Milford chronicle., 1923-03-30

THAT HON. W. BOURGE COCHRAN aber as an
orator than as logcan exceptionally well shown by
the last public address delivered by him on the Floor o
the House. few hours his death In the OF
this address he said-
"God knows whether the world will succeed in .
freeing itself from the calamities that multiplying
around it and dangers that are constantly increas
ing in its pathway; but if is to escape can be by
one way only-and that is by the employment OF every
pair of human hands with active industry on the soil
or some product the soil. You cannot induce the
emplovment of human hands in industry unless you
guarantee to every the peaceful and secure en-
joyment all that he produces When the day da"ns
that any number citizens taught to believe tnat
there is more rapid road to prosperity to Wealthto
the possession capital than the employment OF IN
dustv and the exercise of sefdenial and that more
ranid wav is through the Treasury, by the compa1-
sance Of or the connvance of politicians then tne
knell of this country's prosperity is sounded"
Practical American ideaism has fixed in the minds Oh
the great majority of us he laborer is worthy OF MS
hire and that agriculture should be guaranteed priority IN
te home market the Republican party has supported the
protective tariff policy the means best cauculaUeu u
maintain the high standards of our aDorlng men anu "
make the guarantee to the farmers eHectlVe WIN t"o
ontionsone in 1894 and the other in 1913-tha policy
has been adhered since the Civil war; anu aS
consequence the American roll is the admraon anu
envy of the world the social advancement OF the Am
erican farmer striking contrast to that OF tne EURO
pean peasant and the Oriental coolie
It has been a rule without exception tnat "hen Ine
Democratic tariff policy in the ascendant the coun-
tv was filled with unemployment and discomfort and the
boroeter of agriculture showed nationwide foul Wea-
ther The effect of protection on farm products was
amazingly set forth while the emergency tarH law was IN
operation May o. 1921 September o. 1922 The 1917
survey of the Department Of Agriculture showed tnat IN
tbe case Of all but of 81 major crops output was
greater than in 1921 The volume of these 81 crops was
nor cent larger than in 1921 and the December aT
rce averaged 25 per cent higher than year ago. tne
total value s75OOOOOOOO about onethrd more tnan
in 1921 The recovery of the sheep situation IN
1922 over that of the preceding was truly remaaD
As for the effect of protective tariff on IaDor we na
100000 idle 10 months after the Underwood law was
nassed in October 191S and unemployment IN 19z-z Was
again general while today the complaint is that tnere are
not sufficient hands available properly to man the HILLS
OF course no American can be guaranteed une peace
fl and secure enjoyment of all that he produces e
and the Oriental is given free access 70 tne AM
ocan market Low-wage products will inevitably ore out
bage products unless the former are restricted 10 an
atent which gives the latter show The theoreucal ee
traders who claim philanthropy as their motive snouo
d their uplift energies abroad to raise the plane OIL
M oasant and the coolie and not seek to reduce ne AM
oa 1aborer and farmer to foreign levels AS Ior te
norters who gouge American consumers "nen inpoitS
1Ia n free no one has any sympathy for them MI
,ockran supported free trade i