Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-09


he cannot find time To attend TO the
duties OF tho office which he already
holds. Tho plain diacharee OF pres
ent duty does not seem likely 90 come
mend him sufficiently 20 a larger and
more important constituency. Neither
the senate OF the United states nor
the governorshlp " sovereign state
offers adequate scope for hiH activi-
ties and his genius lie Must hurry
or. while public business waits, ia
order that he may sound his own
praises and reclte his own phrases 70
the open-mcuthod thousands who as
semble 10 greet SO great man.
at may perhaps be said that, hove
ever misleading these political patent
medicine men may be. however. ig-
norant and however selfish the popu-
lar demagogues OF the day. yet they
have gained 10 large a following that
We must listen % them and buy their
political patent medicine or else we
shall fail 20 carry the next presiden.
tlal election. deny absolutely.
deny that the Republican party ana
its principles are for sale. ! deny
that pOliticai party exists only TO
win elections al any cost. If u sells
It's principles. II Is no longer n po-
litical party. but only an organized
appetite.
"Why should we hesitate 10 follow
precisely the same course In 1912
that served as 30 well IN 1892 Let
az stand up before an the people of
the United states ana shy that we
propose TO go forward with policies
OF true, not false, progress. that we
propose To- protect and care for hu-
KAN rights whether Of person or of
property, without privilege and with
out monopoly; but that we propose
to do this under the fundamental
guarantees of our constitutional gOv-
ernment and In accordance with its
representative forms. Let us make
the maintenance OF our republican
form of government the leading and
controlling political question.
$50 far as one member OF the party
ma make hs voice heard, ] Wish TO
coclare myself .Or brief. simple. di-
rect and unequivocal declarations ON
the chief matters which are now
awaiting solution as national ques-
tons. or these I name those which
are OF most Importance.
Public opinion Is asking that
greater protection be given 20 the life
and health Of the community; that
workingmen's compensation leglsla-
ton be enacted, and that there be
larger and more prompt recognition
% the social problem In It's mRny
a. NafHrHaa NIHIfT
authority, however, the Republican
party should pledge itself TO use that
authority to the utmost in order that
these beneflcent ends may be pro-
NOTED In the highest public interest
and without INDUCING in economic
orgies.
Legislation should speedily be en-
acted, substantially as recommended
by the national monetary commits
sion. to provide the people OF the
United states with an adequate, mod
ern and scientific banking System.
"The Just expectation OF the people
that the duties imposed on imports
should be revised and reduced ought
10 be met without delay. There are
three ways of fixing rates OF duty on
imported merchandise. These rates
OF duty may be fixed, first, without
any knowledge OF manufacturing ana
commercial conditions whatsoever.
This IL not good thing TO do. These
rates OF duty may be fixed. second.
on the basis OF statements made by
Interested persons only, whether im-
porters. manufacturers or wage earn
ers This Is not good thing 10 do.
These rates Of duty may be fixed,
third, on the basis OF Information as
90 manufacturing and trade condi-
tons obtained by a government board
or commission acting solely In the
public interest and with a view 20
doing justice to manufacturer wage
Garner. importer and the people as a
whole. The last In the only way IN
which the Republican party can ar