Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-05-30 | Page 11 | Democrats in High Spirits

DEMOCRATS IN HIGH SPIRITS ContInued from front Page Ioe One ness big and little For the moment the Demo Demo- Democrats Democrats are In the happy posItion with respect to farm relief of sayIng heads I win tails you lose It If a 0 satisfactory form form- of relief should by some miracle be enacted Into law and get geC presidential presidential presidential approval the south would benefit Vastly by the tho move If H there Is no real farm relief then the Democrats will go to the country and view with alarm I Ithe the action of the Republicans who will have turned down the backbone of ot their part party the stanch old farmers who make everything Republican west of the MississIppI rIver except river except In orr of f years 1 DEMOCRATS TS JAUNTY It is amazing to witness the I Jaunt jaunty air of the Democrats since theIr farm relief relict Imbroglio ap- ap appeared ap appeared pea red on the scene It has given them their fighting ch chance nee They had expected the Investigation of I the tariff commission to supply a large share of campaign ma ma- material and and probably It has hils for tor theIr but purposes purposes but the country at large seem seems not to care a hang about the poor old distract distract- distracted distracted ed cd and broken down tariff com corn comI commission commission I mission and 18 is white while hot about the farmers Therefore it Is the easIest thing In the world for tor the Democrats to switch to farm re- re relief relief re relief lief and let the tariff take tako care of Itself Naturally the tariff will get pounded In the tha discussion of farm relief relict for tor the Democrats contend It was framed for tor business and an anthe the manufacturer rather than for forthe forthe forthe the farmer They say the tho busi busi- busi business ness floss man an ana and the manufacturer had to be wooed and won because or of their ability to contribute neav- neav heavily ily lIy to campaign funds whereas the tho farmer was expected to vote the ticket straight anyhow Yet the Democratic song about the tariff is taking on a decided decIded- decIdedly decidedly decidedly ly different tune It H lbs lias remained for Represent Represent- Representative William A Oldfield of Ar- Ar Arkansas Arkansas Ar Arkansas kansas to give the new tune a 11 name He calls It a a competitive revenue competitive tariff This Is a decIded step forward The Tha pro pro- pronouncement pronouncement pro pronouncement Is Important because he Is chairman of the congressional congressional campaign committee which Is to wage this icara ears ear's fIght Ight tight The Theold Theold Theold old slogan of tariff for tor revenue only Is to be dropped and corn com com revenue tariff substituted substituted GREAT T STRIDES This I Is a 0 recognition at last lasto of the new Industrial po position or orthe orthe the southern states While agri agri- agri agriculture agriculture culture still predominates In the south Industry Is marching for for- forward forward for forward ward with great strides anti and therefore the south Is calling for forthe the tho proper sort of tariff protection lion tion for Its Infant Industries The congressmen of or the south at last are arc paying heed to o the bust busi business ness men of the south listening to them as well as to the farm farm- farmers farmers ers Taking the situation by and large the Democratic goose seems to be winging his way upward for forthe forthe the first time In several very blue moons