Evening star., 1932-08-11

declared himself q protectionist by in
sisting that duties must be sufficiently
high to maintain American living
standards. That policy Is more easily
handled in broad generalizations than
In specific detail, and the nominee
stuck to the easier way. Gov. RooSe-
velt has made a promising beginning,
but the going is not likely to be so
comfortable when he finds 1t neces-
sary, as inevitably he will, to abandon
the attitudes of theory for the level
ground Of practical methods"
Commenting on this same phase of
the matter, the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin independent Republican, re-
marks that Gov. Roosevelt Is to be
welcomed as a protectionist," but adds:
He does not explain how he would
lower the tariff barrier and admit Eu-
ropean products, with their low labor
costs, Into the American market to
compete with American goods and take
jobs away from American workers to
the extent that the profits for the Euro
peans on these transactions shall pay
the war debts and would at the same
time protect American wage earners
and their standards of living.
out or reduce?" The New York Sun
independently contends that "Ameri-
can business will wish to know Just
what schedule Gov. Roosevelt would re-
duce, so that 1t may know what industry
in this country is to lose production
volume to its foreign competitors"
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Taking issue with the basis of the
Roosevelt argument, the San Francisco
Chronicle independent Republican,
q ~
toners are transacting with us as large
a percentage of our total business as
ever. The National Foreign Trade
Council. which, being composed chiefly
of importers and exporters, Is no friend
to any tariff, has had to admit officially
that throughout the depression our ex-
ports have continued to bear the same
proportion to our total manufactures as
they did before the world crash
The Asbury Park Press independent
Democratic) argues that should the
country adopt his remedy and reduce
the tariff along scientific lines, it will
not only acquire new markets for its
own industries, but 1t will place itself
in a position to demand that Europe
pay debts which cannot now be COL
lected."
Praise of the radio personality re-
vealed by Gov. Roosevelt, with pros
poets of a profitable campaign, is given
by the Roanoke World-News Demo-
cratic), the Richmond News Leader
Democratic), and the Selma (Ala.l
Times-Journal (Democratic). The
Omaha World-Herald independent
Democratic) gives the Endorsement:
Gov. Roosevelt stands wholeheartedIy
on his platform. 1t embodies his creed
and his program. Therefore, in his
first campaign address he gave his
entire time to it. He gave it this par
ticular emphasis with the obvious
purpose of inducing the people to read
and study it, and to identify with IL
the party and its candidates. That, we
think, is good politics because 1t is
honest politics, and because it simplifies
and clarifies. With a platform that
everybody can understand. Gov. Roose-
velt is launching the kind of can1pairn
that everybody can understand. His
earnest, neighborly way of talking. his
disdain OF fustian and special pleading
his habit OF being definite and specifie
VIII commend him to the condolences and
respect OF the electorate. Gov. Rose
welt Is wise in putting his platform first
The more carefully it is studied the
better It Is understood the more COM
pletely his candidacy is identified with
victory" iiAS