Evening journal., 1922-08-15

farsrs tarin are from Western agricultural
asking the OF those States to supper
them in the coming campaign
The American farmer today is able measure th'
wisdom and safety of Democratic leadership by re
fsrrng the arguments made against the passags o.
the tariff bill by Corde Hull and other Demo
lcratc members OF the House the Democratic Sen
ators. They opposed the passage OF farmers tarih
mainly upon two grounds
% The enactment OF such tariff would not bene-
At the American farmer inasmuch prices in this
country products live stock must $50 they
nssted) drop the level the prices paid else
where the world.
(2) The only salvation for the American farmer was
to increase his foreign sales. BY doing he would
ind prices his products returning to profitable
level.
No is better posted upon the market conditions
than the American farmer 1t is therefore needless to
tell him that the OF the farmers tariff
price his products has not descended to the level
for like products IN other countries Since the enact
nent the tariff Minneapolis and Kansas City
have consistently paid for wheat than Winnipeg;
Duluth and Minneapolis have consistently paid more
for haxseed than Winnipeg. Buenos Ayres and Hull
Engand Boston has consistently paid more for pota-
Montrea Chicago has consistently paid more
for all of cattle than Winnipeg and Toronto;
Chicago consistently paid for sheep and iamb
than Toronto and Winnipeg. So the list might be con-
tinued these illustrations sufficient TO prove the
Democratic leaders did not know what they were talk
ing when they said protective tartn for the
farmer would benefit his farm prices.
needs but citation OF the record to show that the
Democratic leaders were equally wrong in advancing
the argument that the farmers prosperity de-
pends upon foreign market The period OF greatest
exports OF American farm products ever known was
that of the year The foreign trade bureau of the
Department OF Commerce shows the American farmer
in 1921 exported times much wheat the aver
age export of any previous hve-year period in
the history States He exported twice as
wheat 1921 he did IN 1919. In 1921 he ex
ported three times much corn the annual average
Of any previous hve-year period in the history OF
America he exported six times much corn as he ala
in 1919 exported eight times much rye as in any
previous year eleven times much dairy products and
so per cent more meat products In other words. Eu
rope 1921 bought times more farm products OF
America than in any previous year any previous
period OF years in her history. This is a fact.
According then. to the arguments of Mr.. Hull Sen
ators Hitchcock McKear, Reed, Pomerene and others
the American farmer in 1921 should have been expert
encng greater prosperity OF 1921 exports Of his
1920 crops than had known. Instead Of this.
as the American farmer and live grower well
knows he was getting lower prices for the products
than he had for a generation. He facing bank
ruptcy and IN hundreds of thousands OF went
dead broke"
These cold facts completely annihilato the arsu-
raens advanced by Democratic leaders against the en-
actment OF the farmers tariff. Furthermore. they
should effectualy American farming and live
stock against believing the arguments now be-
ng by Chairman Hull his associates to
why they should elected Congress in order that
they may repeal the farmers tariff