The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-06
ANOTHER TARIFF OF NOMINATIONS"


1t was something like years from the time the house
began work on the tariff bill till the finished product came out
of mill That would to be ample time Tor making
tho tariff written but according to numerous CRITICS
Including some OF the prominent republican editors IN the
country AcCumber bill is to be kend upto the tariff oil
1928 which was called the tariff OF denominations The bill Is
now in the hands conference committee and doubt num-
crous changes will be made before to the president
but there little likelihood these changes will be sufficiently
radical to make it noceably less "abomnabe Senator McC
her declared that it model but we learn IRON IN
formation printed the Literary Digest that there vast
amount of evidence contradict the senator's view OF it,
instance the New York Tribune strongly republican, calls
the bill passed by the senate monstrosty another
the stunche republican newspapers the country the Boston
Transcript refers to disgrace to the party in power and
porE barrel politicians and special interests for the twofod
pose of ecectng the politicians and paying new tribute to the
of the administration deal thus with of its accomplish
hardly the opposition to hand it unqualified
approval and hence It isn't surprising to
in the columns Of democratic papers The ST. Louis Dispatch
independent in politics. calls "a Higher Cost of Living Bill
sweat I addition axes viii raise the cost of living in every Amer
jean household and will strike full in the face enfeebd
Country whose salvation depends upon the revival OF It's industries
and commerce The minority members OF the senate finance
linittee had this say of the BILL
Thc toll the American people will pay the operation
ihs bill stupendous 1t will reach billions Foodstufsl
clothing practically all the essentials and necessities of life bear
the highest known duties and all this while the people demand
ing reductions the OF production and OF living
The Digest summarizes the democratic indictment OF the bill
by quoting from New York World article as follows:
81 it will create tariff wall behind which the cost OF lv
ing be boosted high again and the public gougd almost will
Tor the private benefit of the WOOL silk glove cnaware
THAT the farmers will pay fully five times much for
the manufactured things they need than they will get by
concessions under the BILL for of the duties thrown them
as sop such as tax on wheat corn and other grams VIII be
lnoperatve owing to Americas domination OF world markets for
these commodities.
Ihat industries relying upon foreign markets
their surplus products will find European unwilling
buy where they SELL with the that these
es VIII be forced to crta production and consequently reduce
the number Of employees.
THAT the ensuing slump export and import trade will
only end more unhealthy economic conditions than exist
pu WI further hamper Europe ability pay off the $lSOOO
debt she owes us and her from reganng her
NAL share Of the gold held this country which would aid
sabilzng her demoralized currences"
ar law ior the principal classes OF commodities follows
Percent Il
Moo manufactures increased from 59 to "a percent
Keined sugar, increased from H4 percent to 68.s
Hardware, increased from 20 percent 40 percent.
Cutlery, from 1913 percent to 84 percent. II
criousy enough the American Economist official organ of
the American Protective Tariff League forward with the
od argument that tariffs have little do with prices declaring
as matter OF fact governed by law Of supply and
demand and the cost OF production except abnormal
under an initiation Of the currency this contention is well
iounded What becomes of the whole theory protection for the
American wokers If the tariff doesn't enable American manu-
iacters to command higher prices for their products how can
they pay higher wages? If the tariff doesn't higher prices
tor American products the whole theory protection falls to the
ground and the argument resolves itself aburdites
The Fordney McCumber tariff bill going to be big bone
o. contention the coming congressional campaign and will
When the burdens imposed the behest Of
ed interests begin to be felt the act becomes operative
the people will have difficulty deciding that the tariff is
tax the most oppressive kind authors Of the tariff
denominations" will be called to account
Meantime, developments the Chickaha oil field are At anil
interesting stage and good may break at any time OIL
course big gushe would suit better than anything else But An
other wonder gas well or two wouldn't be bad.
Senator Lodge says he knew Colonel Roosevelt intimately
thirty years and heard him say damn anything Of the
kind and we guess if progressive 90 around with
abot tor thirty and wouldn't under anv
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