Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-18
Copyright 1913

justing tariff matters n finland fashion
There will be good fooishness the
of free tariff reduction,
And it will take some men who understand and the
country long time perhaps mend the oohne after
it has occurred.
Today we invite inkerer think for
instance, the wool situation
a very loud demand for free wool by those who
don know much the subject.
Consider these propositions:
Suppose you take tariff wool
How much does that 0 suit of clothes?
that ninety the average suit of
clothes In other words took the tariff from wool the wool
maker ninety less than does
The suit sells let say, for SIS
If you brought the any duty let the cloth
Free you suppose that the cloth makers
ninety from the price of enough cloth to make
suit of clothes?
And the DID that do you suppose the big
makers clothing would promptly reduce the of the $5 suit
to $1410?
Don't you think likely the manufacturer of the
wooden cloth and the manufacturer of the suit of clothes would
divide the ninety between themand let Mr. Consumer still
pay $500 for his suit of clothes?
you think bringing material country free
necessarily will get benefit? you think
you do not know all about the real situation.
Suppose you that the cloth maker the clothing
maker should promptly and cheeruy deduct from the cost of the
cloth the suit of Clothes exactly what the govern
ment takes off of the wool rfwha about the farmer and what
about the supply O mutton?
Meat getting dearer every year And will continue to get
dearer the great grazing lands of the country taken for
other purposes
country ought produce people by
way, ought to of it, although that different story
Mutton far better for the average human being than beef
infinitely chdren-beef is harmful to them
But apart from its value food compared with beef mutton
necessity And important indeed that the country should
produce plenty of it.
fact
with the tariff that when you take the from wool YOU MAKE
1T HARDLY WORTH WHILE FOR THE AMERICAN FARMER
TO RAISE SHEEP AT ALL
today is just able get along figuring
by hearng his sheep selling the lambs and ultimately selling the
mutton he get out with profit
Take away the profit represented the duty WOOL very
small thing suit of Clothes but big thing flock of five
thousand sheepae away protection which you
give the farmer and the farmer will whine HE WILL
SIMPLY STOP RAISING SHEEP, AND SOON INCREASE THE
PRICE OF MUTTON BY THIRTY OR FIFTY PER CENT.
The American farmer fortunately do pretty well anything
likes with his land change from sheep something
else quickly sheep entirely and forget about the mutton
supply, if you force him to it.
The agricultural commercial and industrial system of the
country complicated proposition One thing depends upon
other And that which makes very little difference the
who buys suit Clothes automobile runabou pair of
shoes make very great difference to ALL the farmers OF the
country manufacturers ALL the
thousands of men employed in the shoe industry.
We are selling Europe selling automobiles
Europe agricultural implements and bridges
kinds of food products Europe BECAUSE WE HAVE
RUN THIS COUNTRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE
IN IT
Our laws have said practically although not so many words
You Americans shall buy other pay duty you
strangers the You shall with
brothers sisters living the family should
you shall buy each other costs you little than
goods China, Germany Japan SELL all
you please those outside the family but BUY your
relations
That plan worked pretty so in practice This
country prosperous We do the biggest things every line
wages higher average prosperity betterahough there
plenty of for Improvement especially
that the of statesmen Wash
gon with instructions improve the tariff will really improve
and slaughter industries persuade give up sheep
raising otherwise distinguish themselves Democrats
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