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in r.in ra OilKIER 1L iLiiJJJj ISSUED WEEKLY PRINCIPLES, NOT filEN $2.00 A YEAR EN ADVANCE VOLUME XLYI Asheboro, Nortk Carolina, Thursday, July 28, 1821 NUMBER 39 WASHINGTON LETTER Fordney Tariff of Abomi nations Gets Through the House to Die in Senate ARGUMENT AGAINST BILL President Appears Before Senate and Succeeds in Killing Soldiers' Bonus Bill A "monstrosity of reaction" is the Fordney tariff bill which has passed the House by almost a strict party vote under the leadership of lumber baron, Fordney, of Michigan. ; Under a special gag rule no amend- ments could be made except to five schedules, and amendments could be made to these few schedules only by the Ways and Means Committee. The three year embargo on dyes was knocked out, as was the duty on hides and leather, crude oil, long sta ple cotton and asphalt. Wnere in tne onen field the Democrats could strike, they bombarded these five schedules knied; of how President Harding, fol until enough Republicans refused to lowing a custom of President Wilson, stand up and be counted against me. went before the Senate and brought public interest in favor of the special about the recommittal of the bill to interests. Had an opportunity Deen tne bill to the Finance Committee, given the Democrats would have sue-1 where, in the opinion of the wisest ceeded in amending many other sched-, legislative observers in both parties, ules in the bill, among them would it is buried beyond hope of resurrec have been the specific tax of fifty dol-'tion by this Congress, lars a ton on potash when potash isl . now worth only forty dollars a ton. This is the first time in history that There was open revolt cn the part1 a President of the United Staes'has of many Republicans who sensed the 'appeared1 before either House of Con sentiment of the country, although i gress to block legislation. President many of these, under the party whip.l Wilson frequently appeared there, but voted for the bill on final passage. The las Chairman George White, of the Democrats who voted for the bill, were Democratic National Committee, said chiefly from Louisiana and California, 'in a recent statement, always to urge looking after sugar and citrus fruits. cr expedite tiie, .passage of needed leg- v.Tho hi i is necommc su uiuwuuuu.iomuuu. with" the business interests that it is to be sidetracked in the Senate until the revenue tariff which will probably pass the House and is sent to the Sen ate and can be acted upon before the Fordney bill is considered. The Fordney bill is growing more unpopular each day even with the business interests. Mr. Fordney's argument is no long er of sufficient force to be effective. "There was a time in the old days when there was some force in the argument that in a new country with infant in dustries struggling for a foothoW that a Drotective tariff would encourage capital to sufficiently engage in these now entprnrises and rive empioymenT to labor, and in this way it was ef fectively argued that all would be ben efitted. But it is quite different now. Am prira is now the richest of all the na tions. European natirfns owe our gov pmmpnt more than ten billion dollars. There is not enough gold in all Europe to pay even the interest on tnis nuge debt. Europe can only pay the United States in her products. The business men and manufactur ers in America hold more than five billion dollars of what is some times called frozen credits, in other wordx, these are obligations due our business men for our products snippea to r.u the nv has been received in the f rm of notes renewed from time to time, and which cannot be collected in money, and can be paid only ir. one way and that is wiin me XiUivpeu nnwinrti that we need. So we find tht th business interests of the ommtrv are ranldlv coming to the con elusion that the prosperity of the United States is- in a measure depen dent upon the prosperity of the coun Mm vn trada with. We export more than half of our cotton and tobacco crops and how can we sell to European countries these and other products when Europe can not pay money for them, but w can sell our products in exchange for . her products. Take potash, for in stance, Germany has enough to sup ply the world, at present prices muco (. than it