Evening journal., 1922-06-16
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1922
SOUTHERN PRESS SUPPORTING PROTECTION


Mt will interest the people OF Delaware to know thai
the recent drive OF importing interests allied with
foreign trade organizations and backed by certain in
ternational and free trade theorists, to post
pone tariff legislation indefinite future, met a
strong offensive from the suburban and country
press and from the South time the stronghold OF
trade demand for speeding up tariff legislation
was particularly emphasized. Texas taking the lead.
In one editorial the Fort Worth CTexas) star-Tee-
gram said: Democratic representatives IN Congress
who back home and tell their constituents that
they kept faith OF the fathers and voted against
the tariff bill will give little consolation to the producers
of the South and Of Texas II the bill one-sided and
giving the East big advantage and
placing and the South a decided disadvantage"
In another 1T (the tariff bi) is going TO be passed
enforced by your government, which is none the
your It is controlled by Repub
cans" readers exhorted to write to their Con-
gressmen if they believe that everything should be
done protect and the South" The Fort Worth
Record declares that tariff sentiment is strong in
The people Of this State-a majority OF them
already protection for materials Texas is
the misrepresented State in Congress. Our Con-
clinging TO the old, outworn free trade
doctrine after conditions have changed that their
constituents have protection for their products or
be ruined" And the Sherman (Texas) Press
southern members of Congress who opposed to a
tariff southern products have for their action no
precedent among the real leaders Of party from
Thomas Jefferson down to the present day. They
facts with froh and substitute political pe for
sound business arguments"
The Wnston-salem IN. c. Republican says: North
Carolina Senators and Congressman oppose a pro-
tectve tariff and about everything that is for the
material and industrial welfare sections they
resent Is it not about time that made change in
The political aiation OF those represent this State
in Congress? The time make a good start is at the
election this fall" While the Charleston Is c. News
and Courier paraphrases Lincoln with remark: "A
nation survive half selling under free trade and
the other half selling under protection" 1t wants the
protective policy to be general
The Georgia Peanut Growers Association declares
that Georgia farmers unanimous protection on
farm products the same manufactured articles"
and the Florida Post states that people Of the
State. while they have always way have
however come to realization that protective tariff
the only sound basic principle which country
can exist Speaking for Alabama the Mobile Register
says Democrats expected to protest against a
tariff bill offered by Republicans and much of their
criticism is discounted its utterance but
Republican Congress ought to listen to a Republican
President. who. speaking to the whole people pro-
what he believes be the policy for his
party pursue case the President unquestion
ably points the right the way that will as he de-
cares increase American influence good and enable
her to have her part in the triumph of peace"
The Southern Tariff Advocate declares that some OF
the speeches of free are more devas
atng agriculture than cyclone" and the Manufac-
urers Record of Maryland is conducting an aggressive
protection campaign.