Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-04
Jersey Governor Addresses
National Democratic
Club in New York
NOW CHIEF QUESTION.
DECLARES SYSTEM FOR SEVERAL.
GENERATIONS HAS BEEN
BASED UPON FAvORITISM
AND PATRONAGE.
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New York. Jan. 3.-Governor
Woodrow Wilson OF New Jersey al
dressed the National Democratic Club
here tonight on the topic THE Demo-
cratic Party and the Tariff Once
again Mr.. Wilson said. the tariff had
become the chief and most critical
of question Of a campaign which
must decide the policy of our govern
ment, lot only in this great matter,
but In regard TO score OF things
which teach the general adjustments
of our life."
He continued in part:
"Our tariff policy has not for sew.
eral generations been based upon
any principle whatever. but only up
on system of favoiitism, of patron.
age. of arbitrary fostcrage by the
Federal government.
"The strength of American indus.
try lies In the skill and intelligence
of the American workman, aud the
capacity of American supcrintendents
and managers: and the efficiency and
glory of the workingman depend upon
all the moral and physical clements
involved in the circumstances OF his
employment.
IF tins country is 10 be the snug
harbor for those who are at n disad-
vantage in the markets OF the world,
wiz should Il not also he the conve-
.pient rethod of combination. be g
refuge for those who are also at n
disadvantage In the markets of
America itself Are there not evil
dences that II has become Just that.
Have not great combinations recently
effected in this country brought
about Just such n result? OF dozen
mills or factories brought together
In n single trust or combination, there
is always a very considerable variety
In the so-cailed cost OF production.
In some the machinery has not been
brought up to date; the plant is not
built In way to lend itself to the
most efficient methods of production.
the market IL not quite so accessible
the source of raw materials Is more
difficult OF access. Again and again
II has happened that after the CON-
bination was affected the less eff
cient factories and mills were closed
down and only the more efficient cor
tinued in operation; but the business
as newly constituted had to carry the
cost of the original mercer OF the in
efficicn. mills and factories. They
were probably put into the comhina-
tion at figure greatly exceeding
their real value.
This figure enters into the issue
of the securities OF the corporations;
the profits must he made upon those
figures II the stockholders are TO get
dividends; and 30 the country must
carry for an indefinite period ineffi-
cient establishments which have been
actually closed and put out of busi-
ness. And this very process itself
shows the futility Of any attempt to
base duties upon cost OF production.
when America was In her infan-
cy. when her resources were undevel-
oped; when her industries we're at
their beginning: there was much TO
be said for a system Of artificial
stimulation and protection. But long
after that period was passed. and
that reason for the maintenance of
the system Of protection cut away.
Il was maintained upon other theories
and with other purposes. and II has
grown until II has become a vcritabe
incubus. not merely upon the con-
sumer, but upon the business OF the
country itself, and on II have been
built up great combinations and mon
opolies. which have drawn upon them
selves universal condemnation.
1--WE are rich enough, we are safe
enough In our prosperity, we are
sure enough Of our capacity, OF our
skill. OF our resovrcefulness. 60 set
ourselves free at last. We are ready
now in our majority TO return to the
uses OF government OF which the MA
ture can approve. Taxation must
never be used for the benefit OF some
at the expense OF others The power
Of government must never be loaned
TO those who can not sustain them
selves. The only legitimate object
OF taxation Is revenue for the sup
port Of the government"