The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08
STRAIGHT TALK FROM
WILSON ID KANSANS
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i impossible to discriminate betweer.
them.
And this gives me an OppOrtun-
ity to allude to something that
.ead very recently in IN influential
newspaper. 1t was an editorial in
which | must say that the editor did
me personally more than justice. But
he saw in me an unintentionalM Mach
i.velli. 1t is said in effect. rliS
iG an honest man; he honestly be-
lieves that protective tariff is un-
constitutional, and if he gets a
chance, being an honest man. he will
upset that unconstitutional arrange
ment That is good reasoning, but
i: was entirely inconsistent with an
other part of the editorial which
very kindly ascribed brains to me.
One of the things that every we'll in
formed man knows is that about half
the people in the United States are
Democrats. As well-infOrmed man
| know that they are engaged in ev-
cry kind Of industry. and that they
could not unite to accomplish eco
nOmic murder and destruction with
out also deliberately accomplishing
economic suicide. So far, as ! an
myself concerned, would with the
greatest respect call the editors at
tcntion to a little utterance which
vcntured to make upon accepting the
nomination for the presidency, in
which explicitly laid down the pro-
gram which thought we ought t.
pursue with regard to the protective
duties I said that they ought not
To be changed except in such q way
ard at such rate as would not in
any way interfere with the course
o. sound business in the United
States. | also said, and that is whai
makes this parcnthesis applicable to
ny discourse, that we were going to
begin with those particular items in
which we found special privilege in
t,cnched. We know what those items
are The gentlemen who cnjo! Tho
special privileges have been kind
enough to point them out them
selves; and what we are interested
in first Of all with regard to the tar
II is getting the grip of special in
tcrests off the threat Of Congress
We do not propose that special in
tcrests shall any longer camp in the
committee rooms OF the committee OF
ways and means Of the House AMI
the finance committee of the Senate
"Thosc Of us who handle the ma
thincry of politics know that the
great difficulty in breaking up the
control of the political boss is tina.
1t is backed by the money and the
influence OF these very people who
are intrenchcd in these very schcd-
ules. | could write you out a list,
i you were interested in il of the
not exceeding half a dOz-
IN, who used to own the Legislature
o New Jersey All that had to do
" a. to stand them up in front. meta
pLOrically. Of audiences all over the
State of New Jersey and call the roll |
and their power was broken by thu
mere exposure.
"ilOw are YOU going to get IA FREQ
That is the point The
absolutely necessary first stem is to
tiscntanglr il from the things Will, |
"hich it has been cntan.lcd. WIZ,
Nc want is free markets for our
and free markets for
'ur labor. and we haven't got them.
What we want is free enterprise for
me thing; but we haven't got il
y hat we want is free compctin. Wa
CT routes that will enable us to han
!lc the heavier kinds of our goods
Il transportation without depending
90 much uron the railway routes.
nd We haven't got them ana can
a them p things stand now. Wiz
% want Is scnuinr conservation a.
M natural t. ourrn, and We can
ct II as things stand now.
Have yoa notioci that the troa-
he about conservation is that The
government of the United States has
OF any policy at present. Ii is sim
~ marking time; it is simply stand
lg still Reservation is not consnr-
alton
We know perfectly well that
acre can't be workable program
ntll there is a free government
nd what | want TO point out to you
this: The center of all our eco
Dmic difficulties is that there is not
eedom of enterprise in the Unit ID
ates.
I am not Interested in disturb.