ia Doasible for the Amer ican farmer to purchase this import- . ant necessity for the production oi w . rntiiin and tobacco crops. Then why build protective wall so high as to prevent our fettinf these necessitlen from elsewhere in exchange for our ' cotton and tobacco and other surplus 'mmf Whr protect notash when it ,ts produced nowhere In America w , cent In Utah and there only in small quantities t The tax of fifty dollars ton on potash can only help the for eign interests. N The Fordnrr bill Is the worst piece of tariff .legUUtloa trer tnactad. It . ftlfles trade and contains .what i knwn as the "American valuation clauae" which will result in placing a tariff on the tariff. Republicans ere beginning to wear long faces. They are beginning to realise there Is no .,.! f ,tl.Mt fn thla MIL. .. .-' The bill way die in th Senate. If it U pvi it will be so amended, it c"iot be rrn'ted. - i 1 It f .----j for the tTHl bene- f - r c f to ia- , r ' ' r, t f f-' ' to foregn trade, invites retaliatory law3 in countries that are now the best oi our customers, and advocates the building of a high wall around thi:; country as a barrier to American prosperity, Senator Penrose says it may take two months to revise the bill in the Senate. Harding the First President Who Ever Went Before Congress to Block Legislation The reading public already knows the storv nf how tho hnnns hill ' Neither the Eepublican Senators nor the Republican -ress criticised President Harding for "dictating to Congress," the form of criticism here tofore directed at President Wilson. The effect of President Hardimrs "dictation" is shown bv the votes on '. Republican Senators, first .to take un and consider the bill's passace and then to recommit it to the private graveyard of Senator Penrose's Fi - nance Committee. In the motion to take up and consider the bill every Republican. Senator who voted "aye," except Senator Warren, on the vote to recommit and thus kill the bill the following 24 Republican Senators chanppd front and voted to recommit, following President Harding's speech: Ball, Brandegee, Cameron, Cum mins, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge, Good ing, Hale, Kellog, Kenyon, Knox, Lodge, McKinley, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Nicholson, Oddie, Poin dextcr, Smoot, Sterling, and Watson. Killing the Bonus Bill One of the best evidences that this .Congress does not intend to revive and pass the soldiers' bonus bill is the fact that it rejected an amendment setting a date when the bill should be reported back. How effectively the bill was dispos ed of so far as this Congress is con cerned, was humorously stated by Senator Reed (Dem., Mo.), when he declared that "in sending it back in that way it will be as effectively kill ed and as thoroughly dead as Juliur Caesar", and then said: "If there is a spark of life left in it, when the veins are filled with the Pen rose embalming fluid the angel Gabri el could not resurrect it. It will be in as bad a condition as the corpse of the mother-in-law was after it had been treated in accordance with the request of the son-in-law in the very ancient story which is the only kind I know when he replied to a telegram. 'Mother is dead. Shall I cremate, em balm or bury?' And he replied, 'Do all three. Take no chances.' " Double Dealing on the Soldiers' Bill Some of tho interesting' circum stances concerning the defeat of the soldiers' bonus bill are as follows: . The Secretary of the Treasury in a letter informed the Senate that the additional drain on the treasury the bill would impose might cause a finan cial breakdown and bring disaster to the country. Some Senators faced with Republi can pledges of economy and evidently lacking the courage to vote against the bill are reported to have asked President Harding to come to the Sen ate and to relieve them ef that respon sibility." r 0 ? ' ' u The President was in an equally em barrassing position, knowing as Weil as any one could snow, uiai wruioui his personal ODpoeiUon the- bill would paas and he would be faced with the responsibility ef vetoing it, and also knowing that he could shirk this con stitutional responsibility if by appear ing personally In the Senate la xition to the bill be could induce that body to recommit tt to genstor Tw rose's ewnmHtM, . ' ' '' FRANKLINV1LLE NEWS Messrs. Peter Allrcd, C. L. Allred, M. L. Allred and .Banks Thomas and their families attended preaching ac lioliy Springs last Sunday. Miss Ruth and MasterJ. L. Phillips,' ivaucnne nauiauqua win pe of Sanford, came up Saturday to here next Tuesday for three days of spend a few days wit:i relatives. splendid programs as it always gives. