The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-03-11

The Important Question For the Peo-
Pile to Decide Is Fitness For Service
In the United States Senate at This
Critical Juncture.
Hon. Charles N. Fowler was a men,
Der of congress for sixteen years, from
1895 to 1911, and chairman of the
banking and currency committee for
eight years. While a member of the
house of representatives he was re-
garded as one of the leaders and is now
recognized throughout the country as
the highest authority in the United
States on financial and banking sub
jects. He is the father of the tariff
commission plan. having introduced a
bill for that purpose In 1897 for the
purpose of Incorporating a provision
for a tariff commission in the Dingley
tariff act. He has been a persistent
advocate of a merchant marine and
has also always been a strong support
er of adequate defense.
1t is a striking fact that from his
entrance into public life he has from
the very outset been an advocate and
strongly in favor of those great ma
tional reforms that are now pressing
upon the country for solution-a mer-
chant marine, a stable tariff condition
by means of a tariff commission, an
adequate defense and a financial and
banking system founded upon the eter-
nal principles of banking economics
and American experience. These are
the very questions now pressing for
solution, a circumstance that demon
strates his vision, wisdom and courage
as a statesman.
Legislation in congress is a distinct.
a special business by itself, just as
the law, medicine, banking and manu-
featuring are, and real success is no
more to be expected in congressional
legislation without training than in
any of the professions or special lines
of business. You would not hire a
blacksmith to run a jewelry store, a
dentist to run a blacksmith shop o a
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the ocean. Nor should men be sent to
the United States senate without any
training whatever in matters of ma
tional legislation unless some very good
reason can be given for doing so, es-
p~ecially at a time of such vast impor-
lance to the general welfare of the
whole country.
1t is a matter of record and is a rec
ognized fact that very seldom does a
man win distinction and secure a com
handing place in the United States
senate who has not already served in
the House of Representatives and there
learned the business of national legis-
lation. Once in a great while a man
OF the legal profession and Of great
ability has achieved marked success
In the United States senate. But the
exceptions are very are and only serve
to prove and accentuate the rule. Ex-
perience in congressional legislation
counts for more in the United States
senate than almost anywhere in the
world. In fact, 1t is essential to eff
cheney and real accomplishment.
MIR. FowIer's Statement Follows.
ITO the Republicans Of New Jersey:
Realizing that the work to be done
in congress at the close of the world
wide war now raging is of the most
vital Importance to our country and
believing that | can be of some real
service at this crisis in our national af-
fairs to the people. l shall be a candi-
date in the primaries for the nomina-
ton to be a candidate for the United
States senatorship.
1.-THE relations of all the powers of
the world are undergoing radical
changes. Treaties made 100, 80, yes.
even 25 years ago, will be out of date
in the new and changed conditions
that must arise through the present
upheaval. All of u international
treaties should be recast in the light
of the future needs of our country.
Tariff Revision.
"The tariff should be revised imme
diately to prevent the inundation of
our country by foreign made goods
the production of the enforced poverty
Of the nations of Europe at the close
of the war.
"An intelligent and wise revision of
the tariff now will increase the gov.
eminent revenues from this source by
at least $780, 00, 900. We greatly need
the money to make up the waste and
deficits of this Democratic administra.
ton.
Starting with this revision WI
should establish a tariff commission tc
work out the complicated problem OF
tariff adjustments and trade relations
This work will take five or six years
therefore the proposal to delay revi
sion until the commission has com.