New Britain herald., 1930-09-22
DEMOCRATS PLAYED
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Cone. CroWther Calls Tariff Bill K.-Rogers Lauds Roraback

Ortn0doX repuDllCaH uoclFiHe "dS eXpounded at the annual sheep bar : beque of the Third Ward Republican club of this city at Lake Compounce on. Saturday afternoon.
 Lieutenant Governor Ernest E. Rogers, party nominee for governor. declared that the keynote speech by Senator Frederic c. Walcott at the state convention in Hartford, was fine textbook of republican prin- ciples.
 Congressman Frank Crowther of Schenectady, N. Y. spoke for tar . if which would allow American manufacturers to make a reason able profit" attacked enemies of the administration in the United States senate, and with emphasis asserted that more men like J. Henry Rora- back, chairman of the republican state central commiuee, were needed in America.
 About 800 persons. including number of women, attended the bar becue. Those seated at the guest table included Lieutenant Governor Rogers, Samuel R. Spencer, can- didate for lieutenant governor, and Chairman Roraback. The failure of Governor John H. Trumbull and nominees of the party other than Messrs. Rogers and Spencer, 10 at tend, was said to have disappointed many present, who expected to hear from others on the ticket. Cover nor Trumbulfs absence was explain ed by his attendance at the dedica- ton of the state armory at New Ha- ven.
 Opens State Campsngn
 The occasion marked the first step in the republican state cam paign. Chairman William H. Judd of the board of finance and taxa ton presided.
 Mayor George A. Quigley. speak ing briefly, and suffering from hoarseness, asked Lieutenant Cover nor Rogers, if elected, to devote all possible resources of the state to the a1leyiation of conditions brought about by the prevalence of tuber- culosis.
 When Lieutenant Governor Rogers rose to speak he was greeted with a salvo of applause. He stated that criticism of Chairman Roraback ut tered recently was unfair and unjust. He added that it's effect had been to make the chairman's friends and leaders of the regular republican or ganization more determined to win in the fall election. He discussed in general the state campaign and the condition of the state from a fnan- cial standpoint, pointing to the rec ord made by recent republican ip- cumbents of the governors office.
 Congressman Crowther devoted a large part of his speech to tariff and rode roughshod over the democrats and their western allies who, he claimed, had opposed every progress sive step taken by the regular re- publicans during the last session of congress.
 Crbwther Praises TilSon s;.hss
 In part, Congressman Crowther spoke as follows:
 T appreciate the honor conferred upon me by the invitation to ad- dress this Third Ward Republican club and your distinguished guests I realize that am in an atmosphere of stalward republicanism. This is the home state of my leader in congress the Hon. John Q. Tilson to whom the country is indebted for his tact and good political sense in 50 successfully completing the Hoover program in the house of representatives The members of congress from the state of Connec- ticut have never failed the party and their republicanism has never been questioned. I am proud of the service rendered by the Hon. Schuyler Merritt, Hon. E. Hart Fem and Hon. Richard Freeman. My loyal friend the Hon. James Glynn, has gone the long journey we must all take sooner or later, but all dur ing the service he kept the faith.
 Charge Senseless
 The charge that the Hawley- Shoot tariff bill will add s1,000, ,000,- 900 10 living costs in this country is probably the most senseless of the many. statements that have been made by democrats. They present no figures to verify the charge, but simply make the bald statement with nothing to substantiate it.
 After all, this is an extremely 1%o @Av, 4o those made by democrats in 1922. Hon. Norman H. Davis said before the Democratic Womens Luncheon club at Philadelphia in 1922 that the republicans were imposing a forced collection from the tax burdened masses to the amount of ct least ss,ooo, 10000 per annum.
 This statement was just six times as foolish and unreliable as the one made today concerning the added cost of s1 ,0o0,oO0,00O due to the present law. The tariff commission estimates that revenue from the new tariff bill will be increased by S1O6,- 426,796, and that s72,1S1, ,134 of that amount will result from the higher rates in agricultural products inn ported from foreign counties and the compensatory duties.
 ITO begin with, let me bring tc your attention the fact that tariff duties only apply to one-third of the articles imported into this country Two-thirds of our imports are ad mitted free of duty. The figures arg as follows: Our imports for 192! were valued roughly at s4,5Oo, ,O00,- 900. and of this sum $3,000,0 ,oot were admitted free of duty. The balance of $500, 100000 paid vary. ing rates of duty at the custom house. The average rate would b. about 40 per cent ad yalorem, al the custom house receipts have beer In the neighborhood of $500. 900, 900 This is an important item of rev enue for the support of the govern,