Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-29
TARIFF TALK BY
FREL|NCHUYSEN
Has No Apologies for Bill, U.
S. Senator Says at New
ark Dinner

NEWARK, Aug. % -Harmony
was the keynote of the dinner EN-
dered by Louis V. AroncoI of New
ark, Monday night at the Robert
Treat hotel to United States Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen and fotIner State
Senator William N. Runyon Some
zoo diners representing al elements
in the Republican party in Essex
county were present to do fonor to
the candidates for United States SEN
ator and governor.
Mr.. Aronson, who IS. a leading
manufacturer of the state, presided.
Mr.. Aronscn explained hat the
prime motive of the dinner was TO
Dmanifest recognition II apprecia-
ton of the t~ireless and effective
work of Senator Frelinghuysen IN
safeguarding and promoting the
business interests of New Jersey.
particularly in connection with his
labors as one of the trainers of the
pending tariff bill.
Senator Frelinghuyscn address
comprised a series of clear cut dec
larations particularly en- the tariff
and on prohibition. He declared
that he had no apologies to make
whatever for his record in Washing
ton; that he was proud TO have beer
able to serve the people during this
critical time in the country's history
and his conscience was clear in the
knowledge that he had v..ed ac-
cording to his best Judgment always
for the interests of the people of the
country and particularly If the state
of New Jersey.
s. s.0- r.. -. IT, -a,,;notiA, ic cnn-
cerned," he said, Il believe that is
assured by an enormous majority.
AS regards the election that. OF
course, the people of New Jersey will
/ take care of. l believe. however.
they can be relied upon to deter
mine the differences between duty,
honestly and conscientlousiy per-
formed. and empty words behind
which there is nothing but the i'm
sgination CT a phrase maker.
Our political enemies and those
who are most selfishlg interested
have been criticising the tariff Dill
which has been passed by the SEN
Ate and on which the House and
senate committees are no" conferr-
,1.. was a member of .he senate
finance committee which drafted the
fenata bill and I have no apologies
to make Cor it. 1t was written at a
tin. Ehel the currencits OF the
world with the exception or the
United States were at t1elr lowest
ebb when the value of the German
mark, prior to the war n or me
most stable currencies in the world.
is hardly worth the paper Oh wnlch
ii is printed, and when foreign
wages are on an average far below
their pre-war rate.
The duties for which l voted and
the duties for which l Fought are
those which l believe were only SUI
6cient to protect the w~orklngnlen
Of the United States. l was not, ana
[ am not particularly Interested III
hose importers who are anxious 10
bring into this country low priced
foreign products on which they may
make enormous profits 10 the detrl-
ment of our own industries. l was
instrumental in obtaining for the
state of New Jersey adequate duties
to protect her great Industries IN
Guiding pottery. wool, 'eather' slik,
embroidery and lace. these tarlfI
rates will enable those industries 10
maintain their wage scale and 10
expand their output. If they had
not obtained them they would nave
been obliged to shut down WITHIN d
period of eighteen months.
I'm an effort to correct any pos
sible iniustices which might have
been done either the manufactured
or the / introduced ana
had written into the bill now pend
ing the E Die tariff provision which
gives II. riff commission the pow
pr to hO4U u. '0gs n 10 conduc
investigate. rider 10 adjust any
tariff rate t. may not be based
..on an equitabl consideration of ex-
Biting condition. This Will permit
-She changing of rates in paragraphs
and schedules when it is found that
certain rates are not fair either to
the manufacturer or the pubic.
"On the question of prohibition
have this to say. 1t IS n constitu-
tional amendment ratified by the
states of the union and therefore II
represents the expressed will or the
majority written into law. AS a great
political organization whose strength
lies in it's obedience to law n or
der the Republican party in its last
platform declared for prohibition.
The state Republican organization
of New Jersey has declared for pro-
hibition; the state legislature rati-
fed the amendment. AS a represen-
tative of the United States govern
ment sworn to do his duty, / am in
favor of the enforcement of the law
and as a good citizen l am in favor
of prohibition as a matter of prin-
ciple."
Departing completely from his
usual campaign speech Mr.. Runyon
made an impassioned appeal 20 the
Republicans to rally and rescue the
state, to forget little differences in
the lace of great questions by being
loyal to their party and it's princi-
pies. He characterized the Demo-
cratic state administration as STUN
bling and laundering" and promised
If elected to simplify the laws. re-
duce their number and make the
general system of law simple and
Understandable to the layman.
Franklin w. Fort. son of the late
Governor Fort. also spoke. lauding
the candidates and warning his
hearers that adherence to Republic
an principles was more necessary
this year than any factional differ
ences.
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