deemed lawful and what unlawful in
order that the legitimate business Of
the country may know what the con-
ditions are and to what business must
"They must almost reaffirm the
principle that a state must do for itself
all human power can accomplish %
utilize its legislative powers
The state must act effectually in
their home principles and adjustica-
tion for undue extension Of national
,
I'VE must now face situation in
which the fear of restraint by COM
binations of capital has given way to
apprehension of greater restraint by :
he national government ITSELF