The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09
SENATOR COODINC
SAYS PROTECTION
HOPE OF FARMERS
Declares Beet Industry
Depends Upon Tariff
To Prosper

Driving home with sledge ham,
mer blows the effect that removal
of the benefits of the protective tar
III upon the products of Idaho farm
ers would have In destroying the
agricultural interests of the state,
Senator Frank R. Gooding spoke to
meeting of farmers that COM
pletely filled the L. D. S. hall at
Moreland Tuesday night. Senator
Gooding spoke for an hour and
three-quarters and the big crowd
was apparently willing that he
should continue longer. His speech
dwelt largely with the tariff, agri-
cultural questions and the railroad
freight rate problem.
The senator showed how the pro-
posal to remove the tariff from
sugar would result in the annihila-
ton of the American sugar indus
try and the destroying of the beet
growing industry in the western
states. Its effect upon the farmers
of Idaho, who last year received re-
turns of more than four and one
quarter millions of dollars from
their sugar beet crop, was stressed
by Senator Gooding. If this IS
true, he said, of the beet growing
industry 1t is just as true of every
other agricultural crop. In the
beef can be grown and
exported to the United States for
less than the cost of growing 1t
here. II the tariff wall of protec-
ton is broken down, it would spell
permanent disaster to the American
beef grower. In Canada and in the
Argentine wheat can be grown for
q fraction of what 1t costs the
American wheat grower to produce
4 crop. Break down the tariff wall
Of protection and it will spell dis
aster to the American wheat grow
srs. New Zealand and Australia
ian produce wool and mutton
cheaper than they can be produced
~ the American farmer and sheep
grower Break down the tariff
vail and what is the result to the
American sheep raiser?
The same thing is true of butter,
f citrus fruits, of many other agri-
ultural products.
For the protection of the Ameri-
an farmer, those things that he
uys are admitted to the country
rec of duty, while those things he
aises and sells are not forced into
with cheap farm pro-
10 10 he
tariff prevents it. The
tariff law, now
/ effect, imposes no duty on agri-
ultural implements, binder Irvine,
lany kinds of fertilizers, building
laterials, leather products, coal and
Their farming necessities.
The Republican tariff policy
perates directly to protect Ameri-
as basic neutrality-suspicious.
emove it, and in the wake of this
Iove would follow economic disas-
IT and stark ruin for the American
4rmer, the senator said.
Taking up the freight rate ques-
o, Senator Gooding said that un-
ss the senate bill adjusting the
ng and short haul problem is
used, Idaho would never have a
lance to develop its great re-
urces He stated that Idaho Is
situated as to receive the brunt
the fight being carried on by the
ilroad companies to crush water
competition. The
eaker declared that capital could
,ver be induced to invest in Idaho
long as this state suffered under
scriminatory freight rates and
at industries now located here are
orking under terrible handicap.
A number of the republican can
dates for county offices were in
at the meeting. Senator
,oding was introduced by County
lairman Dickinson. Following
8 speech at Moreland, Senator
,oding received a long distance
Iephone call informing him of the
cessity for his immediate depart
e for Washington, D. c., in con-
ction with reclamation matters
Getting the American Falls reser-
ir