Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-17
WELCOME COOPERATION.

ioicCtlOlllStS Will WclcOmo the con-
vcrts from the south to the doctrine of
protection. but would like to have them
come right out in the open and advo-
cate protective tariff from principle
rather than from eXpedicncy.
The attitude of the southern tariff
congress is really amusing. 1t is urg-
ing democratic members of congress to
support adequate protection for south
trn products because ''the republicans
Ut congress are going to enact pro-
tective tariff law and the south ought
to get all it can out of it," OF course
the south should get what protection
III is entitled to. but it ought to have
the courage to espouse the principle
openly-tO admit its former error in
stead of trying to reap just benefits
Willie pretending to be against the
policy. If the south is opposed to pro-
lection and believes, as it has often
declared, that under the constitution
the federal government has no power
to levy impost duties except for the
purposes of revenue only" it ought to
oppose protective tariffs of all kinds.
But just listen to this. from the Fort
Worth, Texas, Star Telegram:
The greatest obstacle which stands
in the way of obtaining proper recogni.
ton for southern products is the att.
tude of most of the democratic con-
Instead of insisting that any tariff bill
passed shall levy duties equitably,
without discriminating between sec
tons and industries on political lines,
but in accordance with the principle of
rot favOring one class or section at the
expense of another, they arc assuming
an attitude of opposition to the entire
tariff program and apparently are will
ing to have the republicans pass Il
and sections at the expense of the
south in order to make political capital
Of it later. The present congress is
going to pass tariff bill. That can
be taken for granted. Democratic
opposition can not prevent that. The
position of the southern tariff congress
is simply that the products Of this
section of the country. most Of which
are of the farm and ranch shall be
tfu1,l nf.ti
with that given the products of other
sections"
While the republicans welcome the
coOpcration of the southern tariff con-
grcss in bringing about a more general
support of the protective doctrine, 1t
should he said at the outset that the
statements made by that organization
must be viewed as intended to con
struct bridges for the free traders to
cross over. and must not be accepted
at their face value. 1t is false to as
sert that the republican protective
Lolicy has ever been sectional in its
nature. The present democratic tariff
lew. framed in 1918, was sectional. 1t
placed the products of the northern
and western farmers on the free list.
and put duties on Il great many strict
" Sout hern products But the state
of Louisiana has always received re-
publican protection on its sugar: Flor
ida has had republican protection on
citrus fruits and pincapplcs; the
tobacco growing states have never lack
cd for Republican protection on that
commodity Virginia has received re-
publican protection on peanuts: rice
has received republican protection; ana
SO have vegetable oils and practically
every other southern commodity where
the need has been shown. The only
support the republican party has re-
ceived from the south in the past has
come from the congressional delegation
from Louisiana. which has been for
protection.
Possibly by the time the next cam !