Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-06
.ROOSEvELT'S ICON
fESSlON OF FAITH

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continued From second PACED
4 protective -tar7h, but believe In u
a : principle approached from . stand
point Of the interests Of the whole peo-
Die. and not as bundle Of preferences
to b sivsn favorite Individual. he
believes the American people favor the
principle Of protective tarin. but are
IN rsosanoa against the wrongdoins ana
unjust application Of that policy anu
the abuses In past legislation. -
not merely the tariff that should be re-
yised but the method OF tariff making
and Of tariff administration" the
first step should be the creation OF
permanent commission OF nonpaftfsan
experts Of ample powers" to secure
exact and reliable information. Inc
present tariff board is entirely made
quate In point Of powers reposed IN II
and scope Of work undertaken" The
tariff commission in Germany anords
a splendid model. This commission
must scien ttdcally determine 1.-THE dlr-
ference In the cost Of production mere
and abroad" the effect on prices 70
the consumer" insure full Justice to the
nay envelope of the wage Garner Inc
commission must not attempt to en-
croach ON the tariff making power OF
congress. It shall report with full pub
ncity and promptly. The tariff shall De
revised schedule by schedule to avoio
the staggering blows to business IN
cident to former general reviAons. The
effect will be to wipe out the '1os roll
ing and vote trading" secured by spe-
cial interests In the past. "Only by
this means can tariff be taken out OF
politics." ''The substitution Of = tarih
for revenue only, as proposed by the
Democratic platform, would plunge TINS
country into the most widespread IN
dustrial depression we have ever seen.
The revision shall be DOWNWARD ana
not upward and secure square deal
not merely to the manufactures. but to
the wage worker and to the general
consumer.
The High Cost Of Living.
.sThe cost Of living" says Mr.. Roose-
Welt. "has risen during the last few
years cut Ct al proportion to the IN
crease OF most salaries and wages.
What is first necessary is Fearless, IN
tellisent and searching inquiry into
the whole subject, made absolutely by
a nonpartisan body Of experts with no
prejudice to warp their mind. no pr1-
vate object to serve, who shall recon-
mend any necessary remedy needless
of what interest may be hurt thereby
and caring only for the interests OF the
people as q whole" The Republicans
promise such an inquiry. but their rank
dishonesty Of action at the Chicago
convention makes their every promise
worthless" 1t is hopeless to turn to
the Democratic party for relief, BE-
cause first the Democratic party al
fects to find the entire high cost OF Nv
Ing in the tariff" ignoring the patent
fact that the problem is world wide,
equally pressing In free trade England
ana in highly protected Germany.
Moreover, Il the DEMOCRATS are sincere
they must take all duties on the prod
ucts Of the farmer. and we "certainiy
cannot afford to have the farmer struck
down." Various elements, economic.
political and social, are pointed out by
Mr.. Roosevelt as contributing to the
high cost Of living. But effective legSs-
lation regarding it can only be framed
ON a comprehensive scale after a thor
ough, scientific and prompt inquiry.
There is no more curious delusion
than that the Democratic platform 10
a progressive platform. The Demo
cratic platform, representing the best
thought Of the acknowledged Demo
cratic leaders at Baltimore, is purely
retrogressive and reactionary. There
Is no progress In It 1t represents an
effort to 20 back-to put this nation OF
10000, 600, existing under modern
conditions, back to where 1t was as
nation of 25,0Oe,O0O in the days OF the
stagecoach and canaiboat Such an at
utude is toryism, not progressivism
The Currency.
Mr.. Roosevelt declares that our pres
ent bank currency based on govern
ment bonds is unscienttflc and urges
the adoption Of system which shall
provide elasticity in the credit and
currency necessary for the conduct OF
business, free from recurring panfcs."
The control Of such q system should
be in the hands Of the government and
must be free from manipulation BY
Wal street or the large interests"
Conservation.
Under this head Mr.. Roosevelt rear
firms h1g well known policy on the con,
servation and reclamation Of national
resources. We must conserve our soil
our forests, our mines, not only for oul
own benefit, but for the benefit OF oul
children and descendants. 1.-The public
should not ALLEVIATE its fee In the watel
power which will be Of incalcufable
value AZ 4 source Of power in the i'm
MEDIATE future" and 1--WE should under
take the complete development and
control Of the Mississippi 40 national
work, just rs we have undertaken the
work Of building tho Panama canal.
Alaska.
EN- Alaska the government has AZ
opportunity Of starting In what u al
most a fresh deid to work ont various
problems BY actual experiment" i
shouId at once construct. own and op
srats Ill the railways In Alaska. 4
should keep the fee Of Ill coal held'
and allow them to be operated by les
Sc with the condition In the lease tina
Il 49, ~P,nll <ry,~ro r. an n forfeit, J.