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

It would be suicidal. AT the end OF
f1ve years, under the Underwood tariff
law, there would scarcely be left one
single industrial stone upon another
Revision should be made at once fol-
the purpose of securing us a safe mar.
gin of protection all along the line and
for the purpose also of establishing a
sound basis for any trade treaties into
which we may see fit to enter.
Merchant Marine.
I'VE should proceed Immediately to
rebuild our merchant marine by adopt.
ing the same policy followed by the
founders of the government in 1873,
by which SO per cen of our imports
and IS per cent of our exports were
carried in American ships for nearly
forty years. Through the legerde.
main of diplomacy we lost practically
all of ii. What was left was a source
of actual contempt of other nations. In
1910 only 10 per cent of our imports
and z per cent of our exports were car
ried in American bottoms. If this poll.
cy of the founders of the government
oAAOilN1 INV b0 dtiOPiCd II nOoid DllhS
into the treasury of the government
approximately $20O,OO0,0O0 annually.
We need this money very greatly for
our army, coast d~efenses and to build
up an adequate navy.
"These two additional to
our government revenues would bring
into the United States treasury $780,
100000 annually and at the same time
guarantee our prosperity and the up
building of the American merchant ma.
rine. Again. we should carry away all
the goods that we want to sell in our
own ships and bring back what we
want to buy.
Financial and Banking Reform.
1--WE should proceed at once to repeal
the alien and obnoxious Federal Re
serve Bank Act which is today costing
the American people $1OO,O DOC, 900 more
would. But more than that financial
loss, this i'll advised foreign scheme is
in no way adapted to u particular
needs and peculiar conditions. Fur
thermore, it is fundamentally unsound.
structurally wrong and will certainly.
without the possibility of escape. result
in overwhelming disaster.
National Preparedness.
'"These various proposed legislative
enactments call for a complete recon
of our economic policies. But beyond
and still more important than all these
combined, but at the same time in
volving them, is the question of a true
national preparedness which consists
of a potential citizenship in character.
intelligence, physique and patriotism;
of economic efficiency in men. produc-
ton, m and banking; of eff
in government which guaran-
tees equal opportunities. equal justice
and complete and adequate defense.
How these great and vital ends of
our economic life and our government
al administration are to be achieved l
shall at a proper time bring to the at
tention of my fellow citizens of New
Jersey.
1.-THE election of 1916 will be the
most important held since the consti-
tuition was adopted in 1889, with the
single exception of that of 1860.
patriotism should and will, in this
hour of stress. inspire the voters and
lead them to express their honest opin-
ions when casting their ballots. This
will be no time to pay a compliment
to friends at the expense of a nation.
Honor and devotion to country call
for a vote of convictions In the exer-
else of your choice Of a United States
senator. Only by being honest with
yourselves and true to your conviction
can you be truly patriotic and prove
yourselves worthy citizens of this
great republic, In which the people are
the royal rulers. Vote as you honestly
think, that's all, and the nation will be
safe, for the only sure defense of this
country is In an unsullied public opin-
ION"