New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-10
WILSON ASSAILS TARIFF
Declares Relief Would Make
Bigger Market for Labor.

Bigger Market for Labor.
Governor Wilson began his day I'm New
York with a pure food meeting at the
Colony Club, where he discussed his att
tude on this subject, and the Democratic
platform I'm so far a. II related 10 pure
food legislation, with Professor Irving
Fisher OF Yale: Or. Woods Hutchinson.
Or. J. NJ. Mccormack. Drs Thomas
Darlington and William \. Evans, former
Health Commissioners OF New York ana
Chicago, respectively; Or. J. 10. Murphy,
Of Chicago, president Of the American
Medical Society, and other leaders IN the
movement
He spent most OF the morning az the
Democratic headquarters. learning from
the chiefs OF the various bureaus just
what was being done in his behalf lie
talked for half an hour with Rola Wells,
treasurer OF tho national committees,
Henry Morgenthau, chairman Of the
finance committee: Charles Il. Crane
vjce-chalrnan OF the finance committee;
! Rudolph Spreckels, Frederic {. Penheia
and Representative Redheld. II was
| limited that plans for raising more money
were discussed.
II is estimated that something Ike {o"'-
900 will be needed 10 run the campaign
from now until Election Day. and the
prospects Of getting 1t are not bright
At noon Governor Wilson opened the
tariff exhibit at Union Square. said cN-
| h,bit consisting Of a number of house
| hold articles on which are little Signs
hearing the cost Of the article also the
! tariff thereon.
Governor Wilson haycd the protective
| tariff at his speech here, and also "a niue
later at an open air speech In Union
Square He said In part
All II the workingmen Of this country
could only know how they have been
| fooled about tho protective tann work
ing for their benefit. Why, II the pro.
4 teCtiye tariff was relieved AZ great
| many points, this Is what would happen
! that American industry would take on
! "a new size and speed. There would De
a bigger market for American labor man
/ there is now. There would be greater
| variety OF enterprises than there - now,
and the skill OF American Workmen would
| dominate the markets OF all the BloOc'
| That is what II would mean. ,.-...
And the American worhhSnah u mar
| rowing his own opportunities by standing
| FOR the thing which rs said to get MN
higher wages. when the only thng tnht
| ever got his wages raised was MS
| organized endeavor Because u " per
fectly profitable 10 prove py authoritative
| statistics that in "a great many unprO-
! tected Industries the labOrinS men are
! getting bigger wages than thcy are GET
| ting in some OF the protected nous.
| tries: which I'm itself is proof enough that
protection doesn't create the wage scale
| IL is the circumstances or IN" trade ana
| the endeavOrs Of the WorklnSmah thdt
| make the scale OF wages.
| would, therefore. hesitate 10 advocate
| radical reductions I'm our tarin schedules,
| II thought those radical reductions were
| going 10 interfere with the prosperity OF
| the average man In america. But
don't. / believe they are going to double
| and treble his prosperity. We are nam
pering our industry at the very time that
| il Is painting TO be let free
| He also discussed the cost Of meat In
this country and England. saying that
while the prices Of that commodity have
| increased from 80 10 20 per cent In this
country in the last ten years, they have
stood still in England, in spite of
the fact that the supply comes from this
country and ocean frelghts have to he
| paid.
! After luncheon at tho Adine club with
Mr.. McAdoo. Ollie James and a number
of the members Of the Democratic cam
paign committee. Governor Wilson went
4 ny AUTO 10 IluSHilb Iol =" 'oH "" INN
man McCombs, who has not yet re-
| covered from his Illness.
Several new speaking dates FOR Gov
ernor Wilson on his Western trip were
announced yesterday by Acting Chair
man McAdoo Of the Democratic National
COMMITTEES. lie will speak in Sioux City.
Iowa, on September II, in Minneapolis
and St Paul on the following day and
in Detroit on September 10. lie was 20
speak in Milwaukee. but ii has been
found necessary TO postpone his visit
| there 20 a later day.
On September 20 the Governor will
| open the Ohio state campaign at Column
bus Three days later he will attend the
notification of the candidates on the
state ticket a Scranton. Penn.
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