Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-24
Vice President Sherman Dis
cusses the Campaign.
WOULD SAVE CONSTITUTION
Against Attack on Courts or Increas-
ing Power of Mob.
CHAMPIONS PRESENT TARIFF
Contrasts Present Great Prosperity
With Conditions Reigning in
Democratic Administration.

UTICA, October 24.-vice President
James s. Sherman last night contributed
a prepared address to the republican cam
paign. in which he dwelt upon two issues
before the country-constitutiona liberty
and industrial opportunity.
This speech by Mr. Sherman. which IL
addressed to the American people, is
practically his only contribution to the
prediction work of his party the Vice
Presidents health having made it impos-
sible for him to take an active part in
the campaign. The address follows:
1T has been a matter of keen regret
that 1 have not been able to take an
active part in the present campaign. The
restraint has been the more irksome, as
/ have realized that we are passing
through d national crisis such as we
have not experienced since the civil war.
1t is hard. indeed, to be only an onlooker
at such time, and I am almost Inn
PEELED to disobey the doctors orders and
rush into the conflict; but I must not, for
I have private and public obligations for
which I must conserve my health. Still,
I cannot refrain from sending out few
sentences for which 1 ask the consdera-
ton Of all my fellow citizens.
Two Great Issues.
There are two great issues in this cam
paign which stand out alone; one our
constitutional liberty, the other Industrial
opportunity. I realize fully the spirit of
unrest that has been aroused during the
last few years by muckrakers and dema-
gogues. 1 appreciate most thoroughly
and join most heartily in the desire for
so-called social betterment. l am in full
sympathy with every we'll directed effort
to elevate still further our already high
standard of living, to eradicate injustice
and Ubiquitous conditions in our social
and industrial life. but I ask in all seri-
BUSINESS II any evils that have crept into
our national affairs can be eliminated
lacking the courts or increasing the pow
er of the mob? Happily. l believe this
threatening danger which seemed to men
ace our institutions has been averted.
But great menace remains. We
cannot improve the present social and
civic situation by tearing down existing
Industrial conditions and abandoning OPP
portunity for individual and national
progress.
1.-THE man who has no money to bank
is not interested in banking laws: the
man who is without means to travel is
not interested in railway rates: the man
who lacks a surplus is not interested in
judicial procedure or legislative enact
ment.
Democratic Principles.
1.-THE democratic platform Of 1912, as
did the democratic platform of 1892, de-
clares unconstitutional the imposition and
collecting of tariff duties except for rev.
enue. The democratic candidate, Dr.
Wilson. has declared that he would re-
peal all protective duties. The present
democratic House of Representatives has
put itself on record in favor of the low
est possible import rates. SO we may
assume that in the event of democratic
success we shall have tariff for revenue
only.
True the democratic platform and the
democratic candidate declare that the
destruction in not all to come at once:
that 1t is to be brought about gradually
and no American industry is to be in
jured. But James K. Polk. in 1874 and
thing, while their election was followed
by free trade and disaster.
I'VE are today enjoying a larger de-
gree of prosperity, greater volume OF
employment and higher individual and
collective wages than ever before in our
history. No man can be idle who can or
will work. The newspapers in their want
columns are printing ten-fold more neip-
wanted than situations-w antcd advertise
ments. Our farmers have harvested the
most valuable crop ever known; our rail-
roads facilities are taxed to their utmost
to handle it. Our merchants were never
so busy and our banks are bursting with
surplus funds. We are buying more
abroad than ever before and we are sell
Ing largely more than We buy, insuring a
favorable balance of trade 20 meet our
foreign obligations. Every year under
the present tariff law We have had a SUBJ
stantial treasury surplus. We are con-
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