Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-04

great special market which has lately been absorbing
20 per of our exports An analysis of the arti-
cles which have been exporting in the last TWO
years shows that than half Of them are goods OF
a special nature required only in war or required IN
large quantities only in It is estimated by The
Economist that have received in money S2'lSO-
100000 in two years for these war goods. That sum
alone will account for all this war prosperity When
the closes the demand for these goods Will cease
and factories which they now made must close
or manufacture other goods Our expectations or aru-
cles of peaceful commerce at least II per cent
less than they in the year before the war De-
gan.
"And we must remember this fact Though the
countries from which we chiefly import are at war
and Of them practically cut of from access
to ocean routes s our imports at the present time
under low tariff the largest in our history. Al
the present rate imports for the current year VIII
exceed by half billion dollars those OF any recent
year Those mportatons will certainly increase with
the coming Of peace in Europe unless have tarin
to prevent Remember that all these imports are tax
ing just that much work from American workngmen
and that much money away from the United states.
You remember Lincoln said on this question If
spend a dollar for article made in Europe, get
the article and Europe sthe dollar. But If spend
dollar for an article made here get the article and
the dollar stays right here"
Mr. Herrck contends quite properly that a full
stomach is the first condition Of progress No great
moral advance has been made on an empty stom-
ach Empty stomachs bred revolution. Congress has
adjourned and the Underwood tariff still stands,
confessed failure It does not raise reasonable
share OF the TO carry on the gov
eminent That it does afford protection Of any ade-
quate sort against the time when peace comes TO Eu-
rope is apparent from our experience under the same
tariff for the nine months before the war began In
that time favorable trade balance had fallen from
more than half billion dollars to little over hfty
million dollars and for the last four months Of that
period the balance Of trade running increasingly
against us Imports mounted rapidly Exports fell
Off In the first seven months Of 1914. under the Demo-
cratic tariff our exports $127OOOOOO less than in
the same seven months OF the year before when we
were under a Republican tariff.
mo Ohio voter should for one moment forget those
menacng figures and facts Mr.. Horrick said Il do
not advocate the enactment of the old tarih law
Quite the contrary Changed conditions require changed
treatment We must have a scientific tariff that will
foster efficiency and not she it by undue protection
"a tariff that will take into full account, the Ger
man tariff does the wide possibilities that lie i'm more
efficient methods OF production and commerce The
United cannot afford to protect the ignorant or
ndolent producer but it must protect the man and
his employees who is conducting his business on right
methods and still needs assistance against the advan-
tage that cheap labor give to producers abroad.
"It Is because the administration has neglected this
most important task of the installation OF an ade-
ouate protective tariff because it is not in the Demo
cratic party formulate adhere to any farsighted
economic policy because It is in economic matters as
on other subjects party OF eNpediency and not party
of constructive policy that regard the election ofth'
| REPRESENTATIVES from other States to protect the
| TO that OF Lincoln in 1864 or Mckinley in 1885,
Delawareans will appreciate from the foregoing how
important it is for the welfare Of State and Nation
that Colonel Henry A. DUPONT shall be reelected &c
the United States Senate and that Representative
Thomas w Miller shall be re elected to the House OF
Representatives TO assist Republican Senators and
Representatives from other States in protecting tn,
American public against the runous that nevita
bly, will attend continued control of national ar
| fairs by the Democratic party