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fentress, Mrs. Mr. Martin, the advance agent, snent Ollie Fentress, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. tne wee end here and states that the Fentress, and Miss Ruth and Master standard of the Chautauqua is on the J. L. Phillips cpent Sunday evening ngn Plane that it always maintains, with their aunt, Mrs. Mary Fentress, We hope to see a better attendance near Sophia. than ever as our folks are becoming Mr. K A. Routh made a business 'acquainted with the aims of Chautau trip to Sanford one day last week. Iua wtk and should better appreciate Kersey-Carr Company have put in this work each year. Welcome to another rock crusher. They have a Kamseur Chautauqua week. 75 horse power engine and complete Ma. Eugene King, of Rocky Mount plant with a capacity of seven cars of is spending a few days here with re; crushed stone per day. atWea, Ward and Groome have a rock .Mrfc Wilson, of Gastonia, spent part crushing plant at old Brush Creek 0f here visiting her broth -Lumber plant which will be in opera- Me. 'J. a Wvlio : ; x J Hi. ;I won in it w mJS u capicu ui live cars per uay, ?er uay. Dr. T. I. Fox and family attended ! Mrs. Priestly Fox's birthday dinner near Liberty last Monday. TU. IT" i.i;.ll rll. Mill has .,.i.j ... tj i- i. j. o C!irniil rtf mix nnAnU inotfAfl ilia the peach orchards in Mooe and Mont- i gomery counties last week. John Brady and B. I. Parham's children left Saturday morning for a i few days visit at Sanford. J. L. Jones and family spent batur day evening at Greensboro. Franklinville base ball team crossed bats on Franklinville diamond Sat urday evening with Asheboro second team. The score was 14 to 4 in favor of Franklinville. Mr. L. H. Curtis made a business trip to Liberty Monday. Mr. C. York, of Greensboro, was in town Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Trogdon a son. The youngest child of Mrs. Tessie Hobson died Monday morning and was buried at Pleasant Cross evening. fuesdav iuesaa CHAUTAUQUA COMING Big Event For Asheboro August, 4 and 8 - - - The Radcliffe Chautauqua which Hill watermelons and peaches. Sev ccmes to the people of Asheboro for erai trucks come daily with peaches three big days,, the 3-4-5 of August ancj many watermelons have been sold had put a 15 per cent ad valorem duty President of the United States to ap meane something of the most para- i,Pre Anv one can secure enough for, a duty which would not have bene-' pear before either house for the pnjp- mount importance to everybody. It is coming in the fullest expression of the meaning of the worrJ: "get to gether.' It's coming with a bis breath of the out-side world rich in new traits and aims for a bigger anc! ! broader vision of real American man hood and womanhood! 1 The business men who are making j it possible for this organization to be Asheboro for three days wanf every body to feel that it is theirs in dividually and that if they miss one programe out of the 14 numbers they :ire missing something which will be hard to replace. Let the citizens of our town rally to this program and make themselves a committee of one to boost it and help to make it the success it should be Tt. r'v.o.o j.j . uiiauwuuua "uii.il woo iwuuucn , , - . . , . by a Methodist Bishop is so closely county and the county superintendent aligned with the church the relation- that this has been the most profitable ship of the two cannot be overlooked, summer school ever held in the coun- Buy your season tickets early and Mr. t. S. Teague. the director, as have the satisfaction of knowing you sisted by Miss Kathryn Dorsett and arc doing something big for your town. M,8S Mad? Mpfft"' put forth every Season tickets are being sold now, effort 40 fhe helP the teachers master $1.00 and $2.00. their work- Don't forget the dates. August 8-' The enrollment reached 64, seven 4-8th. men and 67 women. Seventeen teach- i ers