The Washington herald., 1912-10-19

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Ghopfsa 70 tha e&ndtdats:
s3Aanks TOR sooulng 10 New Martins
vine Wen reenn xour viit In wash.
tngeaa aftss March I"
sA1a rgA1." eAld the oovernoe, 1u
- tmHo - reoe1ve,"
! The aDesting at WhssIing wss IN opsa-
air rally u the strest bdlbro the court.
houee, from the steps Of which tns
0overuoe WaAe hls addrsaa. When he
BEGAN Il Was df1az1ing hoh1ly. but be
had MT pgocssaed far before Il canss
down in togrents. and umbrellas west
up like mushrooms. The 0ovsguOr
|fhoueht 10 betng his spsscA to . caoss
7 an not eolns g keep yea wastans
Ths crowd shouted Tor him 70 ''go On"
and he replied:
.'wslI. thsn. TN msks my spssch ~
|dry - possible % - TO odsst the
CsevvA StsaAs In naln.
4o0 oeSsy USVvO2S0 - s8u8us 8no UOsssS
one unmarked that ''anywNy. this %
Democratic weather" and the Governor
rstoetsd that 'all weather 10 good Demo
cratic weather now" This merry Inter
change put the candidate and his audi
encs on the bsst possible tsrms. The
Governor spoks for nearly half an hour
aftsr that. and the crowd stood patient
~ IN the rain all that time. Listening
atteutively and spplaudlng all the tell.
Ing peants.
In his P,tssbwE speech the Governor
said. In part:
u welcome the opportunity Of stating
what belisve to be the we'll oonsidered
position Of the Democratic party with
seuttal that ws should Be entirely frank
with one another In the discussiou Of
this fundamental question.
The business men Of the country owe
II to themselves to face the facts ~
they are and TO meet them In Q sp1rit
OF accommodation which has no touch
either Of radicaiism or Of mere theoret-
teal reconstruction in II
Business Dasis Net Nernal.
The Democratic party does not pro-
pose free trade or anything approach
Ing free trade. II proposes merely q
reconsideration Of the tariff schedules
such ~ will adjust them to the actual
business conditions and interests Of the
country. Every observant business man
must have realized long ago that the
tsri6 schedules were construed In such
a way that bushes was not upon Q nor
NAL basis In the United States. On the
contrary. they embody innumerabiy cum
nipgiy devised and carefully concealed
special favors. and particular groups of
N0net1 1tafa nj = eN,
taken advantage Of these special favors
to build monopoly up In = way that il
threatening and dangerous to every new
and Independent enterprise. Our field Of
industry II like an INTENDED GARDEN.
Some OF the plants have 20 overshadoWed
the rest ~ to give them no chance OF
light or air. Their roots. moreover. have
monopolised the soil. and new EFowths
are all but impossible. II We would have
and air and freedom into the whole
process Of our Industrial life. and It b
with that object that the Democrats will
approach the revision Of the taFiR. Their
desire Is not to check. but to aid; not
TO embarrass. but to quicken.
To Get ExDsst Advice.
They win not undertake the task IKE
amateurs. either. They will ssek and
OUt1Ao W. PoDSss>sO o&ANsSS ~ SAsS
country, but they WIN seek q far and
vide. and not only m ~ qnaftsss frsa
which Il has usually CONT
1T II obvious that the country de-
mands and will sooner or later obtain
Q thoroughly considered revision of the
tariR. and the serious practical question
now II, when and how shall Il be
brought about? II 10 practically out Of
the question that the Republicans should |
control the majority Of the next House |
Of Representatives: 1t is evident that |
those who stand pat on the tariff WIN |
not control the next Senate; the forces |
Of reform Win be dominant in both
Houses. To be held ~ . standstin in
such circumstances by . President en-
tireiy out Of sympathy with Congress
will be to generate greater and greater |
greater and greater restless
ness. deeper and deeper discomfort. and
20 to mass the forces which may ulti- |
mately make change when ie comes too
rapid and too radical" i