Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-08

% order % maintain I psRct3cally q.
elusive markee q Against the ro0e es
The world. Cous1ously q unconscaous.
y " have built up 81 OF privileged
and exemptions. from compedtoo b.
hind whieh 'tt,was sasyroy any. svee
the crudsst, forms Of combination to
organise monopoly. until at last moth.
ing u normal, nothing y obliged to
stand the teats Of stiiciency and scono-
my, In our world OF big business. but
everything thrivss By concerted AZ
rangemeut Only new principles OF
action Will save I'd from Q dnal hard
capitalization Of monopoly and com.
pIete loss OF the Influences that quick
On enterprise and keep independent en-
ergy alive.
Must Abolish Privilege.
II Il plain what those principles must
be. We must abolish everything that
bears even the semblance Of privilege
or Of any kind Of artificial advantage
and put our business men and pro-
ducers under the stimulation Of con-
slant necessity to be efficient. econom-
zeal and enterprising. masters OF COM
petitive supremacy. better workers and
merchants than any in the world.
Aside from the duties laid upon arti-
cles, which we do not and probably
cannot produce. therefore, and the
duties laid upon Injuries and merely
for the sake Of the revenues they yield.
the object Of the tariff duties hence
forth laid must be effective competi-
ton. the whetting Of American wits by
contest with the wits Of the rest OF the
world.
1t would be unwise to move toward
this end headlong. With reckless haste
or with strokes that cut at the very
roots of what has grown up among
us by long process and at our own in
vitat1on. 1t does not alter thing to
upset 1t and break it and deprive 1t OF
chance to change. It destroys It
We must make changes In our fiscal
laws, in our fiscal system. whose OBJ
tect 10 development more free and
wholesome development not revolution
or upset or confusion. We must build
up trade. especially foreign trade. We
need the outlet and the enlarged feld
Of energy moro than We ever did be-
fore. We must build up industry 40
we'll and must adopt freedom in the
place of artificial stimulation only SO
far as it will build. not pull down. In
dealing with the tariff the method by
which this may be done will be mat
ter OF judgment, exercised item BY
item. To some not accustomed to the
excitements aud responsibilities OF
greater freedom our methods may In
some respects ana at some points seem
heroic. but remedies may be heroic
and yet be remedies. 1t Is our bust
ness to make sure that they are genu.
inc remedies. Our object Is clear. II
our motive Is above just challenge
and only an occasional error Of judy
ment is chargeable against US we shall
be fortunate.
Thorough, but Moderate.
We are called upon to render the
country q great service in more mat
tiers than one. Our responsibility
should be met, and our methods should
be thorough. as thorough az moderate
and we'll considered. based upon the
facts a. they are. and not worked out
as II we were beginners. We are to
deal with the facts of our own day,
with the facts Of no other, and to maize
laws which square with those facts.
1t, Is best-indeed, It II necessary-t0
begin with the tariff. / will urge moth
ing upon you now at the opening Of
your session which can obscure that
first object or divert our energies from
that clearly defined duty. At later
time l may take the liberty Of calling
your attention to reforms which should
press close upon the heels Of the tariff
changes, If not accompany them. of
which the chief is the reform of our
banking and currency laws. but Just
now ! refrain. For the present put
these matters on one side and think
only of this one thing-of the changes
in our fiscal system which may best
serve to open once more the free chan
nels Of prosperity to great people
whom we would serve to the utmost
and throughout both rank and Gle.
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House. April 8. 1918.