Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-07
'hOO'-AT ARhAGEDDOR
 ID BATTLE FOR LORD
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the1 "log-rolling and vote-tradlng" SC. cured by special interests in the past Only by this means can the tariff be taken out of politics. The substi- tuition of a Jariff for revenue only as proposed by the democratic platform would plunge this country into the most widespread industrial depression We have ever seen" The revision shall be downward and not upward and secure c square deal not merely 10 the manufacturer but to the wage worker and to the general consumer
 High Cost of Living
 The cost of living" says NJr. Roosc welt. has rsen during the last few years out 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 bv a non-partisan body Of experts with no prejudice 10 warp their mines, no pri. Nate object 10 serve, who shall rec ommend any necessary remedy heed. less of what interest may be hurt thereby, and caring only for the in. terests of the people as whole" The republicans promise such an in. quiry, but their rank dishonesty of action at the Chicago convention makes their every promise worth. less" IL is hopeless to turn 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 i fact that the problem is worldwide, ! equally pressing in free-trade England 1 and in Sighly protected Germany. { Moreover, if the democrats are sin ] cere they must take all duties of the | products of the farmers. and we "cer- 1. tainly cannot afford to have the far 1 mer struck down" Various elements, ' economic, political, and social, arc pointed out by Mir. Roosevelt as con ] tributing to the high cost of living. | But effective legislation regarding it . can orly be framed on a conprehen- 1 siye scale after a thorough, scientific, i and prompt inquiry.
 The Currency.
 MT. Roosevelt declares that our present bank currency based on gov l eTnment bonds is unscientific, and . urges the adoption of system which shall provide elasticity in the | crecit and currency necessary for the , conduct of business, free from recur. | ring panics." The control of such | system should be in the hands of the | government and must be free from manipulation by Wall street or the . large interests
 Conservation
 Under this head MT. Roosevelt re. affirms his well known policy on the conservation and reclamation of na- tional resources. We must conserve our soil, our forests, our mines, not only for our own benefit but for the benefit of onr children and de scendants. 'The public should not alienate its fee in the water-power which will be of incal- culable value as a source of power in the immediate future" and we should undertake the complete development and control of the Mississippi as a national work. just as we have under taken the work o1 building the Pana. ma canal"
 Alaska
 "In Alaska the government has an opportunity of starting in what is al- most fresh field, to work out various problems by actual experiments" It should behave towards other nations exactly as an honorable private citi- zen behaves towards other private cit izens." Our small army should have large efficiency; the navy must be steadily built up until it proves pos sible to secure by international agree ment a general reduction of arma- ments;" the Panama canal must be fortified. Panama canal tolls on deep water commerce should be uniform on all nations including ourselves; Amercian coastwise vessels should pass through the canal free, for this would be no discrimination against for. eign nations and would give us req sonable competition with transcorti- mental railways No foreign treaty should be entered into which We do not mean scrupulously to observe in every particular.
 Conclusion
 Tn summing up the specific policies expounded in his address MT. Roose- welt spoke as follows:
 Now, friends this is my confession Of faith. i have made it rather long because I wish you to know just what my deepest convictions are on the great questions of today, so that if you choose to make me your standard bearer in the fight, you shall make your choice understanding exactly