The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-09
WHO OWNS u 5.
IS SHOWN BY
TARIFF
Virginia Cots G. o. n Protec.
ton on Peanuts Other
Illustrations Cited
81 WILLIAM HARD.

i 49,
n deciding who Il Il that owns
the Government great place nauss
be given 70 finding out who ii Il
that gets = BIG place and big favora
/ in tarif laws.
Tariff laws are the principai
means ~ which the Government 81
the United states demonstrates ia
ao-called "favorltisHn to the people
who own I'll
II must, moreover. be understood
that unless we know who owns tie
Government Of the United States.
we cannot know how TO vote flrhf
In this election.
We must always vote agalnst the
people who own the Government 81
the United States, and turn them
out.
That Ii the accepted rule.
These articles are intended fc 81
an important contribution to the
application Of the rule.
Peanuts Are IN II.
Now. let us consider u Senator
Swansor's State or virginia: n
grows peanuts. That n one ~ the
things IL does best. Il also does
II extremely profitably at times
However, the State of Yirgfnia.
being hopelessly Democratic. could
hardly be thought to own the Gov.
eminent under 3 Republican al.
ministration.
Even the amazing charm and wit
ana amusing and NapoleoYlic
political sagacity and subtlety 81
Senator Swanson could hardly be
supposed to win favors for hone.
lessly Democratic State from RE.
publicans
Most especially It could hardly Il
supposed that peanut farmers. boor
and honest ais they are. which
means farmers az they are, could
get more and larger savors from
Republicans than steel manufac.
turers.
But they did.
Nothing that happened TO steel
manufacturers III the last tariff was
comparable IN fayoritism or IN
beauty and justice-to what hap.
pened to- peanut farmers.
Their tariff was raised from three.
quarters of one cent i pouod to
four cents.
Are they then IAN interest?.'
Judged by results, they are. IA,
Illustrated BY Story.
They remind this writer or 4
young tariff profiteer from Chicago.
The following story viii tell the
reader whole lot about national
politics. not from the standpoint 81
theory but from the standpoint OF
practice.
This young tariff profiteer from
Chicago arrived n washington
while the last tariff was being what
Is called perfected" in the Senate.
S. He did not know anybody IA the
Senate. II he knew the names 81
the Senators from Illinois. that was
just about rs Tar as he went poliit.
ically.
All he really knew politically was
that he was producing q certain
rare manufactured metal and that.
IN his view, he ought TO have pro
lection.
He arrived in the office Of Sena-
tor Moses, of New Hampshire, FOR
whom he certainly never would
have any chance to vote.
He had heard that Senator Moses
was learned. He himself was learn.
ed, although quite poor through
giving himself to manufacturing his
rare metal.
He explained the metal to Mr..
Moses
He Wins His Plea.
Mr.. Moses forthwith proceeded to
q session Of the Finance Committee
of the Senate and rnarvelously exs
planned the metal out Of the fer
vent explanation just given to him
by the young gentleman from Chi
cago.
The young gentleman told this
writer that Mr.. Moses could not
have explained it better even IL he
had known about it.
The young gentleman from Chi.
cage acquired deep respect for the
ready mental grasp OF politicians.
The Finance Committee proceeded
at once to award a sky high tariff