Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-04-10

enterprise and keep independent
energy alive.
it is plain what those principles
must be. We must abolish every
thong that bears even the semblance
ofAprivilege or of any kind Of arti-.
fle,aal advantage, and put our busi-
ness men and producers under the
stimulation of constant necessity
toSbe efficient, economical and en-
tellprising, masters Of competitive
supremacy, better workers and
merchants than any in the world.
Aside from the duties laid upon ar
tlcies which we do not, and probab-
|lysSscan not, produce, therefore, and
the duties laid upon luxuries, and
merely for the sake of the revenues
they yield, the object Of the tariff
duties henceforth laid must be ef-
fective competition, the whetting Of.
American wits by contest with tine
wits Of the rest of the world.
1T would be unwise to- move to-
ward the end headlong, with reck-
less haste, or. with strokes that cut
atSthe very roots of what has grown
up amongst us by long process and
ataour own invitation. It does not
alter thing to upset it and break
it and deprive it of chance to
change. 1t destroys it.
We must make changes in
Our fiscal laws, in our fiscal
system, whose object is devel-
opment, more free and whole
some development, not reyolu-
tion or upset or confusion. We
must build up trade, especially
foreign trade. We need the out
let and the enlarged field Of en-
eggy more than we ever did be-
s. fore. We must build up indus
well. and must adopt d
Il freedom in the place of artifl-
1 cial stimulation only as far as
| it will build, not pull down.
I In dealing with the tariff the me-
|thod by which this may be done
Twill be a matter of judgment, exer-
cised item by item. To some not ac-.
customed to the excitements and
Responsibilities Of greater freedom
our methods may in some respects
and at some points seem heroic, but
remedies may be heroic and be re-
medies. 1t is our business to make
sure that they are genuine reme-
dies. Our object is clear. If our
motive is above just challenge and
only an occasional error of judg-
ment is chargeable against us, we
shall be fortunate.
We are called upon to render the
country a great service in more
matters than one. Our responsible
ty should be met and our methods
should be thorough, as thorough as
moderate and we'll considered, based
upon the facts as they are, and not
worked out as if we we're 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 facts. 1t is best, indeed
lit is necessary, to begin with the
tariff. will urge nothing upon you
now at the opening of your session
which can obscure that first OBJ
| ,iect or divert our energies from
that clearly defined duty. At a later
time | may take the liberty of call
ing 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 re-
form of our banking and currency
laws; but just now refrain. For the
present, I 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 op-
en- once more the free channels Of
prosperity to great people whom
we would serve to the utmost and
Throughout both rank and file.
Woodrow Wilson.
The White House, April 8, 1913.
Notice
Special meeting Of the Rebekah