The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-21
Sincerity
EDITORIAL.

both in the senatorial and gubernatoral race coming
to be question Of the sincerity Of the respective candidates
for Office.
lIopeessly entanged in Of his own making on
the prohibition issue, Senator Hitchcock y striving des
perate To create issues Of other matters and to get the pub
lies mind on other subjects.
The timehonored tariff argument has seemed TO the
Senator his only hope Of confusing the public for although
the tariff has consumed time Of politicians In the past
80 years than any other subject many know little or nothing
about IT, Therefore Of all subjects offers the best oppor'
tunity to confuse the public mind.
Reaching from the statement that the present tariff
there is tariff shoes hides leather to the sophsry
that 1t will add three billion dollars TO the public expense
fifty million dollars the Senator has the full course Of
od-time tariff argument and sophsry.
He passes without mention the fact that the pres.
cnt tariff supported by every member Of the farm bloc
In the senate, as essentially farmers tariff.
He passes without mention that by this tariff the
wages Of American workngmen are protected against the
competition Of foreign labor earning from onehaf to one
tenth the American wage.
He passes without mention that every member Of
the legislature Of Nebraska with two exceptions,
year demanded similar protective duties in the form Of
the Emergency tariff
He passes over without MENTION the recovery and sta
blizing Of the prices Of grain and other farm products
which dates from the passing Of The Emergency tariff and
reports that since the passage Of the present tariff grain and
farm products have been steadily the increase and are
on the increase today 4#
In his obvious king issues Of bis making and
his persistent avoidance and sdetcppng Of the issues Of
the peoples making he has raised an issue bigger than all
other issueghe issue Of the sincerity of and their
steadfastness in holding to their convictions.
Unfortunately for the Senator there is direct
ton between the issue Of sincerity and his position
the tariff
During the several months while The present tariff law
being considered in the senate there were held total Of
283 record votes the tariff law Each provision Of the tar
if considered separately and votes taken each Often
vote either would have meant striking article from
the paid list and putting it on the free LIT or vice
Yet, Of the total Of 2S3 votes the tariff, Senator
Hitchcock failed TO vote 15S times.
He present but did not vote 1G different roll
calls.
He was present when Senator Walshs amendment to
wool, voted on but Senator Hitchcock did not vote
He absent not voting when the votes taken
on the wool cloth cotton sewing machines hides leather,
shoes SALT chnaware buttons dress stees and clasps.
hooks and eyes lamp chmneys and globes, window glass
household utensils aumnumware, and many other domes
tic commodities
Thus s the Senator weighed and found wanting in
gard to the present tariff issue.
He urges the voters Of Nebraska to return him to the
senate TO oppose tariff bill which he says il wrong. Yet
in the senate where his vote would count If the bill
wrong he is absent not voting 1853 times out Of 283
almost 60 per cent of the time
The Se?ator opposes the tariff in Nebraska where he
hopes to confuse the voter but he failed to vote Washing
ton where his vote would change the schedules.
Thus, out Of his position the tariff well the
prohibition and many other questions Is the question Of sin
cerity made the predomnang issue Of the campaign.
Like his temporary companion-n-arms Brother Charley
Hitchcock is attempting to win votes by false prctences