La Junta tribune., 1908-09-26
BonynSe Exposes
''Honest John
snAFRorH AND HIS PANTY WOULD
DESTROY sEET SUGAR
INDUSTRY.
What the Record shows.

1hafroth's record and the record OF his
party In opposing the protection OF the
beet sugar industry has created = sen
sation in political circles: Mr.. Bon
ynge said:
-In the course Of Mr.. Shafroth's
speech. as reported, he called upon the
people of Colorado to vote the Demo
cratic national ticket in order 10 Sc
cure protection for the sugar Industry
Surely a Democratic orator must as
sumo that the people of Colorado are
xullibie and totally Ignorant OF the
principles of the two leading poliu.
cal parties, as well as of the actions
of both parties on the sugar question.
when he makes a serious effort TO con
vince the people that protection
which our Democratic friends insari'
ably denounce as robbery Is TO be
secured for a local industry through
the election Of a Democratic national
ticket
Let us examine this question In the
light OF some indisputable facts and
consider the public records OF the Re
publican and the Democratic parties
as well as OF the Democratic nominee
for governor on this important sub
ject. and then the people can deter
mine for themselves from which po
litical party they are most likely to
obtain protection for our domestic
sugar industry. BY the Mckinley tar
III ac, OF October I. 1890. Republi-
can measure. section 25t provided
bounty OF 2 cents per pound to the
proacers OF sugar from beets grown
within the United States; by section
237 Of the same act ta-iff duty was
levied on sugar Imported from foreign
countries and to encourage the build
ing Of beet sugar factories in the
United States all beet sugar machin-
cry was admitted free Of duty until
July /. 1892.
Republican Party Favors All Pretse-
tioa Needed.
The F1fty-third Congress was Demo
cratic and the Democratic wilson-Gor-
man bill was enacted August 27. 1894.
which by section 1s2 repealed the
bounty on sugar grown In the United
States. When the Republican national
convection met In 1896 II said on the
sugar question: I'VE condemn the
present administration treferring TO
the Cleveland administration under
which the Wilson German bill was
passed) for not keeping faith with the
sugar producers of this country. The
Republican party fayors such protec-
tion as will lead to the production on
American soil OF all the sugar which
the American people use and for which
they pay other countries more than
800. .ooo. 900 annually
"As soon rs William Mckinley was
inaugurated as President he called the
Congress In special session to enact n
new tariff law, and as the result the
Dineley bin was passed. which. by Its
provisions carried out the pledge in
the national Republican platform OF
1886 In regard to sugar.
-Confessediy the provisions OF the
bill have had the desired effect Even
Democrats In Colorado almost without
exception. admit that the protection af.
forded by the Republican protective
tariff law. known as the D!ngley bill.
encouraged and developed the beet
sugar industry. AT the time the bill
was passed we had but six beet sugar
factories in the United States and pro
duced annually only 10000 tons OF
beet sugar Now we have sixty four
factories and produce annually 100000
short tons of sugar. 100000 tons OF
which are raised In Colorado. This
marvellous result Is admittedly due to
the Republican policy Of protection ac-
corded to the Industry by the Republt-
can Dingiey tariff bill
"Mr. Shafro,h was = member Of Con.
Rress at the time the bill was enacted,
We naturally have right to expect
that be was one OF its foremost adyo-
Gates, now that be Is SO strongly op-
posed to any modification Of its sugar
schedule Alas. and aiack! The Con-
gressionai Record. on page $50 Of Vol
ume 30. shows that when the roll was
called on this bill containing the sugar
schedule which has worked such won
ders for Colorado. our distinguished
representative sat In his seat and con.
tented himself by responding pres
ent" (pase 5s7 Congressional Record,
Volume 50. part II. refusing either to
vote for or against the bill. and by
publishinx in the Appendix to the Con