Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-03
Democratic Candidate Finds
Bull Moose Declarations in,
Favor of Working Man are
in interest of Monopoly,
GOVERNOR. DECLARES
TARIFF MAIN ISSUE
Minimum Wage Scale Comes
in for Severe Criticism, PIac-
ing EnpIoye at Mercy of
Employer.

ny Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
Buffalo. ~ y, Sept 2-Governo
Woodrow Wilson struck up vigorou
campaign gait today. He whirle'
through the city in an automobile. de
livered six speeches, and voiced 70
The first time warm sympathy Tor IN
social reforms proposed in the thir'
party platform. but dissented emphat
ically from the program by whcl
they might be carried out
Ii was his most extended utteranc'
of the campaign upon the principles
of the Roosevelt candidacy and the
crowds that heard him showed thei
approval OF the governors argumen
by frequent applause
At Braun's park, the governor de
livcred his principal speech under tn,
auspices of the United Trades and La
bor Council. lie followed the theme
of speech prepared in advance, at
iacl<ing the third party platform, hu
developed his points more extensively
in an address that was nearly two
hours long.
He drew first applause by saying
he would not condeScend to give an
office in order to accomplish po-
iitical end He soon launched into his
criticism of the third party platform.
Speaking of the program of social bet
terment as outlined in the third par
ty platform he continued:
With that program who can dill
fer in his heart, VINO can divorce him =
self in sympathy from that great OBJ
ject of advancing the interests of hu-
man beings wherever it Is possible to
advance them? But there is a centra
method a central purpose in that
platform, from which | very serious
Is dissent
The speaker assaled the minimum
wage idea ana the plan of a federal
commission to control monopullcs,
and continued:
ours is a program of liberty, ana
theirs a program OF regulation. ours
is a program BY which we say We
know the wrongs that have been COM
mitted and we can stop those WRONGS
and we are not going to adopt INTO
this governmental ia mily the men
who have done the wrongs and license
them to do the whole business OF the
country. The program that | propose
does not look quite as much like act
ing as a providence for YOU as the
other program looks, but want
frankly to say to YOU that | am not
big enough to play providence ana
my objection to the other program
is that | do not believe there is any
man that is big enough To play proNl-
dence.
What | fear is a government or
experts. God forbid that in a demo-
cratic country we should resign the
task and give the government over to
experts
At the citizens meeting in the eve
ming, Governor Wilson was greeted py
The largest crowd that had yet gath
cred to hear him in his campaign. IN
his speech he renewed his praise OF
the third party and sad there were
many noble men in it, for good pur-
poses. but others also for spcial indi-
vidua purposes about which IT was
best to say little. because. he added
he had forbidden himself, 'lhe uls
cussion Of personalities.
The governor assalled the mini
mum wage idea. declaring that EN-
poyers would take occasion to bring
their wage scale as nearly as they
could down to the level of the mini
mum permitted by the law.
With the idea of a federal commits |
sion to regulate monopoly, the gov
ernor took emphatic issue. lie de-
clared that the plan suggested not
only would legaize monopoly, but
give the chief employers of the couh
Il
them. When the employers do they
viii have the license of the federal
eovernment to act, including the right
To pay wages approved by the govern
nent," said Governor Wilson lie
pointed out that il always had been
he policy of the masters of consoli- /
dated Industries to undermine organ /.
zcd labor in a great many ways, ana
hat a plan of federal control as adVo-
Gated by the new party "systematicai- 7
~ subordinate working men to mo-
nopolies" and looks strangely IKE !
economic mastery over the very lives !
md fortunes OF those who do the daily !
work of the nation
Governor Wilson said in part.
Intelligent working men VIII ask I
he men now seeking their votes what
hey may he expected to do for them.
do not mean for them separately, |
lut what they may be expected to 90 I
or the country which Will entitle
hem to the confidence of those who
lerform the daily labor which lies at
he basis of our life.
Most of the answers they get will
urn upon the question of tariff du-
les from which our politics never
eem able to get away. on the one
iand they will be told that if the dem
cratic party gets into power they
nay look TO see industry languish and
.ages go down and employment be-
ONE harder and harder to find. They
orget that democrats constitute
like half the nation. that
emocrats are engaged m occupations
4 every kind. depend upon all sorts of
usiness for their livelihood. share in
very interest and every enterprise Of
ne country. Ii may safely he taken
nr granted that democrats are not
ding TO destroy themselves economi-
ally.
These comfortable predictions
ONE both from the old line republi
ans and the republicans of the new