Evening star., 1916-10-30


lean people are entitled to a summary
campaign, as they are the things 1
shall stand for as President.
No man can tell in advance what un-
expected demands the next four years
may present, but one whose conception
of the Presidents duty rests upon
fundamental principles can describe
with entire sincerity how the problems
of administrator would be approached
and in what spirit they would be solved
A man charged with the duty of
reaching desired goal knows that
the road to it is found in following that
path which sound judgment and clear
vision open UP step by step. can
show the road 1 expect to travel.
I propose first of all to start right.
The President is primarily an eXecu-
tive. 1t is his supreme duty to attend
to the business of the nation, to safe
guard it's interests, to anticipate its
needs, to enforce it's laws.
The first act of a President VINO
takes this view of his duties is to call
about him the ablest cabinet the coun-
try can furnish, men who can deal with
the tremendous international and do
mestic problems which will confront US
in the next four years.
My conception of the presidency dit
fers absolutely from that of Mr.. Will
son. l look upon the President as the
administrative head of the government.
He looks upon the President as pr1mar-
lily the political leader and lawmaker of
the nation.
In the two departments of govern
ment most closely touching our foreign
relationship Department of State and
the Department of the Navy-he choose
men whom he knew to be wholly un-
equal to their duties. Administrative
obligation was subordinated to poiiticai
eXigency. l can assure the country
that any administration under my di-
rection will stand upon sound admin
istrative ground, with the abiest cab
met the country can supply.
Serious Hazards Anticipated.
Across the road we are to travel this
next four years, even though we start
right and move with prudence and
courage, serious hazards are thrown
like breaks in a roadway made by
torrential rain. These all rise out of
the war torrent which has overwhelm.
ed Europe. The first has to do with
our foreign relations. 1t is the Presi-
dents duty to safeguard the interests
of our own nation and to preserve thu
friendship of every other nation.
No man is more determined than l tt
maintain the peace which the United
States, Spain. Sweden. Norway and ali
the American republics now enjoy. But
should seek to maintain that peace
by a firm and courteous insistence on
the rights of our citizens at 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 l shall never con-
sent to policy which leaves Ameri-
cans helpless against the lawlessness
of any country in 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 Ameri-
can working men were seeking yainly
Tor employment. When the war ends
ana the developed energies of new
Europe are thrown into commercial
production, our nation will face a COM
petition such as it never knew
one OF two things must happen
either millions of men will be seeking
work in vain or else there must be
out in advance the problem of
commercial organization as France and
England and Germany are seeking to
think out the problem today. Every
one of these nations is preparing to
oSiCho 10 y" IL Dy a protective
tariff. The end of the war will end
also the opportunities for labor ere
ated by the war. The millions in the
trenches today will be our Industrial
competitors tomorrow. If we are to
save our laboring men from a catas-
trophe We must plan tariff protection
along sound. just and economic lines
To this endeavor 1 pledge myself and
the men who are to be my colleagues
Differs From Administration.
In this matter again / differ abso-
iutely from the policy of the present
Democratic platforms
have declared that the government has
no right to levy tariff duties except for
income This is the fundamental faith
of the democratic party.
1 pledge myself and those who stand
with me to deal with the needs of la
boring men the country over. whatever
their trade or organization, upon the
principle of giving the largest protec-
ton possible to every American work
ingman and the largest participation
possible in the prosperity of our In
dustries. with special favors to none.
Finally, it is to be remembered that
every European government Is putting it.
self behind its industries; organizing
them, encouraging them and suggesting
economies. When the commercial