Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-26
ROOSEVELT ASSAILS
Wilson ON TARIFF
Colonel, in Denver, Says
War is Democratic
Protection
FREE BUSINESS
FROM CONFUSION

tariff here on Tuesday night, salu
81 speak 10 you, especially Oh lhe
prme duty of sclf-delcnse. abhoi
unjust and wantOn war. ! shaii az
WAYS do. ass J always have done, V'
erything TO secure honorable ana Last
ing peace. But II is folly 10 say tha'
We shall never be engaged lh war
Tine events OF the last two years hho"
that as the world now is. such an as
sumption by any nation is not onH
folly. but criminal folly. our prime
DUTY is so TO prepare as to minimize
the number of occasions When wal
will come and to insure that When II
does come n shall result neither as
honorably nor disastrOusly Tor INC
American people. Az this moment We
are nos ready i'm any way. physically
OF spiritually, TO face serious zoe
We owe this lamentable fact to sew
eral causes. but especially TO the eNll
leadership given our people IN hign
places. Mr.. Wilson has not only been
too proud to fight. but has also Deeh
too proud TO prepare.
Military preparedness is only inc
foundation of and safeguard Tor socia.
and industrial preparedness; and
therefore for the effort to increase
our individual efficiency and al the
same time TO see that the fruits OF
this efficiency are divided with rea
sonable fairness and justice.
"Mr. Wilson recently said that the
supporters OF Mr.. Hughes included
incongruous elements. The Demo
cratic party, with Mr.. Wilson at its
head. rs itself composed OF utterly
conflicting elements with no sincere
bond Of union except the desire ia
secure Federal office. In consequence
the internal legislation Mr.. Wilson
has obtained has had to be obtained
by the exchange Of offices for congress
sional support; and. as result. the
Federal civil service has been de
bauched as never before and Wash
ington has witnessed the worst adj
ministration Of the executiv" depart
ments We have had for thirty years. II
specifications are needed. 7 refer you
10 the statements of dispassionate,
non-partisan experts in administra-
ton. such men as Clifford Pinchot,
Lucius Swift and William Dudley
Foulke.
"Tariii Wall" Raised by War.
There are certain things for which
where credit can only be awarded
them by emphasizing the duplicity OF
their action. The banking law is a
good law in. certain of its provisions
bur these provisions are those OF the
Aldrich bill. which before election the
Democrats so frantically denounced
They denounced in similar fashion a
tariff commission and an industrial
d
rather impotent fashion feeling after
both They have passed a child labor
law (which is so drawn. however, that
il may be utterly inetectivel after
MIR. Wilson had emphatically declared
against it. They champion law
which will make the needed revival
of our shipping by private enterprise
more difficult than ever. The tarin
law was working ruin to our industry
until the war created an outside tarin
more protective than any we have
ever previously had.
THE President is astute and far
sighted in his management Of pOliti-
clans for party and personal ends. He
believes that the solid South VIII
vote anything with the Democratic
label wholly without regard TO the
principle involved The solid South
is ltra-conservative. but inasmuch
as in the South the negro and the poor
white laborer are both OF them un
organized an appeal TO the class fol-
lowers OF trades unionism in the
North does not disturb Mr.. Wilson's
power in the South. In consequence
the Democratic party under Mr.. VIII
sons leadership seeks 10 develop as
a radical labor party in the North. 50
as there to capitalize the labor vote
while remaining reactiOnary i'm the
South. and endeavOring to reassure
the big money interests because OF
what the South can do in national
matters.
The absolute lack OF any con-
structive policy in Mr.. Wilson's lead
ership comes out strikingly in his
attitude toward business. His plat
form pledges. OF course. amount ia
nothing on this point. or for that
matter on any other point. but as far
as they went they committed him, as
did his promises. to the breaking M
OF all corporations. and the reintro
ductiOn Of old-fashioned ruthless
competitive methods in business -
methods such as obtained in the mid
die OF last century.
Would Free Business.
I'VE believe IN constructive regula
ton TO free legitimate business from
confusion. uncertainty. and fruitlesi
litigation while by means Of a stronl
Federal administration commission
we prevent false capitalization, spe
cial privilege and unfair competition
including all unfair trade practices
such as agreements TO limit output
refusing to sell to customers who bu.
from business rivals. using the pOwe
OF transportation TO aid or injure spe
cial business concerns. and the like
We do not fear commercial power
but we desire that IL be exercised
openly under efficient publicity. su
pervisiOn and regulation. Together
with such regulation and management
OF business We believe i'm effective leg
islation looking to the prevention o.
Industrial accidents. occupational dis
eases. overwork. and involuntary un
employment; TO the enforcing Of min
imum safety and health standards b
means Of the Federal control over IN
terstate commerce and the taXinD