Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-27
Democratic Candidate for Vice
President Proposes to Have
Congress Lift Burden of High
Living,
SCIENTIFIC BOARD
REPORTS UNNECESSARY
Campaign Opens in Maine with
Discussion Of Protection as
Paramount Issue Before the
People,


VI Aiib'is Mfu Nhi4 -h." III nus iHNl
political address since accepting the
democratic nomination Tor Nice presi-
dent of the United states, Governor
Thomas L. Marshall. of indiana. con
dcmncd the protective tariff before 4
democratic urass meeting here to-
night
Because of the fact that liquor leg-
islatiun had been "a fcuture OF Gov
efnur MlshHlls administration it
had been expected by some Maine
democrats that the speaker might re-
ter to the Maine prohhiory law.
Governor Marshall however, declared
he would not discuss local issues.
I'm democrat, he said, "and be-
cause am democrat. | believe In
the doctrine of local governments |
believe. too. at this particular time
that national issues are of more inn
poriance than lorai questions. There
fore, | want to talk exclusively of
what conceive Ia be national is
Sues"
In summing IN his conclusions the
speaker asked:
WHY must the consumer always be
the RoatH | believe in vested rights,
but | do not believe IN vested wrongs.
| do not particularly censurc the
manufacturers for getting all they
can. but | contend that the proof OF
nequity * SO plain that the blame
Is the peoples
In part Governor Marshall said:
1T "a idle for sotue inen 10 make
deelli7@'i"i'.'- .lrrksa PROMISES ara
oiitimes more eloquent than words.
Does anyone doubt that for the
seven and one-half years the leader
Of tile progressive party was in power
ia this country? Can anyone put
his finger on a single effort made by
him To curb the monopulistic ten
dency which was then rampant? Does
anyone believe that his new plat
form, which stands both Tor social
ism and for system OF licensing
aud curhinS, is anything moro than
"a bid for yotcs2
ar there are laws to eliminate
special privilege the republicans did
not enforce them, IT there are no ef-
fectiVe laws. tie failed to enact ef-
foctiNc ones, II conditions are such as
70 prevent proper control they be-
came so under their responsibility.
have lived long enough to follow the
conditions advanced for the
hugh protective tariff. 1 have found
chem al Ia be shifly. uncertain ana
dislinnuflble. First, IT was 10 pay off
the war debt by compelling the for
elgn manufacturers Ia contribute to
the United States treasury. then 1t
was Ia foster our infant industries,
then to protect American labor
tgnnst the pauper labor OF Europe,
tnd. finally, III the last campaign, to
aquali2e the cost OF production at
home ana abroad. At last the freak
was made nat The govern
nent proposed to take its manufac-
.uries into partnership with 1t and
hat this partnership was proposing
% sell to the consumers Of this coun-
ry all The necessities of life, except
hose grown upon Farms, not for tho
teneiit ot the government, but for
lie benefit of the manufacturer. L
myself have never been able to de-
enninc what system OF business or
'thics should indrce "A government to
orn a partnership with the man
Who made the cloth that Is in my
oat while totally refusing to form
partnership with nae who buys the
oat and wears IT,
"Thc relentless cruelty 10 tho con-
unor. Of the whole principle is re-
-oaled hy the fact that hhe pro-
ucts are sold at "a less price to the
'eoplc abroad than to the people at
unc.
"1hc republicans both standpat
nd progressive, have been respon-
ible for Tins condition OF affairs.
hvy du not rec'dc from this sys-
gfn, hut thuy propose TO give us
onic sort of a scientific investiga
ION which may disclose, like tho
cclarttion Of Independence, that in
Ae course of human events some
Iisht changes should be made in tho
h,dulcs.
n cannot say how soon these In
lutlies can be adjusted and these
ufd,ns removed irom the people.
ut ! do saN That boards and COM
,iasiuns aud experts arc too slow
lai II is the duty OF the congress OF
BE- United States to take the burden
( hrh Nine from tho people. and
lat The democratic theory OF tariff
~ revenue is the only defenstble
lsulA.'