Evening journal., 1914-07-07

vets speeches have attracted more
widespread attention in this country
and abroad than the ono he delivered
in Pittsburgh last week. That men
of all parties in Delaware may read
10, THE EVENING JOURNAL prints
II in full, as follows:
81 am glad to speak for such as
Clifford Pinchot for senator and Dean
Lows for governor. These men, by
their lives, have honored the repub-
lie. lt would be supreme good for
tune to have them in public position,
for already in private position they
have been among the best and most
useful public servants.
Moreover, | am glad TO speak for
the second time at a meeting held
under the auspices of the Progressive
service of Pennsylvania; first be-
cause Pennsylvania has taken an adj
vanced position in fighting for the
Progressive party. and for the prin-
Ciplos which that party represents,
and, second, because the most strik-
ing. and | am tempted to say. most
important of those principles, is both
aymbolizeC by and embodied in the
fact that we have made the progress
siyc service an integral and essential
portion of the working machinery of
tie Progressive party.
This Is one of the ways in which
VIC make il evident that our promises
are 10 be made good by our perform
pnce; that our platform was a solemn
pledge, a contract of obligation.
I'VE arc devoted TO things not
names. We are not fighting for re-
senge, nor rancOr, nor to crafty
! Grudges When We oppose certain
public men we oppose them merely
/ because they embody and represent
| evil principles. or else because their
/ practices have been such that they
cannot be trusted to stand in good
/ faith for those great and vital prin-
/ Cples OF public morality which are
essential to the permanent well-being
/ on our people.
Prevents Existence of Prosperity.
"The present national administra-
/ tion is pursuing a course that pre-
vents the existence of prosperity and
/ that does not offer a single serious
or ineligible plan Tor passing pros
perity round should prosperity, in
/ spite OF the administration efforts,
( at some future time return to our
! people This is true both as regards
q the trust question and the tariff
/ question AS regards both. the only
/ wise course TO follow is hat set forth
/ In the national Progressive platform.
/ The nation should deal with both by
continuing executive action through
administrative commissions of ample
/ power.
One commission should shape our
aaHs al.
. knowledge disinterestedly acquired.
] ID give proper encouragement to our
merchants, while also giving proper
protection TO our Wage-workers, our
farmers, and our business men. The
other commission should exercise
strict supervision and control over
big business. We should treat it
with entire justice, drawing the line
not on size. but on misconduct.
Promised Results Not Achieved.
AS regards the tariff, ! wish espe-
Cially TO direct your attention to the
promises made by President Wilson
and his supporters two years ago
They asserted that their method OF
tariff reduction would reduce the cOsi
oi living and would thJs solve the
trust question, because, as they said
the trusts were the creatures OF the
tariff. We then answered that theiI
promises were empty words that nc
such results as they stated could OF
would follow from the course they
advocated. and that only by the
method We propose could either the
trust or the tariff question be deali
with so as TO abate the existing evils
and at the same time increase the
general well being. Two short years
have proved us 10 be right. Theil
promises have not been kept. Theil
performance has brought distress
UIor the nation.
"The cost of living has not been re
ouced. But the ability Of the average
man to earn living has been greatly
reduced. Not the slightest progress
has been made toward solving Tn,
trust question. But the business
community has been harassed anS
harred TO no purpose, and the pros
Ierity of the farmer and the wage
worker has been checked AS for th'
farmer. the present tariff. the admin
istrauons tariff. was so framed as {,
result i'm the sacrifice Of his interests
Iic had no spokesman. no friend il
high quarters. and his welfare wa
Contemptuously sacrificed AS fO
tie wage worker. the result of thl
tariff was that he suffered even NOR
than his employer. for he was throw
cut of employment, and lost tn
means to earn his livelihood.
Foreign Rivals Benefited.
"As for the employer. sometime
nc has been able TO struggle on will
iho loss of profits. sometimes he ha
had 20 close his shop. I'm buslnesse
IN which any OF The big trusts wer
concerned. u was the small competi
tors of The trusts who were iniurcl
and i'm many cases ruined Tarii
reduction as put into practice by tn
present administration has chieh.
benefited foreign rivals and com
pciitors 10 has done grave lnjur
10 the business community and tn
farming community. and has cause
suffering to the wage-workers. am
the whole policy of the administra
tion has heen one TO cause our peopl
In business. our people on the farms
Gun people with dinner pals. to loo
toward the future with grave conceri
ond apprehension.
1T is, of course, essential TO rebuk
those leaders who by their actio
helped to put the present admins
tration in power, and. moreover. it i
o. vital consequences 10 the futur
q well being of our people to drive fror
public lifc all men whose poltica
activities in State and nation alike ha