The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-16

know that there things in it which right
and therefore, they tend to the. think
things in it which -ight They know that
the system on which it was mall. the system
which its predecessors made encourage scramble
of selfish interests to which the all important general
of the public less subordinated There
time when the scramble regarded the natural
in tariff making and resented. Now the
people demand and rightly. that the profit of the special
interests shall be subordinaed the general welfare
II is this attitude of the people which be
met in dealing with the tariff aud with proposals
to amend the present tariff. Very little Improvement in
deed will follow any attempt revise the tariff by meth
DDS hitherto used. The thing do change the
thods believe this country is fully committed to the
principle of protection but it prncip
e protection primarily in the of standard
of living of the American workingman
believe that when protection becomes principle
but privilege, and preference-or, rather, tumble of
privileges and the American people dis
approve of it. Now to the trouble it is necessary
IN the first place to mind clearly what want and
the next place to get mind clearly the method by
which we hope to obtain what want
What want is a square deal in the tariff every
thing else square deal for the earner square
deal for the employer and square deal for the general
public To obtain it must have thoroughly efficient
and we'll equipped tariff commission.
The tariff ought to be material issue and not moral
ISSUE But if nsaed of square deal .we get crooked
deal. then it becomes very emphaticaly moral ISSUE
What desire in tariff is such of protection
will realize the cost of production here and abroad and
the cost of production is mainly labor this pr
marty tariff sufficient to make up for the difference in
labor cost here and abroad.
The American public wants the American laboring
put equality with other citizens, that he shall
have the ability achieve the American standard of Lying
and the capacity to enjoy it. and to do this must
that his lowered by improper competition
with inferior wageworkers abroadwth wagewerkers who
paid poorly and who live Americans willing
live But the American public does not wish the
tariff so arranged to benefit primarily few wealthy
men.
With means toward the attainment of its end in
view have yet devised nothing in way effect
i've tariff commission. There should be commission
of well paid experts who should not represent any
industry who should masters of their subjects of the
highest character and who should approach the mat
ter with absolute disregard of outside consideration
These should take up in succession leach subject
with which the tariff deals and investigate the conditions
of production here and abroad They should find out the
facts and not merely the statements Of interested
parties, and they should report Congress each SUBJ
!eet as as that subject has been covered.
subject concerned, while the mission Immediately
eeeds to Investigate another By this log rolling
would be avoided and each subject treated its merits.
while there would be such shock to industry
ges in whole tariff at