Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-08-06
ADDRESS BY
7. R.. ROOSEVELT

aess AZ ioi.g VIII .u- itlnoaIlous "a
forts OF enlightenment be impossible in
the country communities.
I'm every respect this nation has to
learn the lessons Of efficiency In pro-
duction and distribution and Of avoid
ance Of waste and destruction. We
must develop and improve instead OF
exhausting our resources. 1t is Ell
tirely possible by improvements in
production, in the avoidance of waste
and in business methods OF the part
Of the farmer to give him an increased
income from his farm, while at the
same time reducing to the consumer the
price OF the articles raised on the farm.
Important although education is ev-
erywhere. IL has II special Importance
in the country. The country school
must fit the country life. In the coun-
try, as elsew here, education must be
hitched~ up with life. The country
church and the country Young Mems
and Young Women's Christian ASSOC
cations have great parts to play. The
farmers must own ana work their W
land. Steps must be taken at once to
gut a stop to the tendency toward ab-
sentee landlordism and tenant farm
ing"
The Tariff.
On the tariff he says: Il believe in
n protective tariff, but | believe in 1t
IS Il principle approached from II stand
Point Of the interests of the whole peo-
PIE, aud not us II bundle of preferences
to be given favorite individuals" lie
believes the American people favor the
principle Of n protective tariff, but are
In rebellion against the w~rongdoinG aud
unjust application of that policy and
the abuses In past legislation. 1T l.
not merely the tariff that should be re-
vised, but the method of tariff making
and OF tariff administration" The
first step should be the creation of Il
permanent commission of nonpartisan
experts" of ample powers" to secure
exact and reliable information" THE
Present tariif board Is entirely made
quate In point of powers reposed i'll 1t
and scope Of work undertaken. The
tariff commission In Germany affords
a splendid model. This commission
must scientifically determine the diff
ference in the cost Of production here
and abroad the effect on prices to
the consumer insure full justice to the
pay envelope of the wage Garner. The
commission .must not attempt to en-
oroach ON the tariff making power of
congress. 1t shall report with full pub
LEFTY and promptly. The tariff shalI he
revised schedule 10y To avoid
the staggering blows to business in
,ldent to former general revisionS. The
effect will be to wipe out the log roll
ing and vote trading secured by si'e-
cial interests in the past. Only 10y
this means can tariff be taken out Of
politics" "The substitution Of II tariff
for "Venu only. rs proposed by the
Democratic platform. would plunge this
country into the most widespread in
dustrial depression we have ever seen.
The revision shall he downward and
not upward and secure II 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 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
teiiiScnt and searching inquiry into
the whole subject, made absolutely by
Il nonpartisan body of experts with no
prejudice to warp their mind. no pri-
vate object to serve. who shall recon-
mend any necessary remedy Needless
OF what interest may he hurt thereby
and caring only for the interests OF the
people rs II whole" The Republicans
promise such an inquiry, but their rank
dishonesty Of action ut the Chicago
convention makes their every promise
worthless 1t is hopeless to turn To
the Democratic party for relief. he
cause first the Democratic party 'af-
fleets 10 find the entire high cost of liv-
ting IN the tariff" ignoring the patent
fact that the problem is world wide,
equally pressing in free trade England
and In highly protected Germany.
Moreover, If the Democrats are sincere
tb'N iIuNt 'ihe dll VutitS VII llt lIbu
ucts Of the farmer, ana we certainly
cannot afford to have the farmer struck
down" Various elements, economic,
political and social. are pointed out by
Mr.. Roosevelt as contributing to the
high cost of living. But effective leGis-
latiol regarding it can only be framed
on ~ comprehensive scale after Il thor
ough, scientific and prompt inquiry.
There iS no more curious delusion
than that the Democratic platform is
a progressive platform. The Demo
cratic platform, representing the best
thought Of the acknowledged Demo
cratic leaders at Baltimore. is purely
retrogressive and reactionary. There
Is no progress in il. 1t represents an
effort to 90 back-to put this nation of
100.UOU.OoO. existing under modern
conditions. back to where it was as Il