The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-10-28
REVISE TARIFF UPWARD
IS DEMOCRATIC PLAN
FORMER CHAIRMAN MACK FINDS
MANY SUPPORTERS OF THE
PROTECTION IDEA.

"All over the land American manu-
facturers are increasing the sizes Of
their plants and the number of their
employees to meet the changed condi-
lions brought about by the war in
Europe, and prosperity is showing its
head everywhere. Whether this
growth is to be permanent or not de-
ponds upon the tariff action taken
now"
This quotation is from the Demo-
cratic National Monthly, edited by
erat Of national prominence Mack
was one of the first democrats to de-
clare openly that the Underwood tar
if law was defective, and was one of
the first to assert that American in
dustry needed greater protection than
the Underwood law affords He found
few sympathizers at first, but now
that he has reopened his campaign for
a revision of the Underwood law up
ward, democrats are coming to his
support and there is developing con-
siderable talk about tariff modiflca-
tons at the next session other than
the repeal of the free sugar clause.
Growth of Trade.
american plants are being raised
Iup," continues Mack in his magazine,
mot only to manufacture for Europe
the supplies needed to carry on the
war, but more than that to supply to
America and the rest of the world the
products which Europe used to make,
Millions of dollars of American money
are being expended to build additions
to American plants and to establish
new industries and hundreds of thou
sands of American workingmen are
finding work in these wholly new or
greatly enlarged plants, making in the
good old U. S. A. the things which we
used to buy in foreign markets.
what is going to happen to these
Industries when the war is over?'
asks Mr.. Mack and answering his own
question, he says:
Need Of Protection.
"Unless these industries are pro-
tected by an intelligent and a discrim.
mating tariff carefully formulated by
a non-p partisan commission which will
grind no axes but act solely for the
good of the country and the people
America is in danger of experiencing
a period of financial depression terri
BILE to contemplate
This does not sound like sound DEM
iocratic doctrine, but the language
quoted comes from one Of the demo-
cratic leaders in New York state, 9
man once chairman of the democratic
national committee and manager Of 9
democratic presidential campaign, and
therefore democrat whose views car
ry some weight.
Supported by Myers.
| One of the first democratic sena-
tors to arrive in Washington was Sen
ator Myers of Montana. He Is in ac-
cord with Norman e. Mack and ne
does not shy at the proposal to ameho
the Underwood law by imposing
protective tariff which will protect
industries that have been built up anf
are being built up in the United States
in the way described by Mr.. Mack
Senator Myers goes further and be-
lieves it only right and proper thai
congress, while affording proper pro-
lection to these industries, might wei
impose duties which will help wipe OUT
the deficit in the federal treasury AND
provide ample revenue to run the gov
eminent as it should be done He Is
heartily in favor of legislation whicf
will adequately finance the govern
ment and not make necessary the cur
tailment of internal improvements ir
the United States.