Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13


strumentality in the progress or civil
cation and the uplifting of man. ana IL IS
equality of opportunity that prlVate pr ~
erty promotes by assuring the man .ne
results of his own labor, thrift and SELL
restraint. .,,;,h,,on+
of corporations and the ACQUISITION OIL
mower through the corruptlnS use OIL
money in politics, so as at times to give
to a few dangerous contre' in leglsiatioll
and government: but during the iast zen
years much progress against sucn duu.es
has been made in this regard. s.atu.s ,s
have heen passed, notably the ANTITRUST
statute and the interstate commerce law
and it's amendments, to restrain misuse
of the privileges conferred Dy cnd' t t1
and. if need be, there is nothing III liie
future of the GO country TO p and history
of the republican party to forecast, prog
ress in this direction. -.
1.-THE republican party mas come "
recognize that high tariff duties ehcouI
age combinations of capital by suppress
ing competition to take advantage, IN tne
domestic prices charged, of the excessive
rates of duty. and that that Is a much
safer system which limits the duties 10
the measure of the difference between 'ne
cost of production here and the cost u
production abroad than to the wholesale
system of imposing high rates In oroer
to secure protection at the expense Oh
everything else.
Schedule by Schedule.
THE republican party has taken It's po-
sition in favor of as little disturbance OF
the business of the country as possible IN
respect to tariff changes, by requiring
that those changes shall only take place
schedule by schedule and then only a1ter
a full ascertainment of the facts by
non-pa rtisan tariff board of commission,
which shall enable Congress and the pub
lie at large to know what must be the
necessary effect of the proposed leglsla-
ton.
I'VE have an army of mobile troops
not more than one to thousana or our
population, and now 1T is proposed by our
democratic friends in Congress to reduce
that army by eliminating one-th1rd OF our
cavalry They would cut out some OF
the best cavalry in the world, five regi.
ments which are needed for nucleus OF
a larger army should we ever be sud
denly called into war. For the same
reason they propose to depart from the
time honored practice of adding to our
navy each year two battleshlps oy cut
ting them off altogether this year. In
considering our many responsibilities IN
different parts of the world, think TINS
is a great mistake. Certainly the dim-
mutton in the additions to the fleet ought
not to be contemplated until the Panama
canal is completed. In other words, our
democratic friends are doing the very
thing that they are always reputed to
do-they are doing the wrong thing at
the right time. With unfailing accuracy
thew have selected as their policy that
conditions.
Party Is Progressive.
81 have said this much to show that
the republican party since it's beginning
more than fifty years ago, has always
been a progressive party and has always
recognized its responsibility by action.
It has never hesitated TO assume the bur
den of new legislation to accomplish good
results, and it has never allowed its re-
spect for the constitutional principles
upon which this government Is ROUNDED
to interfere with remedial action and
progressive legislation, within the lim1ta-
ton of those constitutional principles, to
make the government more useful to the
people.
wears. and especially in the last three
years of responding to popular needs by
legislation specifically adapted to anord
the proper remedies, why should we not
be sure of winning a vote or commence
from the people?
cit is true we were beaten in 1910, but
that was by detection of republicans
through what / must think was mis-
understanding. but not by change IRON
republicans to the democratic party. Their
detection reduced the vote of the repub-
licans, but did not increase the vote of
the democrats. :.
1--WE know what we propose to do: we
offer a definite program; show denmte
results, and we believe that those re-
suits are what the people wish. We do
not hesitate to ask for their support.
The arguments of most democrats In
4,ofv> osfxy h QUO Il
general likeness. We have. first, gen.
eral denunciation of conditions said to
be due 10 the Republican party. which
every man would ,deprecate: then the
statement of general good resuits tnI
principles of the democratic party. with
out specification as to what the yare. and,
finally a pressure for an 1nVltauon TO
that party to assume power There Is
nothing definite in what is said, nothing
definite promised. only general denuncia-
ton and general promises.
Spirit Of Unrest.
'They speak Of spirit of unrest every
where; they don't describe what that
est depends UPON, and If they do, they
don't tell how it Is to be remedied or
what legislation will accomplish it. 1t
is because Of my confidence that the Re-
publican party can point to definite deeds
already accomplished. to laws already on
the statute books and being enforced
ard carried to q useful purpose, and to
proposed statutes with a clear description
Of the terms and effect Of such statutes,
that I confidently rely upon an ultimate
verdict by The Ieople In favor Of the
old Repuir,can party, the party of Lin
coin and Of Grant, the most progressive
party in the history Of this country or
any other country. the party of achieve
ment and not Of broken promises. the
party of literal effective government IN
which far-sigiited economy is the watch
word, without that spasmodic penurious-
ness which ignores great ntional needs
on the score of political emergency, the
party that stands by the fundamental
principles of free and well-ordered Gov-
eminent. preserving the rights and equal