The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-27
MR.. surHERLAND's POSITION.

IN THE LIGHT of his answers TO
l series OF interesting questions pro-
nounded to him by the New York Post
Il "a natural to surmise that the real
reason Congressman George Sutherland
refused to become a candidate TO sue
coed himself IS that he is not In har-
mony with the great majority OF the
Republican party on several Of the
principal issues Of the campaign. The
first question the Post asked Mr.. Suth-
erland was:
DO you think that the powers OF
congress under the constitution for con-
trolling or restraining Industrial corpo-
rations have been exhausted in the So
called Sherman antitrust act?"
To this question Mr.. Sutherland an
swered No" 1t may be assumed from
this simple negative that Mr.. Suther-
land agrees with those Democrats who
assert that congress has now the
power to deal with the trust question
and 70 remedy the evils growing there
from.
The second inquiry was this;
Are you in favor OF amendments to
the constitution to give congress add
tional power 20 control corporations?
Not as at present advised" replied
Congressman Sutherland. AS matter
OF fact. his answer TO the first ques-
ton was also an answer 10 the second.
for, n congress now has the power to
regulate the trusts. certainly a consti-
tutional amendment. as the Democrats
have so clearly shown. Is not necessary
to give congress- that which II already
has.
do you favor the reduction or re-
peal OF import duties on articles whose
production in the United States is con-
trolled by monopolies?" This was the
third question.
An unqualified 'Yes" was Mr.. Suth-
erland's answer. So 1t may be taken
for granted that the Democratic po-
sition is Mr.. Sutherland's position. for
the Democrats have all through the
campaign contended that the only way
10 remedy the trust evil is to take
the tariff on foreign made articles that
come into competition with commodi-
ties produced or controlled by American
mOnopolies- To show how widely Mr.
Sutherland is al variance with his party
on this point IL Is only necessary 70
quote Senator Proctor of Vermont.
Senator Proctor was asked a few
days ago If he thought congress would
soon undertake the task of revising
the tariff. NO" was the reply, 81
do not look for any tarin legislation fol-
some time" Indeed. IL is practically
certain that IL the Republicans are con
tlnued in power there viii be no tariff
legislation. That is. there win be nom
unless the president aceomplishes hi:
pet project OF stabbing the beet sugar
industry In Utah and elsewhere by re
moving the tariff in whole or in par
from Cuban raw sugar.
Two other questions were asked MI
Sutherland by the Post. but they ar
without special significance in thi
campaign. One was:
do you favor the appointment of I
tariff commission to prepare changes o
the tariff for the consideration Of con
gress?"
The answer was No" The las
question was as TO whether or no
Mr. Sutherland would favor the rati
heation OF reciprocity with France nov
pending in the senate. He did not re
ply TO this
In view Of his position on all thes
matters, it is difficult to understan
how Congressman Sutherland can re
main IN the Republican party. Il
surely has no place there. for. as W
have pointed out. on the most interest
ing public questions he Is In thoroug
accord with the Democrats. When
gets ready 10 make public announces
ment OF his change OF political faitl
We can assure him a cordial welcome.