Evening journal., 1920-09-21
pRorEcrIoN-A NATIONWIDE DEMAND.

pROIECTfON-A NAIION-WlDE DEMAND.
rENAT Republican control the Senate is essential to
Il the enactment OF tariff legislation along the lines
Of both protection revenue is the assertion OF Sen
ator Miles Pondexer chairman Of the Republican SEN
aioria Committee Discussing this subject today he said
that IS remarkable circumstance that on the eve OF
national election the most active aeltaor in behalf OF
restoration OF protective tariff duties from that
section OF the country which has hitherto peen most
strongly opposed to the principle Of protection
In The North there is comparatively little discussion OF
tariff legislation but among the peanut cotton seed OIL
and wool producers Of the South and southwest
there comes vehement demand for protection OF eneir
Industries from the destructive competition OF foreign pro-
ducers
He calls attention to the fact that this demand for pro-
lection from Democratic States following closely on une
action Of the Democratc National Convention in adopting
tariff plank reaflrmng the traditional altitude oi 'na'
party toward the tariff question, which is that pro'ec
i've tariff is unconstitutional.
With their own candidates pledged against the enact
ment OF a protective tariff Democrats can look only 10
Republicans for The legislation they desire. All advo-
Gates Of protective tariff Of revenue 'arli''
should bear This in mind when marking their ballots LOT
United states Senator next November
The senate is now Republican by narrow majority oi
one vote .,o.
The outlook IS that The margin will be very slight after
the November election.
believers in the Republican principle of protection as
also believers in the policy Of raising as large proportion
of our revenue as possible through the customs nouse
should make certain that act or negligence oil u'i
viii assist in turning the control Of the United sS'es
Senate over to the Democrats.
should the Republicans the control OF he senate
nv even one vote they would thereby lose control OF e
committees including the Committee on Finance WHICH
shapes the provisions Of tariff legislation ,.
The tariff legislation enacted by The Democatc party
has failed both as measure OF protection and as rev
enuo producer ,,
compilation OF statistics has shown that IN seven
vears under Republican tariff laws there were imports ol
almost siO5OOOOOOOO on which duties were colec'ou u
m amount OF nearly 81 20OOOO0OO an average rae ol
q per cent whRe during years of the Suooe'ne
Dcmocratc tariff law there imports Of si9'OoOVooo
on which duties were collected to the amount OF ony @lT
63i 100000 or an average OF per cent.
The treasury has lost nearly si0OOOOO In revenue S'
a time when revenue one OF our greatest needs
Although The South is now most active IN demanu'ns
protective tariff, other sections are no iess'h neeu VI
turn 10 that economic policy
The lemon growers OF California, the lumber producers
of ihe Pacific Northwest the wool and meat producers
of the Rocky Mountain States the miners Of tungsten anu
naenese who developed new Industries during 0he war
in fact producers OF all commodities that come into com
netbon with the products OF other nations where anoI
is eheap and standards OF living low are vitality concerned
with the restoration OF import duty which snail repre-
sent al least the difference in cost Of production at nome
and abroad.
senator Poindexter Not only by s past 'eOo''
hui bv lts latest official declarations The Democratic
nr cannot be depended upon enact protective tariff
ieaslaton~ BY both their past record and their ates
platform pledges Republicans bound 70 restore IN
protective principle in American economic pohcy IN Nc'
u nj these circumstances too much emphasis cannot d
placed upon the Importance OF eectng hepuDuoans
y the United states senate