Show jG G. G O P. P Congressional Campaign Launched by Senator Phipps I I l I W WAShINGTON ASUr June 6 26 AP- AP The oan l fOr lor the re-ele re election re-election Uon of ofa ofa a this fall faU wall formally launched today In the senate by Senator ot of Cob Colo rado of the Republican senatorial committee lie He de declared the Republican party part would rest its Ita case before the tho pee pee- pie In this campaign upon the proof that prior to Its assumption of power Industrial l conditions w were re In sad at to what the they are now no that Its principles are such In seive seh as to reate good out lof of bad one ones bitt Ua Its JUon- JUon 2 p t J J 1 i j I- I Y T J D I or h. h i i.- i. strate that that Its did did I achieve e this result and that the I I I ala ti or of its Ita opponents are such luch as a. to menace our prosperity It if made el- el I o bY power Ower REVIEW WORK Phipps and other meet mem- bers bera or of the committee bad t Ii br breakfast kra t conference yesterday yester- yester d day with JUdge Coolidge and It was as 10 fIre fife the opening gun In the campaIgn With a review of what tho part pari had done since aInee Continued on page pUe 4 J. J ll l G G. O. O OP P. P CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHED BY BY SENATOR PHIPpS Continued front from l page 1 c oming I into to power o World w war ar As some or of the tho t tho he senator pointed to enactment of t tho he 1922 tariff act the tho reduction ot of t taxes axes by the tho refunding ot of most of the war debts the tho practice o ot f economY In government expenditures expendi- expendi t ures tures and nOlI the appropriation or of l tl large arge sums for tor the tho care of World war veterans Ito contended that a all ll these thesa lint combined to bring a bout about general prosperity with American wage earners h higher wages greeter purchasing power and higher standards ot of JIvIng 11 i Ing ng than exists In the tho world FARMER COMFORTABLE Turning to the tho tarm question which the tho senate J. J wrestling h be said that compared to the tho European Euro Euro- r Ican tillers of the tho soil the tho American Amen Ameri- can farmer lives in fn comfort lie Ho Is a. a business man he added and nR as In every other business business busi- busi ness ho has his good times rind dod Ida his bad times good times Umes under n. n protective pro pro- tariff and bad times under the tho lack of it ft general tariff bill ut of 1922 included protective rates on nil all ot of tho thio farm which had been to ruinous compe compe- of cheaplY t staples This was the tho first tariff bill which really extended n. n rah fat measure ot of protection to tho prOduce prOduce prO prO- duce ot of our farms A protective dutY was placed upon import the tho principal products tIme tho farmer has to sell while no duty was tas levied oil on the tho articles mostly used by him What wag wn the tho result to the tho farmer Th The purchaSing power ower of th the farmers farmer's dollar has increased In- In cr creased ged froM 69 itt lri 1921 to 89 In Taking the tho year 1914 ns its tue tho basis ot of On the tho other hand the tho Index In- In dex number ot of farm prices has hall increased increased in- in creased from to a a. g gain ln ot of 31 per cent while the Index nUmber nUm- nUm ber ot of non agricultural commoditieS which tho farmer r has to b bUy y has decreased front to The ThO prices of raw farm staple products h ve advanced markedly since 1921 |