Arizona republican., 1921-07-02
SATURDAY MORNING. JULY ?. 1921
He is happy that hath true friend happy that hath no need of his friend. at his need; but he is more truly
 --WdraUicE.
A Word to Par.isans On the Tariff

The Republican is a Republican newspaper within reasonable limits: that to say. it is not hide bound It places the good of the whole people either those of vicnage those of the whole Any party than the whole people; party is less than a majority of the people
 The Republican is therefore less interested in the political aspect pending permanent tariff bill than is what will be the effect of the bill when 1t becomes law on the business of the whole country We especially interested in the effect upon the long staple cotton industry which de- pends upon that bl- The tariff law will either make break the industry.
 But to those to whom tariff bill is political measure rather than an economic we will say that if the present bill it stands should be- come law will to the party through out the country
 There some of us who hoped that the elec- sion in Arizona last November the beginning of . new political day: that the state had taken per- manent position the Republican side. We will confess that hope in that respect was some what less fervent- Yet believed with wise ad- ministraton at home and with beneficent federal administration Arizona could be retained indefin- iteiy on the right side
 But we are sure that if this bill becomes law with cotton left on free list the of the Re- publican party in the next campaign will resemble the dog with allow legs. chasing an asbestos cat through hades There will be reason why any pemocrat-and it was the Democratic vote which carried Arizona for the Repubicans-should not re- turn his party. There will be good reason why many Republicans should turn in resentment against their party
 the tariff bill which commends 1t it stands Like Republican tariff bills it especially favors the manufacturer Once there was good reason why tariff bill should framed Our producers of raw materials had little competition abroad but our struggling industries beset with competition. A little later when the industries could stand alone they appealed protection in the of their ployes against cheap labor
 The first revolt the people against tariff legis- lation which had become discriminatory put the Republicans out of power in 1892. The Dingley law of 1897 regarded for many fair measure but the Payne-Aldrich upward revision twelve years later potent contributory cause of the Repub- overthrow in congress. and in the nation in 1912
 It is true also that Democratic tariff bills have generally resulted in depression and have resulted in the the party the Wilson bill bringing about its downfall 1896 the Uderwood bill would have brought about defeat in 1916 if the had not infervened save the country from its demorazing effect. for Democratic tariff legislation has been foolish and unwise Republican legislation in the last generation has been discrmnatory.
 In the agricultural section of the present bill there has show of protection in very slight in- and in comparatively unitnportant withdraw ais the Underwood free list. there been decided increase in the protection given to lecturers in those lines where industry we'll organ ized- The effect is of the maintenance of those representative organizations in Washington which after March again stimulated the cry against the invisible government" They maintained in vain
 We may expect that if this bill becomes a law without a material amendment of many of the schedules. there win be an agricultural revolt in the country in 1924. The farmer vote has generally been a Republican vote But of late years it has be- come more independent of party lines. It is more the controlling the stabilizlng vote and shows growing tendency en bloc There is little in the tariff bill to claim it's party allegiance
 From such advices we have received in the last thirty hours hardly hope for amenda- tory action with long staple cotton in the house. other material amendments to the bill as reported The overwhelming representation in that body from the New England states and other manu- featuring sections of the country will probably vaf there But there is the with it's majority south there has been a strong movement away from the traditions of the Democratic party The pro- lection sentiment inspired by souths need of protection for agricultural industries The west as before brought face to face with that need.