Evening star., 1915-01-09


are some men on that side of the cham
Der who understand the value of these
things and are standing valiantly by
them, but they are a small minority.
is on our side of the chamber, and they
are the friends of America. But there
are other things which We have to do.
Sometimes when 1 look abroad. my
friends, and see the great mass of
humanity on that continent.
it goes very much to my heart to see
how many men are at disadvantage
and are without guides and helpers.
Don't you think it would be pretty
good idea for the democratic party to
helping the workingmens of America?
There is very simple way in which
they can help the workingmen. If you
were simply to establish a great red
eral employment bureau, 1t would DO
a vast deal: by the federal agencies
which spread over this country men
could be directed to those parts OF the
country, to those undertakings, to
those tasks. where they could nnd
profitable employment. The labor OF
opportunity to opportunity. We proved
it the other day.
10000 Laborers Obtained.
1--WE were told that in two states of
the Union 10000 men were needed to
gather the crops. We suggested, IN
cabinet meeting, that the Department
of Labor should have printed informa-
tion about this in such form that it
could be posted up in the post offices
all over the United states, and that the
Department of Labor should get IN
touch with the labor departments OF
states. SO that notices could go out
from them
what was the result? Those 10000
men were found. and were sent TO the
places, where they got profitable EN-
p1oyment. I do not know any one
thing htat has happened in my admin
than that-that the job and the man
had been brought together. 1t VIII not
cost a great deal of money, and 1T VIII
do a great deal of service II the unltea
States were to undertake to 90 sucn
things systematically, and all the year
round. and I, for my part, hope that 1T
will do that. If were writing an ad-
ditional plank for a democratic plat
form, would put that in.
And there is another thing tnat
needs very much to be done. I am not
one of those who doubt either the in
dustry or the learning or the integrity
Of the courts of the United States. but
I do know that they have a very an
way of doing business. =.
IT do know that the United States. In
its judicial procedure, is many decades
behind every other civilized govern
ment in the world; and say that it is
an Immediate and an imperative can
upon us to rectify that because the
ness Of justice, the ready access OF
justice, is the greater part OF justice
itself.
"If you have to be rich to get JUS
tice, because Of the cost Of the very
process itself. then there Is no justice
at all. So I say there is another dtrec-
tion in which we ought to be very
quick to see the signs Of the times and
to help those who need to be helped.
Handling the Tariff.
"And then there is something else.
The democrats have heard the repub-
licans talking about the scientific way
in which to handle the tariff, though
the republicans have never given any
exhibition Of a knowledge of how to
handle it scientifically. If it is scien-
tific to put additional profits into the
hands of those who are already get
then they have been exceedingly scien-
tifc. 1t has been the science of self
ishness; 1t has been the science of
privilege.
to know anything about. except enough
to stop 1t. But il by scientific treat
ment of the tariff they mean adjust
ment to the actual trade conditions of
and the world, then I am with
them; and I want to call their atten-
tion, for though they voted for it they
have not noticed it, to the
fact that the bill which creates the
new trade commission does that very
thing. We were at pains to see that 1t
was put in there. That commission is
and empowered to inquire
into and report to Congress not only
upon all the conditions of trade in this
but upon the conditions of
trade, the cost of manufacture, the
cost of transportation-an the things
tarin-in foreign countries as well as
in the United States, and into all those
questions of foreign combinations
which Affect international trade be-
tween Europe and the United States 1t
has the full powers which will guide
Congress in the scientific treatment of
questions Of international trade. Being
by profession a schoolmaster, 1 am
glad to point that out to the class of
republicans, though II
have not always taught in the primary
grade.
Action in States.
"At every turn the things that the
republicans have proposed
that were practicable the democrats
either have done or are Immediately
to do. If that is not our bill
of particulars to satisfy the independ-
ent voters of the country, I would like
to have one produced. There are things
that the progressive program contained
which we, being constitutional lawyers,
happened to know cannot be done by
the Congress of the United States. That
is a detail which they seem to have
overlooked. But SO far as they can be
done by state legislatures, I for one.
speaking for one democrat, am heartily
In favor of their being done, because
democrats do not congregate merely in
they congregate also in
the state capitals, and they congregat
there in very influential numbers and
with very influential organizations.
"Just before came away from
w Washington 1 was going over some of
the figures Of the last elections, the
elections of November last. The Off
cial returns have not all come in yet. |
do not know why they are so slow in |
getting to us; but so far as they have
come in they have given me this useful |
that taking the states
where senators were elected and where |
senator's were not elected: taking the |
election of governors, and where gov
ernors were not elected taking the re-
turns for the state legislatures or for |
the congressional delegates. the demo- |
Gratis. reckoning state by state, would, !
II il had been a presidential year, have
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