The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-04-12
Not Partisanship But Craftsmanship.
Cincinnati Enquirer

Intelligent partisans of the Federal Administra
ton giving thanks for the delay in the matter OF
formulating a general tariff bill holding that while
the whole economic world it in fux, it would be
la vain proceeding seek to establish proper SEIZED
ules This view is fortified by the fact that there
is setting in steady decline in importations, while
strikes abroad bringing the cost of production
increasingly.
Nevertheless, it will be the part of wisdom to
watch the reactionaries in Congress. These desire
to return to those halcyon days when Aldrich and
Penrose presided at the making of these measures,
and the schedules fixed in way now thoroughly
understood by the entire country, If not com
pletely admired after being assessed There now is
lpending bill providing for the adjustment OF the
National Tariff Commission independently func-
Itioning body and placing it bureau under the
jcontrol of the Secretary of Commerce.
This means but thing-the return to the old
method under which the tariff bills to be made by
1.-The committees of the House and Senate That, in
turn, something for which the country is not
making any demand at this time or, it is doubtful,
lever will. The old hit and miss plan is Anticipated
Iin these progressive times. Proper interest of the
American consumer is to be kept to the fore in
making schedule decisions, and this can be best
protected through the scientific investigation of the
tariff Commissioners, who have been chosen for their
Especial powers in that direction.
There is under way a propaganda in favor
recreatng the old and outworn conditions Speak
ers going about the country making speeches,
which of themselves afront to intelligence
and utterly in their appeals to partisan
ship and class interest One of these orators is
to additional tariff protection against wares
made abroad
/ Speaking an Ohio audience, supposedly sym
pathetic in its feelings he made this remarkable
assertion for partisan action the part of Congress:
'Tht majority of the men with real vital prop
! rty interests in America the Republicans and
the safest person, when it to a decision on
national problems is the who has
something at stake. The who has nothing at
stake when voting is not to be relied upon when it
comes to question of national scope"
Further, this remarkable pursuer after govern
mental assistance declared that there was no sta
bility in American prosperity because the tariff
changed with administrations Hence, is to be con
cluded change should be made lest the tariff
schedule be disturbed.
In response to this reprehensible dogma it may
be said with the utmost sincerity that at no time
since the Republic founded is there greater de-
mand for the absolute dvorcng of taxation from
politics than at this moment The very life of the
American business system is bound up in the taxa
ton question, and the calmes sanest and most
patriotic actions are necessary to prevent immense
damage Playing politics with this vastly important
matter is akin to toying with nitrogycerin and par
tlsanship should be labeled a noxous nuisance.