The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-06

opinions upon the new tariff law,
which became effective yesterday when
II was signed by President Taft. se-
cured by the STAR today. differ wide
iy and interestingly The difference O.
opinion does not by any means follow
the line of cleavage of the hostile no.
litical camps
viewed from an industrial standpoint
1t was agreed by the leather men ~
Newark that the new tariff bill would
be great benefit. It was said that The
Tree hides meant more money in tn
pockets of the worlxingrnep baca,ss
more leather workers would be em-
ployed. II is said that the new Law r.-
sarding hies will not go into effect nm.
til October l, but the prospect is brirhf.
one leather manufacturer said he
thought 1000 more leather workers
would find employment in Newark.
From his headquarters at the sum-
mer camp in Sea Girt Governor Fort
dictated the following statement anent
the new law:
Fair, but not what the party prom
ised. 1t is step in the right direc-
ton Practically the only redeemine
features about the bill are the reduc-
tions which President Taft secured.
For myself, 1 believe in a tariff com
mission with power to fix rates within
lines defined by statute SO that tariff
adjustment can be made to meet
changing conditions somewhat alops
the same line as the existing tariff
law in Canada.
The difficulty. possibly. about this
would be the question of its eonstitu-
tlonality, but that, think. could be
overcome in the statute President
Taft is to be heartily congratulated on
getting as many reductions as he did"
Former Governor Franklin Murphy
said when asked about the law:
THE tariff bill is about four times
the size of Harper's Magazine.
haven't had change to look through
it yet. But believe in Mr.. Taft and
agree with him"
State Senator Harry V. Osborne
struck an entirely different note in dis
cussing the new measure He said:
This result of the effort of Re-
publican Congress win be a great dis
appointment to the people That any
result at all was accomplished was due
to the general dissatisfaction of the per-
pie. The present law will go very small
way toward redeeming prediction cam
paign promises and Is nothing more or
less than a sop to the people. 1t win
demonstrate clearly TO the people that
If they want honest revision they can
get it only through the election of a
Democratic President and Congress.
The law Will materially strengthen the
Democratic party"
No one expressed so much enthusiasm
over the new law as did George StengeI.
of Stengel & Rothschild. manufacturers
of patent leather, who said:
THE new tariff bill Just passed is the
finest thing that has ever happened to
this country. 1t is particularly benefi-
cial to the fine leather trade. and viii
give those manufacturers a chance to
get higher grade of goods In such
countries as France and Italy, and will
stimulate export trade to all countries
OF the world as the duty off hides will
give chance TO every leather manu-
facturer now to make money. where
before the bill was passed they could
not
Because of the high cost to produce
leather said Abram Rothschiid, the
other member of the firm. "it had been
necessary for practically all the manu-
facturers to lay off some Of their
hands, and to keep only those whom
they could not spare. That was tha
only way we could make profit NoU