The daily sentinel., 1912-08-06
ROOSEvELT'S SPEECH.
Wage Workers,
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Wage Workers.
Referring to the opening sentence
of his address. namely: that we are
now in the midst of a great economic
revolution" Mr.. Roosevelt presents
an advanced and comprehensive plan
to insure the rights and better con-
ditions for labor. He gives II the
paramount place in his speech.
The first charge upon the indus
trial statesmanship of the day." he
said, lis to prevent human waste
The dead weight of orphonage and
depleted craftsmanship, of crippled
workers and workers suffering from
trade diseases, of casual labor. of in
secure old age and of household de-
pletion due to industrial conditions
are, like our depleted soils, our
gashed mountain sides and flooded
river bottoms. SO many strains upon
the national structure, draining the
reserve strength of all industries.
and showing beyond all peradventure
the public element and public con-
Germ in Industrial health.
The High Cost of Living.
The cost of living" said Mr.
Roosevelt, has risen during the last
few Years out of all proportion to
the increase OF most salaries and
wages" What Is first necessary is
fearless, intelligent and searching
inquiry into the whole subject, made
absolutely by non-partisan body of
experts with no prejudice to warp
their minds, no private object to
serve, who shall recommend any ne
cessary remedy needless of what in
terest may be hurt thereby. and car
ing only for the interests of the peo-
pie as whole" The republicans
promise such an inquiry, but their
rank dishonesty of action at the Chi
cago convention makes their every
promise worthless" II is hopeless to
turn to the democratic party for re-
lief, because, first, the democratic
party affects to find the entire high
cost of living in the tariff" ignoring
the patent fact that the problem is
worldwide, equally pressing in free
trade England and in highly-protect-
ed Germany. Moreover, if the demo-
Gratis are sincere, they must take all
duties off the products of the farm
er. and we certainly cannot afford
to have the farmer struck down.
Various elements, economic. political
and social, are pointed out by air.
Roosevelt as contributing to the high
cost of living, But effective legisla-
ton regarding IL can only be framed
ON a comprehensive scale after a
thorough, scientific and prompt In
quiry.
Conclusion.
In summing up the specific poll
cies expounded in his address, Mr..
Roosevelt spoke as follows:
Surely there never was fight
better worth making than the one in
which we are engaged. 1t little mat
ters what befalls any one of us who
for the time being stand in the fore
front of the battle. ! hope we shall
win, and | believe that, If We can
wake the people to what the fight
really means, we shall win. But,
win or lose, we shall not falter. |
Whatever fate may at the moment
Overtake any of us, the movement it
self will not stop. Cur cause is based
on the eternal principles of right
eousnesS: and, even though we who
now lead may for the time fail, in .
the end the cause itself shall trl- /.
umph. Six weeks ago. here in Chica-
go, / spoke to the honest representa-
tives OF a convention which was not
dominated by honest men; oonven-
tion wherein sat, alas. a majority OF
men who, with sneering indifference
to every principle of right, so acted
as to bring to shameful end party
which had been founded over half a
century ago by men in whose souls
burned the fire of lofty endeavor
Now, to you men, who in your turn
have come together to spend and be
spent in the endless crusade against
wrong, to YOU who face the future
resolute and confident, to You who
strive in spirit of brotherhood for
the betterment of our nation. to you
who grid yourselves for this great
new fight in the never ending war
fare for the good of humankind,
say in closing what in that speech |
said in closing: We stand at Arma-
geddon. and we battle for the Lord. "
Fred Mantey polishes harness.