The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-12-18

part of Congress. He declares that
manufacturing and mercantile enter
prise in the United States is confront
ed whit an emergency. But this same
enterprise has almost within its grasp
an opportunity not dreamed of even
| so short time ago as last July. The
opportunity is the tremendous open
ing for American commerce and man
ufactures if they were able to avail
themselves of it.
he enormous quantity of articles
made in Germany, France, Great Bri-
tain and other European countries,
and which the American people have
been buying yean after year, often
without any distinct consciousness
on the part OF many, that these
things came from abroad, has been
IAN astonishing revelation to the
majority of persons in the United
states" the Democratic leader admits.
This discovery by the really SUI
preme leader of the New York De-
mocracy appears to have been very
sudden, indeed. 1t is plain that the
discovery dates from November g.,
1914. 1t is true that these things
have been imported in larger guam
titles since the Underwood Tariff bill
| became a law, but Mr. Mack, in ad-
vertently, no doubt, fails to comment
upon, or even to mention that trif-
ling detail.
However, Mr.. Mack and his COL
leagues in the leadership of the De-
mocratic party, have discovered that
| the Americans imported from abroad
porcelians, dyes. fertilizers, china
leather goods, glass goods, cutlery
toys, drugs and many other things,
and that, since the enactment of the
Underwood Tariff, Americans have
grown hopeless of any possibility of
selling such goods of American make,
in competition with European-mad
article. Mr.. Mack declares that it is
absolutely necessary to make such
goods in the United State. OF course
it is; but they cannot and will not be
made under the present Tariff rates.
That is precisely why millions of
Americans are walking the streets of
American cities today, out of work.
Still ignoring the Underwood Tariff
and its disastrous effects; still shutting
al thought of that disagreeable topic
out of his thoughts, Mr.. Mack de-
clares that the time has come for the
Democratic party to make sure that
henceforth these articles shall be turn
ed out in the United State, from Amer
lean factories, employing American
workmen.
So, with an acrobatic bound that
brings him clear over the Tariff fence,
Mr.. Mack announces that to enable
Americans to make such goods, and
insures the American business man
against the difficulties, uncertainties
and losses inseparable from starting
a new industry from the ground up,
is "the wheel to which Congress
should put its shoulder when the SEES
sion begins next December. The only
way to do it is to encourage new en-
terprise." The manufacturer, Mr..
Mack suggests, should be allowed to
have free raw materials, so that he
may have easy prices on his side in
buying the raw products from which
his commodities are made" Nor is
that all of the Democratic program.
Mr.. Mack urges that the manufacturer
is also entitled to call the reasonable
safeguards he can have in the way of
readjustment of such Tariff schedules
as it shall be shown necessary to re-
wise to meet the requirements of the
new situation" He declares that these
safeguards are sufficient to furnish
the American manufacturer, "ventur-
ing into hitherto untried field, the
help necessary to give him every fair
assurance of safety for the capital he
invests and success in what he be-
gins" Evidently determined to head
of criticism in advance, Mr.. Mack
champions Protection as sound Dem
ocratic doctrine:
mo Democr- tic doctrine can be
violated, but on the contrary, Demo
cratic doctrine would be exemplified
and still more effectively put in oper-
alton bv necessary revision of GER
tain of the Tariff schedules in such
manner IS to afford a reasonable
for young American enter
prise which is now eager to enter
the Promised Land. A need, unima-
gined two years ago, when the plat
form was adopted has arisen.
Congress cannot do other than wise
". if at its next session it takes UP |
this matter. for candid consideration |