Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-08-08


selves. Those Vho buy are not even
represented by counsel The high
cost Of living iE arranged ty private
understanding
We naturally ask olf.e..,s. nou
f.d these gentlemen got eoutro. %
these things Who handed our
economic laws over 70 them for leg.
islative and contractua. alteration
We have ln these disclosures stu.
another yIea OF the tariff s-II an
other proof that. mo-, tts people o.
'he United States but only a gery
small number o. them have been
partners IN that legislation
The so-called labor question Is a
question only because We have not
scr found the rule OF right boz adjust
Ing the interest % labor and 0ap.tal
Here again the sense 0f universal
partnership must come into play {
We are 70 act Ike Statesmen. as those
who serve not e. class. bar q nation
The working people of America
30 they must be- distinguished from
the minority Thar constitutes the resi-
Of r. are. o. course. 'ls backbone
Of the nation SO .aV ma. safe
guards their life tha, improve the
physical and moral conditions under
which they live. that makes their
hours 81 labor rational and tolerable
TIA, gives them freedom 20 ac, iu
their own interest and that protects
them where they cannot protect
protect themselves can properly BE-
regarded as class legislation OF a.
anything bat as @ measure taken in
the interest o. the whole people
whose partnership in right action Ne
are trying 20 establish and make real
and practical u ls 10 this spirit thar
We shall act 10 wo arc genuine spoke.
men OF the whole country
% dealing R.tH 'h, complicated
ana difficult question %. the reform
OF our bauku- and currency avs
. 10 is plain that 49, ought 20 consult
very many persons besides the bank
ers not because We dIs'rust the bank
crs but because they DO NOT neces-
sarIly comprehend the business OF
the country. Notwithstanding they
are Indispensable servants OF b and
may do a vast deal 90 make 30 hard
or easy 80 mere bankers plan will
meet the requirements no matter
how honestly conceived II should
be- a merchants and farmers plan
as well. elastic 10 the hands OF thos.
Who use 1t as an indispensable part
OF their daily business
In dealing with the Philippines. W.
should not allow ourselves 20 stand
upon any mere point OF pride We
are not the owners OF me Philippine
Islands We hold them In trust for
the people who live 10 them They
are theirs for the uses OF their lie
We are not even ;heir partners 10
/ Is our duty a. trustees 20 make
whatever arrangement o. govern
ment will be most soryiceable 20 their
| freedom and development. Here.
again, We are 90 set up 'he rui, Of
Justice and OF right
] do not know any greater 4.os-
ton than that of eonsogya' o. 1871.
have been speui'Arft latoI u#
must now husband Nl.. W. ......t
We must do u.-. tuaa f.
must develop as W,. as l5.
our water powers aud must ad. Seas.
waterways % the transportation .a-
cilities of fhe nation Co supplement
the railways without our borders as
we'll as upon rh, lsthmus Nt must
rey.l, Our merchant marine. too. aud
lI The seas al1In with Du- oRu
fleets We mus ado 20 oar arr-sr.
post-office scrv.., "a parcels post a-
complete 81. THAT ut ans other aa-
fioH Ne must look 90 me health %
our people urou every uaud a- u..l
a- hearted Them with Justice and 0r-
portuuify This Is fhe constructive
work OF government This is tr. po.
i0y that hgs vision and hop, and
that looks '0 serve mankind
With regard 10 tho dfy.of .,r'
of greater and more numerous water
ways and The building Ip o. . ms--
chant marine. We mus. toIo r.lr
constructive lines and .o, ialI bach
upon the cheap device Of bouaHas
and subsidies Iu 'ho case o. -te
Mississippi river. that great central
artery OF our trade .t Is plain that
The Federal government must UuId
and maintain rts i'yees and keep fhe
great waters .l harness Tor .ls gene
ertl use Do Is plain zoo. .raf Fa.r
sums oi money must ts spent 'a De-
t..aD new waterways where tra..
R"I boz most Fg3 and trausror'a-
tioH mos, readily cheapeued by them
Such expenditure are 30 large-s oa
'I. part of The government thss age
national investments
There is another duty which OBJ,
Democratic party has shown itself
--aat enough aud close enough ro the
people 90 perceive the duty oi s0.-
eminent 20 share .u promotIns alI
cultural Industrial vocational educ
cation Ir every wav possible within