The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-18
DOMINICK GIVES
POSITIVE REPLY
SHARP DISAGREEMENT ON THE
TARIFF ISSUE
Third District Representative Writes
to Sea Island Cotton Oil
Man
Hugh w. Roberts in The State.


the Sea Island Cotton Oil company,
in a letter to the South Carolina del
egation. declared the necessity of a
protective tariff favorable to those
products whcih are Southern monopo-
lies.
He referred to those Southerners
who still stand for tariff for reve-
nue. only as "our politicians and fos-
silized voters
But in Representative Fred H.
Dominick, Mr.. Eve caught Tartar.
''In my opinion" Mr.. Dominick
said, ga protective tariff has never
been more indefensible than at the
present time He then pointed out
the result of the socalled emergency
tariff prepared for farmers, and eX-
planned that as result of tariff bill,
such as the house Republicans put
across, revenue at the customs houses
would be so. small as to make con-
tinuation of present high taxation
imperative.
The conditions are so out OF Jolnt
at present, Mr.. Dominick added, that
to serve the purposes of the tlmes'
free trade would prove beneficial.
The letter from Mr.. Dominick to
Mr.. Eve follows:
81 am in receipt of your letter OF
March % addressed to the South Car
olina delegation in congress relative
to a tariff on Southern products, and
note what you say in regard to the
matter. 1 will say that l am, always
have been, and always expect to be
opposed to protective tariff; and l
know that the people of our state en-
tertain the same views, your state
ment that. Southern farmers seem to
be practically unanimous in desiring
a protective tariff on their products
TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
81 note your statement that our
politicians and :fossilized voters are
still swinging on to the old thread
bare policy of fighting protective ia
riff Just because they were raised up
ON it and do not know how to quit IT..
In my opinion, protective tariff has
never been more indefensible than 1t
is at the present time. This IS clearly
shown if in no other way than by the
fact that although the Republicans
have been in full and complete con-
troll of the government for more than
year, they have not been able to
get together on a permanent hlgh
protective tariff, bill.
"With the present large expendl-
lures of the government, amounting
to $4,000, e,0oe,oeg year. and the
fact that under the most favorable
conditions. il. estimated that the
proposed Fordney tariff bill will not
raise more thans s300,00o,ooO or
s4oO, 900, 900 a year, protective tar
iff can not be justified even from the
standpoint of a traiff for revenue on
". In addition to this, this country
and its people, being creditor ma
ton as it is in an amount estimated
at at least $4,000, 100000 can never
expect any repayment of these enor-
NOUS amounts unless conditions are
such that the debtor nations can car
rv on trade with US. In fact, have
come to the conclusion that under the
present world economic conditions,
absolute free trade is the proper pol
icy to be adopted by our government
at this time.
'Tt might interest you to know that
an emergency tariff act was approved
May 27, 1921, imposing high pro-
tective tariff on many farm products,
including: Peanuts, peanut oil, cotton
seed oil, wheat, corn and many others.
l am inclosing you copy of this act
which was known as the Emergency
Tariff Act and which is to continue
in force until the permanent tariff
act is enacted. l presume that you
are acquainted with the effect the
passage and operation of this act has
had upon the price of the products
attempted to be protected. If you
are, you will note that the prices OF
all of these products fell off material
ly. If you do not have this informa.
ton, am ;n6losing you speech OF
the Hon. Tom Connally of Texas de-
livered on March I, 1922, citing the
facts and figures as taken from the
official government reports, which
proves this contention. l respectful
ly invite your careful attention and
careful reading of Mr.. Connally's
eoooob do NOT 600 how 3ny one