The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-05
SENATORIAL CAMOUFLAGE

Mr.. Cox late candidate for the pres
idency is quoted as saying that the
next issue in the National campaign,
in which it is expected that the oppo-
sition will retire the present adminis-
tration, will be the tariff question.
Mr.. Cox seems to believe that Ameri-
|can people are opposed to the tariff
for the protection Of an American
standard of labor, living, and of wag-
les. In this country against the Euro
pean competition, in the matter of
Icheap labor in manufactured goods.
In the senate where the present ta-
riff bill has been discussed for months,
and every item that affects an indus
try or business in any of the states
has been subject to close scrutiny,
and debate, it is seen that the demo-
cratic members have voted for the
items that protect their local indus
tries, while denouncing the general ia
riff bill. This inconsistency is account
led for by such members knowing that
1.-THE bill would pass, and by objecting
to it generally would be making polit-
ical capital on one hand, and while
voting for the specific items separate
ly, would be protecting their own con-
istituents.
A record of such votes has been
kept and it shows that every demo-
|cratic senator except Senator Owen of
Oklahoma, voted for a protective ta-
riff on articles and products of their
Irrespective states. A senator from AL
ALBANIA denounced the bill as "a piece
|of Ubiquitous legislation. Yet he vot-
led eleven times to stand by the rates
of that bill. Caraway of Arkansas de-
nounced the bill and voted seven times
Ito sustain the rates reported by the
committee. Simons of North Carolina
denouncing the bill, supported it's it.
ems wherever his state interests need
ed protection, and voted eight times
for such items.
A long list of democratic senator's
did the same. Thirty five out of thir-
ty six democratic senators voted at
various times to sustain the bill, to
afford protection in their own states,
showing by their action that they are
for it as a matter of business but be-
cause it is republican measure, op-
1pose itas a matter of politics.-James-
town Alert.
A. c. Townley in the Nonpartisan
Leader is barking at the heels of Gov.
Nestos and asking why the governor
does not call a special session of the
Legislature together to pass some sort
lof bill to provide finances for the
farmers to hold their wheat so that
they will not have to dump it on the
market but can hold it until they can
get better prices. 1t is a rather late
day for Townley and his horde to be
preaching stuff Of that kind. They
had control of the state government
and legislature for several years but
did not pass any remedial legislation
along these lines, but they did pass a
lot of unsound legislation that will
keep the farmers of the state poor in
trying to pay for the same. In a
long article in the Leader Mr.. Townley
says this:
One hundred thousand farmers
and their friends have struggled
for six years to establish mill
and elevator system and a state
banking system that would be just
what these men say must be done.
They are still trying to do it. So
far, the self styled farmers at this
recent conference, have effective