Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1924, Page 10

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The home newspapers 1 into “Washing- ton freighted with severe criticism of members | and old nds and supporters in the precincts | ¢ are going so far as to declare they are old friends | and supporters no more. In some states the feel- ing runs higher than in others, but there is scarcely a member of congress who failed to sus- tain the ‘president's veto who has not had to swallow some very plain talk. Take Ohio, for] instance. The Buckeye Republicans are right out loud about it. They have scorched senators Willis and Mess unmercifully, and although they cannot uch either of them at the polls until 1926, they are preparing te say something to the thirteen members of the lower house, in lan- guage other than flowers when the primaries are held. What is true in Ohio is true in many other Republican states, Republicans are demanding} the retirement of members who cannot be trust-} ed to interpret public sentiment more accurately and to support policies demanded by nation-wide amgl overwhelming expression. What's the Definition Senator LaFollette apparently is “pizen” on reactionaries. His candidacy for president on some third party et seems to hinge on the willingness or unwillingness of the old parties to nominate reactionaries, as he styles safe and conservative men as distinguished from yapping radicals. He also demands of the old parties a confession of high crimes and misdemeanors, to be followed by a purifying and refining process directed by liimself. If all thia is done, thén he will favor to the people of the United States not run for president. Let’s look a few of them over by way of de termining who are progressives and who are reactionaries. If to be for high tariffs, so that you may get unjustifiably high rates for the products of ur} own state, is to be reactionary, Senator Hiram Johnson is‘ reactionary. If to be against the World Court, against de- cent treatment for Japan, against any associa- tion with abroad that may be helpful to Europe or ourselves is to be progressive, Senator Bran-| degee is an unwavering leader of progressivism. If to be against the bonus and other appro- priations which will make tax reduction infeas- ible ractionary, tor Borah is the is to be foremost r in i If to be against the presid consistently, | whatever he may ask,.is to be a progressive, Sen ator Lodge is the outstanding progressive. Senator LaFollette is playing safe, The pro- gressive movement began under Senator Dolliver and Beverid as a low tariff movement. It be- came under Roosevelt's leadership in 1912 an anti-Taft movement. It wag in 1920 an anti- League of Nations movement. It is today any- thing you please. The senator from Wisconsin if he a candidate can find plenty iding that both candi dates, whoever the candidates, are reactionary. If he doesn’t care to run he r easily find that either or both are progre: Repudiate McAdoo Party conventions should be mighty their ground and still sure party members, before they ments of candidates for high off: precaution is taken to learn the y things may result as they have in referen to the Democratic sto endorsement and instruction of national d gates to support William G. McAdoo for presi- sive, sure of entiment of in endorse- . Unless due y attitude, dent. This took pla S ago. Now the Demoer convention awak- ens to learn that all over the s businessmen, bankers and other important and influential factors in the party, repudiate Mr, MeAdoo and will have none of him and have even raised the battle ery “Beat McAdoo.” Prominent Democrats are very outspoken in their opposition to McAdoo and their repudiation of the state convention's action binding national delegates. The movement is not confined to any particular section but is widespread through out the state's border | Declarations by leaders of the Democratic party have become so numerous and so apparent iy sincere that there is not only hope for Re °| ing the importation of the human commodity in + modity that is difinitely competitive and where Americans abhor wa lieve jin di ament to the full exte can afely carried. But so long as c brutality st we know that police are n should not be allowed to formulate the declaration on this subject, nor shoul later, be placed in charge of the preparation of the party’s campaign textbook and literature. To thoroughly informed and avowed protection- ists should be given these duties and the conven- tion should see to it that a ringing tariff declar- ation shail be adopted. Upon this subject Mr. George R. Meyercord of Chicago, a nationally known manufacturer, protectionist and authority upon the whole sub- ject of the tariff, has said this as to what the platform should contain: ‘ “My idea of a tariff declaration would be to commit the Republican party to a potitive dec- laration: . “1—That it is impractical to base it on the cost of production theory as. between foreign cests and domestic costs, “2—That the percentage of displacement should be the basis on which a declaration is‘founded. “What I mean by this is—cannot we get the Republican party te stand for a clause in its program to the effect that on all competitive commodities a limit is set beyond which imports must cease for the calendar year? We are limit- they, our immigration act to two per cent, based on a certain specifie record of immigration from dif- ferent countries. Why cannot we say that we will not allow America to be a dumping gtound in excess of, 10 or 15 per cent. of any given com- American plant capacity is able to take care of the American demand, and just sufficient im- portations to act as a competitive regulator?” Certain it is that the comparative cost of pro- duction is not the proper basis for determining the