Evening journal., 1922-08-25
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1922
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nYa nearly two to one vote the Fordney-Mccumbei
ID tariff bill passed the Senate August 10. To be ex-
act the vote was Years" 49, Mays" 25, Not Voting
2s OF the 2s who did vote. account Of absence
or some other cause would have voted for the bill
If present and II against it. This would have made
the full vote so for and Sc against.
only three Democrats were consistently protectonist
throughout voting for the the final roll call
They were the two Louisiana. Broussard
and Ransdeu and Kendrick, OF Wyoming who is up for
reelection with the sole exception of Kendrick, the
forecast OF the Republican Publicity Association made
early in June as to the Democrats would vote for
the bill was correct
Some weeks ago Ashurst OF Arizona. announced that
IT. in his belief the bill was an bill he would
vote for it. He at that time splitting the blue
emyprean with speeches protection Pima cotton
The senate gave that commodity seven cents pound
Ashurst wanted twice that much. He also voted for
high protective other commodities in the ma
jority of higher protection than the Senate
conceded Finally he voted against the bill. He Will
now attend to his Arizona campaign and attempt TO
convince his constituents that he was high proec-
ZIONIST as far as concerned but the
bill was not an honest bil and the conscience which
snatched at fifteen cents a pound Pima cotton re-
coled from bill whose general average ad vaorem n
all imports will be about 13 per cent
On all Texas products Sheppard of that State voted
for the highest possible protection he also outoddins
the Senate those products But when the sho"oo"h
came he voted against the bill There limit to
the duties he for vegetable oils
Angora wool rice etc. but when 1t came to protecting
the products of other he tariff champion
Helm OF Alabama demanded prohibitive duty on
graphite The records do show what financial in
terest he has in that commodity. 1t is Alabama
industry created by the war which has been closed
down during past three Of competition under
the Democratic tariff law The graphite industry re-
ceived adequate protection the Senate but when
the nnal Henin had switched TO the free
trade side Fletcher and Trammell OF Florida, who
protection citrus fruits and
plneapples went the trade camp when the
whole bill was put a About the time peanuts
being discussed the Senate. Swanson, of Vir-
gina was campaigning for reelection Virginia is
the goober State. voted. prohibitlve on
peanuts beat westmoreand Davis for the nomination
and then voted against the bill Jones' OF New Mexico
followed in the footsteps of Ashurs and will emulate
that nible gentleman his campaign for reelection
And It went
greater respect for those Democratic who
out and traders and went down with their flag
aying than they for those who carried locker
full of colors from which selection was made TO meet
anv expediency truth is these Kaleidoscope flag
Ayers knew full well the Republicans would pass bill
which protected all interests irrespective OF section
sought the backing the importers for reelection
as free traders and G immediate constituents as
high press of protection the interests of those
constituents were concerned. They made the tariff
ocal issue because by caliber they local Office
holders.