Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-02-26
ROOKvILLB, MD.
Repubiicsa Tariff Destroys Pur.
chasing Power OF Farmers
Dollar.


Dollar.
The purchasing power of the farmers
dollar for the last three years has averaged
approximately 81 cents. This is 20 cents
less than the lowest value Of his dollar
since 1890.
This startling information was given to
the House by Representative David H.
KincheIoe. of Kentucky. Democratic men,
Der Of the agricultural committee. Mr..
kincheloe backed up his figures with Off
cial data furnished by the Department of
Agriculture.
The Kentucky Congressman pointed out
that while the Underwood tariff act was in
effect. the value Of the farmers dollar
averaged more than hundred cents" and
that there was sudden drop following its
repeal
This situati n, he commended, was the
direct result Of the Fordney- McCumber
tariff which forces the American farmer
to buy his soodsi protected market and
sell his products in world market.
Contrasting the burdens and benefits of
the existing tariff laws. Mr.. Kincheloe
pointed out
On every pillow, binder hoe. rake. wagon,
truck. bride bit. harness buckle that the
farmer buys he has to pay direct or an
indirect tariff.
IL noua n tar;H nm tho kniuae forko
spoons. dishes for his table. A tariff on
his tablecloth and on the crockery for his
kitchen.
!! he wants to build home, he pays a
tariff on all the brick. slate. glass. and
nails that 60 into same. II he decides
that he wants some musical instrument
for himself and family. he pays tariff
on that.
II he has horses and mules shod, he pays
a tariff on the horseshoes and nails. When
he buys pocketknife, a shotgun, an auto
mobile he pays a tariff on that
II he writes a letter. he has to pay a
tariff on his pen and penholder. If he
wants to 60 fishing. he pays a tariff on his
hshhooks and line.
And IL after meal he wants toothpick,
he pays tariff on that.
When his wife does washing she has to
pay tariff on her galvanized washtub,
washbOard and soap. She pays tariff
on clothesline. as well as the clothespins.
II his wife and girls want an umbrella or
parasol. they pay a tariff on it. II they
need pins. even safety pins. they pay
tariff on them.
II his wife needs some window shades
or curtains for the home, she pays tariff
on them.
II the farmer or laborer has any
children and wants them to enjoy the
Christmas toys Of the mysterious Santa
Claus. he has to pay tariff on them.
II the farmer or laborer has to be OPP
Grated on. the instruments that the surgeon
uses have tariff on them. and even the
anesthetic used to put him to sleep has
tariff on 1t.
When he dies. the shroud and casket
that inclose his lifeless form have a tariff
on them; the material used to make the
hearse which carries his remains to the
grave has tariff on it; the wooden box
which incloses his casket has tariff on
1t: the screws which 60 into the box have
q tariff on them, and the spade which
digs his grave has tariff on ii.
''What sweet consolation" Mr.. Kinche-
loe exclaimed. lit is for man to 60 from
this world into another conscious Of these
facts" He added:
The farmer and consumer can get some
consolation out of paying this tariff, though.
by reason Of the fact that some articles
are on the free list under the Fordney-
McCumber tariff law. Aenates, unmanu-
featured. antimony ore. and arrowroot in
It's natural state are on the free list blood
(dried). bones. bristles. burgundy pitch.
cryolite. and cuttlefish bone are on the free
list bird. fish. and insect eggs are on the free
list; joss sticks. old junk. oakum. asafoe-
tida. cudbear. indicus. osmium, kieserite.
pull. turtles. whalebone. witherlte, and
last. but not least, spunk are on the free
list under the Fordney- McCumber Tariff
Act.
"'Bunk to the farmer is not on the free
list under this tariff law. but IL is on the
free list under this Republican admins
tration." he concluded.