Show MEN AND ND A AFFAIRS AT T CAPITAL ByRTS s sT f Copyright MM 1913 I 1 WASHINGTON OTON June lune H 13 It- It While the United states tariff commis commission I don sion Is 13 wrangling within itself commie commie- and with the president pre ident U Uto as to how bow It shall function in examining into the various arlous of ot the Yord- Yord ncy ney-McCumber ney tariff act John T Barnett of Colorado for many years Democratic national com corn committee committee infuse man for that state and probably one of ot Its II next senators com cornea out with a safe we and bane tariff view which could and should take the tariff out of poli pon- pontes politics tics tes Mr Barnett Bornett is la In Washington on legal protective I do not believe In a II tive tariff he said cold to tho the writer riter nor do I believe In a tariff for tor revenue only What this country needs needa In ad- ad addition addition d to a good flue five cent t cigar r Is Isa isa Isa a competitive tariff There Is le a slogan with which to toI I win an election It could be adopt adopted adopt adopt- adopted ed cd by the grand old party itself the party parly of ot protections and It could easily be adopted by the I Democratic party and servo serve It In InI inthe Inthe I the winning of those Interests thAt fear always that the are aro going to open the gates of America to the dumpings of ot the theold theold theold old world A competitive tariff one tariff one ne that enables the tho American producer to compete on terms term of ot equality with foreIgn countries which have a- a a advantage of cheaper ra raw matt mats lala or cheaper labor cost A competitive the tariff tariff the verY name Implies the flexibility which the congress attempted to write Into the McCumber Fordney-McCumber actA act I A competitive tariff tariff-It tariff It has haa a aBound sound of fairness about It which cannot be mistaken There Is no question that the term protective tariff gives to the tho average man the tho Impression that some Interest Is being being- protected by the government protected against competition at the expense of the ultimate consumer and tax tax- taxpayer taxpayer tax taxpayer payer The term competitive tar tar- tar tariff iff lit would carry an entirely differ differ- different different ent impression The average Amer Amer- AmerIcan American American ican Is faar fair minded and therefore he like to see ee com competitive condl- condl for tor his slightly more than one one- tariff one tariff would serve se every purpose of what Is now lt k known own as protection for tho the lIcan tariff makers themselves say they seek only to establish duties which l will enable the American producer t to meet the cost of ot production abroad But so long aa ns these same politicians ratty nUy under the banner of protection there is 18 bound to be the Inference that they are aro In truth protecting and coddling certain cert industries rather than merely placing them themon themon themon on a competitive basis The Democratic party adheres theoretically to the doctrine of a tariff for tor revenue re only ostensiblY disregarding the condition of homo home Industry with an occasional whis whis- whispered whispered whispered mention of free tree trade In practice and nd In principle however how how- however however ever there are few Democrats to- to today today to today day who ho would be willing to write II a tariff that would could disregard home industries entirely But the tradition tradition tion of the party has haa thrown busi busi- business ness bosi-ness ness as a J rule on the sIde Bide of the ho I politicians It IC the Demo Demo- Demo cratic cratie party could col be he committed at this time to a J competitive tariff the whole political of the thetO too t major parties would 1 be e shifted on this Important Issue And noth noth- nothIng nothing nothing ing could be more Democratic than fair competition I It Is an appealing term that competitive tariff and If the Re- Re Re publican platform writers of ot au 1 are re wide In their generation they will setae seize this Idea of Colorados Colorado's S 'S lending leading Democrat and put it duly In their proclamation of faith An American business concern has Just made the Important dia- dia dis discovery covery that ono one of Its lt employee In Berlin a German with a II real idea of thrift In his head has bas cashed none nono of ot his hf hI American checks cheeks since last hut November although this em- em em gives his firm only part Limo I his hi salary alary le Is I a II weck I IThe The firm figures that he be now has haa haaI I checks for tor 30 10 week In his hia posses possession sion slon calling for tor a a total of 1500 00 German marks mark this week have been selling around to the dol- dol dollar dollar dol dollar lar In other word words if It this Ger Ger- German Ger- Ger German German man employee Were to cash his American dollar chocks checks into mark makke at this rate he be would have hale e exactly marks marka or the normal equiValent of more than r I his slightly more than one one- one one halt half year of p part rt time rork orl work One particularly Interesting phase of ot the cane ca e Is that the checks which arc are being hoarded In Berlin are not bank drafts dran or cashiers cashier's checks they aro are merely Ithe the ordinary private checks of the concern drawn on a bank here In InI I Washington The wise German GermanI I realises however that these tokens lof of American credit are far tar gore I pre precious lous than the paper collateral ral lot of the German government and he li is I acting accordingly The be- be be belief lief lid Li U that he ho Is saving Raving the checks in order to make American Invest Invest- investments Investments ments menu Then even with nith the divi dividends he be collects or the coupons he cUps clips he can still be a 0 Rhine Millionaire In marks Meantime the tho marks balance that he Is holding I sounds almost like a settlement of a rep rep- reparations reparations rep reparations problem Like the tho motorman who spent his day off riding around on the platform of a trolley car Pat Sullivan Sul of Wyoming wan wan- wandered wan wandered dered Into the Grand Wild West Vest Show and Rodeo which came to Washington as aa a part of the tho en- en entertainment en entertainment for the tho Mystic Shrin- Shrin era ors ers Pat Sullivan Is la by the way of being Republican com for tor Wyoming and he Is big in stature and heart as IS the state from which he be halls hails Pat I PatI went west weft as a young loung oung Irish la lad and grew up with the tho country grew up Into wealth and Into a great I power in national politics I Wyoming It must be remembered remembered remembered Is the real home homo of the real rodeo The Tho frontier day celebrations celebrations at Cheyenne have attracted more than one ono president of the United States to these marvelous mar exhibition of cattle roping broncho I busting and all the picturesque features fea- fea fea features tures of the life of the real west II To ro see a rodeo and wild wet west show pulled off oft on a city lot was wasa wasa a new experience for Pat The show left lert him absolutely speech speech- speechless less less but he came out of the en- en enclosure en enclosure closure with a grin on his face faco reaching from ear to ear For rat Pat Sullivan to see a rodeo on the tho union station plaza in the national capital was truly like an old salt getting enthusiasm out of a paint paint- painted painted ed ship on a pain painted ed ocean u u |