attended who hold no certificate. No Famine and Plague in South (Thirteen second grade, four provision- r- ii : . tI ,. . al B, and 14 proviaional A. One with Following President Harding's an- cne year temporary certificate, twelve nouncement of reports that the cot- elementary and three permanent, ton belt in the throes of semi-famine, . . . ... j .ii0 .,imj K fk. t ! Four teachers enrolled who had nev- tc get proper-food, list Monday, tele- Ain. "'5. Fi .S' gram, from many state boards of hM i? health began pouring in indignantly T(ho had one year in ollcge, denying the charges. Many southerh nd two two n C0,leK trnin" senators were "up in arms" about the ln& ... .. ... . , . ' . matter, declaring that there is nothing lf" h,0 .h';,i,,in to the alarmist reports. , f xpnKen?" J.? The people of thV cotton belt are h hl i'J !T.tf h suffering iomewhst from hard times X W !ri'Jn witU because of the low price of cotton, but,1""' "JJST'h officials of at least eight southeml L"ons w ",'fd ...... xt .v j a v ers from text books which are used i'TUuSZZ .....j ... ...i .v.. "' Mr. C M. Vaastory Desperately III Mr. C M. Vanstory, one of Greens- , whlch the teachers have had for boro s most prominent dtisens, U des- the t ,Ix WMk. perately ill of blood poisoninr at . Wesley Long hospital, Gmnsboro.,jNNErs NOMINATION The disease was caused by a scratch; Q. EVD BY COMMITTEE on the leg a week or two ago, and the I - limb waa amputated Just above the' jj,, genato Judiciary Committee on knee several days ago in an effort to Monday reported out the nomlna save the patient's life. t(on 0 Trvik A Linney for United , " ; BUUi attorney for the Western Dis- Eiaaiwatlens fer Peetaustere trlct 0f North Carolina, Senator Over- At the rtouest ef tha Postmaster roan did not protest the report but let General, the United States Civil Scrv-!lt go unchallenged to the Senate, ice Commission announces an open . where It cam Bp for confirmation at competitive examination to be held n the executive session Monday after August IS, lXlf te fill the position ef txxm, but upon abjection tha east peetmaster at a number ef places la -rent aver. ' J different part f tha eswtry. Thlel Linney's aeenlnattea wQI new be examlnatiea is held ndr an Ureea- -object to emtaidereUe at any anbee. tiva order aC May 10, IKU providing !tnt ewytlve eeaaien af tha Senate, for each preeadum Iwhera Uera will be aa fort Saade is There era vaeandea for peetaustors ' prevent ' bis eonf mation. Senate at the fnllng plaeeo U this pert ef iHmwms hs a':r- 'j. nr!!eaied tha NH .r-" . t-.e wi:t v'.e i 1- -, bnt f n. ? -r, - t'-l C-"..-ti G - Qr- ' . -i ' t i i V RAMSEUR NEWS CHAUTAUQUA NEXT WEEK, AU GUST 2, 3, AND 4. PERSONAL MENTION AND OTHER NEWS FROM RAMSEUR. J . V ' - q j, York M(j family, of rs-Av , , a; v ...i v.r F K Miss Francis Watson, of Greens- , .7 . --- D0TO.l! ?uest ot Mrs. M. ri. John-!fP'i son this week. . Mifi fiWv T.enn-.ivi ,' of nhVaWh fllTTf t.VllO WOaV tri C 1 i 1 n r- dft qfoci City this week visiting schoolmates. , Mrs. Joe Milton, of Denver, Colora-1 w. ' a t aii . part?ms- Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allred, recently. J . i- J 1 .. i Mr. land Mrs. J. I. Lambert and W.'this creation is that it bears all of the E Marley and family spent Monday near Coleridge gathering in some of the finny tribe and partaking of the same along with sandwiches, etc. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Covington and Mrs. Elwell went to Ellerbe Monday, I where- they visited relatives and friends. I Mrs. M. R Johnson returned from the hospital at Greensboro Sunday, and is coHvalescinz raDidlv. She was accompanied by her nurse, Miss Coble, As was stated last week the ground has been broken for the new school building and work will go right on as -rapidly as possible. We will be proud , upon which the House reversed the f .r. . . .n Ui. f wui 01 mis great improvement wnen 11 is completed. At the present the old building will have to answer the pur pose as will take several months to ,3 erectbecdious building that. is RfimKeiir is heinff flooded bv Sand canning and watermelon feasts will soon be in style. Ramseur Motor Company got an other car of Fords last week which is M.t, fmnanv X. rlrivinp- Rahv!ton to the free llSt- UP0n whlCn Grands from the this