Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-04
Colonel AssaiIS Governor VIII
son for Criticisms in Labor
Day Speech, Of Rough Riders
Position on Tariff,
DEMOCRATS OFFER
NO TRUST REMEDY
Bull MooserS Advocate Com
mission System That Has
Worked So Successfully in
Germany,
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Try Morning sonrnaI special Lenscd Wire
ST. Louis, Sept g.. Woodrow WI
sons stand upon the tariff the trusts
and the proposal for minimum wage
scale was assaled by Colonel Roose-
Welt in a speech here today
The colonel joined issue squarely
with Governor Wilson, taking as his
text the democratic candidate $
speech yesterday at Buffalo. lie de-
livcred his address before the Mis-
souri, state convention
The colonel saw nothing Of Cover
nor Hadlcy, who remained at the state
capital The colonel was asked to adj
wise the state convention as to wheth-
or il should name a fun state ticket
u feel that YOU ought to- he said.
Il feel that except In those states in
which we can take over bodily either
of the old parties. we ought to run a
straight progressive ticket
In his speech, Colonel Roosevelt
said in part
when he comes to the tariff Mr.
Wilson attempts to quote me- but he
is singuiarly unsuccessful He states
for instance, that I am not concern
ed With the interests Of the general
tax payer, the general public. If he
would take the trouble to read what
| have said or to read our platform
he would find that the commission
principle which zee propose, and to
which he and his party are hostile.
has for one of its special objects the
careful consideration of the needs of
the general puhiic
we are advocating the commission
system which has been tried in Ger
many and which has been one Of the
pieces of governmental and Industrial
that have been 50 extra
ordinarily successful in building up
the great prosperity of the German
empire
II believe in protection; | believe
that if Mr.. Wilson's free trade policy.
or tariff for revenue only policy. is
IN good faith adopted and not merely
treated as campaign cry, widespread
disaster VIII result.
'As to what Mr. Wilson saws about
he minimum wage. | can only say
hat | disagree with in toto. We are
lnly advocating What we are sure can
pe done and ought to be done. EV-
lently MIR, Wilson has not studied the
'onditons about the labor OF women
n many factories in big cities
MIR. Wilson comes out suuarely
'sainst our proposal to regulate the
rusts. He has not anything to pii;
u It's place except Il statement that no
tands by the great democratic think
rs who have made the democratic |
PLATFORM on this subject
"Mr. Wilson is now governor Of New |
ersey, and has been such for nearly /
Wo years. If the Baltimore platform /
eally offers any hope for the trust I
olution why. during these two years.
as nothing whatever been dcHc by
'ew Jersey under Mr. Wilson's lead
r even attempted by Mr. Wilson IN
sew Jersey for the regulation Of the
'usts. The answer is because the
Iates by themselves cannot meet the
lfficulty and it IS pure toryism Of The
iost backward kind. to suppose that
1ey can, and. incidentally, any such
olicy would have the grinning sup
ort of every law breaking trust
Mr.. Wilson seems to forget that
art Of our program Is to give to tho
sople themselves, direct control over
Icir own government. that Is. over the
,vernmental system ana their agents
government When the people
ON tet4Ie
Ieir own government, and the GOV
nm"nt in turn, controls the big cor
'rations. it seems Ia me the vcriest
lily to express apprehension lest un-
n such a system the chief employ ]
$ rs Mr.. Wilson SAYS. bccause they
I'VE this tremendous authority be-
nd them. may oppose the wage
orkcrs"
Colonel Roosevelt. in concluding his
eech. launched into dcnunciation
John ID Archhold.
"Archbold. when before the senate 1
complained that the
tndard oil Company had been sub J
ted to Abyssinian treatment bv my
he said.
That's right They needed Abvs- II
IN treatment and gave II to them .
d II am president again. am ee- 81
2 to use these same AbNssiniau ;
ethods of punishment whencger
ny are needed g
That's why Archhnld IL eArlsins y,
'rs and thli's why he made III, vail 4,
fore the sen,te committee. H knew t,
iat he could expect from m. u he
d his corporation Violated tn law. m
Progressive Ticket for Iowa. ~
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