The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-08-16
SPEAKS At GloUcEsTER, N. j.,
AND DISCUSSES TARIFF AND
OTHER SUBJECTS.
GREETED WITH APPLAUSE
Very Clear Explanation Of the Newly
Passed Panama Canal Bill Is Made
Protective Tariff Is Dubbsd tho Re
strictive TariH"-Parcels Post What
Farmers Need.

Gloucester. N. j., Aug. t5-Under tho
glare OF hot sun. thousands Of farm
ers n,assed about Governor Woodrow
Wilson hcre today and heard him
make his first campaign speech since
he waA officially notified OF his nomi-
nation for tho presidency The gov
crnor spoke cxtcmporaneously at
Washington park, whore the farmers OF
New Jersey. Delaware and Pcnnsyl-
vania were participating In a farmers
day celebration. The candidate dwelt
mostly upon the protective tariff.
which he called the restrictive tariff"
attacked Senator Aldrich and his tar
If making associates. pointed out tho
benefits OF n merchant marine In con-
ncction with the Panama canal and
blamed the influence of express COM
panies In preventing the adoption OF
the parcels post.
The governor was frequently inter-
rupted by applause and cheers. Whom
he finished many farmers crowded for
ward To shake hands.
Governor Wilson said In part
Il am Interested In politics. not as a
search for office. but AZ n great con-
test devoted to something very defi-
mite and practical. Politics ought not
to be considered as a branch of the
national business and a man who talks
politics ought to tell his fellow citizens
very distinctly what hc thinks about
their affairs and what his own at
titude toward them Is.
Here we arc at a farmers picnic
and on this day ! suppose wo might
say that the farmers occupy the cen
ter Of the stage. When did the farmers
ever occupy the center OF the stage In
our politics? | do not remember any
time. | have seen the interests of a
great many classes specially regulated
by legislation. but l must frankly say
that seldom have seen tho interests
of the farmers regarded by legislation.
And one of tho greatest impositions
upon the farmers Of this country that
ever has been devised Is the present
tariff legislation Of tho United States.
Feeding the Trusts.
Il have not heard OF farmers wait
Ing for hearing before the commit
tee on ways and means OF tho house
ana the finance committee of tho SEN
ate In order to take part In determine
ing what the tariff shall be. While
you were feeding the world. congress
was feeding the trusts.
My indictment against tho tariff IL
that II represents special partnerships
ana does not represent the general In
tent. IL IL II long time since tariffs
we're made by men who even sup
posed they were seeking to serve tho
uI ,,,t.
made by the general body Of members
OF either house OF congress. Thoy have
been made by very small groups OF In
| dividuals In certain committees OF tho
houses. who even refused information
10 their fellow members as to basis
upon which they acted In framing tho
schedules.
Tariff Concerns the Farmer.
The tariff intimately concerns tho
! farmer II makes u great deal of dif-
ference to you that Mr.. Taft. the other
j day, vetoed the steel bill. II makes
difference to you In the cost of prac-
! ticaiiy every tool that you use upon
the farm as II IL very significant. or
ought to be very significant to you.
that a democratic house of representa-
! tlves has Just passed the steel tariff
reduction bill over the presidents veto
"A thing. | am Informed, is unpre-
cedcnted I'm the history OF the conn
try, that house should have passed
| two tariff measures. tho wool measure
and the steel measure. over the veto OF
tho president.
| Tariff measures are not measures
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