The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-26
DEMOCRATIC DUPLICTTY SHOWN
UP BY REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S

Republican leaders of the Senate are laying down
general barrage against their Democratic col
leagues in effort to expose the duplicty of the
Democrats IN voting for increased tariff duties on
many articles of daily use produced in their own
states and then denouncing the tariff bill as imposing
burden on the people.
Senator James &. Watson of Indiana, the Re-
publican leader, IN statement issued through the
Republican National Committee and based upon re-
cord votes as published in the Congressional Record
asserted that the Democrats cast an aggregate Of
l,l01 votes for high tariff duties -
This total was divided 526 Democratic votes for
increases IN rates and 4S4 votes against decrease in
rates, number of which were proposed by the Sen
ate Finance Committee or Republican Senator's
Scores of rates were written into the bill without
record votes and the Republican leader AYERS that
many OF these were supported by the Democrats
AS new evidence of the dupIicty Of the Senate
Democrats, the Republican leader pointed out that
Democratic Senators had offered 27O printed amend
ments practically all for increases in rates over those
proposed by the Senate Finance Committee OF nearly
twice as many as were offered by Republicans whose
party principle IS adequate protection to maintain
the American standard of living y AL gY |
Other leaders among the Republicans now are
renewing the individual records Of the Democrats
for high protective rates to refute the claim of ouett
shouse chairman of the National Democratic Exc
cutive Committee that the Senate Democrats had mo
compllcity' IN the making of the tariff BILL i
Senator SteiWer of Oregon, vice chairman of the Il
Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, deals
with Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi who has
taken the lead among the Democrats in assailng the
BILL # @77e.
Pointing out that Senator Harrison obtained
protection for the principal industries of his state
the commodities of which heretofore have been on the
free list the Oregon Senator calls attention that Ser
ator Harrison also reached out for protection for
other industries &@M c
Senator Harrison suffered acute anguish over
the dye and chemical industry Senator Stewer said,
bespeakng for it the most favored tariff treatment
He spoke with such moving emotion that he carried
nineteen of his Democratic colleagues along with him
on this proposition.
"Of course it is merely coincidence that stand
ing IN the forefront of the dye and chemical field is
the mammoth Dupont organization And likewise,
= IS mere coincidence that vice president of this
organization is John j. Raskob chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Committee"
Unhmberlng against the Democrats, Senator Al Il
en OF Kansas laid bare the tariff protection records
OF what he characterized "The Tammany Twins I
Senators Robert F. Wagner and Royal S Copeland, k
OF New York. He reviewed their records in detail
giving votes and the date they We're cast.
Senator Wagner voted to take from the free list
and put on the dutiabe list five commodities enter
ing into every day life including cotton blankets,
shoes, creosote basic papers and wood yeneers He
voted for increased duties five other commodities
and opposed tariff reductions in % instances ncud
ing lower rates on aluminium, cement, red lead sole
leather brick, filaments and yarns of ravon and
straw hats ,
Senator Copeland voted to take eight .commodi-
ties from the free list supported increased duties on
ten others and cast IS votes against decreasing ex
listing or proposed rates. In almost every instance
the commodity affected enters into the daily life of
the American people.
Senator Tom Connally, Of Texas, whoEalso has
been active in assailng the tariff, and his colleague
Senator Morris, Shepard, of Texas were treated by
Senator Robinson, Of Indiana. Attention was caed|s
that both Senator's gave strenuous spportto Tho m
successful effort to impose an additional tax on everv
automobile owner in the United States by placing pe
troleum, gasoline etc., on the dutiabe list.
Senator Connaly cast Fl votes for increased tar