The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-03-14
STARTING EARLY
ON CAMP AICNS
IN new JERSEY
Candidates for Governor Are
Now Actively in the Race in
Both Parties.
ECONOMIC ISSUES ARE
OF FIRST IMPORTANCE
Republicans Will Seek to Work Out
Ways and Means by Which Prob
bIem Of Unemployment May
Best Be Solved

Trenton, March GA great many are
wondering why the political cam
paigns are starting so early In New
Jersey this year. They don't quite
understand why so much time should
be required to decide who shall be
chosen as the party nominees. 1t is
now nearly half a year before the
primary elections and yet the leaders
of both parties are actively on the
job. as they haven't been before at
this season in the memory of the old
est hand in the political game.
What unusual thing has arisen?
The tremendous problem of recon
structiDg the business of the country
on basis that will enable it to take
advantage of Its unparalleled oppor-
tunities has drafted the best politica,
brains of the country, both in State
and nation, and that's the reason they
are all on the job at this time Popu-
lar sentiment must be created In IA
vor Of this policy or that. There is
no time to begin like the present, and
the slogan everywhere is, 'Do it now"
What is happening in New Jersey
Is happening in many of the other
states, though New Jersey on account
of her great industrial interests, has
a weightier reason to be concerned
with the economic problems of recon-
struction, than those states whose In
dustrial interests are of lesser impor-
lance, because these problems involve
international competition. and there
fore affect industry more than any
-.-isf f6iin on business activity. Amer
ica's greatest and most varied Oppor-
tunities are Industrial opportunities,
and therefore there Is special neces-
sity for safeguarding and fostering
her Industrial system in its various
branches as well as in its totality.
important Year in Politics.
This is year preceding the year
Of a Presidential election. Therefore,
this years election is of special i'm
portance, as the party which wins will
have a special advantage in the more
important election of next year. Fur
thermore, New Jersey is President
effect" of the election In New Jersey
will have a significance which will
not attach to the elections in other
states.
1t stands to reason that the Demo
cratic campaigners in New Jersey will
have to defend the acts and policies
of the national administration or split
the party. Just how far the Republi-
cans will go in attacking the admins
tration remains to be seen. 1t is evil
dent, however, from what has been
said thus far, that they will organize
a big drive In favor of an economic
policy which will safeguard industry
policy OF low tariff or free trade.
which has proven so disastrous to the
prosperity of the country every time
1t has had the opportunity to demon
strate Its workings in a practical way.
With the automatic restrictions of
the war removed, with the blockades
lifted and the shipping and manufac-
turing resources Of foreign nations
ready to develop rapidly under the
stress of emergency and under the
constructive policies of foreign states
manship, the industrial situation in
America will be in as bad a shape as
II was before the war started If the
present Democratic low tariff be CON
tinued. The Republicans contend
that, had it not been for the war, the
Democrats would not be in power
now in the nation, as their economic
policy would have caused such a
state of distress, that they would have
been ousted from control at the
earli"~f opportunity.
WI . the tariff is not a State is
sue, ii is an issue which affects New
JERSEY rs vitality as any state, and
there ore 1t will be made one of the
prime issues of the campaign here
by IL Republicans, especially as the
Democrats have shown desire to
keep it in the background.
Say the Democrats Have No Remedy
Republicans believe that the Demo-
crdls Will nave idIu uule " We
fend the tariff policy of their party,
in the light Of the fact that under
this policy the country was rapidly
going into a period of general bust
ness depression at the outbreak Of the
war. With the resumption of inter
national trading without the handicap
of blockades, a remedy must he found
a menace at that time, and the Re
publicans contend that the Democratic
pharmacopoea Of economic policies
contains no such remedy.
The Republicans in their campaign
also intend TO take up the economic
situation from basis Of State policy,
with the specific idea Of advooasAG