week. GlStriDUting point t, j - 1, ln namseur is uoing cu in . business with most of the plants ami commercial "joints". Factories have run most of the time and other busi ness is good for the time of year. RANDOLPH COUNTY SUMMER SCHOOL Randolph county summer schoo'. closcd las: Saturday, after being in session six weeks. It was generally considered by the teachers in the J- ir.e;ci.C0.n: abled every teacher pr acquainted with methods for i. - .. . teacning sudjoci matter. No doubt much good will result from the train- NEW TARIFF REVISION Fordney Bill Analyzed-Is a Monstrosity of Injustice and Special Privilege 'COURAGE' and 'LEADERSHIP Another Republican Campaign Promise to Soldiers Disregarded by the President BY, RICHARD LINTHICUM, muddle and uncertain condition a (Special Correspondence.) imost of the other matters with which Washington, July 27. Under the .. , - . , , -r, . i parusan oosession me trepuo- lican mountain iiuu ihuuivu MdU brought forth in the House a tariff drill monstrosity ana mystery wrncn is a , i . ii j Mot, i Zlw V1V- Aiicn. vwivi wise the Fordney Tariff Bill. most monstrous thing about lineaments of the Payne-Aldrich bill of 1909, and the mystery is the "'Am erican valuation" clause under which no importer will know what tariff rate ... i . lie win iidvo w pay. The deformities of the measure are due largely to the gag rule under which it was passed preventing amendment of the bill except in tho case of a few schedules, On the schedules open to amend- ment the Democrats won a signal vie- tory wnen tne bin was piacea upon passage in the House, The three important amendments. 1 vwmiuiicc ui wic nraic Striking out the embargo on foreign dves. an amendment which the Com - mittee of the Whole had rejected an While there is no disposition among embargo of special value to the Du Democrats to criticize President Hard Point 'interests and the Allied Chemi- ing for following the Custom of Pres cal Campany. dent Wilson in delivering his messages Restoring hides to the free list upon in person to Congress, attention is. which the Committee of the Whole fitted the farmer or the cattle raiser I who sell their cattle on the hoof to the I packers, who, in turn, control the tan- neries. , I The restoration .of long staple cot - the S"1 'i-i f 1 1. 1 1 1 .1 , tViorn I T x-vw.u..& uwv..v-... votes. This dutv would not have bene - fitte(1 the south as it applie3 oniy to, an Egyptian product not comparable tc the southern product. either leadership or courage. The House left petroleum and fuel ! Following Secretary Mellon's lettee. oil on the free list, where they had saying the pasage of the bill might been placed by the Committee of the cfcuse a financial breakdown, the Ee Whole as a concession to or at the ic- publican Senators were placed in the tation of President Harding, eliminat- position of either voting against the ing the duties which previously had soldiers, which they had not the been placed thereon. .courage to do, for soldiers have manj The attempt of the Republicans to votes, or of voting against the admin put a tariff on asphalt and thus in istration, which they had not the crease the price of road construction ' courage to do, for the admiuistatwB was also defeated and asphalt left on has much undistributed patxoaage. Sn, the free list 1 according to report, some F,"fArp ins- Although the bill passed with sever, plored President Harding to come U Republicans voting against it and the Senate and make a speech again seven Democrats voting for it, the th bill and save their faces. Thus, ft Republican vote by no means indicates would appear the President was led any party solidarity, but on the con- to the Senate instead of leading, trary, as shown by the votes on amend- On the other hand, there was immt ments, a wide division of opinion which nent probability the bill would pass is magnified many fold in the minds of unless the President interfered, which the rank and file of the party. would mean that the President wonU The passage of the Fordney bill un- be faced with the responsibility 4l der the steam-roller and gag rule vetoing it. By appearing in person methods recalls a prophesy mode by in opposition to the passage of the bill the New York World, which said: I "at this time" it could be recommitte "Mr. Taft