Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-31
CURTIS PLEDGES
TO AID FARMERS
In Address at Harrisburg, Re.
news Advocacy of Higher
Protective Tariff.

| ~ the Associated Press,
| HARRISBURG. Pa. August Sire
newing his pledge for higher protec-
/ tive tariff, Senator Curtis. the Repub-
lican vice presidential nominee, yester-
J cav told a gathering of PENNSYLVANIA
/ farmers that the Democrats proposed to
| remodel the tariff act slone lines Of the
! Underwood Bill OF 1913.
They have put Just a little bait IN
/ their last platform on this issue" he
declared. hoping 10 catch the Ameri-
can farmers and the laborinS man, hut
! they would put that old law which IN
iured or destroyed business back on the
statute books They want to let down
the bars protecting American agricul-
, tursl products
Concludes Speech During Rainfall.
Speaking at an outdoor grangers' pic
mic at Williams Grove. near the city,
the Senator was interrupted by a sharp
downpour of rain AS some Of the
huge throng In the grove started for
shelter. Curtis ceased but several
shouted. Go ahead"
Il can stand it If you can" he re-
plied from the protected platform. ana
I'll come down there in the rain and
shake hands with you when ! am
through
The rain fell intermittently but the
crowd was protected by trees ana II
STAYED through, cheering his plea for
election Of Herbert Hoover and his
reiteration Of the prediction that the
agricultural situation will be worked
out at the next session Of Congress.
when he had concluded the sun was
out and the nominee remained to
shake hands with many Of the crowd
who came to the stand.
The visit of the Senator was the oc-
ca sion for a general gathering here to-
DAY of State party leaders. He was the
guest overnight of Gov. Fisher and early
today he went TO the Capitol to certity
the papers qualifying the Republican
electors for this State. The party
motored in Is machines TO Williams
Grove under escort of State police.
Speaking without reference to pre-
pared address. Senator Curtis reclted
statistics showing the decrease in inn
norta aions of AGRICULTURAL and dairy
imports under the present tarif act
as compared with the Democratic tarin
law
what about eggs" ne asked. We
all know about eggs. talk so much
about eggs back in Kansas they call
me Egg Charlie. Imports Of eggs were
reduced from 100000 dozen annually
under the Democratic tariff to 10000
600 under our law, and II l had my
way about 1t not a single dozen would
be imported"
Cites Wheat and Butter Imports.
He went through the list, quoting
figures on wheat and butter imports.
and then he challenged" any one to
show if the Democratic tariff had not
injured or destroyed American bust
ness and American labor" He stated
that both Presidents Cleveland and
Wilson. the last two Democratic chief
executives, had been forced to issue
bonds or impose war revenue bill
during peace times.
The Senator said that lone Of the
Democratic candidates" referring To
Gov. Smith. had stated recently that
taxes hadn't really been reduced be-
cause there was as much revenue be-
ing collected as ever. He read table
showing that a married man with two
dependents under the 1918 revenue law
paid $50 tax on $4,000 and no tax to-
day: $40 on $4,000 income and $3.50
today. and so on
I'VE are getting more money under
the reduced rates" he declared, be
cause that is lust what the greatest
Secretary of the Treasury since Alex
snder Hamilton said would happen. l
refer to Andy Mellon from Penn
sylvania.
He said If We would reduce the rates
on the higher brackets that American
men and women would invest their
money in producing enterprises and
more taxes would be collected in the
long run That's just what happene:
but don't try and tell us that taxes
haven't been cut. Four times they
have been slasfed under the Republi-
can administration of the last eight
years"
Breaking away from the crowd, the
Senator set out by motor 70 return to-
night to Washington from where he
will go out next week To campaign in
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