Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-10-12
MIR. RASKOB is WORRIED
ABOUT THE TARIFF ISSUE

He Wants the Country to Believe tn
Democrats Are as Good PrOtec-
tiOniStS as the Republicans
One of the most entertaining de
velopments of the campaign is tn
growing solicitude of Mr.. Raskol
over the tariff policies of GovernO
Smith and the Democratic Party
Mr.. Raskob is a Republican, whit
has accepted the craftsmanship o
the Democratic National COMMITTEES
because of his opposition to prohi
bition and because of his admiration
for Governor Smith. He is an anna
teur in political management, and he
seems to be an impressionist in 20.
litical history. 1t was generally I'M
derstood that when he entered the
campaign he regarded modification
of the prohibition law as the out
standing issue. For the sake of that
he was willing to desert his party
and to do his best to turn the Gov
eminent over to the party whose
economic policies had brought dis
aster every time they had been en-
bodied in the law.
He has discovered, however, that
the tariff is an issue. The rest Of
us have been aware for months that
it would be discussed in this cam
paign. He is now trying to prove
that Governor Smith and the DEM
ocratic Party are as good protec-
tionists as the Republican Party and
Mr.. Hoover, and he squirms when
ever any, one says that the Governor
Endorsed the Underwood Tariff Act
Indeed, he has just announced that
he will resign from the Democratic
National Committee if any one can
prove that the Governor has indors-
ed the Underwood act. AS the Gov
ernor is to talk about the tariff in
his Louisville speech next Saturday,
we may know just what his views
are; but if he is no more definite
than he has been in talking about
farm relief, his views will remain
in doubt.
What he has said thus far is that
the Democrats do not plan to do
anything to upset business. This
does not mean anything, for no par
ty ever plans to upset business. Ev-
cry party always insists that its pro-
gram will help business. This prin-
,iple of friendliness to business,
said the Governor in his Acceptance
twas recognized as far
Jack as the passage of the Under
wood Tariff Bill"
Now if the Underwood law had
lot upset business but had been
to the country, neither Mr..
1askob nor any lifelong Democrat ;
would be disturbed by the charge
hat the Governor has Endorsed it.
he Democrats want the country to
Orget the immediate consequences
f the passage of that act and to
rust them to pass another tariff
aw. They promised before the law
ras passed to do nothing to upset :
usiness, just as they are promising
mis- year. The Democratic plat q
1rm of 1912 announced that the e
system of tariff taxation is init I
lately connected with the business d
f the country, and we favor the Ill a
mate attainment of the principles I
e advocate by legislation that will d
OF injure any legitimate industry" Il
he Democratic Congress elected u
lat year passed the Underwood bill Il
nd President Wilson approved it in q
message in which he boosted that Il
lie home manufacturer would now
i've to compete on equal terms G.
it'll the foreign producer in the IL
merican market. D
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