rate of duty to be imposed, for the very good reason that foreign production costs are inipos- sible of ascertainment, as the federal tariff commission has learned. Indeed, we believe that in many cases it is impossible to obtain the pro- duction costs of domestic products. It is largely a matter of guesswork in many instances. In the matter of foreign production costs, the difficuity is the same as exists in this country with the ad dition of the fact that foreign producers cither refuse to disclose such costs or else they have their books kept in such a way as to prevent investigators from gaining any accurate infor- mation. The sounder way 1s to base tariff rates on competitive conditions. What our producers come into competition with are not production costs, but export selling prices, dumping prices, in many instances. Exporters sell for lower prices ti(a\ are prevalent in their home markets. It is doné in foreign markets and it is done here. Mr. Meyercord’: sal is entirely new so far as this country although, we under- stand it has been adopted in recent months in some other countries. The suggestion is worthy of careful consideration. A Dumping Corporation The United States has always opposed the “dumping” of foreign products in this country. Dumping consists of selling products for export at lower prices than they are sold for in the home market, In pursuance of our policy the “Anti- dumping act of 1921” was passed. Penalties were imposed by that act. And now it is proposed in the McNary-Haugen bill that the United States government itself go into the anti-dumping business. 'This is to be | done by the Export Corporation for which the bill provides, but, as such corporation is under government support and control, the government itself would be a party to the dumping for which the bill provides. The government through the “Agricultural Export Corporation,” is-to arbitrarily fix the price of farm products at rates higher than the normal prices, that is, than the law of supply and demand would dictate. That of course fixes the prices of such commodities in our own mar- kets alone, and not in any foreign markets. Such priee fixing presupposes a surplus production for which no home market can be found. In or- der to find a market then, the said corporation must seek it abroad. But it cannot sell at the ar- bit home value, as fixed by law, but must sell the highest prices obtainable.” That means nothing more nor Jess than dumping them on the foreign markets at what they will bring, thus demoralizing the foreign markets for their home products. Having penalized dumping when foreign coun- tries do the dumping here, the government pro poses to commit the same economic crime, on its own account. What would be thought of a goy ernment which would penalize smuggling of for: eign products into this country and which ld then turn around and organize a corporation for the purpose of smuggling our products into foreign countries, Obedience t6 the Law All loyal Americans will echo the sentiments expressed by Bishop William T, Manhing who spoke in the open air to the thousands assem- bled to honor the soldier dead on Memorial Day at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. The bishop was a chaplain at Camp Upton in the war period. He said to the surviving vet erans: us give no countenance to the shallow and deytrutive teachings of those who seek to weaken and undermine the spirit of patriot- ism in our land. Only the man who is true to his primary obligations, to his own home and to his own land, is to be trusted in the larger field, of world citizenship. “Let us not be misled or confused by the s phistries of a false and foolish pacifism. The ixa type of man who declares that under no eir- cumstances will we ever take part in another war. Such a position is unsound both morally and mentally. So long as wrong and evil e in this world, we must be prepared to use fi if need be to uphold right and justice and t protect the weak from wrong ¢ age, We We honor and -respect our we my and navy propose to maintain them at such rea able strength as shall enable us to do our part in upholding law and right and peace in the us stand, all of us, for order for self-dis- publicans carrying one or two congressional districts but strong hope for carrying the into the Republican column at the approac The Tariff Plank il the 1 the party platform clare ¢ adopted at the Cleveland convention ire lurgely of the opinion the tariff plank should be couched in no uncertain terms and should bel ¢ an out and out avowal of the part f in| the necessity for adeq tariff pre » for! all American industry. Class room economists , pine, for obedience to the laws of our land. institutions can exist only on the basis of obedience to law, We hear a great deal today ibout enforcement of the law, I think we need hear more about @bedience to the law. We d to remember that the man against whom the ronment has to enforce the law is not a good elt ‘The man or woman who breaks the law is lend i sid to anarchy. I say this in special refer to the prohibition laws, which some of you probably do not like, and I say it the more free ly because T never was a prolhibitionist myself, But the question now is not what we think about prohibition, but what we think about obedience 3] to the law of our land. I make this statement without fear of its successful contradiction by any one. ‘ oe vo “If we disapprove a law, we have the right to Say so and to work in lawful’ ways for its re- peal. But no citizen of this land, no matter who he may be, has the right to disobey or. evade the law or to encourage others to do so, and none of us can do this without. doing h: to our coun- try, As President Coolidge has said: ‘It is the duty of every citizen to stand for observance of the law and to let it be known that he'is opposed to its violation,’ ” re By LILIAN LUCENE ELGIN. 