El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-06

camps should be subject to govern
Luehtal sanitary regulation; all indus
sboI915 etllpIoylng women ana chIoren
sHOuld De specifically subject to govern
nent inspection and regulation; in
surdnce funds against sickness, acct
EehI lnValidism, and old age should
DJ established by a charge either in
EhoIe or in part upon the industries;
lne suffrage should be granted to
MOhen, II for no other reason, to en-
able Workingwomen to combine for
tnSif own protection by the use of the
DdlIot- As a people we cannot afford
70 let any group of citizens or any in
ulEiouaI citizen labor under conditions
nHiCh are injurious to the common
NSIIdre industry. therefore, must sub
mt TO such public regulation as will
MAKE II a means of life and health, not
Oh death or inefficiency."
The Farmer.
Inc country life commission should
De revived with greatly increased
power; its abandonment was a severe
dow TO our people. The welfare of
ne farmer is a basic need of this na-
Slon- The country school should be
DrouSht IN touch with country life.
OF TINS reason the ProgreSsiTes ap-
prove of government cooperation with
Ihe farmer to make the farm more pro-
1uctlVe- Cooperative associations of
farmers both for the production and
tne selling of agricultural products
ShouId De encouraged so long as the
farmer leaves cooperative activities
WIN tnelr proIltsharing to the city man
lions of wealth be undermined and
Ihe comforts of enlightenment be i'm
possible In the country communities"
The Tariff.
On the tariff ne says: 4 believe in
a protective tariff, but 1 believe in it
as a principle approached from stand
pclnt OF the interests of the whole
people, ana not as a bundle of pref
erenceS to be given favOrite indiYid-
uals- He believes the American peo-
pie favor the principle of a protective
nra in h.aT
Wrongdo1ng and unjust application of
that policy and the abuses of past leg
lSIauon- 1t is not merely the tariff
that should be revised, but the method
of tariffmaking and of tariff admin
lstratlon- The first steps should be
the creation of a permanent commits
SION OF nonpartisan experts Of am
PIE powers to secure exact and re-
liable Information" The present tar
III board is entirely inadequate in
point of powers reposed in it and
scope of work undertaken" The tariff
commission in Germany affords a
splendid model. This commission must
scientifically determine the differ
ence in the cost of production here and
abroad" the effect on prices to the
consumer insure full justice to me
pay envelope of the wage Garner. The
commission must not attempt to en-
croach on the tariffmaking power Of
congress. 1t shall report with full
publicity and promptly. The tariff
shall be revised schedule by schedule
ness incident to former general revi-
sions. The effect will be to wipe out
the "lOSrolling and vOtetrading" Sc
cured by special interests in the past.
Only by this means can the tariff be
taken out of politics" The substitu-
ton of a tariff for revenue only as
proposed by the Democratic platform
would plunge this country into the
most widespread Industrial depression
We have ever seen" The revision shall
be downward and not upward and Sc
cure a square deal not merely to the
manufacturer, but to the wageworker
and to the general consumer.
The High Cost of Living.
The. cost of living says Mr.. ROose-
welt, has risen during the last few
years out of all proportion to the in
crease of most salaries and wages"
What is first necessary is fearless, in
telltSent, and searching inquiry into
the whole subject, made absolutely by
a nonpartisan body Of experts with
no prejudice to warp their minds no
private object to serve, who shall rec
ommend any necessary remedy heed
iless OF what interest may be hurt
Thereby, and caring only for the in
terests of the people as a whole" The
Republicans promise such an inquiry,
but their rank dishonesty of action at
the Chicago convention makes their
every promise worthless" 1t is hope
less to turn the Democratic party
cratic party affects to find the entire
high cost Of living in the tariff" ig-
noring the patent fact that the prob
lem is worldwide, equally pressing in
freetrade England and in highly pro-
tected Germany Moreover, If the
Democrats are sincere, they must take
er, and we certainly cannot afford to
have the farmer struck down" Va
riOuS elements, economic, political, and
SOCIAL, are pointed out by Mr.. Roose-
vet as contributing to the high cost of
living. But effective legislation re-
garding it can only be framed on a
comprehensive scale after a thorough,
scientific, and prompt inquiry.
The Currency.
Mr.. Roosevelt declares that our pres
sent bank currency based on govern
ment bonds is unscientific, and urges
the adoption of a system which shall
provide elasticity in the credit and
currency necessary for the conduct of
business, free from recurring panics."
The control of such a system should
be IN the hands OF the government, and
must be free from manipulation by
Wall street or the large interests"
Conservation.
Under this head Mr.. Roosevelt reaf-
firms his we'll known policy on the
conservation and reclamation of ma
uonaI resources We must conserve
our soil, our forests, our mines, not
only for our own benefit but for the
benefit of our children and descend
ants. The public should not ALLEVIATE
its fee in the water power which will
be OF lncalculable value as a source of
power in the immediate future" and
we should undertake the complete de-
velopment and control of the Missis-
sippi as a national work, just as we
have undertaken the work of building
the Panama canal"
Alaska.
In Alaska the government has an
opportunity of starting in what is al
most a fresh field, to work out various
problems by actual experiment" It |
should at once construct, own, and
operate all the railways in Alaska; it !
should keep the fee of all coal fields |
and allow them to be operated by les
see with the condition in the lease that |
non-use shall operate as a forfeit; a |
system of land taxation should be tried (
which promotes the actual use of land !
and discourages the holding of land for |
speculation; the telegraph lines should /
be owned and operated by the gov |
eminent"
International Affairs.
In international affairs this country |
should behave towards other nations 1
exactly as an honorable private citizen |
behaves towards other private citizens" /
Our small army should have large eff !
ficiency; the navy must be steadily !
built up until 1T proves possible to I
secure by international agreement a /
general reduction of armaments;' the /
Panama canal must be fortified |
Panama canal tolls on deep water COM /
merce should be uniform to all ma /
uons, including ourselves; American |
coastwise vessels should pass through !
the canal free. for this would he no