The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-30
(Associated Press)

tion under my direction will stand
upon sound administrative ground
with the ablest cabinet the country
can supply.
Across the road we are to trave
this next four years, even though we
start right and move with prudence
and courage, serious hazards are
thrown like breaks in roadway made
by torrential rain. These all rise
out of the war torrent which has
overwhelmed Europe The first has te
do with our foreign relations. 1t is
the presidents duty to safeguard the
interests of our own nation and to
preserve the friendship of every other
nation.
No man is more determined than
to maintain the peace which the Unit
ed States, Spain, Sweden, Norway and
all the American republics now enjoy
But / should seek to maintain that
peace by a firm and courteous insis-
tence on the right sof our citizens al
home and abroad.
An American in Mexico is subject
to Mexican law. but he is an American
still and is entitled to the protection
OF his own government in his lawful
business. For one I shall never con-
sent to policy which leaves Ameri-
cans helpless against the lawlessness
of any country is which they have a
right to do business.
There confronts labor in the next
four years a condition more serious
than any that American laboring men
have been called upon to face. When
this war began over a million Amer
lean working men were seeking vain
ly for employment. When the war
ends and the developed energies of a
new Europe are thrown into CONNER
cial production, our nation will face a
competition such as it never knew.
One or two things must happen
either millions of men will be seek
ing work in vain or less there must
be thought out in advance the prob
lem of commercial organization as
France and England and Germany are
seeking to think out the problem to-
day. Every one of these nations is
preparing to defend its own market
by protective tariff. The end of the
war will end also the opportunities for
labor created by the war. The mill
ions in the trenches today will be our
industrial competitors tomorrow. II
we are to save our laboring men from
a catastrophe we must plan a tariff
protection along sound, just and eco
nomic lines. To this endeavor pledge
myself and the men who are to be my
colleagues.
| In this matter again I differ abso-
lutely from the policy of the present
administration. Democratic platforms
have declared that the government
has no right to levy tariff duties ex-
cept for income. This is the funda.
mental faith of the democratic party
/ pledge myself and those who
stand with me to deal with the needs
of laboring men the country over
whatever their trade or organization
upon the principle of giving the larg.
est protection possible to every Amer
ican working man and the largest par
ticipation possible in the prosperity OF
our industries with special favors to
none.
i Finally it is to be remembered thai
every European government is put.
ting itself behind its industries: or.
ganizing them, encouraging them anG
suggesting economies. When the com.
mercial struggle begins anew, the
industries of every European country
will go into the world markets backed
by the effective cooperation and in.
telligent oversight of their govern.
ment.
| Our national policy requires thai
government maintain a strict super.
vision of business organization. This
can be done effectively and yet leave
the government free TO encourage
Legitimate and wholesome bushes!
enterprise. stand for such super
vision and control of business, but !
demand also that business great ane
small (and especially the small bust