Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-24
SENATOR HARRISON
R|D|CULES ANTICS
Of c. D. P. LEADERS
BY SENATOR PAT HARRISON

ers are growing more hectic in the
sugar tariff controversy, some
charging, others disclaiming tariff
influence. No wonder the public
becomes confused over issues and
disguised with politicians when
they read the latest explanations of
the Influence of the Tariff on the
Cost OF Sugar"
The Democrat should have a
heart. 1t is ungracious in them to
charge that the proponents Of the
increased tariff on sugar intended
that it should increase the price Of
sugar. No one ever heard that the
principle of tariff protection ever
carried that idea. Can anyone for
moment imagine that Senator
Smoot or my good friends from
Louisiana, Senators Broussard ana
Ransdell, would have fought for the
increased duty on sugar if they had
thought it might benefit the sugar
beet and sugar cane interests If
Utah and Louisiana? OF course not!
The tariff was placed on sugar, the
same as on wool and hundreds of
other necessaries, in order to reduce
their cost! One of the cardinal prirl-
ciples of high protectionist in levy
ing a tariff is to ignore selfish in
terests and to remember only the
welfare of the consumer.
Poor Sugar BarOns!
But why continue the controver-
ifs? Congress is adjourned. 1t Will
not meet again until December.
Senator Smoot will be chairman
of the next finance committee. The
Republican national committee says
that the tariff on sugar has no NOR
to do with the price of sugar than
it has with "Piggly Wisely.
About the only recourse the people
have left is to bear it. We get one
consolation out of it, however, ana
that is, if it continues to soar, that
economy" about which we have
heard so much and seen so little
might come. With Jam-making, pre-
serving, and the picnic season hard
upon us, the well laid plans OF the
industrious housewife must again go
aWry, because, as if by magic, the
enormous surplus of sugar at a ges-
ture from the big-hearted protlteers
becomes a Shortage" Sad as that
situation is to contemplate, ana
pitiable as is the plight OF the poor
sugar barons who have made only
about $15,O00,000 on the recent rise
what much be the CONSERVATION IN
the cellars of those far-seeing indl'
viduals who laid in supplies Of pre-
VoIstead merchandise. and whose
mint beds will soon be luXurlously
green. and nary a pound Of sugar
to be had. At not many parties
this summer will IT more step up
and say they'll take sugar IN
their n
Warren Colts Troubles.
Tt NAV be that Warren Golf Har-
ding. during his brief weekend stay
in Washington, will be moved out OIL
consideration for the unfortunate
consumers to seek authority from
the tariff commission to give some
relief. Of course it is no easy mat
fer for a president to get the men
whom he appoints to office to 90
a little thing like that-especlally
when they are to be reappointed by
the president. 1t may be that the
president will not have time during
his visit to Washington to talk the
matter over with commissioners. his
soiourn will be limited; he has much
to do.
1t is necessary, not only to the
economic stability of our own couE-
trv. but the economic rehabilitation
of Europe, that the president should
go to Alaska. That is a duty that
has long waited.
The fact that no other president
has had the time or the inclination
to visit that nearby territory makes
it more necessary that President
Harding should go. The Alaskan
problems, have been waiting long
time to receive personal presidential
attention. Preparations must be-
gin and begin at once for that
trip. The president has the good
will of the whole country in max
ing these short and infrequent ex~
cursions to Florida and Marion and
Raritan.
UngraciOus Set Around Him
No other president has ever had
a more ungracious set around him.
They turn down his proposals, re-
iect his nominees, criticise his poll
cies and make life miserable for
him. Why, even the members of
his cabinet tell the country that
"he is a poor advertiser; that "he
cannot sell himself" That is new
term presidential parlance. Can
not sell himself to the country
The coinage of that phrase is one
of the notable achievements of the
administration. 1t doesn't compare
to the appointment of General Saw
yer or the naming of "Laddie Boy
but it is a real achievement. 1t
was conceived but not sprung by
Lasker. And it is destined to go
down in history as the Laskerlan
method. Lasker tried it out with his
ship subsidy proposal, but the fact
that it failed should not count. 1t
might work better with better sub
jects. 1t may be that Secretary
Davis got the idea that the presi-
dent could not "sell himself" from
the experience Lasker had in SELL
ing his ship subsidy idea. But now
that it is agreed among the friends
of the President that "he is a poor
advertiser and unable Ito sell him
self to the country" we are told
that someone else will be designated
to do the job.
Lasker Knows Game
To clEoJ~ 10 tho onnnintn6 is
selected not because he coined the
phrase, but because he understands
the game.
Then, too, he understands the
president. Why not? He sees
enough of him. Let us hope that
Gin selling the president to the
country" Lasker will at least get
started. He will then be improv-
ing upon his last experience. The
advertising game is a great game.
IF iS a VOO6Rrf1J1 business If mat