St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-04-12

Must De. We must abolish every.
tning mat bears even the emblance
u privilege or of any kind of arti.
ncial advantage, and pu- our busi.
ness men and producer. under the
summation OF constant necessity ia
De emctent, economical and enter
prislng, masters OF competitive su
premacy. better workers and mer-
Eschants than any others in the world.
Aside from the duties laid upon ar
ticles which we do not, and prob
ABLY cannot, produce, therefore. and
the duties laid upon Injuries and
merely for the sake of, the revenues
they yield, the object OF tariff duties
nenceforth laid must be effective
competition, whetting of American
wits by contest with the wits of the
rest of the world.
! 1t would be unwise to move to-
ward this end headlong, with reck-
less haste. or with strokes that cut at
the very roots of what has grown up
amongst us by long process and At
our own invitation. It does not alter
thing to upset it and break it and
deprive It of chance to change. 1t |
destroys 1t. We must make changes
In our fiscal laws. in our fiscal sys~ |
tenn. whose object is development, a /
more free and wholesome develop
ment. not revolution or upset or I
confusion. We must build up trade,
especially foreign trade We heed :.
the outlet and the enlarged field Of
energy more than we ever did before.
We must build up industry as 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 thelmethod by
which this may be done will be
matter of judgment. exercised item
by item. To some not accustomed
to the excitements and responsible
les OF greater freedom our methods
nay In some respects and at some !.
points seem heroic. but remedies may
De heroic and yet be remedies. Il,
8 our business to make sure that !
hey are genuine remedies. Our OBJ
ect Is clear. If our mot;v. is above =
ust challenge and only an occasion. y
i error of judgment is ehargeable =
gainst us. we shall be Fortunate
Should be Thorough.
We are called upon to render the .
ountry q great service In more mat
ers than one. Our responsibility =
hould be met and our methods
hould be thorough, as thorough as = J:
tolerate and well considered. has. =
d upon the facts as they are, and
OF worked out as II we were begin q
ers. We are to deal with til facts =
our own day, with the facts OF no
Their, and to make laws which square
It'll those facts. It is best. indeed .!
Il necessary, to begin with the tar u
1>wih urge nothing upon you
oW at tbs opening Of ygur session
hich can obscure that first object
: divert our energies from that
early defined duty. At 4 later time
may take the liberty Of calling your.
ktention to reforms which should
ress close upon the heels of the tar
/ changes, If NOT ACCOMPANY them
{ which the chief is tie raio.,a of T
mr. banking and currencv lswas but -
rs. now I refrain. Ncr the present
pu. these matters on one side aud
link only OF this enc thing as tAef Il
hanges In our fiscal system which n
nay best serve to open once moce Z
he free channels Of prosperity' to Ii
,reat pcople when, We would serve b
= the utmost and Throughout. both b
ank and file. q