Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-16
OFFER NO REMEDY.

OFFER NO REMEDY.
What is the remedy advanced by the
Republican party? II is an amendment
TO the Constitution and II Is well known
that an meandment of the kind sug-
rested win not be adopted II seems
therefore to be an insincere proposition.
The Senate, as at present constituted,
would never adopt such an amendment
and hence the suggestion is not prac-
tlcal. IL 1t were practical is II not dan
g-rous? 1t would be a fundamental
change In the fabric Of our institu-
Tons, II would give to Congress the
absolute power to control all the indus
tres Of the country. II would be CEN
trallzation with a vengeance When the
greenbackers advocated their theories,
Republicans made answer that 1t would
be dangerous to allow the Congress TO
contract or expand the currency at will
and now the same party proposes FOR
time 70 come to allow Congress TO
eiact such legislation as II may choose
regarding our business interests and in
accord with what the political interests
If successive congresses may dictate
Six years of Republican power has
demonstrated that the trusts have
nothing to fear from the Republican
party. because the Republican party Is
owned by the trusts Why not say by
legislation, that no industry that can
ship goods to Europe and there sell
them cheaper than they are sold in
America where they are manufactured
shall longer be protected by tariff leg
station? Why not put these giant
concerns into competition with the
world? Why longer tax the people by
making them pay two prices 10 the
monopolies that have, according Ia Re
publican admission. grown stronger
than the law? The people are begin
iEgn TO suspect that therein lies the
remedy. Even Republicans are begin
ming to suspect that therein lies the
Germs should no longer have special
privileges. The Republicans OF Iowa
and Idaho have declared that the trusts
should no longer receive the benefits
Of the tariff laws and the sentiment Ii
growing that the Democratic remedy IL
plain. speedy and adequate, The DEM
ocracy says Repeal those provisions
4 the protective tariff laws which
give to the combines their tremendous
power"
STRIKES AT BEET SUGAR.
The position of the Republicans upon
the tariff question IL confusing. Here
tofore. whoever suggested reduction
of the tariff on sugar has been de-
uounced as a traitor TO the interests OF
the state and as one striking a blow at
a new Industry In the state, the sugar
beet industry. Bounties were demand
ed and voted by the legislature and we
were led to believe that the business
was struggling along 10 secure foot
hold. But now comes the Republican
senator from Utah. joining hands with
a Republican president and strikes
blow at this industry by plan TO re-
duce the tariff on sugar In the interest
OF Cuba. And then comes T. X. Cutler,
manager OF the Utah Sugar company,
and declares that a reduction OF the
tariff in sugar 20 per cent Will not at
feet the beet sugar industry in the
slightest degree. He goes farther and
SAYS; that the stockholders o; the
Sugar company have received In divl
dends more than they originally paid
I'M" Is this not a surprising state
ment? Does IL disclose that the beet
sugar farmers have been receiving their
share Of the tariff. or does Il show that
capltaI has been the beneficiary. DOES
II show that there has been thu need
OF tariff protection In the past that was
claimed? with this disclosure con-
corning the sugar industry how do we
know that the claim for protection for
other industries Is an honest claini'
NO LONGER INFANTS.
II &c manifest that the tims H. at hand
when the infant industries, grown TO
fun manhood. cannot longer In justice
10 the people use our laws as means
with which to plumber the peools. Since
we last assembled In convention, Presi-
dent Mckinley has been stricken down
by an assassin. crime when we de-
plore, and we pause to yenerate his
memory. His parting wo'its 10 the
American people Indicated tina; nc rec
ognIzed that VIC had reached a point
where his policy OF protection must be
modified. II would be well 70: the ma
ton IL the Republican party would head
his monitlons,
IN THE COAL FIELDS.
IL you desire demonstration OF the
full fruitlon OF class legislat n. iurn
your eyes toward the great Anthracite
coal fields where business III stagnant
The conditions there In a commercial
way are so unbearable that men are
fleeing therefrom as II from pest The
price OF coal. that necessity Of life IN
the great cities OF the east. hiss
advanced until the poor MAJ looks
forward 10 winter OF death, with
freezing children piercing his heart