Evening journal., 1922-10-14
NOT TO BE FOOLED

TIVE Delaware consumer is being told by Democratic
authorities that HIS OF living going to be in
creased approximately $4,000 100000 year Of
the new tariff The total duties collected under this
tariff viii be approximately s4OO.OOoooo. How
which only s4oO, 100000 can an
in living OF 900 or seven times
Of the total duties collected one the
mysteries which Democratic speakers do not attempt
unveii The OF SO 600 900 which Democratic
authorities have decided upon the amount they will
charge the tariff bill with adding the lv-
ing derived from statements put by the Fair
Tariff League"
That organization so far as the last Congress was
concerned. seemed be constituted of but one man.
who claimed his residence be in Wisconsin, but
stationery showed his Offices New York,
while he himself lived in washington and conducted a
most open lobby against the any tariff.
The organization this man. whoever and what
ever is adopted the plausible Of Fair Tariff
10 delude the public. In point of fact the lobby it
maintained against the enactment Of any protective
tariff at all. 1t fought every schedule fought the
bill whole
Practically all of the data the literature which has
put by the Democratic party. both during the
discussion Of the tariff bill and since the bill passed.
was furnished by this lobby. Democratic speakers in
the House and Senate iearnedly and glibiy quoted
statistics furnished by this so-called Fair Tarin
League AS a climax the tariff debate Senator SIM
mons North Carolina the day the bill passed the
Senate inserted into the Record statement the
expert Of Fair Tariff League" which charged the
new tariff law would living by $1,000
600 oOo-which figure has been adopted "onical by
the Democratic organization.
The so-cslled Fair Tariff gue obtained this hg
by assuming there would be increase Of 500
cent in prices between the price by the pro-
and the price paid by the consumer 1t not only
that this spread of 500 per would take
place but in statement prepared by It inserted
hx
spread justified. 1t "hve-fold Increases in
prices regarded legitimate by impartial public
who figured percentages carefully"
In other words, the Fair Tariff League" the Demo-
cratic party and free trade Justify such pronteer
legitimate but they charge the proteers profits
up against the tariff and because prices go up
Practically every free trade editorial every
speech that while the tariff may be only
much yet by the time reaches the consumer II
amounts so much. This means that the proneer is
charging all the traffic will bear 10 line his pockets
process which Fair Tariff League" says Is egiti-
and which the free trade papers and the
Democratic party condone.
The time wes sort Of thing would fool the
Delaware consumer That time has passed. The Della
ware people not going TO be aroused against the
protective tariff OF attempted exploitation OF
the public BY consenceiess proteers To the contrary
the buying public bitter experience is pretty
familiar with proAteers methods Instead of turning
against a protective tsrin in prices are now
un3ustinably there will be widespread demand
for investigation and prosecution Of those who 10
rob the public by claiming they compelled ad-
vance prices because of the tariff.
In addition such demand, there is not the least
doubt that consumers will refuse pay any
able advance prices. The buyers strike" has be-
come very effective weapon in the hands OF the
American housewife There the least doubt that
such strike" will become effective the minute the
public believes it being souged The protective
tariff will undoubtedly stabilize prices but It will
compel any appreciabie advance in prices.
Ball and dupont and Representative Layton
ali OF Delaware. advocates OF protective