The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-02

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| WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-(Spccial
Correspondence.)- When the Ford
ney -McCumber Profiteors' Tariff bill
with 2,436 amendments made by the
senate was sent to conference, where
it is predicted it will remain until af-
ter the election. It received new
name from the Democratic acting
floor leader in the House, Representa-
tive Garrett Of Tennessee, who chris
tened It anew in the following words:
"To the very great regret Of every
member Of the House, the gentleman
from Michigan CMr. Tordney), whose
name It will bear on behalf of the
House announced his voluntary re-
tircment from Congress. The gentle
man whose name It will bear on the
part Of the senate tMr. McCumber) >,
was defeated in the primaries, and,
therefore. the bill is an orphan before
it is born"
Democratic floor leader Garrett,
with a view Of conserving time and
getting the bill in operation before tho
election, tried TO have It rccommitted
to the Ways and Means committee SO
that tho question of the American
Valuation Plan. which tho House
adopted and which the Senate struck
out, might he determined before the
various amendments were taken up
for adjustment. but this did not suit
the Republican programme, or at
least the leaders who do not wish the
bill to become n law before election.
This would interfere with their plan
to try to fool the people by asserting
that the bill will be radically changed
! at the December session In the mean
time they could p romisc, and pre-
sumably will promise, the voters To
amend it in any way The voters may
indicate, but the voters for four years
have had nothing but promises from
this Nothing Republican Congress.
} and they know that these promises
have been broken in almost every par
ticular.
Democratic Party and Honest Business
When the question Of recommitinR
the Profiteors' Orphan Tariff bill to
the Ways and Means committee OF
sending it to conference, with all of
its deformties, iniquities and vices
I upon its head, was under discussion in
, the House. Representative Campbell
T. | Rep.. KansD undertook to forestal
a the inevitable BY charging that a con.
o spiraoy existed between the importers
a and the great mercantile interests o
! the country and the Democratic party
- to rcpudiate the tariff bill if it shal
L be passed before election, by increas
d ing prices on the part Of the retailer,
r This is the same Mr.. Campbell who
r as chairman Of the Rules committee
a pockctcd a resolution passed by hi
e committee and refused to Introduce
k in the House. lie has since been re
s pudlatcd at the polls by the Republi
n cans Of his congressional district an,
g his autOoratic career as chairman
I- and a member of the House will term
r. mate next March Here is the grca
y Democratic-Hu Mor's conspirac
as seen by Mr.. Campbell from tn
De- depths Of his recent defeat. lie said
f,,4,
,r to our Democratic brethren in tn
IS. House and i'm the Senate and in tn
lt country II this bin is not presented
re the country along about the middle {
~ October, for the Democratic campaig
m managers have arranged a very cur
II ming campaign to be inaugurated IN
ur day after the tariff bill becomes
be law. Already the arrangements al
n made, the stage is set, the prices al
NJ fixed. Advances are to he made
mi the price Of every article covered
H. this bill by either specific or ad VI
gh lorem duty. Tho price is to be az
de vanced on the orders Of tho importe
Ca down through 10 the retail dealer
TO 1t iq the hope OF tho Dem
cratic party that the increases may
any time the bill passes before ele
IL ton"
II requires no Imagination 20 for
see rise in prices all along the II
when the Profiteers' Tariff bill actu,
,r, ly becomes a law. Only n dlstort
partisan Imagination embittered
recent defeat could see in this co
spiracy.
The Democratic party pleads gui
TO being a friond Of honest business
"a all kinds and honest business men
ass all grades. big and little, The &C
an nection existing between them Is
the open broad light Of day. III
both desire public prosperity and {
common welfare. and IN opposing I
+. nefarlous Profiteers' Tariff bill III