Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
NEW TARIFF NOTE
To De: SOUNDED BY
DAVIS IN CAMP A|GN
BY ROBERT T. SMALL
Especial Leased Wire to The Journal)
Copyright 1921

Copyright. 1024l
WASHINGTON, July 21.-John w.
Davis is to introduce an entirely
rev tariff note in the coming presl-
dental campaign. He will lead the
Democrats in a broader stand on
this subject than they have ever
taken before. 1t was extremely graf
flying to Mr.. Davis to find after his
nomination that the platform adopt
ed in Madison Square Garden coin
cided very largely with his own
views.
Mr.. Davis long has believed in
what he calls a competitive tariff. .
To his mind the proper tariff FOR
the American producer is one that
will permit him to compete on
fair basis with foreign production
where labor costs are cheaper be
cause living standards are lower.
This is a far cry from the free
trade" label which was once attach
eG to all Democrats, but it is in line
with what Mr.. Davis believes to he
sound economic theories 1t also
meets the demands from solidlV
Democratic sections of the country
that the tariff be reckoned on G
scientific rather than political
basis. The so II now has many in
terests that require a tariff to keep
them on a fair competitive basis
with Europe and other sections of
the world.
Removes All BugabOO
Although the Democrats will con-
tinue to assail the Republican policy
of "protection," their tariff declara-
lions do not leave the two old parties
| in theory so far apart. There is no
doubt but that the business inter
ests of the country have hailed the
new Democratic views with great
deal of satisfaction. Democratic vic
| tories in the past have been looked
| forward to as upsetting to domestic
industry built upon a high tariff
| foundation. The new Democratic
| theory that production shall be
guarded on a fair competitive basis
removes one of the bugaboos Of the
old campaigns,
Under Democratic rule, tariff no
longer would be levied for revenue
only" but would be fixed on bisls
of fair revenue" for the government
and the assurance of proper com
petitive standards for American pro
| duction. The idea of a com oetitlVe
tariff is not entirely a new one.
Prominent Democrats, among t@em
John Z Bennett, of Colorado, who
comes from a sugar producing state,
have fer some time been advocating
the competitive idea as a means Of
meeting Republican protect.oa.sm,
which for so long has had such a
strong appeal in both industrial ard
agricultural sections. Mr.. SaY,ett
has argued with his brother Demo
Gratis that a competitive tariff is in
line with Democratic policies through
all the ages of American history. Tie
word competition has a popular ring
to It, The word Protection cdri-
ries with it, on the other hand, the
/ Democrats say, the idea of cod1ung
and protecting beyond the lines Of
reason. They will continue to berate
protection" because of this fact.
To Enlarge on Theme
Mr.. Davis is expected to so farther
in the exposition of his tariff ideas
than the party platform. He will also
express himself more directly on the
subject. The platform contains the
competitive declaring, but bucics it
under a grand denunCia,;on of the
Observation-Disclosures act vhich IS
scourged as the most urilst and
Iunscientific tax measure ever enact
Ell in our history