Arizona republican., 1914-07-01

their support to the leaders he had attacked. To do so, he said, would only ensure a continuation of gov ernment by convulson, of a govern mental see-saW between two sets of policies
 He spoke a word concerning those whom the progressives would wei come to the party. We will gladly work he said, with any men who will themselves with open sincerity work for these (progressive) prin- ciples, provided that they are men of such character as to justify the confidence in their good faith. In this spirit, he said, we ask all good citizens to cooperate with us when, as here in Pennsylvania, we hold aloft the flag of good citizenship, and fight to translate these sound and lofty principles into governmental practice"
 Colonel Roosevelt came here to speak in special of the candidacy of s. Dean Lewis for governor and of Clifford Pinchot for United States senator. Their qualifications he touched upon at the opening of his speech. Thereafter he confined him. self to the national issue outlined.
 "The present national administra- tion." he said, 'is pursuing a course that prevents the existence of pros perity, and that does not offer a single serious or intelligible plan for passing prosperity round, should prosperity in spite of the administra- tion's efforts at some future time re- turn to our people.
 This is true both as regards the trust question and the tariff question. As regards both the only wise course to follow is that set forth in the na- tional progressive platform. The na- ton should deal with both by con- tinuing executive action through ad- ministrative commissions of ample power. One commission should shape our tariff policies so as, with through our tariff policies so as. with thorough give proper encouragement to our merchants while also giving proper protection to our wage workers, our farmer 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 conduct. We should encourage the big business man who does well and who regards his great abilities as trust to be exercised as much in the interest of the public as his own interests. But we should check and punish him eff fectually and promptly when he ex- ercises those abilities to the detri- ment either of the smaller business man with whom he competes or the wage workers who should share with him the benefits of his and their common efforts or of the general public whom he serves.
 "As regards the tariff, l wish especially to call your attention to the promises made by President Will son and his supporters two yea1s ago. They asserted that their method of tariff reduction would reduce the cost of living. and would solve the trust problem because, as they said, the trusts were the creatures of the tariff. We then answered that their promises were empty words, that no such results as they stated could or would follow from the course they advocated, and that only by the me- thod we proposed could either the trust or the tariff question be dealt with so as to abate existing evils and at the same time increase the general well being. Two short years have. proved us to be right Their promises have not been kept. Their performance has brought distress upon the nation. The cost of living has not been reduced. But the abil- ity of the average man to earn a living has been greatly reduced. Not the slightest progress has been made toward solving the trust problem. But the business community has been harassed and harred to no purpose, and the prosperity of the business