Phoenix tribune., 1922-06-24
WHY A PROTECTIVE TARIFF ?

Abraham Lincoln made the observation that ii we
bought goods abroad had the goods and the foreigner
had money; but if we bought goods at home had
both the goods and the money This congresses the
tire protective tariff question into one sentence.
The sale in this country of every foreign made article
the like of which is being made could be made here
the sale of less American made article. The
total loss of sales of American made articles because of
the importation and sale of foreign made goods
that much less production in American factories De
creased production in American factories but
thing the laying off of working men The increase of
ideness in this country due to this policy but
thing, hard times for everyone The American working
the biggest and the best customer of the American
farmer. The American working is the biggest and
best customer of American made goods He is Americas
leading consumer
The American farmer has been passing through two
years Of experience which proves he cannot prosper when
American working men idle. Internationalists and
free traders attempt to persuade the farmer that his pros
perity is dependent foreign markets. The proposition
is ridiculous. The American farmer sold more of his
crops abroad in 1921 than in any previous year in the
history of the United States yet he knows full well that
the prices he received for his crop 1921 the lowest
in the history of American agriculture This effectuay
dsposes of the claim that foreign markets make the
American farmer prosperous.
The plain truth is the American farmer got less for
his farm products in 1921 than before i'll the history
of this country because of the very simple fact that
American working walking the streets in 1921
without money to buy food products than before in
the history Of this country Those who would drive the
American working into idleness the enc
mics not only Of the Aemircan working but of the
American farmer.
The American working man is being driven into idle
today by the importing interests whicE flooding
the United States with goods they have purchased abroad
absurdy low prices Their flooding the United States
has not benefited the for they charging the
all the way from 1000 to 5400 per cent profit
these goods imported from Europe and Asia and they
closing American factories which make like goods
They keeping hundreds Of thousands of working
cut of employment.
Their pretensios that they against the enactment
Of protective tariff because they friends of the
sumner is not benefited by any policy which throws him
out OF work. for it must be kept in mind that the American
consumer is also the American producer The American
consumer, whose buying power is measured by his pay
envelope which he obtains at the factory benefited
by any policy which stops his pay envelope If he is de-
stroyad producer he is also destroyed consumer
The American farmer is not benefited by any policy
hch destroys the pay envelope Of the American working
man.
The whole issue and the sole issue involved in the
present tariff controversy is whether not this nation
gong to adopt economic policy that will build up
American industries which give employment to millions
OF men and women who in turn buy the products Of Amer
lean farms sustain American public utilities build up and
develop American communities is this nation going to
adopt economic policy which benefits only few thou
sand importing interests which willing to betray and
ruin American industry American labor and American
agriculture because by doing they reap for themselves
enormous profits.
1t is this comparatively small clique of importing in
erests closely organized and tremendously financed that
is the backbone of the present fight against the enactment
OF protective tariff It is furnishing the funds and con
Quoting the nationwide campaign of propaganda against
protective tariff legislation The American people must
make decision between productive factories and pros
porous working the hand and profteering in
erests league with foreign bankers and foreign indus
tries on the other hand.
While Of trouble lack of work.