La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
FREE TRADE
MEANS BLOW
TO COLORADO
PRESENT MINORITY DELEGATION
URGED FREE LEAD AND ZINC
IN THE PAYNE LAW.
Centennial state Products Protected
b. Votes Of Republican Congress.
Business Growing.

II the Democratic party had been in
coutro. of conEress and bad passed
new "aHaforreyeaue-only" bill
where would Colorado stand a, this
day as result OF such a measure?
And two years ago Colorado went
Democratic and elected three con.
rrssmau and one senator
Sugar would have been on the Tree
list Sugar cane from the tropics
would have flooded tho marae, ere
now and The sugar beet Of Colorado
would have been a drug on tho mar.
Ect
Never min. what the Democratic
r8arrss.m.u az h0m. mly say regard
Ing what they would have done 90
case their party had been iu tho ma
ior.g-tHus would have been hound
hand and foot Hg the caurua iust as
we're rho reforming" Democrats
.hoeu.d' az the state house during
tho 7IIay session.
u th. Democratic minority could
have bad Es way lu the recent con.
gross when ,hn PayueAldrleh tarin
bin was in debate. Colorado would
have been sufferer and already
mauy mines would have been closed.
Tho Democratic minority insisted
upon free lead and free zinc
For years past outside OF one or
two gold camps. the mining industry
lu this tate has been maintained
through Its zIuelead production.
AZ this writing LoaIylno Is coming
20 ItE oun again through the dlscov-
cry Of zinc bodies OF ore ln new form
arous This discovery was made and
the rovIgIdrd Lsa1yllle is the result
OF the increased demand for lead and
zinc. tns 90 The Increased tarir pro.
vIdoI rar iu the Payuc-Aldrlch tarir
law.
Senator Stone. q Democrat, made
motion Iu thn United States senate 90
put zinc aud an products from zinc on
the free list Republicans voted this
down. and g. may be stated 10 pass
Ing that the Democratic senator from
this state voted with the Republican
senators on the metal tarIr schedules
and deserted hIs party. h1t Colorado
should not encourage such votes 4
Republican can be depended on 20
vote rirht At all times for protection
"A Democrat only when he fears the
wrath OF his constituents
Increased duties were placed on
lead ores against the protest OF the
Democratic minority In house and
senate and AGAINST the protest Of the
American Smelling and Refining Com.
pany and other great importers, Colo,
RADIOS Republican senator voted for
the increased tariff rate. as dii the
opubucau senators from Utah and
Idaho and other lead producing states.
Why Because lead ore can be pro.
duccd by the smelling companies IN
Mexico Tor very much less than lead
can be produced In Colorado and 9th
er states and. n protection means
auytnlnr. Il means that the Colorado
miner should be protected from cheap
pcan labor Of Mexico,
Tungsten ores and other rare met
alliforous ores produced In this state
were protected by the new tafln
measure against the onslaught OF
Southern Democrats, who we're Will
lnE. however. that plneapplos should
come under the shcltcring wing OF the
party Of protection,
No state IN the Union IL under
greater obligations 10 tho Republican
administration for the protection
granted under the nov law than Is
this state. and. II for no other reason.
Colorado ought TO return TO the Re
publican column.