The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-29
AMERICA MUST HAVE
A NEW TARIFF TO
FIT THE WORLD

America mas reached q lllle Ill ltl
history when she can no longer think
and act as an Independent nation.
or trade relations bind her with cords
strong as iron to every part of the
globe. Her social relations bind her
with cords as far reaching as thought
| to every nation on the globe. Busi-
ness and society roll the great world
| into one, and pull it about to It's ever
| lasting disadvantage, or pull it to-
gether for its eternal benefit.
We can no longer think in states
we must think in nations. America
| points with pride to her Declaration
of Independence. 1t is time now 10
| lay it reverently away among the
memories of a valiant, courageous,
/ happy, and well-spent youth, and take
up, with the duties of maturer years,
| the position of dependence that she
/ thought she had left forever behind.
The tariff question is solving itself.
! Everyone recognizes the need of re-
vision downward, in a manner not
to disturb business, conditions more
than necessary A balanced trade in
the world is as necessary and natural
as balanced money in the world
The present idea of Free Trade is
state where no tariff exists; but
when the labor conditions of Europe
are such, on account of the cheapness
of labor in Europe, as to make it i'm
possible for America to compete in
certain lines of manufacture, where
ner own natural supplies make it 9th
erwise eXpedient and practicable for
her to do so, free trade is impossible;
and the only way-to equalize condi-
tions, and make trade balance, is 10
impose a tariff to offset the Unequal
| ity.
To understand the bearing of the
tariff on commercial conditions one
must look beneath the surface OF
things. What is the tariff?
To put it in simple language, the
tariff is an equalizing machine, ad
Unstable in its parts, adaptable to any
country or climate. intended to regu
late the natural advantages or dis
advantages under which the different
countries labor, owing to the diverse
habits, customs, abilities, and move
ments of its peoples. Strong, uncon
trollable influences keep up a con
stant fluctuation in industrial and
commercial relations between the diff
| ferent nations. There is no way to
offset this but by regulation on an in
dustrial and commercial basis.
Each nation must use its discretion
as to how much or how little regu-
lation is necessary; but is handicap
ped at present by having no universal
clearing house. The regulating ma
chine in the hands of each nation is
the best guarantee that each will re-
spect and consult the wishes of the
others before making any move TO up
set proper equilibrium. .,.
When good business conditions in
any country invite a great increase
in its population with no correspond
ing increase in it's farm products each
month, prices of food become dear
under the increased demand.
The population of the world is free
to move about, and causes great
changes in conditions, over-stocking
of markets with labor, and depicting
of the markets of supplies; the bring
ing together of many men of many
minds all thinking themselves ripe
for citizenship. such as they have
been accustomed to. but sadly lacking
in numerous instances, in the essen
tial knowledge and training to make
intelligent voters in their new envir-
onment. Thus the tariff in any coun-
try may itself help to invite irregu-
| ldTltN uHleSS IL 10 SuppOlltu DS tHt
tariffs of other nations, where it may
act as a deterrent to keep people at
home.
In short, the world is one great
whole, and its parts are interdepen-
dent Separate regulation devices ap-
piled only to parts, create in other
parts, more disturbance than they can
regulate. and bring upon themselves
more trouble than they have power to
control. The low places of the bust
ness world need to be filled, and the
hills brought down to the level.
But any artificial conditions brought
about by the tariff can not be swept
away by violence without driving hun
dreds of business men to the wall, and
playing havoc in the country. The
tariff has helped to build up the coun-