Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
Further Increases
In Farm Tariffs Is
Seen by ConnaHy

r-cultural products above the rates
carried IN the house bill.
AS a member Of the subcommit-
tee. ! expect 10 vote FOR a tariff
duty on long staple cotton and I ia
D the increase from two TO thFee
cents on onions the Texas SEN
1tor said. Il am confident the sub
committee Will recommend extreme
~ favorable rates on agricultural
products. II will be my particular
purpose and l believe the other
members OF the committee will
agree. TO secure for agriculture ado
quate rates On every commodity
The president. during the cam
palgn last year. expressed an inten-
ton 70 call a special session Of con-
GreSs for farm relief and for the
purpose Of revising the agricultural
~hedules OF the tariff. No claim
was made during the campaign that
there was any necessity Tor a gen
eral revision Of the tariff on manu-
featured articles. There Is no oc-
cas.On nOw for congress 10 adopt eX-
Ces5ively high rates on manufac-
tured goods carried in the house
bll. 4 am opposed to the u%nnoceS-
Sarily high rates OF manufactures
and industry provided in the house
bill. The present tariff bill should
be MADE peculiarly an agricultural
tariff bill. IL shall be my endeavor
as a member OF the finance COM
mittea to have the bill so drawn as
70 give agriculture wherever posi-
bic that measure OF relief which has
heretofore been denied and for
which the special session was sup
posedly called.
MY attention has been called 10
bulletins and letters issued BY the
Southern Tariff association. the
senator said, attacking members OF
the house from Texas for their vote
against the tariff bill in the house
ana suggesting that they were not
properly serving the agricultural in
terests Of Texas in falling TO vote
for the bill. This attack seems "a
me unlustified. III the farmer is 70
be robbed bv high protected tariff
on manufactured goods. which will
deprive him Of more than he will
possibly secure through duties on a
few agricultural products. the farm
or will be in a worse condition after
the passage Of the high protective
rates than before. There * no oc-
casion for Texas farmers 10 make
contributions 10 organizations who
may secure such contributions or
funds for the purpiSe Of lobbying
before congress or before the COM
mittcoS Of congress. The democrats
representing agricultural stats OF the
South are actively aiding In an ef-
fort TO secure rates on agricultural
products which will be fair to the
farmer.
I'm my opinion there will % no
difficulty in the senate in maintain
ing the agricultural schedule. In
fact. I think they will b vastly i'm
proved over those Of the house.
The house tariff bin practicall~
confers for the future the power OF
making tariff rates on the p-eei-
dent. III authorizes the president IN
appoint and remove members OF the
tariff commission. This Is an un-
iuStif able and ~indefensible abdica-
ton Of the power OF congress. OtEc~
administrative features OF the bill
cannot Be defended on anv rrou~d
whatever BIT one who believes III
democratic PRINCIPLES. I do not ia
vor the house bill as u stands and
could not support il If called uDon
70 vote on that measure at this time
Vegetables and long stable cot
ton will be provided with adOuate
rates bv the senate finance commit
tee. Tits will not be the result Of
p lobbying by organizations or
0-h1r Influences who NAV c~ndeavor
ia ccllec. from farmers or nthe- in
te-cstc1 persons funds for thCt rur-
nose In will be because tho SEN
atCrs aud members of the finance
o~r0-r tee feel that the agricultural
products should have 2 fair meas
uro M the benefits or the protective
pcliov.
The country seems committed e.
the protective tariff policy. SO long
as that is the policy Of tho country.
7 favor irving 10 agricultural pro-
ducts and the nroducts If the ranch
2 fair share Of %nrCtection on their
raw products. That is simnle and
common inst &C. The present tariff
hill should in NV onin.on ~ con-
fined TO that particular field The
distress of agriculture ought MT u
be made the excuse for a republican
CONGRESS 70 impose rlDon the already
distressed farmer Skv high rptes m
manufactured articles which will
taka awav from t1a farmer more
than ha can n0Ssihlv ret through
the tariff on agricultural products.