The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-06
SPOKE Iii CHARLESTON
GOV. FOss OF MASSACHUSETTS
PRESENT AT BANQUET.
Democratic Principals Declared Only
Basis Of Progcess-Outlired Pro-
gressi7e Movement Of Party.

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A closer run Of the state for pop
ular government, and the elimination
of special tariff and other privileges,
as the only basis for constructive na-
t:onal progress IS advocated by
Gov. Eugene y. les: = Massacnu-
setts, in an address befores the st.
Andrews Society Thursday night in
/; Charleston.
He declared the business interests
of the country must be built upon
constructive business lines for the
benefit Of the people and that the
Repu blican party had utterly failed
in this regard.
He outlined the progressive move
r:ent of the Democratic party, which,
he said, furnished the necessary So
luton OF our national problems and
! declared that the country is calling
upon that party TO assume the lead
erstip. He declared that the Sher-
man act had failed to safeguard and
develop our industrial prosperity, and
that it had reacted injuriously upon
all business.
| Ee believed, he said, that each
state must now take up the duties OF
regulating it's trade and commerce,
instead of leaving this to take its
chances with unwise Federal control
and litigation; called for a more bus
iiness-like direction Of public affairs
and declared it to be the duty and
the opportunity Of the progressive
Democracy to establish clean-cut bus
mess methods in government as well
as industry and commerce.
"The people now realize that the
+! business interests OF the country an5
all, problems of public finances and
all problems Of public finances and
fiscal policy can7ot remain the prey
of partisan schemes; but must be
raised to the highest level on sound
economic principles. Progress is pos
sible on this plan, and on no other.
Legislation in regard to our In
dustry and commerce has hitherto
been far more destructive OF broad,
honest expansion than effective in
checking dishonesty or IN limiting
monopolies.
eve now enter upon a new era in
which progressive legislation on
these lines will take the place OF
tariff juggling and its attendant evils.
"The era Of the Payne-Aldrich tar
ia has been also the era Of the pol!t-
ical boss. It has witnessed the sub
version Ct Legislatures, the dictation
CT congressional action, and the dis
turbance Of executive duty, through
forces that work ia the dark, against
the public welfare. It has been the
direct representation of popular Will
supplanted by the dictates Of polit-
ical machines.
"Relief from present conditions
can be-and will be-accorded by
Democratic administration and
Democratic administration and
Democratic Congress. These results
can be secured by cur party through
the twin 2 1icies Of reasonable tar
if and settled program of reciprocal
trade agreements.
"But there is, in ny judgment, a
still more important step which re-
mains for US to take.
at is time for Congress while up
holding the principle that interstate
and foreign trade shall be free from
restraint, to define so far Us practi-
cable what specific acts shall be
deemed lawful and what unlawful,
it order that the legitimate business
Of the country may know what the
conditions are to which business must
conform.
'sIt Is tine, also, to reafirm the
principle that each state must do for
itself all that human power can ac-
comolish to utilize its constitutional
powers.
Failure Of the states to act et-
fectiyely within their common sphere
serves as justification for undue
extension Of national authority.
1--WE must now face a situation IN
which the fear of restraint by COM
binations of capital has given way to
apprehension Of greater restraint BY
the national government itself.
GUILTY OF MURDER.