1 Did you ever stand on “The rim of: World” When daylight had fled, and night unfurled, And stars peeped twinkling one by one Through the misty blue, when day was done? The soiitude there is vast, complete. No sounds save those of nature sweet. Through whispering pines the wind sings low A soft lullaby of the long ago. A stone dislodged from the mountain's rim Goes thundering down with a clattering din That startles the night-birds from their rest In the trees that grow on the topmost crest. You hear the roar of a waterfall, As it gushes over the rocky wall, ‘Then flows away, so swift and free, In a madcap race to the distant sea. A lone wolf calls with a weird—hallo-0-0-0 That cuts the air as it echos through The star-kissed night. Then far away through canons dim The rest of the pack call back to him. Then comes the sound of pattering feet As the Wee-folks of the mountains meet To hold their nightly revel. Then cutting through the darkness soon Comes the silver horn of the sickle-moon. You see your campfire’semellow glow As the flames burst up when the logs burn low. It inyites you to numbee you finally go, And thank God for the joys of the open. Grant and Greeley By ELDEN SMALL Never in all its history has the Republicen party faced a more threatening situation than in the 1872 campaign. For a time it seemed doomed to utter collapse. Among its own leaders in the north there was great dissatisfaction over the “iron hand” policy of the administration in its dealings with the reconstructed South and these men, including the most influential leaders in the party, staged the revolt which led to calling the "Liberal Republican” convention. This convention nominated Horace Greeley, most influential editor in America, whose New York Tribune had long been a tremendous nat- ional force, and B. Gratz Brown, civil war gén- eral, governor and senator from Missouri. Am- nesty to the former rebels and tariff reform were in the platform. Most of the influential news papers of the country supported the ticket, which was also endorsed by the Democratic nat- iofal conventioy. Carl Schurz, Sumner and a host of G, O. P. leaders aided in the campaign, in which Greeley spoke many times. But many Democrats could not support so bitter a foe ag Greeley had been in his paper, many Liberals were opposed to tariff reform, and Grant's popularity did the-rest. The ticket carried only six states, all in.the South, Greeley died within a month, and his electoral yotes were cast for others in a complimentary spirit. ‘AA Modern Miracle “This much is certain about the LaFollette presidential candidacy,” observes the New York Herald-Tribune: “Tt is and will remain a one man affair. The Wisconsin senator does not want a third party. He does not want to be associated with a vice- presidential candidate or to have his fortunes tied up with third party candidates for ‘the sen ate, for the house or for state offices. He is for himself exclusively, first, last and all the as he has been eyer since he became a pol in. ‘or the last forty-five years he has been seek ing or holding public office—80 per cent of the time holding it. Yet he has never labored in any- body's interest but his own. He has never ac- knowledged party superiors or tolerated party equals. He is the oldest and most formidable “in- surgent” in national politics. He is the most sue- cessful state “boss” now alive. All-this he has ac- complished without depending on the ordinary cohesions of party. In his view a party is to be worked, not to be worked with or worked for. What he has desired and what he has secured to a remarkable degree is a personal following operating independently within the two major parties “Mr. LaFollette’s theory has been that all who differed with him were wrong and that co-op- ation with them was not to be thought of. He quarreled with the old Republican leadership in Wisconsin and overthrew it. After he became a virtual dictator in. that state he allowed no ad- herent to share his authotity or to aspire to the succession. He has never countenanced the elec- tion of a senatoral colleague who might inter- fere with his absolutism. He has played a lone hand, using the Republican label and election machinery in order to perpetuate his power, but fighting Republicanism tooth and nail at home end in congress. “It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks, The Labolette tricks fave worked. Why discard them? Were the Wisconsin senator to lead a third party he would have to surrender his hold on the Wisconsin Republican organization and his conyenient alliances with southern and west Democrats. He would lose hig committee priyil es in the senate. He would be giving up many al advantages for the sake of a principle at of honest party allegiance. And his whole record shows how incapable he is of doing such a thing. “Mr, LaFollette’s political strategy consists in saying that if the people who disagree with him want a thing or do a thing it must be abhorrent. This strategy he applied disastrously during the great war. In-opposing the war and seeming to obstruct its prosecution he found himself sud denly at odds with an aroused and almost uni versal national sentiment. That mistake nearly ended his career. Tt makes him cautious today about accepting the tainted support of elements with which he seemed in harmony in 1917. He wants to reap due benefit at the polls from his destructive statesmanship. But he fears to seek profit through a third party, which he probably could not control and which in the end might control him. “That would not be-real LaFolletteism, the precepts of which require the senator to get the utmost he can out of any political organization which he uses and to give it only a kick and a cuff in