Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-18
ATTACK
UPON DR. WILSON
WAS UNJUsTE|ED
Democratic Candidate for Cow
ernor Held Same Tariff Views
Before as Now.

PLAINFIELD,s Oct. 1S.-People here
were today surprised at what is now,
discovered to have been the unjusti-
fed attack by Senator John d. Prince.
of Passaic, upon Dr.. Woodrow Will
sons stand on the tariff question. Mr..
Prince. at a meeting here addressed
by him and Vivian nj. Lewis last Sat-
urday, declared that Princeton's presi-
dent had always been a free-trader.
Wilson's address here last October is
a refutation of any such charge against
the Democratic nominee. Mr.. Wilson
at that time, discussing the tariff, said:
1.-THE original principle OF protective
tariffs In this country was tina laid
down by the great statesman who may
be said TO have originated it.. 1 mean
Alexander Hamilton. His argument for
protective tariffs turned at every point
upon this single subject, the. calling
out of all the resources n energies
of the nation, and their protection
against competition so long as they
should be unable to bear competition
He thought always of the general de-
velopment n V of the particular
interests of those who were engaged
for their own profit in furthering ii.
The. principle upon which the Aldrich
tariff Is based is a radically different
one, as sharply contrasted with the
principle of Hamilton as private inter-
est is contrasted with public benefit.
The. object of that tariff. n of those
which Immediately preceded 1t, is not
the benefit of the country at large, and
the careful stimulation of its many in
dustries, but, the benefit of those ell
| gagged in the protected industries, the
Incompetent atoag with the competent
II is a means of insuring profits to GER
tain bodies of manufacturers on the
plea that what they are doing adds to
the wealth and trade of the nation, but
without any regard to the question
whether they are adding to the wealth
and trade Of the nation in the way
which is most wholesome and most
suited to the benefit"
Principal Needs Correction.
Here Mr.. Wilson said a principle Of
correction was necessary.
What shall this principle be- he
continued. Nothing else than the
principle upon which the whole system
was originally founded, namely, a stu
dious attention to the general n
public benefits TO be conferred by it.
II is indisputable that a large major
ity of our industries have been so
developed and perfected as to- render
them quite Independent of govern
menta, assistance, If the gifted men
who have developed n now control
them will but devote their attention
to economy and efficiency. BY COM
mon consent we rule the markets of
the world in respect Of the chief indus
tries of which we are so proud, n
the further substituting Of the indus
tries concerned by taxing OF the people
at large has not only unneces-
sary, but iniquitous. and is manifestly
inconsistent with the common good"
Here is the paragraph that demol-
isfes the whole force of the argument
that he is a f~ree-trader:
There are other Industries not yet
fully developed, in which protection can
honestly and consistently be extended
until such time as they shall seem
ready for independence. There are re-
source not yet exploited whose exploita-
tion may take time and may need the
| covert of tariffs. What we need, in
brief. is knowledge of the actual facts
in respect to each industry and the
honesty to act upon those. facts when
we have ascertained them.
But how shall W. act upon them2'
he went on. Certainly not by rapid
and radical changes in our present tar
ifs. but by such a prolonged and steady
change as will bring about an adapta-
ton of the fiscal policy Of the govern
ment to the real needs and circum-
stances of our manufacturing and la
boring classes, with a view ultimately
to get upon this basis: the taxation for
the support Of the government Of those
things for which 1t will be a real hard
ship to pay high prices; if taxes upon
these do not suffice. the taxation Of
those things which it will least burden
the people to pay for, things not abso-
| lutely n~ecessaries, things which they
can do without without suffering or pri-
walton. and throughout the whole pro-
cess an honest seeking for the things
which will yield the most revenue with
IAt.. t1,n4 b,,rdap IN tha Dennle.H