The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-06
PARIISANISN Was.
CAST ASIDE At.
HARRELD Dinner
Senator II arreld Gives
Much Insight Into Matter
of Tariff; Tells of
Propaganda
HUNDRED FRIENDS
ATTENDED AFFAIR
HIGH Tributes PAID SENATOR
HARRELD On HIS FIGHT
FOR THE INDEPENDENT
OH. PRODUCERS

Pariisanism in politics was
swept aside last evening when
Democrats and Republicans alike
hOnored Senator j. W. iIarTeld at
banquet al Hotel Ardmore.
Men prominent locally in both po-
litical parties were present, the
banquet was under the auspices
OF the Ardmore Petroleum Club,
the meeting was held TO discuss
the question OF tariff on crude
oil and the attendants seemed >
be one mind-al expressed them
selves as being favorable TO such
legislation and much gratitude
was expressed for the fight which
Senator llarrcld is making.
j. q. Champion was the toastmas-
ter and he added new laurels to his
reputation last night as an
after dinner speaker. However the
toastmastcr used very little Of the
time of the evening but Immediately
presented Senator Harred the honor
guest Of the evening.
Both Parties for Protective Tariff
After a few jokes involving Ken
tuckans that had drifted to Okla.
hcma the speaker of the occasion
went into his subject Of tariff for
revenue and that if the expenses Of
the government are paid by a tariff
ehat when the interest borne By this
Country was one billion a year that
the Dingley tariff measure would
be as a mouse To an elephant when
compared with the tariff law that
would have 10 b. written and Tor
that reason the speaker concluded
sshat both parties stand for a protect
rye tariff Il is his opinion that the
south and southwest will take the
lead in the tariff fights for the reas-
on that ther" have been many people
who want raw materials free and
want manufactured goods protected
and the southwest being Interested
in raw material must get into the
fight
America Helplessnes,
To show how helpless tine oil husi-
ness Of America is u competition
with Mexican oil the speaker said
that the average production or we'll,
whle 10 Mexico the average daily
production s 25g1 barrels or $50
times as much. Figures show that
Mexican oil can bee produced and de-
liyersd 90 the coast for pic o. barrel
while tine average cost of producing
Oh in this country IS Sl56 a barrel.
Senator Hlryeid said be took a
recess from congress Tor q week re.
tired TO the Blue Ridge mountains
and made oiese study of the s.t-
uution ut hand. He mas learned that
so per cent or the oil produced IN
California is produced Uy three groups
~ producers lHi chat these sam, men
own SO per cent of the production
in Mexico California Oh is selling at
$3.50 a barrel while some oil here Is
selling at 20 cents and tne local
ull has more gasoline content than
the California crude
The reason that California oil Is
selling FOR three times the price Is
that it does not come In competition
with Mexican crude
Much Propaganda
There are al kinds of propaganda
being put out. 10 is reported that
the export duty ON Mexican crude is
30 per cont while as matter OF fact
the old export duty was raised 30 per
cent. For instance IL the former tax
wus 10 per cent and it was raised %
per cent then the export duty would
be- II 10 per cent. They are also say.
ing that the Republic last year cx-
ported l63 million barrels and of this
amount 100 million came to our coun-
try.
Tho senator said tha, the govern
ment was encouraging imports when
imports are not needed. that the out.
look was dark without tariff. he
believes if the democrats line up with
him that the tariff schedule on oil win
be adopted.
Talk BY Mayor Heiner
A number OF people responded with
remarks to calls from the presiding Of
ficer. The first speaker called FOR
was Mayor Hefner. The mayor said
ne could as "a Democrat work con.
scicnuousy for a tariff ON oil.
Roy NJ johnson stated that the
country was getting to a point where
~ Mttr 'NANhHiAAl- Nll ANf WI llNuNNfl
and things were looking much better
FOR the oil men when lS.OO0.OO0 bar
rcls In one month came from Mcxi-
90 and he sees very little hope for
the industry until Il IL protected. Mr..
johnson said plans had been made to
have Chas y. Carter OF the lower
house Of congress as an honor guest
hut that MIR Carter was out of the
city and that he was unable to reach
him in time lie said that Mr.. Carter
! had championed the cause OF the oil
[ Nncn in their fight ind that he would
vbe able 20 render very valuable serv.
~ in congress.
Expressions On IIarrcld
&c. w Richards; while drlvln.
with senator Hsrreld last night
.ltarned the secret OF hls success, II
this Never give np the fight until
-he fighting ls over and ! believe he
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