, 1908-09-23

has come in free since 1875, and free
from poruo Iiico since 1t became our
territory. From Cuba sugar nj In
at - Ter cen below regular foreign
tariff and from the Philippines at Is
per cent below regular foreign tarin.
1.-THE one-half Of one per cent sugar
that we got from the Philippines fur
nishes us only a little more than one
days supply in a year. Think OF 1t!
And yet our democratic friends arc
bowling because Mr.. Taft wants to
lower the tariff q little more (not to
make 1t free) on not exceeding 800.
600 tons per annum from the Philip
pines, which would be-if ever they
should reach that amount. and they
would not--but q little over Sone-tenth
OF what we have to buy outside Of the
United states Would that one-tenth
land this stili with nifty per cent tar
ID on it--impair our sugar beet in
dustry? Hawaiian sugar. free now for
thirtytwo years (and 1t and Porto
Rico the same for ten years n fur
nishing one-fourth Of ALL has made
NO Impression.
The democrats are claiming now.
as evidenced by speeches lately made
by Senator Teller. Patterson and for
mer Member Of Congress Shafroth OF
Colorado, that their party Is the n
which protects and will protect sugar.
Not SO! Let US see how that is.
Tn October, 1880. the Mckinley tar
III bill passed levying a tariff on all
foreign sugar, b~estowing = national
bonus of two cents per pound on all
beet sugar produced In the United
States, and permitting all foreign ma
chinery for making beet sugar to be
imported free of tariff.
ION August 81, 1894, the democrats
passed the Wilson-Gorman tariff bill,
and that bill repealed the two cent
per pound protection OF beet sugar
grown In the United States.
The republican platform of 1898
promised protection for all sugar
grown on American soil until we ceas-
ed to have to buy from foreign coun-
| tries. and Mckinley. as soon as inaugu-
| rated, called a special session of con
gress. and the promise vas redeemed,
"Only six sugar beet factories ex.
listed In the United States then, which
produced but 40, 900 ions OF sugar per
annum, while now We have ~sixty-four
factories and produce 10000 tons
Two hundred thousand tons Of this
comes from our adjoining neighbor
state, Colorado.
I'm the whole United States. twelve
and one-half times as much az twelve
years ago. How long will 1t be be
fore the Colorado rapid tide Of sugal
beet growing-now only thirty miles
south of our southern border-will
sweep v Wyoming?
THE democratic party, II In power
would DO as 1t did before. The dem
ocratic minority in the house of rep
resentatives, led by. their leader, join
Sharp Williams, as lately as durinl
the closing days of last session. Of
cred a minority report in favor o
immediate and unlimited free trad
on sugar and all other products Of tn,
Philippines.
Mote the difference. Taft says
limited mount of sugar from tn
Philippines at one-half the presen
tartn. The democratic party say
absolutely free sugar from the Philip
pines. And take my word for 1t, 1
will be free sugar from all the work
II that party obtains control.
You, my hearers, must decide be
tween now and the third Of Novem
Der whether you will vote for the par
ty and the candidates that DO thing
that are wise and experienced an<
progressive, and have brought yot
prosperity. or with that party which
when in power, brought you nothing
but adversely and for candidates TO
the presidency and vice presidenc.
who have never scored the single &C
c~omplishment, either one Of them. II
public life or for the public that 70,
can commend, that m&de for publ,
welfare or prosperity to the nation
And I deny successful contradiction o
this statement. Candy promises, su
gar coated theories as to what they
the opposing party, will do accompa
MED by sophistry and garrulous faul
finding and bogyman scarecrows se'
up against the big. -stronsholdini
working party that has afwayl
brought you safely through. won't do
We can't be fooled, cajoled MOI fright
ened in that way. 1t simply insults
our intelligence to claim our votes fol
a delinquent party that has left vi In
the lurch, and nearly in the poorhoust
whenever 1t was at the helm, ii
against the party that has always
made good, always delivered the
goods. that comes before you now or
its record Of the past, and asks moi
only for your suffrage but for your
advice, guidance and counsel, - Z
party Of the common people should
do. basing Its action upon the broad
principle Of the greatest good for the
greatest number
HEARsT's USES AND ABUSES.