Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-02

of wise adjustment Of the tariff in accordance with sound principle, but there is also the need in other re- spects for stable conditions for com mercial and industrial progress. If we are to meet effectively the condi- ttions which will arise after the war IS over, we must put our house in crdcr. Let 1t be understood that the public right is to be maintained with ous fear or favor. But let us show that we can do this without impairing the essential agencies of progress.
 "Wc stand for the conservation of the just interests of labor We do not desire production or trade or effici- cncy in neither for its own sake, but for the betterment of the lives of hu- man beings. We shall not have any lasting industrial prosperity, unless we butrcss our industrial endcavors by adequate means for the protection of health; for the elimination of the unnecessary pcrils to life and limb; for the safeguarding of our future through proper laws for protection of women and children in industry; for increasing opportunities for education and trading.
 'We propose to promote by every practicable means an agricultural in- tcrest and we include in this program an effective system of rural credits We favor the wise conservation of our natural resources. We desire not only that they shall be safcguardcd, but that they shall be adequately de- veloped and used to the utmost public advantage.
 "We turn to other considerations Of important policy One of these is our attitude toward the Philippines. We have assumed international obliga- tions which we should not permit ourselves to evadc. \ breach of trust is not an admissible American policy, though our opponents have seemed to consider 1t such. We should admin ister government in the Philippines with full recognition of our inter rational duty, without partisanship, with the aim of maintaining the high est standards of expert adminiStra ton and in the interests of the Eli pinos. This is a matter of national honor.
 q endorse the declaration in the platform in favor of woman suffrage I do not consider 1t necessary to re- view the arguments usually advanced on the one side or the other, as my own convictions proceed from a some what different point of view. Some time ago a consideration of our eco homie conditions and tendencies, of the position of women in gainful oc- of the nature and course of the demand, led me to the conclu sion that the granting of suffrage to women is inevitable. Opposition may delay. but in my judgment can not defeat this movement. Nor can ! sec any advantage in the delay which | can possibly offset the disadvantages | which are necessarily incident to the continued agitation.
 Our opponents promised economy but they have shown reckless cX- .ravagance. They have been vast iul and profigatc. It Is time that we had fiscal reform. We demand sim pie busincss-likc budget. l believe it | is only through responsible budget, by the executive, that we shall avoid financial waste and secure proper administrative efficiency. and , wcll-balanccd consideration of new proposals.
 We live m a fatctul hour. m a rue sense the contest for the prcscr -ation of the nation is never ended. We must still be imbucd with the pirit of heroic sacrifice which gave IS our country and brought us safely through the days of Civil war. We cncw our pledge to the ancient ideals ,f individual liberty. of opportunity Ienicd to none because of race or reed, or answering loyalty We i 'ave vision of America prepared nd secure: strong and just; equal to 'Cr tasks: an cNamplcr of the capacity
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