The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-10-27
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.

II the Democratic party had been in
control OF congress and had passed a
aew tariff for revnue only" bill,
where would Colorado stand at this
lay as a result OF such a measure?
And two years ago Colorado went
Democratic and elected three con-
sressmen and one senator.
sugar would have been on tthe free
list. Sugar cane from the tropics
sould have flooded the market ere
aow and the sugar beet OF Colorado
would have been drug on the mar
get
Never mind what the Democratic
congressman at home may say re-
sarding what they would have done
IN case their party had been in the
uajority-they would have been
bound hand and foot by the caucus,
,ust as were the reforming Demo-
.rats .'hogtied" at the state house
luIluk Tue ii-uds bcoo'oh.
IL the Democratic minority could
nave had its way In the recent con-
xress when the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill was in debate Colorado would
nave been sufferer and already
many mines would have been closed.
The Democratic minority insisted
II
For years past outside OF one or
.wo gold camps. the mining industry
IN this state has been maintained
through its zinclead production.
At this writing Leadville is coming
% its own again through the discovery
Of zinc bodies OF ore in new forma-
ions. This discovery was made and
he revivified Leadville is the result
,f the increased demand for lead and
sfnc, due to the increased tarin pro-
r1ded for in the Payne-Aldrich tarin
law.
Senator stone. a Democrat. made
notion in the United States senate to
put zinc and all products from zinc on
he free list. Republicans voted this
DOWN: and It may be stated in pass
ing that the Democratic senator from
this state voted with the Republican
seuators 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
q 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
rado's 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. II protection means any
thing 1t means that the Colorado
miner should be protected from cheap
peor labor os Mexico.
Tungsten ores and other rare met
sIliferous ores produced in this state
we're protected by the new tarin meas
ure against the onslaught OF Southern
Democrats. who were willing, how
ever, that pineapples should come un-
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-
ouh1ican column,