The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-28
PROTECTION IS !
NATIONWIDE
DEMAND

WASbiNGION, sept. 21.-That
Republican control of the senate is
essential to the enactment of tariff
legislation along the lines OF both
protection and revenue, is the as
sertion Of Senator Miles Poindexter
chairman Of the Republican Senator
ial committee. Discussing this sub
ject today. he said:
1T is a remarkable circumstance
that on the eve Of national cleo
ton the most active agitation in be-
half of restoration of protective tar
iff duties comes from that section of
the country which has hitherto been
most strangely opposed to the prin-
ciple Of protection. In the north
there is comparatively little discus
sion Of tariff legislation, but among
the peanut. cotton seed oil, mohair
and wool producers of the south and
southwest there comes q vehement
demand for protection of their in
dustries from the destructive compe-
tition OF foreign producers.
"This demand for protection from
Democratic states follows closely n
the action of the Democratic nation
al convention in adopting tariff
plank reaffirming the traditional at
titude Of that party toward the tariff
question which attitude is that a pro
tective tariff is unconstitutional
with their own candidates pledged
against the enactment OF protec-
t:rc .Erii. Democrats can look only
to Republican, for the legislation
they desire. All advocates of a pro-
tective tariff or even Of revenue
'ariff, should bear this in mind
hen making their ballots for Unit
ed States senator next November.
The senate Ia now Republican by
a narrow majority OF one vote. The
outlook is that the margin will be
very slight after the November cleo
ton. Believers in the Republican
principle OF protection as also. be-
levers In the policy of raising as
large a proportion of our revenue as
possible through the customs houses
should make certain that on act or
negligence of theirs will assist in
turning the control of the United
States senate over to the Democrats
Should the Republicans lose the con-
troll of the Senate by even one vote
they would thereby lose control Of
the committees including the com
mittees including the committee on
finance which shapes the provisions
OF tariff legislation.
'The tariff legislation enacted by
the Democratic party has failed both
as a measure of protection and as a
revenue producer. A compilation OF
statistics has shown that in seven
years under Republican tariff laws
there were imports of almost ten and
u half billion dollars on which du-
ties were collected to the amount OF
nearly $4,000, 900, 900. or an average
rate of 81 per cent, while during tn.
seven years OF the succeeding Demo-
cratic tariff law there were imports
of $19,705. 900, 900. on which duties
were collected to the amount of on
ly $1.631,000,0 900 or an average of
s per cent, The treasury has lost
nearly four billion dollars In revenue
at time when revenue was one OF
our greatest needs
Although the south is now most
active in demanding protective tar
iff, other sections are no less in
need of return TO that economic pol
icy. The lemon growers of Califor-
mia, the lumber producers of the Pa
cific northwest, the wool and meat