Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
WARM WELCOME IN OHIO
Blames the Trusts and Tariff for
High Prices.
SPEAKS IN MEMORIAL HALL
Charges the Republican and Third
Party Leaders With Abandoning
Main Political Issue,

HARRISBURG, Pa, September d.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson travelled home
ward today from his first real campaign
trip since he was nominated for the
presidency. In the last five days he WIS.,
tied Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota,
Michigan and Ohio.
"It is hard for me to view the trip
effectively said the governor, when
asked about it today. What interested
me most was the friendliness Of the peo-
pie toward me and the friendly look in
their faces. 1 observed especially that
the plainest fellows were the most cor
/ dial They seemed to feel that there was
no offishness and that I was accessible
to them all. The trip, of course, was
new experience. / am a little the worse
for the wear but / have enjoyed talking
to the great crowds and meeting them
they seemed so interested and atten-
tive"
With reference to his reception in Co
lumbus Ohio, in connection with the
opening of the campaign in Ohio, the
governor said:
1T was most extraordinary. 1t re-
minded me of a Jersey outpOurinS, and
felt thoroughly at hOme.
The governor was scheduled to reach
Seagirt, N. j.. at 2:3O o'clock today.
Twelve Hours in Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 21-As
Gov. Woodrow. Wilson departed for Sea-
girt, n. j.. last night he declared he was
more than satisfied and pleased. both
with the thrill Of campaigning and the
enthusiastic greetings he had received.
Gov. Wilson spent twelve hours in Co
lumbus, and in these were crowded the
formal opening of the democratic cam
paign in Ohio, luncheon with Gov. Har-
mon, Representative James NJ. Cox, the
democratic candidate for governor. and
state leaders, and a series of speeches
and receptions.
It was strenuous wind-up to the presi-
Dental nominees first week of consecu-
tive campaigning.
The nominees speeches were as various
in the field they covered as were the
events on the days program. The gov
ernor made speeches on education as well
as politics. In the one kind he drew at
tention to the specialties and distractions
OF university life.
In the other there stood out prominent
ly his criticism of a board of experts to
handle the tariff or trust problems. EX-
perts, he said, had too narrow a vision
and always delayed legislation. The gov
ernor made his first reference also to the
present currency system, characterizfng
it as "stin, antiquated and inelastic.''
Greeted by Thousands.
Thousands of people came to a hotel
where the governor was stopping, and
shook hands with him. Last night the
program was even more strenuous. The
presidential candidate addressed a throng
that filled Memorial Hall. the most spa
cious Of the city's auditoriums Gov.
Harmon presided. Outside there was an
overflow meeting. where the governor
made another speech.
Gov. Harm4ns introducing Gov. Viii
son at the evening meeting, said:
Il have always hoped to live under a
democratic President and democratic
governor at the same time Now 1 am
confident that We shall send demo-
cratic governor to help inaugurate a
democratic President next year.
Senators Pomerene of Ohio and Gore
of Oklahoma, and Representative Cox
and the state leaders alternated between
the two meetings.
Cause of High Prices.
The greater part of Gov. Wilson's night
speech at Memorial Hall, was devoted to
high prices and their cause. He said the
leaders of the republican and progressive
parties were abandoning this issue which
is the central one of the campaign An
analysis Of big business assisted by the
protective tariff was made by the speak
er
THE leaders OF the republican party
and the leaders Of the third party said
Gov. Wilson, have astOnished the whole
country by practically abandoning any
serious attempt to meet the main issues
of the campaign. The leaders Of the
third party, in particular. interest us
anew every day by seeking new issues
and shifting the ground Of debate. At the
outset they declared that the real issue
of the present contest was the high cost
of living. but they have laid less and less
emphasis upon that, because they have
seen that they could not seriously attack
that question without alta cking the qleS-
tions of the tariff and Of the trusts in a
very different way from that in which
they are actually approaching them.
Both the republican party and the
third party subscribe explicitly and ar
IDENTIFY to the principle of protection.
They admit that there are defects in
practice. that some duties are too high,
that some extortiOns have resulted from
some schedules Of the tariff; but while
they are ready to tinker. they are not
ready to alter in any essential particular
and privileges in industry have been
built up in this country. They stand
for the system. and in their embarrass-
ment declare that the tariff is not tine
cause of high prices, at any rate not
the chief cause.
Erices Fixed by the Trusts.
'They are very vague about what the
chief cause is, because as matter Of
fact the chief cause Is the manipulation
of prices by the trusts. And they are
tender also toward the trusts. They
know that the trusts practice monopoly.
that monopoly was the object of the
trusts: but they throw UP their hands
in despair when 1t is suggested that
monopoly may be destroyed, and reply,
No, it Is very unfortunate. but it has
come to stay. Business nowadays must
be big. 1t can't be big in any one in
dustry without controlling, and control
must mean mastery of the markets. This
is the only way OF efficiency, and we will
not stand in the way Of efficiency in
modern business
Prices have risen all over the world,
but much faster and very much higher
in high-tarin countries. where monop-
oily was protected. than in low-tariff
countries, where competition excluded
monopoly.
"And the chief cause Of high prices in
America is that the markets are con-