Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-17
T. R. Opens THE
B. N. CAMPAIGN
CONTINUED rrom rage y,

uulItInUH. hul VINO como Nhh'lH'l ~
|-mulh against any movement which
a meant 10 establish tho people as
masters over both. We progrcsslN'h
stund against both We propose to
drive them both from power for all
umc and to substitute the genuine
rule of the people
"Ouc of our great troubles IN mat
the representatives of privilege lh
finance and politics control most Of
the newspapers M that the ordinary
man finds the channels of information
rhokod do not so much mind the
editorial column being closed against
us. hut 10 ls a matter fur real regret
that the news columns are closed to
us also.
There is ono good reason why
man, men should bitterly oppose the
PROGRESSIVE party Every political job
her. cycry crooked business man, ev-
cry bcurnrur, of privilege ana every
rmplotc uf such beneficiary all these
arc naturally AGAINST us. But ! hold
that every sclf-rcspccting ordinary
citizen should be- Tor us, Tho men
for whom we are making the fsh'
urc NOT politicians and are not meh
of wealth
Hitherto as snndpaitor "A reac
tonun congressman from kansas
with Involuntary truthuuoss puts II,
the plain people have been regarded
hy politicians as only entitled 10 pay
the price of admission and SIT on tho
hlcachcrs and watch the politicians
play the game Tor their own benefit
The progressive doctrine. on the CON
trary. is that the plain people OF
America are not after this 10 sit on
the blslyhcrs The plain people are to
hc their own masters.
I'VE stand for protective taritf
rut We wish to see the benefits of the
protective tariff get into the pay en-
,,lap,s of the wage worker. We wish
10 Increase the amount of the prize
money that Is righttully due those who
work hard In dustry but We stand fol
"A more equitable division OF the prize
money We do not accept the view
that greed and sclfishncss are the only
/ factors To be- considered In govern
mrnt. We insist that In mans nature
/ there IL something noble, somethinE
lofty. 10 which It is possible 20 appeal
and we make our appeal therefore
not only to his sclf-iniorest, but also
to what is highest and best In MN
II is not right that he should neglect
his self-intcrest. No man can do his
duty uy the stata as a whole until ne
puts In his own weight We intend
TO work for broader and kindlier
charity " relationship as between
man and man.
THE progressive platform has real
Is faced the real issues of today. II
has done this AS regards the trusts as
regards the rights OF labor as REGARDS
the tariff. % not see how the peo
pie of New England can support either
/ the republican or the democratic tarift
platform. Remember that when | use
| the word republican now. | do not
refer 10 the rank and file OF the re-
publican party hut to the bosses who
have usurped the control of the ma
chincry OF the party. The republican
proposal is Il tariff Dor privilege in
Industry. The democratic proposal Is
A tariff for the dstruction Of indus
/ try. The progressive proposal Is "A
tariff in the interest OF labor in In
dustry"
AT the time when the payne-Ald'
rlch tariff was put through congress
II was currently reported that the ot'
ton schedule. for instance, was written
by then private citizen Of Rhode
Island, now a senator from your state
Mr. Lppltt. and MIR. Lppitt was cred
tied with making the statement tha'
MIR. Aldrlch had been good to him
The republican purpose is to have fu'
turc tariffs written 10y the Mr. Lippitt
" the party. The democratic propos
.al is tn hurt the MIR. Lippitts by hurt
, ing everybody, big and little connect
ed with industries. our proposal u
, not merely to reform schedules OF IN
| tariff. but to reform the methods ah'
purposes OF tariff making.
D we propose to reduce the variou
/. schedules as to what duty Is undoubt
y cdly tNn high.
- "AcuuX, after getting full informa
b. ton from such a commission we WI
|. give the Mr.. Lippitts their rights, bu
9 ins.cad Of permitting them TO max
e. the tariff. we shall carefully invest
{ gate how their business is carried on
Y We shall get the judgment OF IN
is ahle to say what the needs OF tn
Iworkmcn employed 10y the MIR Lii
y pitts are and say whether enough c
l. the tariff gets into the pay enNe'op
u Of the workmcn. The Judgment
e those able TO say whether the cor
IS sumner. the average citizen who buy
- Mir, lippltts products, also get iai
treatment.
III the democratic platform Wer