Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-08-25
CALLS TARIFF BILL COZ OSSAI
BLUNDER.
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Busies. mems dissatisfaction with
the record of Congress was voiced
yesterday by S. G. Rosenbaum. Pres
ident Of the National Cloak and Suit
Company, in letter to Milton E.
Allies of Washington, ID. C. Treasur-
er of the National Republican Con-
gressional Committee.
In reply to II letter from MIR. Allies,
requesting II. contribution to help
bring about the reelection Of Re-
publican majority in Congress, Mr..
Roscnbaum, who is Republican,
criticised the majority in Congress
TO rits conduct in shaping the tariff
bill, for its apparent intention of
passing bonus bill, for it's cndeavor
to prevent the rcappointnnent of w.
p. G. Harding rs head Of tho Fed
cral Reserve System, and for inef1i-
cheney, and refused his assistance.
Roscnbaum Refuses to Send Check.
Mr.. Rosenbaum's letter to Mr..
Allies reads:
The Hon. Milton E. Allies, Treasurer
National Republican Congression-
al Committee,
Dear Mr.. Allies: I have YOUR let
ter of Aug. s asking my co-opera-
ton in an effort to elect a Republi-
can. Congress in November.
You are justified, on general prin-
ciplcs. in asking my assistance. /
nave been Republican ever since
cast my first vote. believe, gen
,ally speaking. in the principles of
he, Republican Party. However,
snail not help to elect Il Republican
Congress next November, and YOU
are entitled to know the reason why.
But first let me say that it will
be Impossible to elect Republican
Congress. The Republican Party has
TAILED to measure up to its RESPONSE
bilitics, and the country knows it.
you refer i'll your letter to the
Democrats as having "a record of
waste and mismanagement behind
them and no effective future pro-
gram to offer" | agree with this
thoroughly, but thc same criticism
can be justly made of the present
Republican Congress.
Fico1 opportunity Tor cmStruc-
1--WE work has been lost. The Tariff
OIL winch is now before Congress
ana which will doubtless be enacted
lhio law within few days, is u
colossal blunder. If President Taft
referred to the Payne Aldrich tariff
rs "indefcnsiblc." what can he aoid
about the bill which is obout to ha
enacted?
Calls Wool Duty Outrageous
Reputable business men and rep
resentative newspapers, who have Mt
tempted to point out the error and
injustice of the bill have been met
by a flood of vilifoation and abuse
from Congressman Fnrlney and 9TH
MISREPRESENTATION and Senators Ger
tain Republican Senators, who are
among the largest producers and
dealers in wool in the country. have
been working for tariff which puts
an outrageously high duty upon raw
wool and which, it is estimated, will
tax our people $35O,OO0,0OO a year.
Do you think the people of the coun-
try do not know this and resent il?
when the facts in regard to this
scandalous situation are pointed out
by reputable merchant who knows
his business, he is branded on the
floor of the House and Senate as a
liar, a traitor and importer" the
latter epithet, in the opinion of
many Republican Congressman, APP
parently being the most damning of
ALL
A bonus bill is about to be car
ried, which will raise the already
high cost of living and add any
where from $4,000, 900 900 to 7,OO0,-
100000 to our already overbuldened
taxpayers. Congress, in voting, does
not seem to have in mind Mt all what
is tho, right thing to do. but evident
ly what will produce the greatest !
number of votes.
We have had as the head of thu.
Federal Reserve System for the last
SIX years man of outstanding abil-
ICY, w. +. G. Harding. He has pi-
loted the Federal Reserve Board |
through its earliest and most diff
cult period. He has helped to lend r.
through the period of the war and
through the dehation which came af-
ter the war.
Itch TO Get Hands on Federal Re.
serve.
But partly because he is a Demo-
crat and partly because he will not
permit the Federal Reserve System to
be used for political ends, Senators
and Congressman have refused to
recognize his great ability and great