El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-17
TEDDY TALKS ON
TARIFF AND MONEY
Opens Campaign at Provi-
dence-Great Enthusi-
aSm Prevails.

Providence, R L, Aug. 17.-With
cheering and songs and prayer. the
Progressive party's national campaign
was opened here tonight Theodore
Roosevelt came to Rhode Island, which
he described as a boss ridden state
to open the campaign and received a
welcome which. as he put it, would
have done credit to Kansas.
When. Col Roosevelt reached Provi-
dence he found several thousand per-
sons massed in the square before the
railroad station and on the street lead
ing to his hotel. The crowd blocked
the way and cheered him until he
stood up in his automobile and made
a speech He was halted a second
time in front Of the city hall and made
another address.
Three hours later Col Roosevelt
stood on the stage at Infantry hall,
laughing and waving his hands at the
crowd which was Wedged into the dig
buildin. For several minutes the peO-
PIE eheered The band played patriotic
airs and the colonel beat time. Out
side the building were hundreds unable
to get in.
When the din died away Col. Roose-
welt said: I was told only six months
ago that there was not a Progressive
in Rhode Island. 1 think it is pretty
plain that that statement is erroneous.
Party Sprang From Public Needs.
Men have asked me if this move
ment is going TO go on or If it is just
movement connected with me. This
movement is going on just as sure as
fate. This is a real movement spring
ing from the needs and hearts of the
people of the United States.
The only part that I have had in
It is that perhaps I have brought 1t
on two or three years earlier than it
would have come anyhow"
He declared that the ordinOry voter
had nothing to hope for through the
success of either the Democratic or Re-
publican parties. which he asserted. are
equally boss ridden The tariff, especially
as it concerned the New England
states, was one of the main topics OF
the SPEAKER, who said in part:
Peculiar Need In New England.
I take peculiar pleasure in making
my first speech as nominee for presi-
dent on the Progressive ticket here in
Rhode Island You have suffered, as
in my own state of New York We have
suffered, from boss politics in the most
extreme form of Development
There is peculiar need of leader
ship for this fight in New England
The men for whom we are making
the light are not politicians and are
not men Of great wealth. They are
DuSlIy engaged in their daily toll; they
do not appear as speakers at public
meetings; they do not take prominent
parts in political canvasses, and they
cannot contribute large sums of money
for the furtherance Of the campaign on
their behalf.
I'VE stand for a protective tariff, |
but We wish to see the benefits of |
the protective tariff get into the pay |
envelope of the wage worker. In !
stead of decreasing, we wish to in I
crease the amount of the prize money 1
that is rightfully due those who work I
hard in industry. Moreover, our move |
ment is not only for economy but for 4
ethical betterment.
Tariff Positions of Parties.
The Progressive platform has faced /
the real issues of today 1t has done l
this as regards the trusts, as regards /
the rights of labor, as regards the /
tariff L do not see how the people Of 1
New England can for one moment sup
port either the Republican or the Dem |
ocratic tariff platform. The Republic (
con proposal is a tariff for privilege /
in industry. The Democratic proposal !
is tariff for the destruction of indus
try The Progressive proposal is
tariff in the interest of labor and in
dustry.
at the time when the Payne-Al-
drich bill was put through congress it
was currently reported that the cot
ton schedule for instance, was written
by then private citizen Of Rhode
Island, now a senator from your state,
Mr.. Lippitt. The Republican purpose
IS to have future tariffs written by /
the Mr.. Lippitts of the party.
The Democratic proposal is to hurt
the M Llppits by hurting everybody, |
DIG and little, connected with the in
dustr1es- Our proposal is not merely
to form schedules of the tariff, but
TO reform the methods and purposes Of
tariff making
We propose to reduce the various
as to which the duty is I'M
1oubtedly too high. We propose to
deal with the tariff schedule by
'cheoufe IN accordance with the reports
IF a non-partisan commission of ex-
oerts.
Banking and Currency.
one of our national problems call
ng for immediate solution is that o.
our banking and currency system. 1t
las been demonstrated beyond question
mat the present system is unscientific
md ineffective and that if we are to
ENJOY full measure of prosperity, we
must adopt a modern and proper sys-
en- at least as stable as the financial !
systems of France, England and Ger
many
We must have currency that viii
meet the requirements of the whole
country. 1t must have eltsicfty, it
must be absolutely beyond question
n character ranking with the best IN
he world.
Above and even more important
nan these requirements. any system
ldopted must be beyond the control Of
he great Wall street and other similar
interests.
ANY plan adopted must keep the
control absolutely in the hands of the
government only in this way can we
prevent the growth in this country OF
he most dangerous of all trusts, the