Evening journal., 1922-06-27
TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT

MOST Delawareans will agree that there cannot b.
lVl such thing non-parsan tariff in the United
States This is because there in this country two
schools Of thought which differ fundamentally and
radically the proper functions and scope Of
tariff First, school which believes tariff should be
written merely the purpose OF providing revenues
second school which believes that in addition TO pro-
lvidng revenue tariff should be used a medium for
protecting American industries and keeping out de-
structive foreign competition.
There is and be middle ground between these
two positions. There is be compromise be-
tween free trade protection. tariff is either a
protective tariff or It is The Democratic party has
raditionally the party for tariff for revenue only
that is free trade The Republican party has been
the party which has always stood for tariff which
furnished both revenue the government and proec-
ton to American industries and American products.
Any so-called non-partisan commission created for
the purpose of writing so-caed non-partisan tariff
would OF necessity first have TO make decision 10
which kind of a tariff It going to write,-a tariff
for only a protective tariff II the COM
mission were divided between these two schools Of
thought would Immediately into partisan dis
cussion within its membership as to which tariff
it would recommend and propose. If the commission
were all of belief a tariff for only it
would be sodly Democratic II, the other hand. it
the belief in protective tariff, it would be
wholly Republican. In either OF these two events 1t
would be partisan TO the extreme Therefore. tariff
commission can be non partisan. 1t must be either
wholly partisan way the other. or bipartisan
Furthermore under any and all circumstances what
ever tariff any tariff commission might recommend
would have to be submitted to the Congress OF the
United States for action This is mandatory because
under the United States Constitution all rails
ing originate in the House OF Represen
tatlves The House OF Representatives is its own mas
ter. selected by the people and holds commits
sion the people Therefore. it is of neoes-
sity partisan.
Logically and inevitably then any tariff submitted
to the House of Representatives by tariff commits
sion would be accepted rejected by the House of
Representatives according whether not 1t was In
conformity with the partisan belief of the majority of
he House Of Representatives, II the House OF Repre-
entaves were controlled by Democrats they would, Of
,ourse enact tariff for only, regardless of
what any commission proposed. If it controlled /
,y Republicans they would enact tariff for protection
equally regardless of what any commission proposed
FOR this reason there be such thing as nom
PARTISAN tariff enacted by the Congress of the
United Any tariff enacted must of necessity by
rtue of the fundamental differences between the two
,arties be either tariff for revenue or protective
arif.
Just at present the country is filled with clamor
aised by so-caled non-partisan tariff organizations
III OF these organizations and all their propaganda
re directed against the enactment at this session OF
congress of any tariff Inasmuch the present tarif
ct is a tariff for written by the Democratic
congress in 1918 and bearing the name of Senator
oscar Underwood of Alabama, any movement looking
o the postponement of the enactment of new tariff
s inevitably and essentially Democratic campaign
movement because IL It successful would leave
he country under the present free trade tariff act
The agitation Of so-caled nonpartisan tariff organi-
ations is backed by free trade interests. There is
othing unusual about this It has always been All
o-caed non-partisan tariff movements have always
cen protected and by those who believed in
rec trade These alleged non-partisan tariff organ-
atlons and individuals of organizations who are in
,vor OF postponng the enactment of protective =
rif at present would be just ardenty In favor of
ostponing its enactment year from now or two
ears from now or at any future time. In brief all
,ch persons and organizations against proteo- =
We tariff at any time. n
The American working man and the American far Il
er in common with the American manufacturer and n
e American business should face the fact that
m -partsan tariff economic impossbility They -
ould refuse to let others deceive them into believing
the contrary They should longer deceive them s.
Ives If they have mised into such belief The n
,ople of the United States decide which they 81
sh-a tariff written for the purpose Of protecting IN
merican industries and those who employed in OF
industries whether they wish tariff written for
purpose Of inviting flood OF foreign made goods y
to this country. -,