Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-08
ABOLISH EVERYTHING THAT BEARS
REMOTEST sEMBLANCE OF SPECIAL
PRIVILEGE Us ADVICE OF WILSON

congress, convened In extraordinary
sosgion. ~ WAS an unusually brief
document, dealing exclusively with the
need for thorough, moderate ana
wcll-considered rcyisiun Of the taTiff
~ president drew attention to the
necessity FOR an early reform IN the
banking and currency laws hut re-
Trained. he said. from urging. FOR the
present any other legislation that
might divert the energies Of congress
from its clearly defined duty" to-
ward the t1rin question.
The message referred To no par
ticular schedule. mentioned no rates,
and Included no statistics. n was an
! enunriation of the presidents prin-
ciples uu wrin revision. His specific
views ami ideas as to rates and duties.
/ d has been generally accepted. will be
contained in the tarim bill Itself.
| which he Is now considering In detail.
! The presidents decision TO put the
/ weight of the ADMINISTRATIONS infiu-
encc behind the bill with its various
schedules as drawn by the house ways
| and means committee caused him o.
| omit specific reference 10 tarff rates
until the measure WAS finally agreed
upon ia the opening days Of the pres
ent session.
Tho message urged that specia
privilege and exemptions from com
petition be- cut out of the nations
tarin system aud that the revision b,
mnde TO square with the facts al
they are At the outset. the presi
dent called attention 20 the party
pledge for tariff reduction.
II am very glad indeed To have thi
loppoytunitv 20 address the Two house
directly and 90 verify for myself IN,
Impression that the president of th,
United states is person, not a mer
department of the government hail
ing congress from some isolated Isl
and of Jealous mower. sending mes
stgrs, not speaking naturally an'
with his own voice, that he o. a hu
man being irving 10 cooperate will
other human beings In a commo
service, After this pleasant eXpcr
iencc ! shan feel quite normal In al
our dealings with one another"
have called the congress togethe
in extraordinary session because
duty was laid upon the party now 81
IL ought to perform promptly in an
dor that the burden carried 0y th
people under existing law may D.
lighteued gs soon as possible and !
order. also. that the business inter
ests of the country may not be keT
too long In suspense as 10 what th
nscal changes are 90 be- to which the
viii be- required to adjust themselvo
IL Is clear that the Who'll
country expected the nrin d,
; ties 90 bc altered They mu,
be- changed Ia meet the radicl
! alteration in tho conditions OF ecor
: omic life which the country has wi
; ucssrd within the last generation
while the whole face and method
our industrial commercial life WEI
% being changed beyond recognition a.
p. turin schedules have remained VIII,
, they We're before the change heEaI
n or have moved iu the direction ths
b we're given when no large circuu
n stance Of our Industrial developmcl
was what lt is today. our task is
10 square them with the actual facts n
e. sooncr that is done the sooner we sht
i escape from suffering from the fac
~ aud tho sooner our men Of busine
viii Oc free to thrive by the law
y nature cine nature ~ free husines
X instead of by the law of legislati,
.- ana ARTIFICIAL arrangement
n We have seen tarin legislation wa
j. der very Gar aheld In our day--ve
'r far indeed from the field IN which u
prosperity might have had norm
growth ana stimulation, No one W
looks the facts squarely In the face
n knows anything that lies beneath 4
n surface Of action can fan to porcei
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