Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-01
TRADE IS
A DETRIMENT
South Amboy Mans Opinion
on Great Question.
South Amboy, Oct. 1.
editor EVENING NEWS:

1t has been said, and We think 1t
wisdom when it is compulsory, that
of two evils we should choose the
least. Tariff for or free
trade, as it is termed, is what avery
voter must choose between yden
casting his vote at the coming cleo
ton. Now let us consider what kind
Of legislation the wage Garner
wants; is il for the protection of the
factories and the men who work in
them? Consider this matter for
yourselves, workingmen; don't let
any office-seeking politician fool you.
You we'll know when the factory
closes the men go home to stay. The
pay ceases and the clamOr of wife
and children for the necessaries of
life is u~nbearable; don't let the
demagogues fool you about the high
prices, and 80 blind you as to make
you think 1t possible for you to earn
the wage of today and to buy what
you need.
Under the Democratic administra-
ton of "a to '98, look out for your
bread and let the politicians look
out for themselves. But some say
they are not all demagogues, that
may be they are mistaken, they
mean we'll but theNdon't understand
the matter. They are talking to you
theoretically; they have never work.
ed in a shop but the writer did, and
was one of the fortunate mes that
did not have to join Coxey's army
because the great P. r. r. Company
did not want any of their employees
to starve and granted the boon of
working five days in the week eight
hours per day at twenty-five cents
per hour, $3.50 per week to live on.
This was under the Wilson tariff
reduction bill of over twenty years
ago. Some say what does 1t con-
Germ me who is elected president of
the United States, or whether the
administration is Democratic or
otherwise. There is none but what
will work for the best interest of
the people, 50 1t would not concern
US, but we must judge the future OF
the governing power by their action
in the past, therefore 1t Is a matter
of grave concern; 1t Is a question or
good wages and fair living. With
out the fear of successful contradic-
ton, we say the reason why h
great influx of those that are foreign
born into this country Is because
they can better their condition by
getting better returns for their
labor. Think you n moment they
would leave friends and native land
to come to this country unless their
facilities were better for earning
money here?
We say emphatically no. Under
the Cleveland administration and
Wilson tariff reform thousands OF
foreign born who were living here
and who were able to do SO returned
to their native land.
For the sake of argument we
might admit that the protective tariff
increases the cost Of living slightly,
yet today every one has all the work
he wants; enough money and more
than enough to supply his needs, III
he works, and is this not a prefera-
Bile condition to the ~curtailing OF
labor, the closing Of factories and
the opening of soup houses that
have been closed for over twenty
years? We have had the object les
sons for over sixty years and we re-
member the condition Of the
try at all times whenever the tariff
for revenue party was in power; we
have a good memory and we hope
all other workingmen may have
good memories and draw the right
conclusions. What will be the effect?
Judging from the past If Profess
or Wilson should be elected this
year and carry ont his theory in ref
erence to the tariff for revenue only
it is a theory only, as he never earn
ed q dollar in the shop or factory in
his life.
WnRKJNGMAN.