The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
TARIFF BILL
WORRIES The
REPUBLICANS
Glaring Defects O f
"Calamity' Tariff
Bill Being Ruthless
" Exposed by Dem
ocratic Tariff Elk
peEts
BvRichard Linthicum
Snecial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington. May 12.-The tariff
bill with it's 2.057 amendments
made by the Senate will probably
be debated more thoroughly IN al
its details than any tariff bill IN
many years.
The debate may extend we'll into
the late summer and interfere with
the campaign plans of Senator'S and
Congressman who are candidates
for reelection.
That this is realized by many is
shown by the fact that it is diff
cult to get quorum in the Senate
without an appeal to the Sergeant
farms and an unusually large
number of Republican congress
men are absent from the city look
ing after their districts-many OF
them panic-stricken by the defeat
in the primaries of Ira d. Copley
of Illinois: n Of the administra-
ton and reactionary leaders.
This panicky condition among
Republican representatives may al
so have an important bearing on
the tariff bill when it goes to con-
ference and cause further delay or
even a postponement OF the sub
ject.
Although the minority report OF
the Democratic senators has not
been presented at this writing, the
manner in which the minority
members. are doing their work in
dicates that the report will be
thorough analysis of the defects OF
the pending measure. Senator
Simmons, the ranking minority
member Of the finance committee
and formerly its chairman. IN his
recent speech opening the DEBATE
on the Democratic side, made
Fourteen Points, against the bill.
which have been given wide pub
iicity, and the leading Republican
papers are attacking the measure
principally for the same reasons al
legged by Senator Simmons-that 1t
will increase the cost Of living, de-
stroying what is left Of the foreign
market and add 20 unemployment
Rl.y curta:iing local production. Also
that the bill is unscientificaly
framed, Che theory or principle OF
protection. adopted by the Republi-
cans after their Gefeat resulting
from the Payne-Aidrich tariff. hav-
ing been abandoned and the pres
ent rates based uI.cr unstable and
constantly fluctualing values.
Senator Jones of New Mexico.
who has q comprehensive knowl-
edge of many phases of tariff max
ing. has also joined in the debate
against the bill. attacking the pro-
vision Of the bill empowering the
president to shift tc the American
valuation plan and has scored
against his opponents by forcing
one Of the leaders. Senator Smoot
Republican. Utahl, to admit that
under this plan duties could be
levied as high as 900 per cent.
Two other Democratic senators
who arc masters Of Tie tariff SUP
| ject. Senator Pomerere CT Ohio
| and Senator Underwood of Ala
bama. VII also Present the Demo-
cratic side OF the case.
The Republicans. on the other
hand. are lacking IN leaders who
understand either economic priaci-
pies or facts. and it Is expected that
the burden of uphclding this bill,
already known as the Calamity
! Tariff bill. and drafted. as the New
(; York World says oy economic
morons". Will rest upCl the should
e~s of Senator Smoot. who. what
! evcr his failings. does not lack
ability or fairness CT frankncss,
; being one of the few mcn on that
, side willing to adr:l. q fact when
compelled to face it.
Other Vital Objections to Tariff Bill
Made by Senator Simomns.
The following strong points al
ready made against the bill are
taken here and there from Senator
Simmons opening speech:
\ Bill For Tariff Bcneficiarics and
Bounty-ScckcrS.
This bin is the outcome Of 4
Grenzied outcrv Of lot of tariff
heneficiaries and bounty-Scckers
! who have been thrown into u panic
By Il purely temporary situation
and who. by maSnifying and OK
~asSeratinS the facts sought to de-
ceive and mislead Il part Of The
public.
VIII Limit Production to Homo
Consumption.
Our people ar" great consumers
and buyers-in fact. the greatest
but if tho American market is &c
| be the onlr market for American
products we must limit domestic
production to domestic consump-