The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-14
SENATOR ELKINS
PREDICTSGREAT
c. 0. P VICTORY
Margin viii Be So Wide as 10
Surprise Even Party
Leaders, He Says.


CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct, "a
Senator Davis Elkins arrive
here from Washington tcCay for
the purpose Of going over the
campaign situation In the state
with Republican State Chairmal
N, q. White. From this city, 1t "a
said that Senator Elkins plans 10
make a visit to principal points Ia
the state to see his friends and
supporters In the interest Of HIS
Darty's ticket, and to urge them
on to put forth every effort to
get out the Republican vote. He Il
said to be very much interested In
rolling up big Republican vic!
tory in West Virginia this year.
He talked for a few minutes on
the campaign situation with a re.
porter who called on him at the
hotel. He said:
my forecast is a Republican
victory at the congressional cleo
tlon next month which will be sn
pronounced as 10 surprise the
party managers themselves. Their
figures are too conservative to
suit me. l base my optimism on
the neyer-failing commonsense OF
the American voters, their well
known ability to grasp a political
situation and solve It, When Il
comes to winnowing the wheat
from the chaff and separating the
sheep from the goats in a CAM
paign complication, political his-
tory In this country teaches us
that the American people are a
collective genius.
"our Democratic opponents are
at total loss. In this campaign
to be able to point with pride Il
anything. Therefore, they have to
takea chance by viewing with
alarm, lust now It Is the new
tariff Ian. which Is the object OF
,Shalt, Alleged Eea.s the dnaFS4
Nice umber law hasn't got to work!
ing yet, but that makes no differ.
ence TO our Democratic friends Of
the stump and the rress. They are
condemning It as a robber tariff.
Every protective law this
country ever has had has been
libeled q robber tariff. II that
were true we have been the help
less victims OF this tariff form OF
robbery from George Washington
to Warren G. Harding for We
have had protective tariff law In
operation mostly durinr that
great space OF time. There were a
few years at a time, on and of,
when he did not have It. Unde:
Cleveland and Hilson we didn't.
We had low tariff with our mar
kets overrun with European pro-
ducts, and consequently our In
dustries were closed. labor was
idle and hard times bled US white.
The lesson that history teaches
US Is that that always happens. II
was well on the way under thu
last Democratic tariff, the Under
wood bill, when the World Wat
started In the fall Of 1914, and
competing imports from the cheap
productive sources abroad stop
ped.
almost everybody has learned
from the history OF our tariff eS.
perience that protection Is best for
us except the Democratic party
considered as an aggregate unit,
Individually great numbers OF ita
membership are protectIonists.
This intelligent element we find
has generous representation in
the Senate. While their help
wasn't needed by the majority
party to pass the present tariff
........4 pin ramp DIV doie-b II
law, 1t was given right along OIL
every roll call on schedule fav-
oring higher rate or against re-
ducIng rates. On the question OF
the final passage Of the bill as
amended, three had the manly
courage Of their convictions and
voted with us. 1t is this record
that their Senators made as sup
porters Of the protective tariff
which sorely embarrases al!
Democratic candidates this year.
Labor has learned from ex-
perience that protection Is a good
thing. The American Federation
of Labor supports 1t. The employ
ers Of labor support 1t. The farm
ers OF America support It They
are supporting the new tariff law
more unitedly and more mthu-
siastlcally than any other. for the
reason that 1t protects their In.
terests as no other law ever did 50
thoroughly. 1t Is called, and by no
means inapproprFatcly. the farm
ers' protective tariff law. The
Southern Tariff Association with
a membership OF 5000 banks and
500 Industries In the Democratic
South praise protection. Only a
week ago we witnessed the sepec-
tacle Of delegation from that or
gantzation, headed by It's presi-
dent. Col. Kirby, calling at the
White House'to thank President
Harding, the head Of the controli-
ing party, for tn epassage OF this
bill and for the liberal and mag
unanimous way the welfare Of the
Southland was looked after. West
Virginia long ago learned that
protection was a good thing for II
And It certainly has been. It has