THE GLEANER 1 GRAHAM. N. 0., NOV. 13, 1930. ISSUED EVEKY THURSDAY. J. D. KERNODLE, El or. $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADY CE. Entered at tne Pon'offlce at < ?n>. N. 0.. an leuouu olaM matter A CAUSE. Already a revision of the tariff is being mooted. A tariff for revenue only is an age-old Democratic doctrine Any lariff at all, be it ever so low, is that much protection. Hut a teriff so high as to exclude imports from other countries is ecotu inically wroug, unless it is desired o have no commercial nelations with foreign countries. Other coun tries produce articles which Ainer icaus want and will buy and use; likewise Amersca makes and pro duces things which other coun tries could use and would like to have, but if our tariff wall is so j high that the foreign product cannot get over it at a margin of l>rofit, then our mutual trading comes to an end. All trading is based on a mar gin of profit. The things we make and sell, we must sell at some profit or quit making them. Tee outsider that sells to us ex pects a profit lie is entitled to it the same as we are. The last tariff is so high that the foreign producer cannot get over it at a profit, and, not being able to do so, he could not buy from us, and so, little by little the world trade has been undermined, and today the world's business is stagnant. Does it nut follow then that the Republican tariff wall is re sponsible for thealinas8 universal stagnation in business? The 18th amendment is looming as an issue in Republican ranks. There are the pros and cons. Sena tor Simeon I). Fees, Chairman of the Republican national commit tei, says that "if the Republican party stands for repeal, it might as well say good-day." To this sentiment Dr. Nicholas .Murray Butler, PresdeutofColuml ui Uni versity, equally known 11 m mally as a Republican as Senate' Kess, replies that "if the R' lican party does not stand for r. al, it might as well say gee . night.' Here is au exemplification of the epigramatic expression "you'll be damned if you do, you'll be damn ed if you don't." Dr. Butler thinks the result of the late election is the handwritiug on the wall. (Quebec, Canada, tins a liquor commission which closed it fiscal year on the 30th of last Ji ue and has just made its statement. The report shows that the protits, in cluding the license fees, amount to $11,809,402. With a slice of revenue that size, it will be a _ difficult matter to getjhat city to try the "noble experment." It would be interesting to snow just what percent Uncle Sam's folks contributed to that fund. As long as Canada keeps open house, denizens of tho border States in in easy reach of that domain will hardly show any great concern about prohibition enforcement. "Lame ducks" a-plenty is one o( the outstanding results of the elec tion of Nov. 4th. They are expect ed to swarin about Washington, looking for a place to perch about the time of convening of the short term of Congross in early Decem ber, aud 110 doubt many of them will be accommodated to the hurt of the national exchequer. If there were bad practices in the conduct of the late electiou in Alamance county, this county is not an isolated case, for the same thing, judging by the results, swept over the entire country? from Maine to Mexico aud Wash ington to Florida During October automobile thieves stole 214 cars of which 84 were returned to the owners during the months, and 38 stolen in pre vious months were recovered. FALL CLEAN-UP WILL REDUCE DISEASE LOSS When weeds and grass are allow ed to grow in profusion and pro duce seed, they are more trouble some to combat the following > If 'hey get the upper hand one ye. r lo