The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-07

Such a policy is utterly out o
keeping With the progress of tn
! times and gives our great CONNER
eial rivals in Europe-hungry 70
I international golden op
portunities of which they are rapid.
taking advantage.
( Justice to the Workers.
Referring to the opening sentence
of his address, namely, that We ar,
now in the midst of a great econom
/ ie revolution Mr. Roosevelt pre-
sents an advanced and comprehen
sive plan TO insure the rights ana
better conditions for labor. Ht
gives ii the paramount place in HI.
speech. The first charge upon in,
dustrial craftsmanship OF the day,
he said, sis TO prevent human waste
The dead weight OF orphanage anG
depleted craftsmanship, Of crippled
workers and workers suffering from
trade diseases, of casual labor OF in.
secure old age, and of household de
pletion due to industrial conditions
are. like our depleted soils. our cash,
ed mountain-side and Hooded river
bottoms, so many strains upon tha
National structure, draining the re
serve strength OF all industries, and
showing beyond all peradventure the
public element and public concern in
industrial health" He proposed sew
eral specific methods for PRESERVING
and improving "opr human resources
and therefore our labor power"
The Farmer.
1.-THE Country Life Commission
should be revived with greatly In
creased power; its abandonment was
severe blow to our people The
welfare OF the farmer is a basic need
of this Nation" The country school
should be brought in touch with
country life. For this reason the
Progressives approve of Government
cooperation with the farmer TO
make the farm more productive. Co
operative associations OF farmers
both for the production and selling
of agricultural products should b.
encouraged. $50 long as the farmer
leaves cooperative activities with
their profit-sharing to the city man
of business, 20 long will the founda-
tions OF wealth be undermined and
the comforts of enlightenment be
impossible in the country communi-
ties"
The Tariff.
On the. tariff he says. II believe
in protective tariff. but I believe
IN it as a principle approached from
standpoint Of the Interests of the
whole people. and not as a bundle
If preferences to be given fayorite
individuals. He believes the Ameri-
can people favor the principle of a
protective tariff. but are in rebellion
against the wrong-doing and unjust
application of that policy and the
abuses in past legislation cit is
not merely the tariff that should b.
revised but the method OF tariff
making and of tariff administration
The first steps should be the crea-
ion of a permanent commission Of
comparison experts" of ample pow
ers" to secure exact and reliable in
formation 1.-The present Tariff
Board is entirely inadequate in poiny
1f powers reposed in it and scope ~
work undertaken =" The Tariff Com
mission in Germany affords a spleu-
lid model This commission must
scientifically determine "the differ
anee In the cost of production here
and abroad" the effect on prizes
TO the consumer" insure full justice
20 the pay envelope Of the wage
Garner. The commission must not
attempt to encroach on the tariff
making power of Congress. 1t shall
'eport with full publicity and
promptly The tariff shall be re,
vised schedule by schedule to ayoIt
The staggering blows to business
incident to former general revisions
The effect will be 70 wipe out The
"Iog-rolling and yote-trading secured
by special interests in the past
Only by this means can the tariff
be taken out of politics" 1.-THE sub
3titution OF tariff for revenue onl,
as prepared by the Democratic plat
'orm would plunge this country int
the most widespread industrial de
preston we have ever seen" TIL
revision shall be downward and no
rpward and secure square deal no
merely to the manufacturer, but 4