The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-29
A FAR CRY FROM
IMAGINATION TO REALITY

Proposals OF the ways and means
committee on the tariff are given 10
us daily as matter r-of-fact reports and
as interpretations. After we have
read them, We see in our minds
eye a labyrinth of complexities Ex-
perts tell us that no one can deter.
mine precisely what 1t will amount
to, or how it will work out. until
after its application.
The average man despairs of delv-
ing into II for an understanding.
But somehow, he suspects that 1t
savers Of Inconsistency.
Dear old tariff protected New Eng.
land. for instance. the manufacturing
stronghold. by virtue OF the Fordney
tariff will be able 10 sell its prod
ucts at a premium. The farmer,
the oil man, the stockman. all must
buy these products under that pen
atty. while they are left 10 sell their
cotton. oil and hides in the open
competitive market.
After all. the same gullibility that
is manifest in a child. is simply latent
in the adult 1t merely requires an
ingenious manipulator OF verbiage TO
reach il and appeal TO ii.
Every father knows how easy 1t is
to persuade his child by feeding IT
rapturous promises. No doubt every
political campaigner knows how easy
1T Is to persuade the voting public
In like manner
Many and tempting We're the prom.
ises given out by the Republican
campaigner prior 10 last presidential
.election.
Today. like the disappointed child.
the farmer. the stockman and the oil
man are loft 10 enjoy those promises
in dream voyage to memory
We wish to point out in few illustra.
Just WIN this Inconsistency prevails
We wish TO point out In u few illus.
tmtions
Several months ago. when the news
was spread broadcast that enough
raw wool was on the markets OF this
country TO supply the demand Tor a
year anl when the next crop Of Amer
lean wool producers was about TO
come on the market, the farm bureau
federation contended strenuously for
ad valorem rates 10 be- included In the
emergency tariff. They wanted pro.
tection AGAINST the huge dumping
from Argentina and Australia. They
succeeded.
During the past few weeks, when
American oil producers realized the
menace that lay Ia the importation
OF low priced Mexican fuel oil AZ u
time when the price here already had
dropped TO one third that OF last fall.
they contcnded stronuously Gor tenn
porary relief Their efforts have
met With failure President Harding
announced his disapproval of TAX
on importation OF crude OIL
In the ease Of the former it was a
Just cause worhily presented
In the case of the latter. We re-
call the position Of tariff protected
New England. That sort Of position
in this case Is occupied by the stand
ard Oil Company and subsidiaries
We are told that Secretary Of the
Treasury Melon is head Of one Of the
Standard subsidiaries that Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt Is vice president
Of the Sinclair Company which is one
~ the Standards subsidiaries. that
although II met with gracious re-
:ussl. President Harding offered the
position Of head OF the shipping
board 20 the president OF the stand
ard oil Company Of New Jersey
that Senator Penruse made millions
out Of Mexican oil. that Representa-
tive Lonzworth. who is an important
member Of the ways and means com
mIttee. ls greatly interested In tbs
standard oil Company.
With those of the farmers. stock
men ANA oil men who helped turr
over the reigns OF national government
to the Republican party, gullbilil
surely was a vehicle for sad disap
polntment
And might We not add the case .
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