New Britain herald., 1930-05-01
Opposed One Decrease

0i a 11rll for protection and shall vote aecOrdIAgIy,"
 Opposed One Decrease
 When Inc now publicity machine 0. tho republican national commit tae issued lis recent 1r0aGslIc show ing that democratic senators cast '9i" fOtcs for duty i0croaSss or against Gzcraases their tgurcs show d tra- aI,housh Smith lada.. vol Ct Eor a single increase hs had voted agar0z, on pronosrl dc- lgca@c, r. hadn't intended 10 sqoI. hls record that Way. tat !. aq0.4rs chaC when fHa question Of cutting taa ratr ou .lay-gala. up, Smith just f2GroI t1at th1 poi rery industry had received so many tariff taEors that he was opposad 10 granting them any more -- such as cheaper Eao.u.
 lu South Carolina 'us~s are Mn- portant cotton. lumber. t.Ntli- and rayou interests and these folks all wont Q work on their senator. But Sm1tE. while his colloa11cs wcrc tamn7r1r. y or parslsrcn1y lascrt- ing Inc 4emocrate-.nsIrgout ,oau- 'ton on behalf Of interests I0 thclr own states. srooI firm all the way.
 The tact Is that Smith is of tho old 'tarI Tor revenue only' school and he seems 10 ue about tho onIy oua left.
 H. bra,ed tno wrath or business interests in his state 10 stick 70 his prfnclDlez - an almost unhoarI Of thing in taa senate. as olcryons knows - and ha hasn't any sot words for other democrats nto ac- serted or traded when they had cH- euses or opporunluos.
 Action hy certain Domocra, ; naror7 on tho tariff has uaGs us the laughing stock Of the rolJ masses Of thu American people," H. says. "Tho principle tha- d.- rd-z tho two parties is funda- uan-aL If No do not "tand for rho protection Of the masses c- .na people where have thoy 10 go o'
 "A mans loyaIls 10 r nrinet0l l measured hg Inc sacrifice lc ".u50g 70 maho for Ina. prr.- ti. and f He as bemoar.-z ra. no. -.and for justice 10 rho man. u.-arursr a0I ar thr same tju. 5E-tr-- to tha consumer we ou@' 70 change OUT nama. We have no nGr to impose upon the gro.' rars-= or fh. American people a u~lon they arc no, ablo 10 boar rnph because NC want 10 foster .o ndustE not in infancy oa, -ro2n and dIsrop.Dabie. and full <. veaHh.
 raa mo1f miserable protr.
 o"t i1 lh. world * the mau .#9 sImp!E nanls 10 protect tH- local thing a- if applies 10 ht4 # rar hop 7r getting votes 70 r.-
 .n him tO impose further bur -@a. or tho Amrrjcar people"
 Smith is q rather strong look ing sent. inc 0ou of 3 minister nd .oun@cr in appearance than a4- a=c oc GJ. Hr wears larg. mustache and usually knows "hat hc iz talking about or keeps quiet. His hobbies are fishing and hunting
 He naa always been farmer and raises 8 couple Of hundred b.las Of cotton scar on his 1 plantation at Lrnchbur@. s. C. He hclpcd cr-an.za the Southern Cot. ton Association in 1895 and was field agent and general organizer for it until he vas nominated and elected q senator 22 years ago. In 22 years he has been the persist ent champion Of cotton here and has fathered nearly al, ,ra mpor- tant cotton Legislation. He was author Of the Smit.-lrv.r cotton futures act which controls and atabilizes the exchanges and hIg pushed plenty Of .auu aid bills. | During the w.r it Hs .ultl rho presented tho mcaaur. r'...1 lrI tp the creation of Nu e'. Haoals ter munitions in varm and rcr- tllzer in poacctimo He va- chairman Of tho Jmmi~raHjon committee when it produced aud passed the first restricted imm:- grafton act over Wilson veto, Ho