Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-19
MCLEAN PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON
 sPELLAcY's PROTECTION CLAIMS

Thomas J. Spellacy's effort to convince the people of Connecticut that the dem ocratic platforms Of his party have no. denounced protection and his efforts to place himself in the position of one who would favor ample protection for Con necticut are answered in a statement is sued by Senator George P. Mclean. which was received at republican headquarters at Hartford. Wednesday.
 Mir. Spellacy's long and laborlous fail- ure to reconcile his temporary position on the tariff question. with the perma- nent position Of his party was to be expected" is Senator McLean's open ing remark
 He asserts the platforms of his party have not denounced protection as uncon- stitutional. Mir. Spellacy should post him. self. The democratic party has always declared emphatically that il stands fer Tariff for Revenue Only" Protection has always been opposed to the bitter end and the condition is just the same today.
 Herewith are given the tariff plants in the platforms of the Democratic party for the past three campaigns Tn 1912 al the Baltimore Convention The following tariff plant was inserted in the Democratic platforms:
 We declare it to be d fundamental principle of the Democratic party that the Federal governP1ent. under the Con- stitution, has no right or power to i'm pose or collect tariff duties except for the purposes of revenue, and we dema nd that the collection of such taxes shall be limited to the necessities of govern ment honestly and economically admin istered.
 At the St. Louis Convention in 1916. the following was the tariff plank in the ! Democratic platforms:
 We reaffirm our belief in tho doc. Urine of tariff for the purpose of pro- riding sufficient revenue for the oprra- ] tion of the government economically ad Q l nlinistered and unreservedly indorse the Underwood tariff law as truly exempli- | flying that doctrine.
 At the San Francisco Convention in | 1920 the Democratic party adopted the following tariff plank in the Democratic l platforms:
 We reaffirm the traditional policy of the Democratic party in favor of tar if for Revenue Only
 MT. Spellacy selects the platform in 1 1920 in proof of his assertion, and yet, this latest pronouncement of his party re- i affirms the Traditional Policy of the Democlatic party in favor of d Tariff 1 for Revenue Only" means? If SO will 1 he tell ais constituents why the Demo | cratic party has been opposed to pro-
 tectiYe tariffs for seyenty-fiye years or
 more. 1 am very much afraid that MT. 1 Spellacy's attempt to ride two horses
 and escape the usual consequences, will end in failure.
 I The Hartford Times. in its effort tc help Mir. Spehacy out of his en1barassine | hoe .Jf 1 is collection of local rather than a | single national issue' This was Han cocks idea and the idea generally ad- | yanced by northern Democrats, for local purposes
 The mighty ocean is composed of a collection of local drops of water but 1 take it, that together, they form an in. tern2tional unit of more or less con sequence.
 If the farmers and manufacturers. ex. tending across the continent which need
 protection were driven to the wall b,
 foreign competition, we would have col lection of local disasters that would de. stroy the economic life of the nation. Ths
 men and women engaged in occupations that do not meet with direct conapetitio- ffrom abroad The masons, carpenters and all other tradesmen the merchants Ibsnkers, insurance companies and thei,
 employees; the teachers and preachers
 would soon find that it is the producers
 who keeps them going and sustains th,
 present scale of living in America. Tn. foundation of our great industrial templ, is composed of collection of local cap itaf creating units, and the preserva
 tion of these units Is at once a sinxl, and very vital national issue. MT. spe,
 lacy and the Times to the contrary not
 Tithstsnding- That is why the American
 people who have clear understandin,
 of the importance of maintaining on
 industrial supremacy as a nation loo,
 upon protection as a broad national oues
 ton of the first importance, both be
 fore and after election day
 Tt ought not to be necessary 10 ex plain the benefits of protection as a na
 tionai policy to the people of Connect