New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-04-12

thing that bears even the Achb
lance Of privilege OF Of any kinn
of nrl,iirial advantage. aud pii
our business men aud producers
under the stimulation OF con
stnnl necessity 10 bo efficient,
economical and cnicrplislng, nha
iclA Of competitive supremacy
hriinr workers and merchants
than any IN the world. Aside
from the ,alllcs laid upon articles
which we do not. aud probably
can not. produce, therefore. nnh
he duties laid upon luSnries ami
merely for the sake Of the rev
cnura they yield. The object Of the
tariff duties hcnceforth laid must
be- effective competition. The
| whrtiing Of American wits by con
test with the wits of the rest OF
tho woi'lsl.
II wouIi he unwiac TO move to,
| ward this end hendlong. with
| rcck lcas haste. or with strokes
| that cta at the very roots OF what
has grown up amongst us by long
process and nj oi h own invitation.
| II does moi alter thing To upset
| il aud break il nnd deprive II Of
n chnlirc 10 change. u DESTROYS
III We must make changes IN
our fiscal laws. IN our fiscal sts-
tenn. whose object IL developments,
n more free aud wholesome de-
velopmcnt. not revolution or up.
set or confusion. We must build
| up trade. especially foreign trade.
We need the outlet and the en-
largcd field Of energy more than
~ ever did before. We must
build dp industry IA well, and
must ntopt freedom In the place
Of nttihcial stimulation only 80
far ns II will build. not pull
down. IN dealing with the tariff
| the method by which this may be
done will be n matter Of jndg-
mcut. exercised item by item. To
some not accustomed 10 the eN.
citcments and responsibilities OF
greater freedom our methods may
in some respects and at some
ro'nta seem heroic. but remedies
may be heroic aud yet be RENE
dies. II IL our business to make
SIRE that they nre genuine rene.
dies Our object Ia clear. VI our
motive IL above itst challenge AMI
only an occasional error OF j1dg-
meni IL chnrgcahle against ns, va
shall be fortunate.
/. We are called upon to render
the country great service IN
more matters than one. Our re.
sponsibiliiy should be met aud
methods should be thorough, as
thorough as moderate, and wei
considered, based upon the facts
m they are. aud not worked OIL
ns il we were beginners. We are
| to deal with the facts of our own
day, with the facts of no other
and To make laws which square
with those fncts u is best. In
deed Il Ii necessary, to. begin will
the thrift. | will urge nothing
upon yor now nt the opening ol
your session which can obscure
| that first object or divert our en-
ergies from that clearly dctinec
duty At n later time | may taks
the liberty of calling Your atten
ton to reforms which should press
close upon the heels OF the tariff
changes. If not accompany them
Of which the chief il the reform
Of our banking and cnrrenc,
laws; bd i,,si now ! refrain. Fo'
the present. put these matters
on one side and think only q
this one thing of the changes II
our fiscal system which may bcs
serve 10 open once more tho FREE
channels of prosperity 10 u grea
people whom we would serve Il
the utmost and throughout botl
rank and Ale.
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