Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-08
HIDING BEHIND EUROPEAN WAR
Comptroller Prendersras Claims That is Attitude of the Dem ocrats-Making it Their Excuse for Failure of Under wood Tariff Legislations New York Progressive Addressed Republican Rally in New Britain.

That the European war is being used by the Democratic party as an excuse for avoiding the diseussion of it's rec ord since its assumption of complete power in the National Government In March 1913, was the charge made at the republican rally Wednesday even ing at New Britain, by Hon. William A. Prendergrast, comptroller of New York.
 We are told he continued, that the real issue before the American people is to uphold the President" It IS true that in it's capacity as a great neutral nation the United States or America has a. delicate task to per form. I would not subtract paTtEie from the general feeling of approbation with which the people as a, whole nave the cautions and dignified manner Ill which the President has acted III our international relation since the begin ming of the great war. But supnl1e that the Democratic party should pc judged by the record in irespect to the great economic principles and policies that affect the enduring welfare or the American people and not upon 11- cidenta1 and transitory performances relating to foreign affairs which after all have simply continued ana re- stected the settler policy established and presented throughout American history. The Democratic party has no right to screen itself behind the Flu rope an af@aId attempt to avert the judgment that should certainly be pronounced up on it for the two prin- cipal factors of it's rule thus far, viz it's tariff policy and attitude towards business in general
 Results of Underwood Tariff.
 In announcing the results of the first six months operations of the Wilson Underwood Tariff Law, @ leading daily said. on April 9th, 'the first half years record of the new tariff law presents spectacle of falling revenues, increas- ed deficits, reducted industrial activ- ity, and smaller exportation of manu- factures." This, then, is the result Of Democratic policies. This is the dis heartening sequel to the tariff legisla- ton which was going to free industry. to uphuild our manufactures, instill efficiency into our capitalists and ar tisans, and most loudly trumpeted claim Of all, was going to reduce the cost of living.
 We have already had sufficient ex- perience with this tariff law to under stand that it has helped trade in no way but has hurt it in every way. Manufacturers were selling less abroad than they were to corresponding per iod a year ago--even prior to the war We are importing less than we were a year ago. Here is the unQuestioIable proof of a. business depression in those lines of prOduCtiOn where the tr1II iaW was to give we were told immediate relief and increase of prosperity. Trusts Not Busted.
 When signing the Tariff Bill Presi- dent Wilson said i've have set the business of the country free from these conditions which srnade monopoly not only possible but in a sense easy and natural It is not time to ask what monopoly has departed this life? What particular monopoly has felt the heavy hand of the triff law? Journal of Commerce. of New York informed us under date of April 8 1914, that the Department of Justice did not intend to proceed against the packing trust because of it's montrol of Argentine beef. The same report says that there are nine slaughtering and re- frigerating establishments in Argen- tine of which the Chicago packers con- trol five, so that free beef has simply extended the operations of the Meat Truts without lowering the price of beef The Sugar Trust the coffee mo- nopoly, the Corn Products Company ian offshoot of the Standard Coil Com pany) are all in undisturbed possession ,f their old-time privileges and they and not the consumers, are up to this time the chief beneficiaries of the tar- if law.
 Facing an Era of Unemployment.
 There is now not the slightest doubt that ye are in one of the most serious .ras of unemployment the nation has sver known. The primary cause of his is the unfavorable results of arif legislation which have lessened