Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-05
FARMERS AND THE TARIFF


CENAToR WALSH CDem) OF Massachusetts. is wor
- ried because the proposed American protective
tariff BILL now before Senate will benefit the far
He charges the Republican Senators from the
agricultural with supporting the bill because II
will benefit the He charges the farmer will be
benefited by protective schedules potatoes cereals
meats etc. because the exclusion the Ameri
markets foreign imporatons OF these products
will enable the American farmer to obtain profitable
price his products.
Up to date no Republican Senator from any agricul-
tura state has denied Senator walshs statement It
a pretty safe prediction will deny 1t.
The farmers in Aroostook county Maine, for ex-
ample know by experience that protective tariff on
potatoes keeps Canadian and other reported pota-
toes and by so doing makes profitable for them to
raise potatoes.
The farmers or the spring wheat belt know that be-
of the tariff enacted last they
have been receiving average of 80 cents bushel
for their wheat than the Canadian farmer has
been receiving.
Growers of live stock know that the enactment Of
emergency tariff stopped the tremendous imports
OF New Zealand lamb and other fresh products
from Australia and from South America, and
teed him profitable market at home
The American farmer knows that because OF these
things combined with other assistance the form of
Of credits. he is getting back his feet and
able to making some progress again.
But the prosperity Of the American farmer irrrtaes
Senator Walsh. Massachusetts,. In fact angers
him. He denounces it outrageous and something
which should be prevented He ascertains with the
sistance a sharp pencil that prices
the farmer will get by OF the proposed American
will add the living costs of every Massachusetts
ffamily Chased a family OF sx) the stupendous
of $50 year. That this is robbery Senator Walsh
has no doubt. He would prefer the American
farmer back where he when the Democratic party
gave up the rens of government March T. 1921 when,
because of the Democratic financial policies and the
tariff putting farm products on the free list
the American farmer fiat broke.
Senator Walsh belongs a manufacturing
State depends prosperity upon continued
and profitable output industries To save each
family Of Massachusetts $50 year. Senator Walsh
would deprive the American farmer of a profitable
home market and force him back his economic
dition Of of 1921. quite sol Yet the
farmer buys 40 cent Of all the manufac
tured products of the country.
the greatest single class purchaser of textile
goods-and textile industry is the industry
of Massachusetts,.
The American farmer is the greatest buyer leather
America, and the leather goods industries of
Massachusetts rank second only the textiles.
The American farmer is second only the railroads
and iron products. being the
mate of 80 per cent of the steel and iron
The American farmer is the largest consumer Of
wood products-beng the ultimate OF 46 per
cent. of the products Of the country.
The American farmer the largest class consumer !
Of motor vehioleshe buys 80 per cent Of the annual
output Of motor vehicles and motor accessories-ke
tires etc The American farmer 5000. 900 motor
vehicles which according given by the auto
motive industries is than owned by all the
rest Of the world outside OF the United States
The American farmer consumes exclusively the out
put of over 500 factories making farm implements.
All Of the employees of these tremendous industries
in turn of the the textile
leather industries OF Massachusetts,.
When early in 1921 the American farmer fiat
broke under the operation Of the Underwood tariff and
Democratic financial policies he buying. As
result 100000 American working people were walk
ing the streets Massachusetts had liberal share Of
these idle. What did $50 year. per family means TO
them then? Would they have cheerfully given It to
have obtained steady employment at profitable wages?
Senator Walsh would push the American farmer back
his condition Of 1921 and the Massachusetts working
men back to dleness in order per year. per
family Do the working of Massachusetts agree
with him? Isn't the prosperous American farmer
worth something to Massachusetts, industries?