El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-07
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cent years when our tariff schedule.
were being discussed and determined
not on the floor Of congress for thai
IS not where they have been deter
mined. but in the committee rooms and
conferences That is the heart of the
whole affair. viii you, can you, bring
the Whole o.ic into partnership or
not2
MOYcmcat s10uIa BE Conservative.
We do not ignore the fact that the
business Of country like ours is ex-
cccdlpgly sensitive to changes in leg
ISlatiOn Of this kind It has been built
up. hOWeve- illadyisedIy, upon tariff
schedules written in the way 1 have in
dicated, and its foundations must not
be too radically or too suddenly dis
turbcd. When We act we should act
with caution and prudence, like men
VINO know what they are about, and not
like those in move with a theory. 1t is
obvious that the changes we make
should be made only at such a rate and
IN such a way as viii least interfere
with the normal and healthful course
Of commerce and manufacture. But we
shall not on that account act with
timidity. as If We did not know our
own minds. for we are certain of our
ground and of our object. There
should be an immediate revision, and
1t should be downward, unhesitatingly
and steadily downward
The nation as a nation has grown
Immensely rich She IS justly proud
OF her industries and of the genius of
anything they set their minds to and
we have been greatly stimulated under
their leadership and command Their
laurelS are many and very green We
are their due and we must preserve
what they have built up for US.
High Cost of Living.
1t is not as easy for US to live as
il used to be. Our money will not buy
as much. High wages. even when we
can get them, yield US no great com
=
less, because a dollar could buy so
much more. The majority Of US nave
been disturbed to find ourselves grow
ing poorer, even though our earnings
were slowly increasing Prices climb
faster than we can push our earnings 4
up. We know that they are not fixed
by the competitions OF the market, or
by the ancient law of supply and de-
mand which is to be found stated in all
the primers of economics, but by pri-
Vate arrangements with regard to what
the supply should be and agreements
among the producers themselves Those
who buy are not even represented by
counsel The high cost Of living is ar
ranged by private understanding.
We naturally ask ourselvise, how
did these gentlemen get control Of
these things2 Who handed Our eco /
homie laws over to them for legislative /
and cOntractual alteration We have
in these disclosures still another view I
of the tariff. still another proof that, /
lot the people of the United States, l
DuI only a very small uuMDeE u LllG4l4 4
have been partners in that legislation !
The Labor Question.
The socallcd labor question IS /
question only because we have not yet I
found the rule OF right in adjusting
the interests Of labor and capital Here,
again, the sense Of universal partner
ship must come into play if we are to /
act like Stesmen, as those VINO serve,
not a class, but a nation
The working people OF America tlt
they must De DISTINGUISHED from the
that constitutes the rest OF
IL are, of course, the backbone OF the
la tion. No law that safeguards their
life that improves the physical and
moral conditions under which they live,
hat makes their hours Of labor "a
ional and tOlerable. that gives them
freedom to act in their own interest,
md that protects them where they can
rot protect themselves, can properly
De regarded as class legislation or as
lnything but as a measure taken IN
he interest of the whole people. whose
partnership In right action we are try
NJ to establish and make real ana
PRACTICAL 1t is in this spirit that we
hail act If we are genuine spokesman
f ~Che whole country
Conservation Question.
7 do not know any greater question
han that of cOnserTa ton. We nave
cen a spendthrift nation and must !
o1v husband Tn%t we have left We
must 90 moe than that We must
cvelop rs well 4 s preserve, our wa
ar powers and must aid Srea- water
rvs TO the transportation facilities
f the nation; tC. supplement the rail-
avs within or borders as well as
non The isthmuS. We must revive Cur
Merchant marine, tee, and fill the seas
gain with 0.Ir own fleets We must
ID 10 our present poStofflcc ScrNlCe Z
a-ceIs most as complete a that Of any
tbsr nation. We must look to the
eaIth of our people upon very hand,
$ well as hearten them with justice
nd opportunity This is the construc-
We work Of government This IS the
oIicy that has 2 vision and hope ]
nd that looks to serve mankind.
Panama Canal. :
The very fact that we have al last +
ken the Panama canal seriously in
and and are vigorously pushing il to- S
ards completion is eloquent Of our