New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
PLEA FUR PROTECTION
uulTIT HAS DONE HERE.
Gorernor Ladd Urges Taking
tbe Tariff Ont Of Politics.
rs,tcr of The Tribune.

-, Editor 0f The tribune
Il ne -. are aware OF what constitute the i'm
81 4,,nctiors Of life, and then men do differ
p0TaLI- universities educate their young men
80. ~, % culture. refinement and social dignity.
rot 49,, o" in addition for a successful business
h8' = -, Germany has gone Great Britain and
Ee - states one better since 1s4o, and now
ms hse Illustrated what restrained people are
JAP - DOING. II seems but yesterday since our
esP'er- 10 protect its Yankee whale fleet in
x-,-th Pacific sought To enter the ancient
ne and become acquainted with the little
~ ~nS -,sn. Who could have prophesied such a
IT. in al worldly conditions as has marked
eas<s,or5 Of The last quarter century To-day 1t
IL sb,e 4, communicate with nearly all parts
: .ss world, on land or sea
O = So fact remains known. and never more
.-,z Mainly drazyn that the great peoples of
9Th were never more independent or further
. i- tbsn now. National pride never predominated
r-esent throughout the world. and the evi-
ssre not confined TO the strenuous and Won
- endorsement of sea power now going on.
- -eonle alone seem to be a little i'll at ease in
= seard. TWO parties have long contended
-. 9ne for an independent home industry, that
: -re might make Us the greatest free trade
=, on earth. while the other cared less for
-. and country. their chief anxiety being TO buy
- -hev can obtain goods they want the cheap
= uhether il he in England, Germany, France,
-, or elsewhere. Gladstone said he saw in the
-snsogsly mixed population settling in the
--..s5 States the greatest danger. The peo-
- b-ing with them loyal home pride. which
r7o+ he replaced by an equal pride and loyalty
81 their new home in much less than genera
,+,, Most come here 10 obtain better living
"a 1ove Of home and friends and country remains
s-ronE while :hey live.
This condition IS unknown to any other great
.,io, in anything like the same degree. and It
soss far 10 explain the lack Of patriotism among
,.- neerle II accounts for the indifference in
lqslrr Of the free traders and tariff reformers and
soBsIr true. may It he said. the master minds in
ON country who have always been protecttonists
are new stronger protectionists than ever.
In season and ont, these men have been de-
famed and because they have not talked back
tbeir oppoaenJs got to believe that they were
mighty: but Whist a reversal Of opinion, Magazines
and he p-ess have continued 70 advocate tariff
sforn though II defeated Cleveland their idol. in
Izg and gave evidence Of its costly mistaken
pofcv in the long years Of depression that began
IN 100 when people began TO safeguard against
sueh Z business policy, months before Election Day
For four years these papers have been demanding
tariff reform again, and. notwithstanding they were
overwhelmingly defeated in the last election, with
me aid OF : few insurgents they continue to fight
against home industries, which have made our
country 50 rich and prosperous
The tables are turned. however. The old saying.
srone SO blind as those who won't see looms every
shsre President Roosevelt would not yield to the
demand for tariff reform. and weak of1ceseekers.
ristsking the handwriting the wall allied them
selves with what they reasoned out to be popular
demand. Some Of them will find It difficult TO in
spire confidence again. even with a good command
Of eloquent words From the wage earners in our
large cities the astonishing votes that settled
he election and they indicated more than words
could tell that they realize that to maintain the
American wage scale against all Europe. Japan
Ia rF,o-. TrR-
is-live policy for cur own industries, was an i'm
gesbe problem. Such an Overwhelming landslide
ii not been dreamed of, and its influence still
azzgers the free traders
Fthe policy Of the present leaders of the Repub-
i'm party IS continued, great progress viii result
stsadv The good effect apparent in the general i'm
1rorernen in business and the marvellous advance
4 stocks from February TO June is as significant
as was the depression that came over the country
in lsQe when Cleveland, under double-leaded edi-
torial order n The New York World" Joined the
Pullman car party from Washington that went
into Rhode Island 10 defeat Aldrich and boom tariff
reform n March Of that year. Then the scare de-
pressed the country months before Election Day
This tine the confidence III a real protective tariff
began 10 discount the result before Taft was inau-
guTsted- The fight pushed while before the
Senate and much bitterness was shown BY the IN
su-gslt Republicans, Who had, for political Pur-
poses. opposed the real voice OF our people. The
Democrats were the greatest surprise 10 the reform
press, however. Here the disgust was outsPoken.
No such extreme bulldozing ever Witnessed
Every one Of them with any influence or standing
recognized the need Of protection his local com
m01lies and the cleverness with which these facts
were brought to light viii not soon be forgotten
The Republicans generally felt that the voters
understood the tariff, and should be relied upon TO
make il protect home Industries. and that directly
includes the scale OF wages. II the insurgent tariff
fetorTaeTs read action Of schedules downward
In the party platform 70 Win free trade euloges 1t
vas 1heir own bundeT. Good Republicans were
esrtfal IN having that platform correct, and the
s1out that any body was deceived is an error
More snE more do realize what local issue
this tariff question is had the tariff reformers
knoEn the facts. details and particulars, then they
feEsd not have so long ago begun their demand
A. is well that ends well. and there is no revenge
tne Republican policy Il stands for American
F'egTess in Industries. willing that few If neces-
Aagy shoGld suffer that the country advance rather
nan that Ic; suffer and then there be no ad-
fance. simply receding sort Of Ireland
One can read all the tariff reform books and ut
isEsnces IN CIR libraries, only TO find that they
msan encouragement 10 foreign wage earners and
IaoeEs 10 our cost The goods we now are able 10
Eske in this country had protection, and new con
aiiloas require 10 further protect them Who
eao1ld know this the better, manufacturers and