Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-13
BrRToN's SPEECH

The speech OF former Senator Bur.
ton was an able one from the view
point of the republicans, but In many
respects lacked that fairness expect
ed Of a man who has been regarded
more as a philosopher and statesman
than a partisan.
Mr., Burton discussed the tariff
along the same lines that Il was dis
cussed ten years ago by Payne and
Aldrich. But the Payno-Aldrleh bin
was failure. The Underwood bill
was not success. No partisan biz
over has been a success, or can be.
The people repudiatod the Payne
Aldrich bill Because OF war the
country has not had TO suffer the
full consequences Of the Underwood
bill.
Roosevelt and Taft knew, and
President Wilson knows, that the
country needs and must have u SCI
cntific adjustment Of the tariff by
means OF "a board, composed OF cx-
perts and entirely non-partlsan In
IT'S findings. while MIR. Burton
comes from Cleveland, city whose
prosperity is built largely upon spe-
ciai Interests. he IL statesman
enough 10 know that a partisan con
sress cnnnot be trusted to construct
tariff bin for tho best interests of
all the people
Mr.. Burton cemplimented Germany
on It's tariff laws which have made
that nation industrially Independent
0f the rest Of the world. President
Wilson has declared for tariff cont
mission, based upon the German tar
iff-making policy for exactly the
same purposo-the laying Of duties
scientifically. giving such protection
as Is needed. producing revenue for
the government where circumstances
warrant. aud admitting free OF duty
such articles as will, untaxed hetter
promote the prosperity of the coun-
Try The German policy II the very
antithesis Of the policy Of a republI-
can-made. high protection advocated
hg MIR. Burton.
As TO the promises of tho nalti-
more platform, which have been
broken by the democrats. In each in
stance the breaking was an act OF
wisdom. Just ~ the keeping OF the
pledges would have been foolish. Il
not disastrous.
To be sure, the Baltimore platform
declared In favor of free passage Of
coastwise vessels through the Pana- |
ma canal. ana the president and SEN I
ator Root, and all other men Of both |
brains and patriotism. became CON /
WINGED that carrying out the terms I
OF that plank would be disastrous t. .
the country. II was repealed.
Also tho Baltimore convention had +
resolution declaring that the con-
stiiutionaI rights Of American cid
yens should follow them throughout
the world. It was merely bombast.
Constitutional guaFantees end with
our national boundaries. and without
war upon every other country IN the
world We cannot carry them further,
because no other nation in the world
has the same constitutional guaran-
tees for its citizens that are provided
In the constitution OF the United
States for our citizens.
The one-term plank was not bind
ing on Woodrow Wilson lie had
been nominated before the platform
was read aud adopted, and what Was
done by the Baltimore platform can
be undone and VIII be al the ST.
Louis convention. Each political
convention is paramount for the time
being in the affairs OF the party
As to the pledge fer lover prices
of necessities Of life, that was also
absurd. what the party has done.
through It's executive and legislative
power. Is to crush out artificial boost
ing OF prices. and allow the law Of
supply and demand 10 control. which
was all any party could sanely
pledge itself TO. The European war
has imposed an abnormal condition
upon the country, entirely indepen-
lent of anything LEGISLATION could do, ,
which is responsible for the low
price OF cotton and the high price ~ /,
upper. and other articles OF common l
favorably or unfaNor- !
Ibly affected by IL
SO far as the foreign policies Of
he administration are concerned.
lille criticised by certain Of the re- :
ublicans. that party has defined as