Arizona republican., 1912-08-07

be given faVOrite individuals" He be lieves the American people favor the principle of a protective tariff, but are in rebellion against the wrong doing and unjust application of that policy and the abuses in past legislation. Tt is not merely the tariff that should be revised. but the method of tariff mak- irg and of tariff administration" The first steps should be the creation of permanent commission of nonpartisan experts" of ample powers" to secure exact end reliable information" The present tariff board is entirely made quate in point of powers repOsed in 1t and scope of work undertaken" The tariff commission in Germany affords splendid model. This commission must scientifically determine "the diff ference in the cost of production here and abroad" the effect on prices 10 the consumer" insure full justice to the pay envelope of the wage earner. The commission must not attempt to encrOach on the tariffmaking power of congress. It shall report with full publicity and promptly. The tariff shall be revised schedule by schedule to avoid the staggering blows to business" incident to former general revisions The effect will be to wipe out the log rolling and votetradng' secured by special interests in the past "OnIy by this means can the tariff be taken out of politics" The substitution of a tariff for revenue on ly as proposed by the democratic plat form would plunge this country into the most widespread industrial depres- sion We have ever seen" The revision shall be downward and not upward and secure a square deal not merely to the manufacturer, but to the wage worker and to the general consumer.
 The High Cost of Living.
 The cost of living says MT. Roose- welt, "has risen during the last few years ont of all proportion to the in- crease of most salaries and wages" What is first necessary is fearless, intelligent and searching inquiry into the whole subject, made absolutely by a non-partisan body of experts with no prejudice to warp their minds. no private object to serve, who shall rec ommend any necessary remedy heed less of what interest may be hurt
  terests oi the people as a whOle.' The republicans promise such an inquiry, but theic rank dishonesty in their action at the Chicago convention makes their every promise worthless" It is hope less to Urn to the democratic party for relief, because first, the democratic party affects to find the entire high cost of living in the tariff" ignoring the patent fact that the problem is i worldwide, equally pressing in free trade England and in highly protected Germany Moreover, if the democrats are sincere, they must take all duties off the products of the farmer, and We certainly cannot afford to have 1 the farmer struck down" Various clements, economic, political and so- ci5,l are pointed out by MT. Roosevelt as contr: outing to the high cost of liv- ! ing But effective legislation regard l ing it can only be framed on a com prehensive scale after a thorough, sci entific, and prompt inquiry.
 i The Currency.
 l MT Roosevelt declares that our pres
 ent bank currency based on govern ment bonds is unscientific, and urges 1 the adoption of a system which shal provide elasticity in the credit ana currency necessary for the conduct oi business, free from recurring panics.'
 The control of such a system should
 be in the hands of the government. an, 1 must be free from manipulation oy Wall street or the large interests"