New-York tribune., 1912-08-17


tariff. do not see how the people Of
port either the Republican OF the Demo
cratic tariff platform. Remember that
when | use the word Republican now,
do not refer to the rank and file of the
Republican party. but To the bosses, the
Barnes, the Penroses and Guggenheims,
who nave usurped the control of the
machinery OF the party, who have be-
trayed the rank and hle Of the party. who
have twisted IL into direct and funda-
mental opposition TO the principles for
which Abraham Lincoln stood and who
have made II the party OF financial and
political privilege.
The kepg0lG@n u propOs9I is tariff for
pro- osal is tariff for the destruction
Of industry. The Pr gressivt proposal IL
q tariff in the interest of labor In indus
try. At the time when the Payne
Aldrich bill was put through Congress It
was currently reported. not only in nc
newspapers but by private men who
ought TO know, that the cotton schedule,
vate citizen of Rhode Island, now Sen,
atCr from your state. Mr. Lippitt, era
Mr. Lippitt was credited with making
the statement that Mr.. Aldrich had been
good to him.
The Republican purpose is to have
future tariffs written by the Mr.. LiNpitts
of the rarty. or else by the party leaders
who are. good" 10 the Mr.. Lippitts Ihc
Democratic pTonosal Is to hurt the Mr.;
Iippitte by hurting everybody big ara
little. connected with the industries which
have built up. states like the New Eng
land States. our nroposal Is not merely
to reform schedules Of the tarin, ou.
10 reform the methods and purposes nt
tariff making. We propose 10 reduce ire
various schedules 10 which the DUTY IS
undoubtedly too high. We propose 70
deal with the tariff schedule nv sen. d
ule In accordance wi'h the reports OF q
a4r { -
shalt make their reports. no. IN re
tbCorv of being good" 70 anVhOdv. hnt
with the theory OF dOnT Justice primoTi
TO the Americap wagewo~ker and the
American consumer.
fron, srch a conmiS ion. We viii give the
Nrr IIrritts their RIGHTS We Will DO th~m
fun Justice: but. inS'e9d OF r1rmfunS
fhorp IN rnabe the tariT 10 e"it tnH01-
selves we shall carefullv investigate boz
thair hu~irees Is carried on. We shall C"t
the fudomert If thoe" ohle Z" cav wn''
the reeds ~ fhe workmeo em"IoVed ~
The Nr. Ii0rI'ts ave and ohle 20 cav
TrbctLAr ennuoh ~ TIE tariff gots i''O
tho nav orve'oOes of the workr'"n: t'e
i,,dcrne,t of th0so able 20 saw after tul
iuvncti tea ton. whether +he ConSUWo'. We
avo-acn Ci'z"n who h""s "r lA'pUL
rroducts also gets fair tr"" tnoo~t -
ot,or ,ro-ds we SNaU - full iu"ti"e to
tba Tivv,itts' i,,Srst~v. hut we eNaN also
10 ire''ce 20 TIE '~orS~''"n e''n'ov"d n"
eRa
rrotec4'o- ie a~o~dod to tNo I'n'''''s M
To- q s,,Il rroro~.ion ~ to hore6t re'S
naet the frOrt of1oo INTO tho nav o~v"'-
c~oe - tho vo~l,i~ one0' a~d "n7''v
ro ebaU coo tNot tho 0or0rql consumer
has his ri@hts fvl'v protected.
Would Close Factories.
If the Democratic platform were car
Tied out III 500 falih your factories
would have TO close altogether. fOr lneI'
IN
from prOspering by the simple process "i
preventins every one from plOSperihS' me
Republican proposal i3 only 10 give pros
perlty 10 the Mr.. Lpp.tts, ana then 10
let il trickie down according as they ma
cOndesct nd TO permit such trlcklIng. O"r
proyosal t. 10 keep the factories open, 10
see that the Mr.. Lplius recti'e idI jus
tlce. hut To see also that they 90 justice
as well as get n; that they do Justice
TO the wageworkers whom they empi,S
and 10 the customers whom they serve
and make their own profits only as an IN
cideut of thus rendering serVlGr 10 '''o
advantaCe Of the public as whole
One of our national problems calling iol
immediate solution is that OF our banhlns
and currency system. II has been deHloH-
STRAIT d beyond any question that tle
present system is unsCientfic and lncl-
fective. and that II we are tc ehJuf o
full measure of prosperity we must auopt
a modern and proper system nScSSsdIs
TO our needs, a system that Will DC on
n bas's at least as stable as the iinanclal
systems OF France, England and Ger,
many The suffering and loss occasioneo
by our present defective system oI
credits and reserves have In times pas
been very great and very general anu
We cannot be confident that pamcs, SO
widespread as to affect one and ALL VIII
not rccur uni s. and until We chahSe
our present. banking laws.
This country should have as good
system as any in the world, one that
affords protection to all legitimate IN
tcrests, one that insureS proper anu
reasonable accommodation and reason
able rates To all who may b en-
titled to II, whether they be laDorers'
farmers, manufacturers, or merchdhlS'
IN anv and all parts Of the COUNTRY one
which will at least retard and minim.Z''
If not fully prev mt imitation and specula-
ton and thus insure a proper use OF tiic
funds Of the people Of our country. N'
must have A A,currency that VIII meet u,
requirements Of the whole country II
must hava elasticity. II must be. abso-
Iutely beyond question in character rank
ing with the best in the world.
The issue of currency should be gov
ernmpnt function and therefore me cur
rency issued should, every dollar. be as
good as gold and TINS It can only De
II issued against assets so good that me
general business sense OF the community
will unhesitatingly accept them as being
as good as gold. 49,
Above and even more important than
these requirements, any system adopted
must be beyond the control Of the great
Wall Street and other similar interests