Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25

United States Senator Borah of in demanding rev
sure to follow the close Of the European war; Their theory
is that the vast armies modified by the powers OF Europe
must be put to work under government auspices at e EN-
of the struggle dominion Government direction will
make possible to concentrate every possible energy on e
task of Europes economic and industrial restoration AS
suit will be easy dump flood of products the United
States at extremely low prices. 60
A well defined theory constitutes Of the republican
issues At the present time we not experienced the
legitimate effect Of the low Underwood tariff since the oe
for American supplies kept industries engaged
late while the war has prevented flooding of mar
kes with the products of Germany and other oeeeren'
We know, however, that the democratic tariff did dis
turb business Moreover the underwood tariff has not even
met the democratic tariff standard of providing revenue Tor
to add to the secured from that source the money raised
by the income and every other conceivable source and
yet the government is running behind rms IS lact ana
not theory The Underwood tariff is therefore subject to
attack from two directions, if not more.
pore protection tariff, of makeshift kind lie asks When
the and lose instantly both our substitute 1o
adequate tariff and our ammunition trade what then
1t unsafe to base a ec tipi a. hs on eOna
from If the ends in six months shall again be
confronted by well defined new conditions and not theory
If the struggle should terminate sooner we might know Tor
certainty whether industries would instantly
elsewhere is that mechanical plants will be turned to the
manufacture speciaties the demand for
gain this end and take it that other communities
will also try to look ahead There is bare possibility that
Of the foreign countries will need American machinery
until they reestabish their industries ruthessly
destroyed in many cases.
BOrah Bennett
might be expected from the difference in the caber of
the He declares, 1--WE must reconstruct the I'm
neng M sas noov m as nroed
from the foregoing of the tariff WOOL which raised $685.
lower prices result of the lowering of the duties
$20000O00 year. and that further sacrifice of S4O00OOOO
by making free would be equally useless to con-
Here is proposition to which not democrats
take exception. 1t will be generally agreed that
ment should produce enough to meet its
and in the easiest That has been the democratic posi-
ton on the tariff almost from time immemorial.
While the tariff has been matter of legislation from
the foundation of it became important
high Protection The democrats in their national platform
reiterated the plank of 1SO which declared that no one in
for with incidental protection which had been the
democratic doctrine.
In the campaign the wings manifesty gaining
strength in the manufacturing districts through their ad
vocacy of protection To counterfeit this Polk wrote letter
to constituent in which he used these significant words
s." have heretofore sanctioned such moderate discrmn
atg duties as would produce the amount of revenue needed
for home industries opposed tariff for pro-
lection merely and not for revenue That has been the
tan 1874 doctrine almost FRO" that time u-
In accordance with the democratic platform which
law embodyng hostility to the protection for American in
dustes In their ZEAL they went far beyond that point and
Manifesy the people of the United States will stand
demanded from the very outset by the Democratic party
Senator Borah by attacking the administration this phase
which to stand.
Senator Borah goes further, however. He not only
proposes to profit by the weakness of his party rivals but
also by the positive merits of his party He says the
pubcans in 1916 will write the most advanced and liberal
platform it has adopted since 1867 We do not hesitate to
say that if the republicans fulfill this hope and prediction of
Senator Borah Of Idaho they defeat President Wilson
for reelection next year. matter what happens
ton with the European
But will the reactonary elements within the party per-
init this kind of platform to be formulated and Incorporated
into actual measures? There is the rub"
the progressive republicans had their way under Bo
aoHt tho
and the Democratic party for smashing the tariff
make necessary in addition to the Underwood national tariff
tax and national internal revenue tax, national income
and national tax which every time
do certain kinds of business real estate send
telegram buy ticket to travel.
In the next place they would show the constant and
Kaleidoscope changes in the foreign policies of the Wilson
administration and the immense damage suffered by Amer
and industry which might have been avoided
if the administration had taken at the outset the firm posi-
which it ultimately forced by the power of
American public opinion in spite Of the manifest disposition
of President Wilson to trucke to Great Britain.
In to the negative merit of having preserved
republicans show that the party
could be depended to maintain without sacrificing
national dignity let alone American interests Every