The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-01

| look tor relief 10 the Democratic party
which as late as 1872 declared in its
! platform that il was "a fundamental
: p:!nciHl" OF III" Democratic party that
! :hs Fedora! government under the con-
! stitution. had no right or power 10 m
) pose or collect tariff duties except for
! the purpose OF revenue" We are told III
! it's present platform that Their. Lave
! been ''m"mrntouS changes IN the PAST
! two years. and hence. repudiatlnl it's
: Former pttitWG,:. the Democratic party
! now declares for a mon bipartisan tariff
! commission. But have the "momentous
! changes incident 20 tho European war
! changed Tho constitution OF the United
States" Is il proposed 20 use a tariff
! commission TO frame tariff Tor reNH-
! mt" only" Is the opposing party ready
! 10 confess that for generations II mas
, rnisread the constitution" Is that party
! ROW prepared - accept the protective
! principle? Rather. 50 far as the tariff
! i concerned. il would appear 10 be with
nus principle. Witness its action IN
f. connection with the sugar duties. Its re-
! affirmation OF tbs doctrine OF revenue
| tariff. its dye-stuffs proposal. and It's
! formulation in lieu or protective duties
| Of an 'an:i-dumpinS provision. the
terms nt which are sufficient TO show
its Ineffective character!
! The Republican party stands for the
| princirle OF prot ectinn. We must apply
, that principle fairly. without abuses. IN
! a$ scientific a manner as possible: and
: congress should be aided BY the investi-
/ cations Of an expert body. We sand for
the safeguarding of our economic lnde-
| r.ndcnce for the development Of Amer
! lean industry. for the main tenancc OF
! American standards of living. We pro-
pose that in the competitive struggle
! that is about TO come the American
w"rknGman shall not suffer.
The Republican party is not sec
! ;ional party 1t thinks and plans ma
rioually It's policies are for the promo.
ton ~ the prosperity Of every part OF
the country. South. East. North ana
West; /; is not simply question of a
| Wis. adjuS tmsrt OF the tariff in accord
anc. with sound principle. hut there Is
also the need in other respects Tor stanIG
conditions E"r commercial ana industrial
progress. If W" arc I" meet effectively
the conditions which Will arise atter me ne
wa: is over. We must put our house II
nrd.,r Let it. he understood that IN"
uuhlu. rici,, i. Ia be maintained without
=: :ear or favor. But let us show that we
IAN do this without impairing the essen
/ tial agencies Of progress. There Is M
| forward movement. TO .ndcaFor 10 pro
! mote social justice. which IN the last
! analysis does not rest upon the ccndi-
l. ton that there shall be stable basis
several important phases 10 which at
i this time | can allude only briefly. We
4 should place our transportation system
on sure footing. We should he able
wisely To ADJUST our ItSuIdllNS I'oh'I
so that the fundamental object OF pro-
tecting the public interest can be !ully
secured without hamperlnE the develop
|! ment and expansion of transportatio
facilities. This rational end may De &C
| complished without the sacrifice OF any
interest that is essentially local. or WITH
out weakening public control. our pres
ont system is crude and inadequate
u Moreover. in the severe economic 5'rus-
Gle that Is before us. and In seeking as
we should to promote our productive IN
II dustrias and to expand our commerce
notably our foreign commerce-we snail
rrn1irc the most efficient organization
i quite as efficient as that found IN any
nation abroad. There must be no un'
necessary wastes and no arbitrary 90
structipns. We have determined 10 cut
ONT root and branch. monnpolistlc prac-
tees but we can do this without mop
u bling enterprise or narrowing the scope
o. legitimate achievement. Again, we
must build up our merchant marine. II
will not aid to put the government inlo
competition with private owners. Inat
il seems TO me- IS a counsel OF roxy. a
surer way Of destroying the promise OF
our foreign trade could hardly he de-
yised II has we'll been asked-~pocs the
government intend /" operate az a prollt
II or a, a lossn We need tho enCou:aSe-
men, and protection Of government LOT
our shipping industry. but 1t cannot al