Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-07-14

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the tax question in politics.
Other states have recognized how
un"conomiCal ii is to have so many
commissions. Bureaus. Boards, De-
partment>. etc. and unScicntiiic tan
laws. Michigan reduced her de-
partlnentS from 26 to five at the last
session of it's Legislature ut 4 saw
ing OF millions of dollars. and APP
pointed Il Commission to sit for
twelve years to devise 4 tax system
At the last Session of the Virginia
Assembly Commission was ap-
poincd similar to the one DR.. Nc
Clintic advocated for West Virginia
and for the same reasons.
He also advocated system of
conservation for our natural re-
sources. There are cities in Europe
which pay all their expense of mu-
nicipal government from the incom
OF the municipal owned forSestS..
Pennsylvania will soon have an in
come Of $2O,O0O,000 from her forests
his campaign speeches he advo-
Gates the same constructive plans
for the National Government. He
favOrS 4 scientific tariff designed
by an expert commission Of non
partisan character. A tariff to slim
ulatc industry and foreign trade in
stead of one which creates monop-
oily, destroys foreign trade. and
takes the money out of the pockets
OF the poor man and puts it into the
hands Of the rich, thus making the
rich richer. and the poor poorer.
The Fordney tariff cut Off $780,
000,O00 from our Canadian trade.
Canada buys s95 per capita from lis
and we buy $500 per capita from
Canada. For every S1.00 Canada
loses we lose $500 by the operation
of the Fordncy tariff. The Port
land Cement Company produces
100000 barrels of cement an
nually, a tariff was placed on
cement to protect Michigan's in
dnstry Tin Fordney's state) of 1000,
900 barrels of cement from the i'm
/ portation Of 600 barrels from Can
ada. A raise in price on 1876 200, 600
barrels to protect 4, 100000 barrels
. from 600 Canadian barrels. To pro-
tect a wool industry of S65, O00, 900
, tax of cents was put on wool.
This tariff will increase our cloth
ing bill S25O,000,000. 1t would be
cheaper to buy the wool crop and
burn it than to pay this increase
cost in order to raise 100000 in
revenue. The tariff on sugar will
be the highest in 80 years. This is
to protect Senator Shoots Mormons
in Utah and about 10000 Of Ford
, lney'S German farmers in Michigan,
who raise sugar bectS, and 4 few
Louisiana cane planters. A 200lb
, sack of salt will cost the farmer 40
cents Il sack more under the pres
cnt measure. They put tax on
. Canadian wheat and drove it to
Liverpool to compete with our
wheat there and drove our millerS
out of the English market because
they cannot secure Canadian wheat
to make flour to compete With the
English product made from Cana
dian wheat. This measure has de-
Stroyed our market for beef in
Liverpool and the South Americans
have the English market. and so the
low price Of North American cattle.
He is advocating revival of
foreign trade because Our prosper
ity depends upon it. Under Presi-
dent Wilson trade increased from
$4,000, 100000 to S13,5O0, 000,o 900.
Under Harding's first year it de-
creased in amount TO n sum greater
than was our total trade when Mr..
: Wilson became President. We lost
S3,3OO,OOO,0O0 instead of gaining
81 500 100000.
He is opposed to taking the Ma
tional forests out Of the Department
CT Agriculture and putting them in
to the Department of the Interior
for private exploitation. The Dem
ocratic Administration preserved in
tack our naval oil reserves. Hard
ing had been in Office only one
month when plans were started
which eliminated on April 9TH, this
year in leasing the Wyoming oil
reserve Of the Navy to the Sin Clair
Oil Company. This reserve was
worth S500.000,000 Within one
week the Sin Clair Oil Company's
stock increased in value S30,000,-
900, and within month this COM
pany had raised the price of gaso-
line | cent Il gallon and bunker oil
10 cents a barrel.
He is against gag-rulc in the
House and the pocket veto of the
northumberland machine,
which was supported by Congress-
man EcholS of this District. The
tactics of these men have prevented
The recovery of millions of dollars
due the Government from war con-