The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-28

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ton abroad and at home, and that this
difference should. of course, include the
difference between the higher wages
paid in his country and the wages paid
abroad and embrace a reasonable profit
to the American producer. A system
of protection thus adopted and put in
force has led to the establishment of a
rate of wages here that has greatly
enhanced the standard of living of the
laboring man. It Is the policy of the
Republican party permanently to con-
tinue that standard of living.
The consequent material development
has greatly changed the conditions I'M
der which many articles described
by the schedules of the tariff are now
produced. The tariff in a number of
the schedules exceeds the difference be-
tween the cost of production of such
articles abroad and at home, including
a reasonable profit to the American
producer. The excess over hat differ
ence serves no useful purpose, but Of
fers a temptstion to those who would
iIlollODOtiLt lie pIoodttiOt oila Nit oHt
of such articles In this country, to
profit by the excessive rate. On
the other hand. there are some
few other schedules in which
the tariff is not sufficiently high
to give the measure of protection
which they should receive upon Re
publican principles. and as to those the
tariff should be raised. A revision of
, the tariff undertaken upon this princi-
| pie, which is at the basis Of our pres
ent business system, begun promptly
upon the incoming of the new admins
t~ration, and considered at a special ses-
sion with the preliminary investiga-
lions already begun by the appropriate
committees of the House and Senate.
will make the disturbance Of business
incident to such a change as little as
possible.
The Labor Question. .
We come now to the question of labor.
One important phase of the policies of
the present administration has been an
anxiety to secure for the wage-earner
an equity of opportunity and such
positive statutory protection as shall
place him on a level in dealing with his
employer.
The interest of the employer n the
employee never differ except when 1t
comes to a division of the joint profit
of labor and capital into dividends n
wages. This must be a constant source
of periodical discussion between the
employer and the employee. as, indeed,
are the other terms of the employment.
To give to employees their proper
position in such a controversy, to en-
able them to maintain themselves
against employers having great capital,
they may well unite, because In union
there is strength and without it each
individual laborer and employee would
be helpless.
There IN n large body of laborers,
however. skilled md unskilIed, who are
not organized into unions. Their rights
before the law nrc exactly the same ms
those of the union men.
Rights Of Labor.
In order to induce their employer into
a compliance with their request for
changed terms of employment, work
men have the right to strike in a body.
What they have not the right to do
is to injure their employers property,
to injure their employers business by
use of threats or methods of physical
duress against those who would work
for him, or deal with him, or by carry
ing On what is sometimes known as "a
secondary boycott against his Gus
toners or those with whom he deals
in business.
Threatened unlawful injuries to bust
ness. k those described above. can
only be adequately remedled by an in.
junction to prevent them.
1t has been claimed tina injunctions
do not issue to protect anything but
property rights, and that business is moi
a property right: but such a proposition
is wholly inconsistent with all the de
cisions of the courts.
i Power of Courts.
The administration of justice lies at
the foundation of the government. The
maintenance of the authority of the
courts II essential unless we are pre-
pared to embrace anarchy. Never in
the history of the country has there
been such an insidious attack Upon the
judicial system as the proposal to in
~terject a jury trial between all orders
of the court made after full hearing
and the enforcement of such der
The i~nadequacy of our pres
ent currency system, due to changed
conditions and enormous expansion,
is generally recognized. h Re-
publican platform well states that
we must have a more elastic
and adaptable system to meet
the requirements of agriculturists,
manufacturers, merchants and business
men generally. must be automatic in
operation, recognizing the fluctuations
in interest rates. in which every dollar
shall be as good as gold, and which
shall prevent rather than aid financial
stringency in bringing on a panic.
In addition to this, the Republican
platform recommends the adoption of
a postal savings bank system in which,
of course. the government would be
come responsible to the depositors for
the payment of principal and interest.
The Democratic platform recon-
mends a tax upon national banks and
upon u State banks as may come
in, in the nature of enforced insurance
to raise a guaranty fund to pay the DE
positors of any bank which fails.
The proposition is to tax the honest
and prudent banker to make up for tho
dishonesty and ~imprudence of others.
The Philippines.
In the Philippines the experiment OF a
national assembly has justified itself,
both as an assistance In the govern.