The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-21
Of national importance great political
significance which cnmc before Congress.
AS to Bryan.

Of national importance or great political
significance which came before Congress.
AS to Bryan.
II supported Mr., Bryan in 1896 and in
1900 ON plattorms pledSng him and mis-
psrty TO tho enactment of just such lcgis-
lauon as wns written into our laws during
tho last session OF Congress President
which Mr., Bryan contendcd. and on account
Td ~. which i and great many othcrs IN
Of which wa abused by Republicans;
The Republican party had always opposed
and stood against the Government control
" corporations and the grost monopolics cf
lrollod the Republican party and dictated
Us policies. Mr.. Roosevelt took issue with
self the. support of all the Democrats and
substantially NIL of the Republicans; During
the next session of Congress and in sue,
shall vote consistently for what Mr.. Bryan
aud Mr. Roosevelt are contonding on these
lines OF reform. I shall most cordially, and
sSnin. knowing that he will carry the
policies which he has always advocated and
which President Roosevelt now advocates
~ voted against the Philippine tarifr bill
because | would not voto 10 destroy the
beet sugar industry Of tho, West have
msdc n somewhat close study of this qucs.
Industry cannot compete with Oriental labor
~ the production of sugar. President Roose'
volt VIII, almost certnlnlN, insist ON
vision OF tho tariff in tho next Congress:
When IL comes TO revision OF tho tariff
shall insist that our just and cquablo
duties be left on sugar, wool. lrad.oro and
lumber. There are free traders in any
party now, Free trnde is an Absurdi,y. II
costs n billion dollars year to run our
rom somebody. The easiest, most simple
way is 10 collect il by tho levyinc of tariff
dhties. II it wero not collected from tariff
duties. i, would havo to he collected by tax
hn
which would advocate direct taxation 10
maintain the running expenses OF our Gov
The tariff should be so adjusted as 10 pro
tcct our laborcrs against chcap foreign la
borcrs In my Judgment, and IN this nm
should be lowed first on the raw material,
There is moro danger from the Republican
party than there is from the Democratic
raw materials. New England and especially
Massachusetts. is clamoring for free hides
and. demanding high duty on shoes and
are demanding free wool. although insisting
on high duty articles manufactured from |
wool; 'hey are demanding reciprocity with
agreement with Canada. Canadian lumber |
and wool shall come into this country with |
out paying duty. II revision OF the tariff |
does not come in President Roosevcl,'s ad. |
il viii come under President |
Bryan. II has been so clearly proven that |
il is no longer denied. that our highly pro
tected industries In many instances arc sell |
ing their manufactured products in foreign
at n much lower price than they |
are selling the same article for at homo. We
protect these great combinations from com
petition abroad by prohibitive tariff. and
'hey, being safe from outside competition,
proceed through unlawful combinations. to
and IN consequence each monopoly can. and
hoes, charge the American people exorbit-
'Etiy for the products OF their unjustly pro.
.scted factories,
Demand for Tariff Reform
The demand for tariff reform is 50 univer-
sal and so just that il viii come. the ssn,o
rs the railroad rate legislation came. II
President Roosevelt advocates IL and sends
his message TO Congress in favor Of il. and
,thor reforms, he will ind the Democrats in
Congress- standing with him. / am Of the
opinion that il Bryan were President and
lie advocated those same measures, including
srif revision. not only the Democrats, but
ikewise the Republicans, would stand with
him The great monopolics which have
;ranted errpora,ions, and through excessive
ariE protection, hurtful and perni-
nous that the people are determined there
hall be reformation. believe that the
heir determination 10 bring about tho re-
orms advocated so ably by Mr.. Bryan. and
laring the last Congress. by President
Roosevelt am quite sure that Senator Hey
'urn and Congressman French would have
'eted they did. in regard to railroad leg
station, moat inspection, puro food, Philip
'ine tariff and joint Statehood, If Mr., Bryan
instead Of Mr.. Roosevelt had been Presi-
lent, and had advocated these measures
m sure IL makes no difference 60 me who is
President so far as such legislation is con.
eyned. II the President advocates what I
'eheve in. and have always believed in.
no glad 70 support him, and II he urges
sEislseon which / do not believe in I have
10 hesitation in opposing him.
In looking over the Record find that
he Congressional delegation frou, Idaho sup.
'orted tho measures which were in exact
larmony with the policies advocated ny Mr
5ryan, and likewise by President Roosevelt
here were but few exceptions and only one
i much consequence and more or less ma
ional interest and scope.
II am in complete accord with President
Roosevelt in regard 70 forest reserve and jr
igation. have upheld him as strongly as
'ossble in his efforts for the reclamation of
ur and lands and tho preservation OF our
orests ] am not in accord with Senator
ieyburn and Congressman French in this. I
hink they were justified in opposing the
resident, as did the Philippine tariff
ill and joint Statehood for New Mexico and
.risona. In my judgment they should sus.