Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-12
WILSON'S TARIFF
HIT BY GOVERNOR
States Executive Gives His Views
on the Subject of the
Democrats Measures
ARE WRONG in PRINCIPLE
DR.. Brumbaugh Tells Where the
National Administration Has
Made Some Failures
ARE WRONG IN PRINCIPLE

Governor Martin q. Brumbaugh
holds that Pennsylvania is vitally con-
cerned with the national administra-
tions failure to enact a tariff law that
will benefit the country and that there
In no State that is more Interested in
making the Republican party success
ful at the coming presidential election.
The Governor takes the position that
the Democrats at Washington have
fallen down and that the income tax
as well as the tariff has proved fall
ure as a revenue raising measure. A
great opportunity is presented for the
Republicans this session to intrench
themselves by giving the people the
legislation desired.
The State. of Pennsylvania is more
concerned in the success of the Re-
publican party at the presidential cleo
ton two years hence than any other
Commonwealth in the United States
said Governor Brumbaugh.
PENNSYLVANIA is unquestionably the
stronghold of the protective tariff.
The great range of active industries
in the State of Pennsylvania are most
affected by the tariff, and 1t is impos-
sible for an immense industrial COM
munity. such as the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania. to prosper under a
free trade tariff. Pennsylvania can
not go ahead with its powerful and
far-reaching industrial activity under
the operation of a free trade tariff
schedule. Her industries pay a wage
too high to enable her to compete un-
der a free tariff. Nor can any other
State for that matter.
The Democratic tariff is an entire
ly wrong conception, so far as 1t con-
Germs the revenue problem. The eX-
penses of the national government are
constantly increasing, and the only
method by which revenues under the
nrpGanf ia riff Qnha61tlp ha u1ada IN
meet the demands of the Government
is by sliding scale. In other words,
the tariff must be changed to permit
the government to meet expenses,
which are always increasing The
Democratic theory of a tariff for the
purpose of revenue only is essentially
a failure.
The income tax has not in any way
realized the expectations of even the
Democratic party" continued the Gov
ernor This tax is distinct assess
ment on the North, as opposed to the
South. 1t Is tax on the great indus
tries of the North and on the leaders
of these industries. who had already
been heavily taxed through the opera
ton of the Underwood tariff law.
The Underwood tariff act inter
feres with the markets of our indus
tries, and in addition the Democrats
effected an income tax which placed
assessments upon those whose mark
kets were destroyed by the new tariff
schedule.
The Republican party ought to
win in the presidential campaign of
1916" the Governor went on. 1T is
the only party that can give this
country an industrial outlook which
is staple and satisfactory to our work
ing people. And the Republican party
in my judgment will win at the presi-
hAnfinl al fol- H.
effective way the great program of
social legislation now before us. This
program means in substance legisla-
ton for good citizens in good physi-
cal environment
Conservation means the health
comfort and happiness of the people.
An individual should have an environ
ment of health. comfort and happi-
ness. His home should be cheerful,
bright and wear an air rejecting the
prosperity of the occupant. And as
this individual has a cheerful atmos-
phere in his home living so should
the people at large have good physi-
cal atmosphere-an atmosphere of
comfort and happiness.
This environment serves to pro-
mote the efficiency of citizen as an
industrial unit, and likewise makes
him worth more to himself and to So
ciety at large.
The social program | have men
toned" continued the Governor, 'in-
cludes the misfortunes of industrial
workers which are not preventa BILE.
These misfortunes should be a charge
upon the cost of production in in
dustry.'
The Governor. or course, referred
to the workman's compensation bills,
which come up for final passage in the
House of Representative tonight.
Governor Brumbaugh then dis
cussed the opportunities of the Repub-
lican party in Pennsylvania.
UNLESS the Republican party in
this State gives the people the lesis-
lation they so obviously want the par
ty will not only lose the respect of
the citizens of the Commonwealth
but the party will lose the support Of
the people of Pennsylvania 1t is up
to the Republican party in this State
to take care of the people, and the
time for the party to do this is all the
time. 1t might almost be repeating
an adage to say that If the Republi-
can party of the State of PENNSYLVANIA
looks after the people the people will
look after the party