The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-20

| AT times the protection afforded has tended
| TO breed corruption in the business rro.
tected. and no doubt in turn the busInrs =
| protected has tended TO breed corruption
| in the Government thus aflordin0 II. The
| Republican party in good faith extended the
| protection Of a tarifY TO various industries
and those industries in return aided the
| Republican party in its elections. There
came time, however. when the Republican
party could not succeed without the aid Of
these industries and when these industries
| could not enjoy such high protection with
ont the Republican party, However nm
necessary or oppressive the duty might
| become to those who must ultimately buy 3.
these industries and the Republican party
| in certain quarters of the country Mor"
bound too close together for either to de-
| scrt the other. Therefore IL was too much
| to expect that the Payne Adrirh hill would
or could he anything hut a high protective
! measure.
| ] believe there are certain earnest high
| minded Republicans who dnplorc tho pas
sage of this bill and who believe that tho
| tarin should be honestly revised. | hclicv"
| that 1t should he dealt with rcscIu'clv by
| the Democratic Congress. | do not believe.
| however, that the Government has n right
| to encourage the establishment of husi-
| ness under n protective system and then
| change its mind over night and precipl-
| lately destroy the business thus e-tab-
lished
II il the duty Of the Government to set
| tie finally the method by which in future
| II intends TO deal with the tarif. and FOR
| that purpose | am in favor Of pcrma-
nent well equipped tariff commission
whose business II shall be TO accumulate
! all data study all phases of the question.
| furnish such information. make such re-
| ports and render such services as Congress
may require.
| | do believe. however that there Is need
/ OF immediate action IN one direction. and
that is that all duties upon the neccssaries
| of life should he remove ed. and as to this |
, would not wait for any commission to re-
port. II is little short of criminal to allow
/ one man. through the direct help of the Gov
| ernment. to take an artificial profit on, of
, that from which the poor of the country
, must feed and clothc Themselves
| The reciprocity treaty jus, concluded. in
! my OPINION. is one of the most notable
: achievements of statcsmanship III the his
| tory OF our country, and demonstrate.
I that the brave and honest men in the Re-
] publican party realize that the necessities
of life must not be made the s,3hiect OF
artificial profit.
| think there is little doubt IN the mind
| of any on" that parcel post system is
required by all the demands of business.
! The financial system Of our country
presents the gravest defects. threatens
the greatest of dangers and calls for the
most painsta',ing and earnest consider
| alton. The possibility OF a panic IN n pros
! porous country and the recurrence of
money disturbances readily demonstrate
| the need of currency reform. To this
subject our party should give tn" hest Of
! its intellect and IL should be untranmclled
| by sectional alliance and unhindered by
| partis isan bias
There are other questions of great i'm
portance. such rs the create and main
| tenance of our merchant marine. the forti-
fication of the Panama Canal and others
| which might he mentioned. I think these.
| however. sufficiently illustrate my posi-
, tion upon the controlling questions
| Finally, | think one thing should he said
| as to the duty of a Representative or Sen
ator in Congress. That duty a. | see il
| sentative reaches the tul stature of his
place in the republic he must he resolutc
| enough to encounter The criticism even
| of his own people in serving the hest inter
! ests of the whole country. 4 determine =
ton by all representatives to hazard their
| chances Of reelection in order to study aud
To serve the vast interests of u vast and
| growing country would set up "a standard
of integrity and courage to which all patrl-
otic men could repair.
| MARTIN " lITTLEToN.