return,” : Improvements and Protection After his defeat for the’presidency in 1860, Stephen A. Douglas spoke and wrote with a he had not shown in his famous de- bates with Lincoln. Fortunate is the reader who can find alittle volume of his views on public “. Our eye lit on this passage: “In the beginning ‘this question of internal improvements was as much a southern ag a northern one. In later per- iods the Democratic party of the South opposed it except where members had works of improve- ment in their own districts.” The second sen- tence ig italicized. z §S. S. Cox was opposed to tariff duties, except duties his constituents ordered him to support. Within a period. considerably later than the death of Stephen A. Douglas a southern congress- man opposed to protection held that duties on peanuts (which grew in his district) were not bad things. There hinye been legislators violent- ly averse to protection in general who could see reasons for it on lumber, iron, oranges, marble, wool or whatever happened to be im- portant to the welfare of their constituents. Douglas had lived long enough to know that, but he was more interested in the admission of new states than in the tariff. Manufacturing in- dustry in the western states had not yet taken long strides and he had not given it close atten- tion. However, he was one of the best informed legislators of his day or of any other period in our history, and all that he says on the working of our government merits attention. The “Little Giant” died too soon to see the working of special interests of those who in our time have declared protection unconstitu- tional. He never saw the concessions William R. Morrison and Roger Q. Mills were prepared to make to keep their followers in line. passed away before the compromises of the Wilson- Gorman meaagure. Time removed him before the tariff oi 1913, although it was not to have an ounce of protection in it, made satisfactory pro- vision for the angora goat. If Stephen A. Douglas had 1h: history of the last half century of tariff debates before him he could meditate on the richness and fullness of his statement on the internal improvement ques- tion. If Bob Lafollette imagines he can disorganize the Republican national: machinery by tossing his little old pewter monkey wrench among its vitals, he is a fool for lack of sense. The one and best way to reduce taxes is first to reduce the number of damphools in public office. Get busy Mr. Taxpayer. There was a time in our history when we ob- jected to taxation without representation. Now we are bawling our heads off about too much of both. Lady Astor, M. P. tells them the rum running to America is an international scandal. Lines and Angles By TED OSBORNE Gwendolyn Is an optimist. She says that Everything is For the best, And she thinks. i: She is the best. PAGE MR. BOK. Rum—“I wonder if there will ever be univer; sal peace.” @ Dum—“The only way is to get the nations to agree that in case of war the winner has to pay all of the pensions.” ENCOURAGING. He—“I wish that you could drop formalities and start calling me by my first name.” She—*Oh, I don’t know. Your, second name is good enough for me.” Little grains of short weight, Little crooked twists, Fill our land with magnates And philanthropists. NO MENTAL STRAIN. A small newsboy wus carrying a heavy load of papers down the street when he was stopped by a kindly old gentleman. “Don't all of those papers make you tired, my boy?” asked the man, “Naw,” replied the newsie. “I don’t read ‘em.” A fish vendor Was sick and ‘The doctor Told him He needed a Change of air So the fellow * Started a Cheese shop. UNCLE HOOK SAYS “Heresy never can be successful, ‘cause as soon as it becomes successful it ain't heresy no longer.” TACT He—‘Darling, I lay my whole fortune at your feet.” She—“Why, T didn’t know you had a fortune.” He—“Well, to teH the trath it isn’t a very large one, but it would look large beside such tiny feet.” Yes, Gwendolyn dear, for once you are correct. A pessimist is a man who has to live with an optimist. Politicion.“Congratulate me, dedr, I have been elected.” ‘ His wife (surprised and pleased)—Honest- iy?” Politician (petulantly) —“ have to bring up that point The other day T listened to A most unusual Vocal lection A famous soprano Stood in front Of a long Five-rail fence And sang the Dots on her Veil. vow, why do you , Some Families Are Never Ill Fariimeats sence 10 Million Bottles a Year Use it once and you will never i 28 per cent. ret agai. take eth arnameis this Mrs, Carrie Moss of 1714 yr" Caldwell Lauis C. Grohl of io Winton Louis Sumecabie; aihererspive © le others, 3 ea oat at a have no sickness eru! it will break overnight. A spoonful provesit. fee cer ." 51 bead Mont 1 need a good lazatie and would le fo prov what aromatics, a prescrip- } yom Urialbolil ‘Adurese tion, written, 30 years i ago by Dr. W. B. Cali} Nem... well, who iced 3 Address. medicine 47 years. You |“ can buy a bottlein any | pepsin and palatable When you begin to talk and think, pessimistic thoughts, just stop and reflect upon your blessings. The trouble with us now-a-days is that we expect and demand too much. Weare, as we see, the very ‘children of the gods, and live in the luxury and magnifi- cence of royalty—even the poorest of us! Think of the blessing of instantaneous light —we press a button, and are flooded with the God-given il- lumination. A far reach from the oil flame or the candle dip of our ancestors. ‘ Electric lights at once a luxury and a necessity. NATRONA POWER COMPANY CUT OUT THIS COUPON This Coupon Is Good for 10 POINTS 10 POINTS In the Tribune Carriers Competitive Race I hereby cast 10 points for: Carriers name Route No.___-_. Pay on your subscription account and count 75 more points for each month paid. 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