Evening star., 1927-07-17
PRESIDENT EVADES
TARIFF BATTLE At
PICNIC OF FARMERS
Gov. BuloW Departs From
Prepared Address and
Fireworks "FIivver."
DEMOCRAT PROTECTION
IS RAPED BY N0RBECK
Chief Executive Sees 10000 at
Tri.State Annual Event at
Ardmore, s. Oak.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
staff Correspondent of Tho Star.

ARDMORE, S. OAK, July 16.-
President Coolidge narrowly escaped
having to sit by and listen to a
partisan attack on the Republican
tariff this afternoon while attending
the annual farmers outing.
More than 10000 farmers from this
State, Wyoming and Nebraska, with
members of their families, were on
hand, and the occasion had been
selected by some opponents of the ad-
ministration as a splendid one for q
real bombardment, but it all fizzled
out.
William J. Bulow, Democrat Gov.
ernor of South Dakota. the principal
speaker Of the afternoon, was to have
made the attack, but either out of
respect for the presence of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge. or as the re.
suit of some artful maneuvering on
the part of some one, or else from
faint heart on his part, he failed to
set off the fireworks.
Feeble Tariff Thrust.
The governor did say. however, to-.
ward the close Of a long rambling
speech, 1--WE should quit fixing the
price on the things the farmers buy,
or else provide artificial prices for
the farmers when they SELL"
This feeble thrust at the Repub.
ican tariff followed a statement made
by the governor that fixing the tariff
would bring farm relief.
1t was pretty generally known in
advance that the governor had care.
fully prepared himself a speech
against protective features of the
present tariff law. Copies Of this in
tended attack were given freely to
the press. No doubt any number Of
late issues Of evening papers today
and some early editions Of tomorrow's
papers printed 1t. Friends Of the
President heard all about the pre-.
pared attack. The President himself
was aware of it when he left the
lodge early this morning for the out.
Ing, but he did not appear to be in
the least disturbed or annoyed VIXEN
the governor. who occupied the seat
or nonor at his left, arose to make his
address.
N0rbeck Raps Democrats.
Some OF the Presidents friends
were incensed when they heard in
advance what had been planned. It
Is known that Senator Peter Norbeck,,
Republican, Of this State, who was
billed to follow the governor on the
program, was to come to the defense
OF the administration. 1t is not known
whether the Senator, who has never
shown himself to be a 100 per cent
champion Of the Republican tariff,
actually agreed to assume this role.
Because OF the governors abandon
ment of his original speech. it was not
necessary for Senator Norbeck to
enter upon what was anticipated
would turn out to be a regular old.
time tariff debate.
Due to the governors brief refer
ence to the subject of the tariff, Sem
ator Norbeck evidently felt called
upon to say something real snappy in
the matter of a rebuttal, and there
fore, after he had made a speech
nearly as long, but not quite as ram.
bling as the governors. he said: '"The
only thing worse than a Republican
tariff is a Democratic tariff"
This provoked good laugh in the
big audience and he followed it up
with the statement that he has never
seen tariff that suited every one.
Senator Norbeck devoted the greater
IN oa C1I,,-n.