El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-01

. II Is, OF course, essential to rebuke
those leaders who by their actions.
heIped TO put the present administra-
Lon IN power, and, moreover. il is of
] Fllal consequence to the future we'll
Delng OF our people to drive from pub-
( nc lie all men whose political activf-
ues IN state and nation alike have 80,
sueh as those Of senator Penrose- This
80; no' oHly a political but a moral
ISSUE 1 mention the name of senator
Fenrose merely because he ry-1ifia- =,
lass am not concerned with NJ,
an Individual; I am concerned viii -
as type Mr. Penrose stands in 81 ----il
~, -4i n, a. MI Barnes stands in New
scti--5+i. -is-- y Ilght these menand their
F-l4es' We are fighting the bgtrie
" al decent men and in nar+ic1,is-
S are I!Shtlng the battle Of the hon
eel republican rank and file'
sr+ Foreign Policy Wretched.s
No. = VEL 70 keep IN mind that We
~ 4LaNe M wilson's administrator
mat we now suffer from a yI--s+I.t,.-s
~ Ign policy and from home DoIicieS
IN hatlonal affairs which 49, -
esly impaired the well-being Of orr
PSop-es primarily because Of the action
" SS4ls tor Penrose in assocfsrfr,e- ,,-itt
men OF the same type like Mr. 49,, -
--S'ssls- Fenrose, Barnes and thar -
sOcldtes at Chicago. takinr- a ,57-1,,+-
u the TACT that national ro77i-,, 80
SCII.e - ms are not protected bv law
u=-nT Hw-
e-g Writ as bad as that U-bfcb a.
SIecuons results in v-ronr5oar-A q
lumber rank being mt in st-i-.s
1uey stole from the rank and fila ~
- epuoilcan party the right TO GOV
SIn themselves to nominate rbaf, -
candidates ard promuIeate +ISi- ~ Il
pIaLlorn- They took this action with
ne ne ueiIoerate purpose Of electfng
democratic president. because ~ ~
1oT't,yy7 preferred the triumph OF their
~ ~ n! party foes 10 seeing the con-
- ~ u Inelr own organization wresta6
rom their hands by the rank and fiIa
or their own party. '--e
Would Protect WORKERS.
-auCn OF our effort is TO secure laws
projecting the labor OF women ana 80
hibiting the labor of children in -
ana factories, providing for Forl,n7a-',s
comp ensatlon and the like
rms effort is bound TO come 10 0ar7gbf
u, IN us actual working. the forces of
~ 81 e IiLnehI are administered by men
whose whole theory OF action is based
on he alliance Of crooked DoIirirs ,1-5tt-
crooked wealth. WIN
Much Of our efforl Is to helm the
men who live on farms
Inis effort will fail II the -.
o. u s1aue and nation is controlled By men
VINO treat with derision the verv- f5a9
u seriously studying the conditions in
me open country that need remedyfrn-
Mucn Of our effort is TO help indus
~ propose 10 make the condi-
e-oAs such That honest men can earn a
Lair living for themselves and their
aillIles without the haunting fear Of
oelng prosecuted for violations of law
" men they DO not and could not know
were such, and which We're NOT viola
uons OF sound public policy.
Cooperation vs.. Competition.
Auch OF our effort is TO help men
ana women workers. Just as we believe
n ~. e1oPeraLlon among the farmers and
ne business men, so we believe in CO.
opeI dllon among the wage workers
and We further believe that the wac
workers and the business men r7Us-
cooperate Tor their mutual ADVANTAGE
IL mas been the cur-thr0ar conoeririou
OF the past-the competition that M
wilson IS determined to preserve bv
iaW-which has not only hurt business
ana prevented the business man from
working most effectively for the com
mon good, but which has forced the I
" OF ring man 10 work for rUinOusly
alllall wages We propose to substitute 4
the era OF cooperation for the era OF 4
competition among the business men /
and farmers and wage workers. and as
= necessary corollary we believe that |
ne government must in thoroughgo- /
ing fashion supervise and regulate this I
movement toward cooperation.
BUT This effort Will come TO naught !
~ honest business men support sin
-ster politicians whose interested en- \
1eaYor IS chiefly to help the crooked 4
business man whose success is achieved 1
by swindiing his fellows.
10 meet such situation. Col !
Roosevelt argued that the voters OF
pennsylvania should repudiate Pen
rose and his nominees and followers
and further should oppose the sup
1orters Of the present administration.
FaVOrs Tariff Commission.
We -ProEressives' advocate the i'm Z
l-eoldle creatlon OF non-partisan
commission" he said, with power 10 [
propose revision of the tariff rates !
schedule by schedule, treating each Z
'ase on an intelligent consideration Of .
Is merits, divorced from favorftfsm
md the fostering Of special interests.
The program would not be attended
y the reckless haste. the improper in
Iuence, the sectional party politics !
which characterize our present meth /
Us OF tariff legislation by general
aw- Our proposed methods would
lever uisorganize business by a COM
Dlete change in all the tariff sched-
Hes at one time This is the Pro
sressive' tariff program. and ask you
% weigh it side by side with the tariff
ecord Of senator Penrose.
Interstate Trade Commission.
The ProEressives' therefore advo-
ATE the creation Of a strong interstate
rade commission and would give such
commission primarily three powers:
First, the power Of Investigation /
me commission should be able to as
ertain on complaint or on its own
notion whether a monopoly in fact
xists and If il does exist, the basis Of I
Is monOpolistic power
Second, the power directly to pro-
ibit all unfair trade practices within /
Is Jurisdiction This power would en-
bic the commission TO stop all mo- !
opOlies based on unfair and oppressive
rade practices
Third, the power to end the excIu-
i've control Of q factor necessary TO !
reduction by an order adapted to the
circumstances Of the particular case. I
he order may involve changes in or
anizauon, in management or IN the
onduct Of the business. Where exclu-
I've possession OF a natural resource
5 the basis Of the monopoly. II may
e necessary TO subject its possession |
D the obligation Of public service. that
5, the obligation to sell to others a
easonable amount at reasonable rate. !
Contrast With Democratic Platform
"COnrrasted with this program we
ave the Democratic antitrust pro-
ram now under discussion in the sen
te Of the United States. We cannot
ontrOl our great national business
-ithout power, national power But
he Democrats dare not use power
themselves, nor let any one else have
Their trust program. as II stands
1day, Is made futile by this fear. Their
fhcial administration bills propose a
-eak federal trade commission, with I