The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-02

MARION, OHIO.
remedy in common sense and
intelligent treatment of the tariff
evil. We have lived and grown
great, under, but not because Of
the protective system To thought.
lessly destroy that system would
be to kill the patient before an
attempt at cure. To unintelligently
tamper with the tariff to secure
temporary relief is equally unwise
and dangerous. The tariff. as II
now exists, is an evil! President
Mckinley, in his last public words
practically admitted 1t. But this
method OF raising money to carry
on Government has become SC
much a part of our National econo.
mics that tariff, in some form
is today National necessity. A
National necessity should never be
a football to be played with by
political partiesv'
"TAkE THE TARIFF OUT OF
POLITICS! Divorce 1t from every
suggestion of political manipula-
tion. Make the raising of revenue
a National, nor a partisan, re-
sporsibility. The Amy and the
Navy are not fettered by poll.
tics; they are not made use of
for private gain. The tariff should
stand upon the same high plane,
not to be made use of as pri-
vate privilege but regulator and
respected as, National necessity,
reduced to the lowest terms com.
mensurate with our commercial
growth and National Importance.
SIT is idle to expect that the
American people can complete their
education in a study like the tar
in during the hurried rush of a
National campaign. Yet the only
opportunity for general understand
ing heretofore given has been upon
short notice and at time of few
erish ecitement. After National
elections are over. Congressional
committees of strictly political COM
plexion have been appointed in the
past, to which the vital interest of
the people in the tariff are in
trusted. The result always has
been either a partisan report with
undigested radica changes or q
partisan report with no real chan
ges. The undigested, radical re-
port has created disturbance with
out affecting cure and has resulted
In an increase tariff a few years later.
LET us insist upon rigid and INTEL
ligent investigation. Let a COM
mission be appointed OF Senators and
representatives Of both parties Add
10 that commission the most learned
sxponents Of political economy, chos-
IN by recognized institutions OF
earning. Add to them men who re-
present the importer and exporter
and consumer, chosen
by the Chambers OF Commerce of our
centres of civic strength; call in au-
horized representatives of organ
zed labor and of the Farmers Grange;
md, after all sides have heard. such
taraiff conference will have en-
ightened the people of this country
IS to the best remedies. Then Con-
sress can act
"The trouble heretofore has been
hat the people have had no voice
n the tariff schedule after their votes
iad placed the power of discrimina-
lon and decision in the hands of
isan committee that deaals with tar
one party or another. 1t is a par
n schedules. come the personal re,
'resentatives of each powerful pro-
ected interest that has by money
to campaign funds in
ured victory to the party in power.
Let us then have n commission
,ot composed entirely of men who
ire dependent upon political contri-
buttons for continuance in office. Let
he people themselves be upon the
sench/ OF the Court that Is to pass
Judgment upon matters effecting
heir nest vital interests. Out of
he discussions and vast information
esultant from National tariff con-
erence, composed of men who re-
pect every organized branch of Amer
can trade commerce, labor and de-
'elopement, will come the light of
ruth.
For my part, believe that as soon
$ the Americann people have reason
bile opportunity to learn where tar
II truth Is, they will enact 1t into
he law by the light OF their SUPER
or common sense"
CHAS. A. EDWARDS.