Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-01


That is more vigorous language than
statement of his7
"The rank and file of the republi-
cans have the same honesty, the same
patriotism as do we democrats. Do
you know, they have as much sense
as we7" He paused. "Of course, they
don It act like it," The pause, the re-
mark, the intonation, brought ap-
plause, then laughter and cheers. 1t
was an incident typical of his opening
words.
"There are four great national par
ties-the democratic, republican, So
cialst and prohibitionist. You notice,
do not mention the progressive. That
was not national party-it was a
private party. Mr.. Roosevelt has
made an assignment. He is trying to
deliver his chattels into the hands of
the Penrose Barnes-C Cannon Good Gov
ernment society.
Two Kinds of Progressives.
"There are two-were two classes of
progressives - those who were merely
infatuated with Colonel Roosevelt and
who will follow him back into the re-
publican party, and those who, with
conservation and conviction, were de-
voted to the cause of social and indus
trial justice. 1t is to those that we
made our appeal
ga party and nominee are known
by their fruits. What has the demo-
cratic party done9 Under it, we are
enjoying the two highest blessings
which civilized man can .enjoy-peace
and prosperity. Presidential Nomi-
nee Fairbanks has said that the United
States is honored and envied by every
nation - and that under democratic
administration.
Time for Prosperity.
'There never was time when every
class was so prosperous - when the
farmer received such high prices,
when the consumer was so well able
to pay those high prices, when capital
made such high profits on its invest
ments and when labor was employed
at so high wages. Under the republi-
cans we were in the pursuit of hap
piness; now we are in the possession
of happiness. Every business is pros
pering except the unemployment
agency, and every person is prospering
except the ex-lobbyist and the ex-
office holder.
"Not since the first administration
of Washington has there been so much
beneficient legislation enacted and not
with the exception of the administra-.
tion of Lincoln has there been one
which has been obliged to wrestle with
so many cares, difficulties and vexa-
tions as the present. There have been
enacted into law 12 measures, any one
of which would have glorified repub-
lican administration.
-Four Kinds of Laws.
"There have been four classes of
this legislation-that for the benefit
of the people generally, that for the
benefit of the farmers particularly,
that for the benefit of the business
man particularly and that FOR the
benefit of wage-earners particularly.
"We have dispensed with and dis
credited invisible government. The
corrupt lobby no longer exists.
Revised Tariff Downward.
"Our party has kept the faith. 1t
has revised the tariff downward and
not upward. 1t reduced the tariff from
an average of more than Al per cent
to an average of less than 81 per cent.
And it has taken the burden of taxa
tion from the masses and placed it
on the incomes from those great for
tunes which were built up under the
protection provided by republican
tariff.
''You say this revision was attended
by business disturbances. So it was.
All tariff revision is accompanied by
such disturbance, whether it be re-
vision upward or revision downward
Shall we now revise it again'
Establishes Tariff Board.
"We have established a non-parti
san tariff commission in response to
a popular demand for such a meas
ure so that the tariff might be re.
vised along scietific lines, and hold
this to be one of the fruits of demo-
cratic administration. But they tell
us that the United States will be over.