Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-14
THE CANAIGRE BILL.
Tao author Of lho N,aSura Vigorously
Defends Il.
Tho nencnt which 40 claims uauid
have Followed n. Euuctynsut
Into Law.
SALT LAKE Cry,

SALr LAKE Cry,
March II, 1894.
Eilior Dessrci NclDE
An article IN a morning conlhmpoI.
sry speaks Of tho "bounty bills"
(smongst which Is the "Canslgfc,r
which is bonus not a bounty bil),
now defeated by the Governor as hav.
Ing bsgn "conooc.el for party pabu.
lum and campaign uso." AZ the
author of tho bill "lo encourage tue
production Of canaIgre aud the manu-.
hcluro OF leather In the Territory OF
Uah," I emphallcally dony that Il
was gotten up with the Wow indicated.
The bill was presented with the sincere
desire anu hope Ut being successful In
becoming law, u was dOuo with The
same View and Intent ami Tor The same
purpose us wa, four years Ngu, tur bIll
90 encourage the manufacture u uugaJ
the results OF wpich have uuuu 90 rmI-
neutly benehtlu 20 the people
VI the Territory. 10 may be-
.aii that practically we trc
mlking DO leather IN me Territory;
tho INDUSTRY % dua.; tho arlinrrrs Ia
TINS branch Of business, OF wuOm we
have many OF great skill, nte either
pnr,iblly employed at Otlcr buHntas or
nfu not employed ~ all. Like con.
summato asfts We are paying our "a
million nnt half OF dOllara for leather
goods while we are selling our hides
ior song; sending calisglns away al
ten cents piece aud buying the came
back 90 from ~ - 81, sending bsri
hides away at II ani bu lug same
tack ~ $50 TO Sil, while idle men
walk tine streets nud the Resource of
our Territory when would revolution.
lac all tulH rgruFi1usly asluiue cJudi,
ton remaius uniovulGpUd, The pas.
sage Uf iuis mn would have glyon an
impetus 10 this Industry; there was no
pryAtu uurly 10 be penbhl.ui thu
oompeti lO1 vase open 10 all, rnu
tnnncrits which tued 10 keep up
by usiug imported bark wor8 Obliged
10 close down. ~ 10 not an axiom
tnat the employment OF eaol man 90
some producing industry .H "a beuoft 90
the whole community IL it not true
that ",ue highe't goal VI civilization h
not reached until every uau In the
land h Kent busig" Gheu h it with
cDmplnuency ur contempt that the
statesman locks upon Tue obstruction.
lat?
A few days ago I asked a prominent
man, "a Democrat how no de-
Gned the difference between a
statesman AMI politician; no re-
pliel iu substance; "a statesman iOtEels
self anI hisO own Interests aud takes O.
broad view NJ the general E00l ana
plans for the lu,uro o. well R3 tho pres
Ont and for the guII oI mott section
only, but Of tho whole people whose
Interest are Ia hIs iaNri ono politician
thinks principally DO" ho shill stand
with his party, h.s ylpWa arc marrow,
and nj tho bI,t.m Ui them 10 ms uWr
selfish interest."tl fear % may he sad
that We have few statesmen uu. p)ll-
tioans galore.
The canalgro and leather 10 ius.ry
may, and 1 doublnOt ,wtIh grow iu
tlmo aud 1 believe tho cauAlBio no.
viii demonstrate whas 10 claimed Tor
It, that it will DO Au eulisa aaaat 'tuit
Tor bark Tor tanning p1rp 'e'' l'ul
with the impetus that Wuull nave been
given 70 Il u lhp hill hlG
become law, it would have
been done Ia much less l,mu nud Us
influence would have buru immediate
~ felt; n would have created o lhFof'
able reaction IN some lines OF business
and II would have helped O. relieve uHi
to some eN Ont from the s1aBhAi2u
that now blinds w hand auu 'O0" ~