Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-11

President Taft, when in New York,
September "a. gave 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 Union Square,
where the burdens upon living under
the high tariff are illustrated?"
mo, but New York friend told me
q little incident in regard to it worth
remembering. According to the story
told me, the exhibition includes a
number of articles of clothing tagged
with the prices, and an alleged state
ment of what the articles would cost
with the tariff duties deducted. / un-
derstand that number of establish
ments engaged in the manufacture of
clothing are situated in the neighbor-
hood, and a working man, evidently
from one of those establishments,
strolled at the noon hour into the ex-
hibition. Looking about him he no.
ticed 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 coat lower than what !
get for making one. At that rate
where would l come in?' 1t is hardly
necessary to say that he would not
come in at all, unless willing to 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 manu-
factures and to keep the American
workingman 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 manufacturer 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 from
the business"
What do you think, Mr.. President,
Of the proposal of the third term par.
ty to control the trusts through Fed.
eral incorporation and regulation"
1T would create the most mon
strous monopoly of power in the his
tory OF the world-a power as much
greater, as much more autocratic. than
that of Caesar or Napoleon, as the
business interests Of the twentieth Gen.
tury are greater, more dominant and
far reaching than were those of two
thousand or one hundred 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, it 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 restor.
I'd since the panic of 1907. Practical
iy every abls-bodied man who is will.
Ing to work has work. and In some OF
the large industrial centres. as well as
In other parts Of the country. the de-
mand for labor far exceeds the sup.
ply. City hotels have been thronged
with buyers from all sections Of the
Union, who report ready sales and
empty shelves. and are eager purchas-
ers Of goods to yeplenish their stores.
Farmers were never better off. Every
legitimate industry is looking forward
to still greater prosperity, provided
the nations progress shall not be halt
ed by the benumbing glacier of free
trade or the destructive lava stream
Of anarchy.
Il 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 form
er Senator Aldrich was chairman.
1T Is reform necessary In the in
terest of all the people and must be
carried through according to some
practical and efficient plan that will
remedy the gross inadequacy and
marked imperfections OF our banking
and currency system.
There has been no Intervention in
Nicaragua. Under conditions Of an
archy, accompanied by acts of ruth
less barbarity, American marines
were landed at the request and with
the consent of the lawful Government
of Nicaragua to assist In protecting
the lives and property of Americans
and other foreigners. There was NO
invasion. NO levying war. Common hu.
manity dictated the course that has
been pursued"
What is your attitude, Mr.. Presi.
dent, on the woman suffrage Ques-
uop?"
Suffrage for women IL an issue -
be decided by the States. and there
can be no doubt whatever that whom
ever and wherever majority Of wom-
On impress upeA their fstherA thslr