The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-01
COUNTRY ENTERS
UP ON NEW ERA
Toss Declares That Time of De
structive Legislative Poll
cies Has Passed.
NO MORE TARIFF JUGGLING
Progressive Democracy VIII
Gust Political Machines and
Do Peoples VIII,
NO MORE TARIFF JUGGLING

Charleston, S. c, November 30.-A
closer union OF the States Tor popular
government and the elimination Of
special tarin and other privileges as
the only basis for constructiv. n1-
ttonal progress was advocated by Gov.
cfHcr Easene y. Foss, OF Massachu-
serts, ia in address here to-day be-
lore the St Andrews Society. lie ue-
clarcd tho business interests OF Tie
country must be D nj: W .n constrrc-
tive business lines q. tn. bcnon- II
the people. and mat the RcruDiic, II
party had utterly failel in this regard.
He outlined the PROGRESSIVE mnrent ut
OF the Democratic party which, lie
said. furnished tho necessary solution
OF our national orool ms, ma declared
that the country i: cIlling up3n that
party 10 assume the leadership. He
declared that tho sherman asst nal
failed to Safeguard ana rievrlop our
i.uustri6l prosperity, and that II had
REACTED inJuvlously upon all business.
lie believed, he said, that each II. te
must cow take up the duties of rcgu-
l4ung its trade and commerce. instead
oi leaving this to take its chances with
unwise Federal control and litigation;
called for more husinessiike direS-
tinn Of public affairs. anu declared
ST to be the duty and the opinion Of
progressive Democracy TO establish
clean-cut business methods In govern
ment as well as in industry and CONF
nerce.
The people now realize" he said,
'taat the business interests OF the
country and all problems OF pu5lIc
finance and fiscal policy cannot re-
main the prey OF partisan schemes,
but must be raised to the highest level
on sound economic principles. :ro-
sTess is possible on this plan. and on
no other.
Legislation in regard TO our in
dus Try ana commerce has hitherto
been far more destructive OF broad,
honest expansion than effective In
checking dishonesty or in limiting
moaopolies.
we now enter upon u new era, in
which progressive legislation on these
lines VIII take the place OF tariff Jug
cling and is attendant evils.
The era OF the Payne-Aidrich tariff
has been also tho era OF the political
boss. /. has witnessed tho subyersion
OF legislatures. the dictation OF con-
gressioual action and the disturbance OF
executive duty, through forces ihat
work in the DARK against the pubic
welfare. Il has been the direct repre-
Feaiation .: popular Will, supplanted by
the dictates OF political machines.
Relief from present conditions can
be. and viii be. accorded by Demo
cratic administration and Democratic
Congress. These results can be secured
10y our party through the twin policies
Of a reasonable tariff and settled pro-
gram Of reciprocal trade agreements.
But there is IN my judgment. a stin
more important step which remains tor
US 70 take. il is time for CongI ess.
while upholdirg the principle that In
terstate and foreign trade shall be
free IRON restraint, 10 define so fer IS
practicable what spec!nc acts shall be
deemed lawful and what unlawful. IN
order that ,he legitimate business of
the country may know wha, the con-
d!tions are to which business must con-
form
1T is time also 10 reafirrn the prin-
ciple that the State must do for Itself
ell that human power can accomplish
10 utilize lis constitutional powers.