New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-02
WILSON PLEADS FOR
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
Tells Rochester Voters His EleC-
ton Is Certain and He Wants
Party Lawmakers.
TARIFF AND TRUST ISSUES
Until These Have Been Settled,
He Declares, Nothing Else
Gan Be Finally Deter
mined by the People.

From stat, Correspondent Of The Tribune
Rochester Nov. 1.--Governor Woodrow
Wilson received a twelve-minute demon
stration In Convention Hall here tonight
after the same audience. only ten minutes
before, had cheered and shouted for two
minutes when one Of the speakers men
toned the name of Theodore Roosevelt
The Democratic candidate for President
was not In the hall during the Roosevelt
demonstration, and in his speech did not
mention the name OF the colonel.
Another big demonstration was given to
Governor Wilson as he rose to speak In
the theatre, when the entire audience,
waving small American flags, cheered him
for eleven minutes.
Governor Wilson practically closed his
campaign for the Presidency with the
two speeches he made here tonight. He
spoke to about six thousand persons In
Convention Hall and about three thousand
in the shubert Theatre, and he told each
Of his audiences that his own election was
assured and that ne wanted them to also
elect a Democratic Congress and Demo
cratic Legislature.
Eulosizes William Mckinley
In both his speeches tonight Governor
Wilson eulogized the late President NC
Kinley, asserting that the Republican
party had produced no real constructive
statesman since his death. he SAD the
only tariff in the world comparable 10
that of the United States was Russia B.
He defined Republican as a man VIM
really believed that only those VINO hau
the biggest material interest in the com
munity should contrOl-"a system Oh
trusteeship," he said, and he defined
Democrat as a man who took common
counsel with the people Of average inter
IIgence' in the country. He said:
want to call your attention to the iare
that since William Mckinley dled tne I,o
have been no symptoms Of constfuGtlse
leadership I'm the Republican paIty. I ne.
have been splendid men In the hePuo.trt. -
party-don't MISUNDERSTANDING IhS ,TLera
have been men of fine moral force. IheIe
have been men who have been couTds eou,
enough TO point out the tundamehtdI eEh'
OF our life. There have been men W Sun IN
mon all our energies ana revise al "a
moral impulses, but that is one thlnsl anu
constructive leadership Is another thlns'
You will remember-some men mere Pes
ent will remember-what was happehlHs
when Mr.. Mckinley dled. - ,,,ts
The two fundamental issues OF tihI
campaign, my friends, are the tarln anu
the trusts. Until you settle this you can can,
not do anything else, because uhtu w
settle that. you haven't determined
whether you are going 10 nave free so'
eminent or not and II you don nave
free government you do not get gov
eminent that can do anything. A gov
eminent with the alliance that MAKES
freedom impossible is government ma
cannot serve you, and the whole point OF
the tariff policy and OF the trust SITUATION
is that the governing forces or this couh-
try lie outside OF the government OF tne
United States, and until you nave eot
them Inside the government and the gov
eminent its own master IL IS idle 20 talk
OF any programmes Of reform that ne
with the mere question Of the control "I
the government Itself.
Governor Wilson particularly tried TO
impress his audience with the fact that he
was not I'm favor OF free trade. He said:
| have not heard any thoughtful Demo-
crat anywhere propose Tree trace, lor the
very good reason that IL is an lmmemorial
policy OF thu United States TO support the
state governments on direct ana the teu,
eral government on indirect taxation, ana
the only abundant source OF indirect tax
alton is to be found in duties at the ports
AS long as the federal government Is
spending vast sums OF money, therefore,
it must collect vast sums OF money at the
ports>of the United States.
No Escape from Custom Duties.
There is no escape that ! can see for
a long, long time to come from custom
duties But free trade and Justice are
very different things. Mr.. Mckinley ad-
mitted that the tariff rates were not just
and that IL was due in fairness 10 the
business of America that those rates
should be lowered. particularly as there
were all sorts OF special fayors lying con-
ceaed, all sorts. OF special opportunities
built up for particular groups OF men who
had the inside In the concealed rooms al
Washington. And the Democratic ad-
mlnlstration proposes 70 root out every
special favor 1t can find In the tariff
schedule.
Now, / do not want to see the govern
ment OF the United States or any other
government fix prices, but do want 10
see some government step In ana say,
You can sell that raw material at any
price YOU please, but you have got 10 sell
Ii 10 everybody at the same price"
Then there Is another monoponstlc
practice. Certain monopolistic concerns
will stop selling absolutely necessary
goods TO certain retailers II they venture
10 buy some OF their goods from smaller
competitors. Now, you can stop that
iust as easily az YOU can stop cut.throat
competition by illePimate underselllng. nv
selling at less than cost In one locality
and at another price In another locality
Governor Wilson said he was afraid Of
the Republican leaders because they
were men OF good conscience. The third
party leaders he placed in the same cate
CORY also. He said
I am afraid OF the beliefs OF the Re-
publican leaders, not OF their morals, and
+ In looking at the third party. am rem
dered uneasy nv tho circumstance that
thr same men who have acted upon these
beliefs In the past are found 70 be the
leaders OF this new branch of the Re
publican party And | cannot believe
that they have escaped from the intel
lectual atmosphere In which they were
bred.
Governor Wilson criticised the United
States Senate as "citadel OF private In
terest." declaring the people had not had
possession OF that body for a generation.
Both meetings tonight were managed
by the anti-Murphy Democrats,o of Mon
roe County. headed by William ~. Buck
ley, state committeeman, and George
Noeht chairman OF the county commit
tee Thomas w. Finucane. the Murphy
state committeeman, did not appear at
either OF the meetings.
While the Democratic leaders here told
Governor Wilson that Monroe County
would undoubtedly go Democratic this
year for the first time since 1874 they
were somewhat nervous over the strength
OF the third term party. which. they said
had an almost even money chance OF
electing It's county ticket
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