The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-04

FORDMEY EXTENDS INVIT4H0N

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FoRDNEY EXTENDS INITIATION
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" and kIeans COMMITTEE; H&s hing t4 atchs
sstfthee outside ttof s6lthsfh producers TO pull and entef
tits lie s5uhsB 81, lie hal55a viii fespeet to the tariff
On My 26hf q petition SteGlatsa among menbers Of
the lH6tsse By tHe soadae1 Tart Association was
fsseeYed By de Wayy and Means Committee request
iis that hide and B1s b placed Oh lie aadablk liA.
THIS aats vas fixed 9f ts. bafPose 81 asseftAiAhg he
satas 81 sooahkth products ID lie pending sssaetai larff
feastts aid ID 5fasf that lie membey 81 he commit.
Zee might Be ppffoPfel yfaf8fmea lheteon,
Mf. F6tdaey Announced that The ways and
heaRs s~5HfHitee Is nov engaged "a willing lie per-
faaRsht taftf faeasdfe and We Want lie es5beiahSa Of
The South, d We afe ahxi6as % deal sfaitiy win al
seefohs; We w6t1d Be glad Is have s6atssfh ri.
pfesentahves e~Simefate, s6tthefi products they desire
plaeed 5R he daitabie list aid We would also ike for
themtR Is ssy Whether thiey Want a tariff on ihtiF BIO
dues f6f lie purpose Of protecting the pf6daeet Or ,fof
raising fi6isy fUf The government. We, Of codrse, take
It for granted tiat stveffy representative who asks iof
duty on products Of his district and section il wiling
i. grant the same relative duty Upon Tie products 81 ali
6tRef sections: I'd assume othefWise would; 81 e6itse,
cary with, i d charge Of i~isihesfity and s~eifsHHey Be.
meath te dignity Of an American REPRESENTATIVE. While
We are going to write a protective :ariff neatdte and
the Republican party wants to deal fairly and intel
lgently with the South, We have no desire to levy a
duty oh q southern product which The southern people
wait on the free list. We Recognize 4 Congressman as
The authorized spokesman Of his d:ltet and lie c,isto.
diai Of Tie welfare Of his people and we shall be slad
to hear them define the attitude 81 their constituents
with regard to a afff Oh southern products.
1t Is reported HAT Tie circulation Of this petition
has made i decidedly uncomfortable. for certain old
time Boafboh C5nsfessnen who have fought pf6itc:
Ton for many yeafs, but who are cemihg 10 fealize HAT
The free trade d6ettins Is no longer popular in Tie
S6ath: II they come out for The Republican doctrine
they will Be open To Tie charge Of theehsisteney; If They
Continue 70 oppose it, they will hear fr6ta Their dis
trie$ III tie next election. Mi. F5Fahey has put th4
question Up to them fairly and squarely and they must
either fish ,sf. cut bali.
II is doubtful if an yecohomie organization in H..
past celebration has exercised a moro potent INFLUENCE
OH southern Congressman than Tie Southern Tariff As
~sociation. headed by JOHN Kirby. Of Texas. The
Association itself is the offspring Of The desiire. Of he
South 10 get away from the false doctrine Of free trade
SO general in that section when Cotton was King and
manufacture and diversified crops were not SO we'll
established. So long as the chief dependence Of The
South was on the cotton crop and the Hayne doctrine
that Tree trade III textile manufactures from England
meant an enlarged market for raw cotton was accepted
as meohroyeftble, the South remained welded
to that god. But during The past few
years enterprising business men have brought
the pills to The South, which Is better than sending he
South 10 the mills, and the value If protection 10 Ii.
dustry has grown TO be appreciated. this appreciation
enhanced BY the fact that vegetable oils have also be-
come an important southern product. and a paying
one if the competition Of the Orient is restricted.
It will be amusing 10 study the replies made BY the
the questions put by Chairman Fordney. and thew NAV
be assured that those replies will be given ample pub
lleity throughout the sections which they hope 10 con.
tinue, 10 represent.