Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-30
Democratic Candidate Declares
He Would Change Tariff
Only Where 1t Can be Shown
to Shelter Abuses.
NEARLY USES SHORT
AND UGLY WORD
New Jersey Governor Says It
is Awkward to Characterize
Statement in Detroit Free
Press Properly,
rBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire.

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. i
Newark, N. j., Oct. 29.-t-overnoi
Woodrow Wilson in three speeches
filled with satirical attacks on his op.
ponents, emphasized in North jersey
tonight that he was not believer ir
. free trade and that the democratic
party did not intend to disturb legiti-
mate business or the prosperity of the
country if put into power.
The democratic nominee said that
those of his opponents who constantly
asked him to define his position on the
tariff. could not read English"
He said he had repeated time and
again in his speeches his policy of
cutting out of the tariff merely the
special privileges lodged in it.
No thoughtful democrat" he add
ed, has advocated free trade"
To President Taft's statement pub
iishcd today with regard to the panic
of the early 9Os, Governor Wilson
made an extended reply first at
Montclair, where he addressed big
audience and again at Newark. where
he spoke tonight. He said it was
wrong to attribute that panic to he
tariff legislation, because the panic
started before the tariff bill was en-
acted He attributed the panic to re-
publican currency legislation.
II find | am invited to return to
my old occupation said the governor.
II used to be a teacher of history and
! lind it necessary to teach it some
more. | find myself abashcd in fne-
ing the necessity Of teaching 1t to the
president of the United States.
And when the president Of the Unit
cd States makes himself responsible
for the statement that the panic of '93
was due to ii tariff bill that came
year afterward and came because of
Mr CleNeland's administration, | can
only express my deep regret that the
president of the United states has not
read the history of the United States.
ANY statement that Mr. Taft makes,
| believe to be made in honesty, but
this statement, if he has made ii, he
has made in ignorance, because the !
panic Of 1899 can be shown to have
arisen our Of currency legislation or |
a government absolutely controlled by |
the republican party. The panic OF |
1898 was on its way before Mr.. cleve- |
land became president and it matured |
merely in the first part of his admin
istration and would have been stopped |
If the senate of the United States had
yielded more promptly TO the advice
Of the administration.
The governor said that the programs
of the other two parties We're pro
grams of postponement."
"One of the evidences of the weak
ness Of the regular republican party,
he said. lis its misstatement and mani
festatons of despair on the bill
boards They say Governor Wilson
does not sufficiently define his posi-
tion on the tariff. All we have to do
to know Governor wilson's position
on the tariff is to be able to read the
English language. "In almost every
speech | have defined my exact posi-
tion. This evening, ! had a telegram
from a man in Wisconsin saying that
the Detroit Free Press had announced
that ! had declared for free trade
II is awkward to characterize the man
agement of the Detroit Free Press for
have confined myself to polite Ian
suage in this campaign.
But for those who are curious or
ran not read English / will explain
my views again. t
In the first place, | have not heard
4 single thoughtful democrat declare
Tor free trade. ] have heard every |
democrat declaring for a policy of go- /,
ng through all the schedules of the !,
ariff and finding all the ilegitimate !
concealed privileges cutting every one q
# them out, leaving absolutely safe
very sound and healthfu fibre of
american business [
If crisis comes, he added. "if :,
'anic comes on top of that. they can
'ome only through those who control
he credit of America. 1t is not "A +
PREDICTION of panic which they make.
[ is a threat. | want you to mark
I and watch ii as "A threat of men, d
Who. if they dare. can show they hold :
he credit Of America in their hands"