Milford chronicle., 1930-05-09

better than free-trade, except that 1t
would produce some revenue.
in the midst of the last political
campaign the Democratic preslden-
tial nominee decided and so inform
ed the voters that under his admin
istration, if he were elected, not five
cents would be taken from our
working class by reason of lack oil
proper tariff protection and that not
one industry would suffer through
lack of the same protection.
He stood for protective tarlH
but he feared that a Congress elect
ed with him would oppose protec-
ton. So he wired to Democratic Con.
gressmen and Senators asking II
thev'd cooperate with him on the
protective tariff plank of his plat
form. Eighty per cent of the replies
were in the affirmative.
"The Democratic publicity bureau
has forgotten these kilograms sent
TO Governor Smith pledging him the
support for a protective tariff.
"With the exception of three or
four of those who wired Governor
Smith there's not been. one who has
proyed true 10 per cent of the time
to the political gospel they claimed
tn favor during the middle of the
last campaign.
"When the Democrats come to
vour neighbors and say that they
will be the saviours of industry, la
bor, refer your neighbors to the rec
ord of the tariff debates to be pub
lished. The records will answer the
Democrats claim of having reform
ed.
~The party still remains the great
negative and censorship party.
About all it can do is operate, a pub
licity bureau.
"The Republican party has always
advocated a tariff which will pro-
tect American labor and industries
from being undersold by the cheap,
pauper and peon labor of Europe
and the Orient"
The Senator declared that Sena-
tor Hastings worked so hard in the
Senate for a tariff on kid feathers
which, will prove of great benefit to
Wilmington leather workers, that he
has been called kid" Hastings by
his colleagues.
The Senator touched briefly on
some of the accomplishments OF the
Hoover administration.
"a proper estimate Of the accom-
plishments of the Republican party
and of President Hoover since his
election requires consideration OF
/ the problems involved and the ditil-
culties of solution" he said.
This administration assumed It's
duties following a long period OF in
dustrial and financial expansion. 1t
was a period of increasing produc-
ton that lead to certain results oil
which / name three that fairly illus
trate the grave difficulties in domes-
tic leadership. These results were:
cover production accompanied by
certain economic shifts which threw
out of balance the 1922 tariff act;
the move from the farm to the in
dustrial centers and the increasing
mechaniZation of industry with the
consequent problem of unemploy-
ment: stock and other forms OF
) speculation and financial imitation
ending with the market crash of last
November.
His enueration doesn't include
world problems like the Naval Arms
Limitation Conference or inte:na-
tionaI adjustments like the French
Debt Settlement. Indeed it includes
only part of the domestic problems
"The country should regard the
accomplishments made in view Oh
these difficulties with the greatest
pride. We are adjusting production
TO the needs of the world. We are
now in the final stages of a long Ell
F. fort to provide a needed tarlu re-
vision. ,..4,
> I'm Congress and the White
, House most serious consideration i
r being given to the question or EN-
l ployment. The efforts of the admin
= istration in this regard are proDaDI!
: only the normal efforts of any goot
2 administration. But the efforts mdu'
bv the President to save the countr!
/ from distress following the collapse
t of the stock market is not normal
/ 1t was unusual and eXtraordlnaT!
and manifested more than sympa
thetic cooperation with business
D leaders"
: A natural consequence Of tho mar
= pet crash. he said, would have beer
loss of confidence, slowing down o
S industry, curtailment of wages ah'
e of employment with the alarmlnt
= nrosnect of nationwide paralysis II
x industry and building. ..
"The leadership of the President
= he closed, "brought forth assurances
Y from the great leaders in industr.
Y that there would be no curta'lmen
- in production or reduction o
wages."
4 Our peonle. he added no longe
!. fear financial and industrial COLLAPSE
e hnt are looking forward to improv
y ed conditions.