The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-10-04


oH-Nothing Can Kill Prosperity
but tho Benumbing Glacier of Free
Trade or a Wave Of Anarchy.
President Taft, when in New York,
Sept "a, gave a long interview to the
newspapers In which he discussed fully
the campaign issues.
This is the interview In part:
"Mr. President. have you visited the
Chamber OF Horrors in Onion square,
where the burdens upon living under
the high tariff are illustrated"
"No, but New York friend told me
a little incident in regard to it worth
remembering. According to the story
told me. the exhibition includes Il mum
Der OF articles OF clothing tagged with
the prices and an alleged statement OF
what the articles would cost with the
tariff duties deducted. | understand
that q number OF establishments en-
gagged in the manufacture Of clothing
are situated in the neighborhood, and
/ n workingman, evidently from one OF
those esta ablshments, strolled at the
noon hour into the exhibition. Looking
about him, he noticed a coat bearing a
! price tag. and indicating what the cost
of the coat would be without tariff
| duty. why he remarked, that would
/ bring the price Of the soat lower than
what | get for making one. At that
! rate where would | come inp 1t Is
hardly necessary to say that he would
/ I'M at n nnlngg willing IN
work for one-half to One-fifth OF his
present pay for making coat.
"The policy OF the Republican party
is not to shut out foreign manufac'
! lures, but to foster domestic manufac.
lures and to keep the American work
ingman employed.
THE tariff should be revised so far
| as may be necessary to keep prices
from being exorbitant, so that, as |
have explained in my speech Of ac-
ceptance, the manufactures shall Sc
cure only enough protection to pay the
scale Of high wages which obtains and
ought to obtain In this country, and
! secure a reasonable profit"
what do you think, Mr.. President,
of the proposal OF the third term party
! to control the trusts through federal
incorporation and reguaton?"
''It would create the most mOnstrOuS
monopoly of power in the history Of
the world-a power as much greater,
as much more autOcratic. than that Of
Caesar or a Napoleon, as the business
interests of the twentieth century are
! greateR more dominant and farreach-
! ing than were those of 1000 or 100
! years ago.
The Payne law has had no more to
| do with advancing the cost OF living
than the latest Atlantic cable tariff.
On the contrary, 1t has enabled the
| American worker to meet the cost Of
living and maintain his family in COM
fort
Under the operation OF that law
! prosperity has been gradually restored
since the panic Of 1907. Practically
! every ablebodied man whs is willing
TO work has work, and In some of the
large Industrial centers, as well as in
other parts of the country, the demand
for labor far exceeds the supply. City
hotels have been thronged with buyers
from all sections OF the Union. who
report ready sales and empty shelves.
! and are eager purchasers of goods to
replenish their stores Farmers were
never better Off Every legitimate In
dustry Is looking forward to still great
er prosperity, provided the nations
progress shall not he halted 10y the he
numblng glacier of free trade or the
destructive lava stream Of anarchy.
81 have not changed IN the slightest
my view as to the necessity OF none
tary reform. or Of the great value and
Importance OF the work done by the
monetary commission. Of which for.
mer Senator Aldrich was chairman.
1T Is reform necessary I'm the In.
terest OF all the people and must he
carried through according To some prac.
teal and efficient plan that will rem
edy the gross inadequacy and marked
imperfections OF our banking and cur.
rency system.
There has been no Intervention I'm
Nicaragua. Under conditions OF an.
archy. accompanied by acts Of ruthless
barbarlty, American marines were
landed at the request and with the con.
sent of the lawful government OF Mica
ragua to assist i'm protecting the lives
and property Of Americans and other
foreigners There was no invasion, no
levying war. Common humanity die.
tated the course that has been pur.
sued"
What is your attitude. Mr. Presi
dent. on the woman suffrage ques
tionf"
Suffrage for women Is an Issue to
be decided by the states. and there can
be no doubt whatever that whenever
and wherever majority OF women
impress upon their fathers. their hus
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