New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
Effect Of the Tariff
on the Cost OF Living.

There is urgent need Of nou-pJrtisaI
expert examination into any tariff SEIZED
uje which seems 20 increase thc cost ~
living and. unless tlc i0Creas. thus
caused g. more thar cOIIto-vailed ~ 'tC
benefit % The class OF the community
which actually receive t0e protection. b;
must OF course mean that that p1rticular
duty must ba reduced The system OF
.cysIns tariN for t1e protection AMI
CuC0urdg mems Oi American industry. 80
a. 20 secure higher wage ana better con
d.tl0us q lite Tor American laDQrtr-. must
never b. perverted 20 ts 20 operate for
the npOy -rs1meut OF those NaOm Dc 1.4s
intended 20 usuelf But iU any event.
Tux is slight. any householder car satisfy
himself u this tacf by considering tn1
.a,. ease in rrDe col articles. AAe U.lk and
eggs. where tho ma Icnc' ~ h0tu tho
tarir and tho trusts o. negligible
50 Coud .tl0ns have been SHOWN who =
warrant us IN believing that the aD0i.-
zion Of the protective tarIN a. q whole
would bring any substantial benefit 20 the
consumer while IL would certainly cause
unAeard OF immediate disaster t1 al wage
workers All business men ard all farm
ers and ia all probability would per'ua-
nently lower the standard OF living here
IN order 70 show the utter iuuity ~ the
belief that the abolition 81 the tar!H AMI
the establishments OF free trade would
remedy the condition complained or Ell
that s. necessary Is 90 look a. the course
~ Industrial events ~ England and n
Germany daring the last thirty ears 'e
former under free trade the latter unaer
a protective system
During these thirty years Il T. mat
ter Of common knowledge that German
has forged anead relatively o. England
and this not only az regards the eI--
poyers. but as regards the wage earners
~ ahrrf rfla all nlnE1leF- OF inc
Industrial classes Doubtless. MAI.
causes have combined 20 produce this 70
suit, IL n not 10 be a~Cribed % the tarliI
alone, but on the other hand 81 i7 evil
dent that u could not have come al"u.
II a protective tariff were even a chiet
cause among many other causes ~ the
high cost ~ living
Ii IS also asserted that tho trusts are
responsible for tho high cost OF hving.
have no question that a. regards certain
trusts. this Is true. / also have no cues
ton chat J.; Will continue 10 te true lust
n long as the country confines NseT y
acting az the Pnltlm0re platform demand
that we act This damand f. ~ erect,
FOR the states and na'i0nal rovernmenf
20 NAVE the futile sttenu; 70 exercise
fortv-nine sovereign and conNicurF Hi-
,horities In the effort Jointly 20 Tnnoress
the trusts. while - the same time ne
rational govarrris refuses 20 exercise
rrorer control ov them
There viii he ~ siiminution IN the cost
OF trUgt npde articles 50 long ~ our
governv~ert attenv's the inr~ss'h'e task
Of restoring the hintlock conditions ~
business siV'v wears 40 nv trusting only
10 succession OF lawsuits under the
antitrust lava method which n has
been deeritelv shown USUALLY results 20
the benefit ~ a~v hia BUSINESS CONCERN
witch raaiiv ou~'' - he 6issolve8 but
Witch causes disturbance ard DISTRESS TO
multitudes OF smaller concerns Trusts
which increase ur0ducfior-unless they do
a. wastafullv as m certain forms % min
ing and lumherin"-osnnot permanently
increase the cost ~ living: u Il the tr''si .
ont limiting prod"ct'on take a4vantase
az the lack ~ government troll and
eliminate comneti'iOn nv combining 10
control the mo- ket that cause an IN
~raase IN the cns' ~ living