Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-14
McCumber of North Dakota
Opens Vigorous Republican
Assault on Tariff Revision
Measure in Senate.
BILL DIRECTED AGAINST
ALL AMERICAN BUSINESS
Speaker Shows By Figures
That Booze, Tobacco and
Amusemerts Raise Living
Cost in America.
IN I.enscll VIC to IsvenInr IIernIn. !

IIiy Leased Wire 20 Evening Herald.
Washin don Jaiy a. Senator Mc-
Cumber. oi North Dakota. opened he
Republican assault on the Democrat
ic tarin revision bill IN the senate to-
day, def nding tn farmers OF the
country against the frce-iisting OF
great reduction in tarim rates on agri-
cultural products. and charging the
Democratic party with deliberately
Kicking the American farmer Into
The gutter
In tins year. 1919" said senator
McCumhcr addressing the Demo
Gratis. 'you are about to commit o.
greater crime against the American
farmer than has over been pcrpctrat-
ed by any political party agoinm any
class of people during ANY period OF
recorded history
The tariff hill senator McCumbor
declared. seemed Co hgVc boon econ
ceyod boz luminosity against every
American industry ula' needed pro-
lection. with the American farm n
as che special object of hate
"le be because of his past political
auiiatiou that YOU are hcapiug upop
him tho vengeance fnt nll your pro
Ninus dcfputst or do YOU consider
Yourself Go boz the Instrument through
which Providence b. to work its pun
ishmcnt because In the last political
vampnign be- FOR got the faith Of his
fathers and went chasing after q
strange god. with clovon hoofs and
branching auticfs' o. he TO be- pun
ishcd for his hcrcey" Arc you the
proper person To- nilict the punish
mcnt' You are beneficiary Of the
innd city to his own party last fan"
n was Democrats. Senator McCum
her declared. who told the farmer
that he had been wronged by Mr.
Tar ho,uuse the former president
sought 10 trade OF his protection
Tor reciprocal tnriff reductions boy
Canada" and b. was the Democrats
who tried To- convince tho farmer that
tho ~ .r"';acnn party was not To he
trusted uud that they instead should
hc cntrintod with his interests The
rcciprociN proposition. tho senator
argued. had ono virtue. In that 1t pro-
posed to get something for surrender
inr nothing. whlc the Democrats
proposed to trade away tho farmers
lNififNi NIi 'Nfl n iNlIh hNi NN"'AN''' "
nothing
Senator M,tumhCr asserted that
"a. Democrats admitted the tariff
bin would iuurc tho farmer con
toudmg that be- received too muct
Tor mis- products and must hc com
p,llcd 10 -rll them cheaper. TIL
sauntor submitted statistics seeking IL
show that tho tariff did not affect th'
price of farm projects 90 the con
sumner aud again addressing th'
Democrats. said. You are ronchin.
n puiui whore your income is unahl'
10 Ec.p po,c with vour cVtraVasanc
.s. aud Won are asking the formo
To- mako good tho d'ucit hy reducini
tho prico of his products II novc
occurs tu YOU that tho proper place
10 begin economy is on tho Injuries
tho unuecogSarics 81 life. You a."
clare to him that tho American poo
pl. are pAsiug ntccn hundred milliol
q year tor m al aud YOU say that
too much lo answers they are al
so payiug a. 0OO. 400. coo q year 10
liguorF
." cut your liquor hin half and yo
sa,c enough 60 buy an your meat
You declare thrv are paying sidb,
GOA 0ON year for flour Tie rcpi''
they are payiug SSoo, 600 for Ia
bacon. Cut your tobacco hill hal
aud your flour b. free You declur
uisy are puyiug $22h000.00o ycn
for poiators Ito replies they or
pnvng $50. 000 0O0 for theatres an
amuscmruts. cut your amusement
haiti and vour potatocs are free We
declare IN. are paying f3o0,oO0,OO
year for butter ana eggs. ile r.
plies vhcy are spending Saoo.ooo,oo
a wear for confectionery
ellis replies arr unnnswemb
Tho North pHkota senator asser
cd that rricos would be- lower nft'
the tariff bin becomes law, hut th'
u would bc because Of tha mabih'
of iho public to pay higher prices an
because Of the general stngnntio
ol business" brought about hy ~
tariff hin
pass this bin aud unless This ct
throat policy which, Hnnlhilatod ~
n publican PARTY In 1919 couiinu
thoro viii not Dee Democratic sta
IN the whole North,' said tho sem
tor