The Springfield herald., 1910-11-04
FREE TRADE
MEANS BLOW
TO COLORADO
PREsENT MINORITY DELEGATION
URGED FREE LEAD AND ZINC
IN THE PAYNE LAW.
Centennial State Products Protected
by Votes of Republican Congress.
Business Growing.

Business Growing.
II the Democratic party had been in
control of congress and had passed a
new tariff for revnue only" bill,
whore would Colorado stand at this
day as a result of such a measure?
And two years ago Colorado went
Democratic and elected three con
gressmen and one senator
Sugar would have been on 1.-THE free
list. Sugar cane from the tropics
would have flooded the market ere
now and the sugar beet of Colorado
would have been drug on the mar
ket.
Never mind what the Democratic
congressman at home may say re-
garding what they would have done
in case their party had been in the
majority-they would have been
bound hand and foot by the caucus,
Just as were the reforming" Demo-
Gratis "hogtied" at the state house
during the 71-day session.
If the Democratic minority could
have had its way in the recent con-
gress when the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill was in debate Colorado would
have been a sufferer and already
many mines would have been closed.
The Democratic minority insisted
upon free lead and free zinc.
For years past outside of one or
two gold camps, the mining industry
in this state has been maintained
through its zinc-lead production.
At this writing Leadville is coming
to its own again through the discovery
of zinc bodies of ore in new forma-
tons. This discovery was made and
the revivified Leadville is the result
OF the increased demand for lead and
zinc, due to the increased tariff pro-
vided for in the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law.
Senator Stone, Democrat. made
put zinc and all products from zinc on
the free list. Republicans voted this
down; and 1t may be stated in pass
ing that the Democratic senator from
this state voted with the Republican
senators on the metal tariff schedules
and deserted his party: but Colorado
should not encourage such votes. A
Republican can be depended on to
vote right 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 did the
Republican senators from Utah and
Idaho and other lead producing states.
Why? Because lead ore can be pro-
duced by the smelling companies in
Mexico for very much less than lead
can be produced in Colorado and other
states, and, If protection means any
thing 1t means that the Colorado
miner should be protected from cheap
peon labor of Mexico.
Tungsten ores and other rare met
alliferouS ores produced in this state
were protected by the new tariff meas
ure against the onslaught Of Southern
Democrats. who were willing, how
ever. that pineapples should come I'M
der the sheltering wing of the party
OF protection.
No state In the Union is under
greater obligations to the Republi-
can administration for the protection
granted under the new law than is
this state; and, II for no other reason
Colorado ought to return to the Re-
publican column.