The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-05-01
WILL GUT DEEP
INTO FARMERS
PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC TARIFF
WILL HIT PockET.6ook.
NOT FULFlLLMENT or PLEDGE
Congressman Good, of the Fifth Con-
sressional District, Says its Pas
sage Cannot be Attended by
Results Claimed for IL.

gressional District, Says its Pas
sage Cannot be Attended by
Results Claimed for IL.
Washington, D. c., April 2S.-When
the proposed democratic tariff takes
the duty off the products of the Amer
lean farms 1t will cut deep into the
pocket-book OF the farmer and single
him out for greatest slaughter, Is the
substance of statement made today
by Representative James w. Good, OF
the Fifth Iowa district, in an author
lied interview on the tariff situation.
Mr.. Good, in his Interview, declared
that the Underwood bill is not full
fillment of the democratic party's
pledges to the people. The interview
is as follows:
The indications are that the dem
ocratic tariff bill win be acted upon
without any prolonged discussion in
the house. believe that this is in
esponse to sentiment prevalent
Throughout the country that the dem
ocratic party, having the presidency
and also the control of both branches
OF congress will enact their tariff re-
form program into law. Realizing
this the public apparently demands
that the action shall be speedy and
the results submitted to the tests of
actual experience without delay.
The Underwood bill is not a fulfill
ment of the promises which the dem.
Iocratic party made to the people.
Its passage cannot be attended by the
results which its sponsors claim for
1t. On the contrary, the results of the
proposed law, will unquestionably
work a reaction against the demo
ocratic party. The public will never
approve of the manner in which the
present tariff bill has been made. For
more than three weeks the democrat
n members of the house have been
npiding secret caucuses for the pur'
pCse of agreeing upon the various
rtems of the bill. The Underwood bill
ms come out of the caucus with
scarcely change. This Is not sur
prising when it is recalled that the
committee on Ways and Means, which
offers the bill also has the power tC
appoint all the standing committees
of the house. This committee has re-
fused to appoint these committees un'
til after the vote has been taken on
the Tariff bill The price of house
committee assignment, therefore, is q
vote for the Underwood bill.
"In contrast with this the republi
cans have been holding open caucnses
and have decided upon definite pol
icy. The caucus declared UNANIMOUSLY
that the motion to recommit the I'm
derwood bill to be made by Mr.. Payne
shall include provision for a perman
lent non-partisan tariff commission
1T also decided that the motion to re
commit shall contain paragraphs pro
Ividing for revision of the cotton and
wooden schedules in accordance with
the report of the Tariff board. There
schedules have been selected because
they are the only two schedules upoI
which the Tariff Board made a report
Now will the proposed tariff effect
Iowa? This is difficult question to
answer. am receiving a great many
protests against the unscientific and
unfair provisions of the Agricultural
schedules of the Underwood bill. The
proposition to place meats on the free
list, with duty on cattle, and break
fast foods on the Zee list, with duty
on oats is not fooling the farmers.
This is undoubtedly the intention
Iof the farmers of the law, but oul
farmers realize the situation as will
be seen from the following letter
which is sample of many | have re
ceived from farmers of the district.
April 10, 1913.
Dear Sir: you use your
influence to put raw oats and the
finished and manufactured pro-
duct on an equal basis in the new
tariff bill? The mills of our terri
tory buy nearly all the oats pay
ing cent premium over Chicago.
think the new proposed provis-
ion would drive our mills into
Canada thus hurting the farmer.
! as we'll II the farmer needs pro-
lection, give it to him but don't
I drive out the mills in doing it, as
we need them both"
"Unquestionably there never was
better time to try the experiment o
free meats, or even free cattle, thar
at the present time, If we are to tr!
it at all for with a shortage of owe
10, 900 900 cattle in six years, IL will
easily be seen that the reduction will
not so vitality effect the farmers il
would If the production was normal
That it will injuriously effect him
however, | have not the remotes
doubt.
ut is interesting to note that Will,
THE democratic party before election
made great capital out of the sale o.
American cattle abroad, claiming thai
they were sold cheaper in the Euro
lpean markets than in American mark
cts, the secretary of commerce is nov
publishing the official figures, shown,
that they are entirely in error in theil
lpre.election statements. The repor
lof Secretary Redfield substantiate'
the packers claim that American
meats are. sold cheaper in AmericS
than they are in London, in conpeti
ton with meats from Argentine. This
report shows that American cattle
Isold in London at twelve cents pei
pound while grass feed cattle from
Argentine and Australia sold at foul
and one-half to five cents per pound
The low price commanded by Argen
tine and Australia meats In England
together with the shortage in our owr
lproduction accounts for the fact tina
Jour export market has PRACTICAL,
disappeared This same report ad
lyiseS MS that Mexico and Canada