entrusted the revision of to the Finance Committee and Preai the tariff to the Republican leaders in dent Harding could thus dodge . the.ra Congress, and they wrecked his admin-' sponslbility for a veta. istration. If Mr. Harding entrusts the In the light of this situation ant revision of the tariff and the tax laws what took place, there are those who to the Republican leaders in Congress hold that the history of the case shows it is safe to predict they will wreck his, administration." Tax Revision Without Reaction The Republican House having done Its worst at tariff tikering for which there was no demand beyond the re adjustment of schedules to meet peace conditions and for revenue purposes, It is now in order for that body to try, its hand at tax revision, for which th j, entire business world is clamoring ahead of further action on tha tariff There are no Indications that there will be any better results In Ux re- vision than there were in tariff tinker - ing. Apparently the Republicans have no plans beyond the shifting of taxes. which, according to all Republican precedents, means a heavier burden on utm .num-r iu ymjwim. a nat wm cannot, and, therefore, will not be re - flueed la obvious to anyone rami liar wun rovernaen(, appropnauona sora erpenumirea. a,ven uenawr rsnroee, for their religion than for beet. Chairman af tha Finance aonunittaa, Tarif plundered tha country mad astaC admiU that ha soae not look for any u,,ke4 a -little see port town, Tarlfa. radical ehanjra to thatox 7aeim. Tb. which, with Ks old Moorish walla, to main Wort 1 tax revUlon will be to thia day perpetoatee tha , same arul . Snd new artWes to Ux and way and memory af tha tender af thU aMana af aollactina? tha tax. lagireratioa af rabbera .and Tha ana ehanea tha Republican had. era, Tarif, later relnforwd by l te la keep thslr earn pa! p promiaa, to aoperW, Tarik, and Ms cKlrf. I' -a, redoea taxaUoa thy failed to takn'everrea a greet ef V adantare ef, whU-b was If yw-"rt rren 'vi in a rx i t . r - i ' . r1' r- ' tv-o , io iiu uisuusiuon uhihif Democrats, however, to anticipate the nitmn IS Ami Klin a nr. f vifliioA n-aw.nl-nwnlTr CT. vi w vnwvwc uicuiabuiciv aiiv cXLtfcii they may make in this the contrary, it is certain the Demo- nrato wi 11 rtrt atrom tt him -.nntiiKln i crats will do everything possible to ex- - pedite tax revision legislation and will do their utmost to relieve business o onerous war taxation and protect the consuming public from bearing an un just share. Their attitude toward v,; f4.fl,i .,j .lUIHCO, L 111-11 attauue buwam U1C 3tX!3 'mihlimn Wislntnrs is on f syra- pathy. . "Courage" and Leadership" .... Another Republican campaign 'promise burst like a hot air balloon ""i uuu' oe.mte snowing ; ""f:" f If,. 65ldler? bonus hiU to P"ruatt oi enaior mm. cumnutwe. iiua a ithe omnion of manv disDoses of th 1, ... - , - r bl11 finay so far as this Congress i .concernea - called to the fact tha he is the firat pose 01 deieating proposed legislation. acme newspapers and individuals bsxe referred to President Harding's speech j against the Soldiers' Bonus bill as ar act of leadership and courage. Witnout denying Y resident Hardimj 1 nnir nxaHif larViisil vnmr Ka Ima It . imnnQino- 11 nnn him anv hlamo in b matter of defeating this nrnnnseii lp.tr- - ---- - .7 --0 r - - r- - - 1 is lation, tne part played by him and most of the Republican Senators di- played far different qualities from neither leadership nor courage, but rather evasion and timidity, not t use harsher terms. Birth of the "Protect) V Taril The following historical account "of the origin of the Protective Tariff system as given by Representative Marvin Jones (Dem. Tex.) may tAum a better understanding of the policy underlying the Fordney Tariff bUl; "Mr. Chairman, in the earl v narl at the eighth century a band ofrnajw. auders under a leader by the nam of Tariff crossed the straights from 'Africa and landed on the southern shores of Spain. His band waa held 'tcivther by the spoils of confluent , The hordt consisted of Moors, Berber. Syrians, Africans, and a few Arabs, al pent on plunder, losy were sfa 'medans, and were fat a sense that (.ard of tha followers of Lam la thetr westward awing, but eared . 4tai'.s r s ; - i) 4
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