The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-27

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domestic manufacturer This rule was
| followed by the ways and means com
mittee Of the House in its invcsttga-
| lions 20 determine what changes should
he made in rates or duties, and the tes-
timony taken filled ten large volumes,
being given by merchants. importers !
! manufacturers and citizens who desired 1
The testimony taken by the finance T.
] committee Of the Senate was not pub /
I nshcd FOR it was along the line OF tcs-
/ timony already printed by the ways
and means committee OF the House. No I
3 man representing an American indus
I try was denied a hearing.
/ The result OF this long investigation
Z was the Payne tariff law. the best tariff /
1 bill ever enacted into law. 70 is not per /
l feet. nor viii there ever be one that /
I is. but e fulfilled the pledges OF the /
vision downward. In the act there /
] were 654 decreases, 220 Increases, and ]
/ 1.f5O items Of the dutiable list were /
] left unchanged. But this does not give I
I you an idea or represent the fair pro- I
portion I'm most Of the reductions 0nd /
u the increases. because the duties were I
/ decreased on those articles which had
/ a consumption value OF Sf.951,S1S.515, !
I while they were increased on those
articles which hsq zs ga oo d th9 iGa
] consumption value or tho articles on
/ which tho duties were decreased were
which the duties were increased
! "Or the increases. the consumption
/ value Of those affected which were
| yard. wines. liquors. perfumerles. pom
AIDES and like articles. was nearly $500
100000 These are facts and must snow
any honest person that the revision
| ives downward. Our Importation
heavier than at any other period In the
history Of our country, demonstrates
the downward revision.
Increase in TmPOrtatiors.
ct am not one that is delighted with
the heavy increase OF importations. FOR
II realize the increase OF importations
has prevented that same amount or
goods from being made by American
worlSmeu. 7 hope never to see the day
when the American workiugmau viii be
forced by legislation 60 accept tho low
wage scale OF foreign frce-trade ma
lions. We must prevent Europe taking
our market. What advantage Is there
i'm being able to buy ign-made goods
cheap II 90 do so We arc first com
PEELED to shut Off the forge and the
loomg what would we gain by having
Europe take our market while we are
looking Tor theirs.
American Market Best.
The American market Is the best I'm
an the world. 70 amounts 60 S-IO00.-
100000 per aunum. while the export
trade or all the world. including the
United states. amounts Co but twelve
billion dollars annually
] Every civilized country imposes
duty upou sugar for the purpose Of
protection i'm some cases and in others
for revenue. our country has both OBJ
iects iu view in imposing duty upon
sugar. The Dingley bin imposed a
rate Of duty or S1-95 per hundred
pounds The Payne bill a rate of $3.50
per 90 pounds. or both OF these rates.
SfS2t per hundred pounds is for pro
| tcctivc and revenue purpose while the
balance is a protection given to the
sugar refi7erics OF the United states
to encourage the refining OF imported
sugar in this country rather than the
imuorta ton Of refined sugar from Ger
many and cuba. This gives our work
iugmen employment rather than those
or foreign countries. The Dtuglcy law
allowed a protective rate 20 the Amer
lean refineries OF 12i cents per hundred
pounds. while the Payne act allows
Ibut "a cents pcr hundred pounds. or
reduction OF 40 per cent TO that part OF
the protection afforded the rcfueries.
but maintained the rate for revenue and
protection 60 American sugar the same
as the blnEley law. I also cali your
attention TO the fact that the present
rate iS lower than any other civilized
country with tho exception Of Great
Britain. our revenue from sugar alone
is over sixty millions Of dollars annual
Protects Mining Industry.
'The schedule affecting lead carries
with 10 a substantial tariff Cor the
protection OF the mining Industry In
Ttah. And here 10 may De at least
/ interesting to note that leading Demo
Gratis On this state. engaged I'm the min
. ing business. and who are now aSsail-
b ing the Republican party and its pol
. lev " tariff protection. appealed TO the
I D
tive tariff on lead. and loincd I'm de-
clariug TO the Senate and House OF Rep
{ reseutativcs. that any reduction I'm the
Diuglcv tariff on lead would ruin the
mining Industry or this state.
They had n perfect right 90 do so
; and I appreciated their position and
! request. but If the Democratic party
! had been in power their appeal would
! have been useless. II you can trust the
: sincerity On this campaign OF men who
! blow hot and cold on the tariff ques-
e. al .fnnHr
, paying very high price for the OK
I perience that would follow sucn a be-
, stowal Of confidence upon them. Re
! publican policy and Republican votes
, alone maintained the tariff on lead. so
necessary 90 the prosperity Of the min
ing industry in this state.
Wool Schedule Maintained.
"TEe wool schedule was maintained
in the PAYNE law with exception OF a
: reduction iu the cheaper classes Of la
. dies dress goods and I'm wooden yarns.
4 There was fierce attack on the wool
! schedule. and demands were made that.
, as raw material. IL should be allowed
: / 20 enter free. But to the wool pro-
Queer. the wool S. the finished product
and ] shall never consent TO free raw
material so called. and protection for
+ manufactured articles only. We were
: given free wool hv the last Democratic
standardization and know what it meant
I'm disaster to Utah.
b. The importer OF foreign made goods
and the foreign corporations were the
: basis OF trouble In the anti-protcCtive
. tariff movement. they were the head
( land front or the ones who melted the
agitation adverse 20 the protection
given in tho Payne law: they are the
70 ones who give vent TO the speciOus
2 cries against the tariff that deceive the
p Iuninformcd. They arc the ones who.
for their own gains. would crowd
: down tho American woriVinEman to
the level OF foreign cheaper labor
, competition.
e Protection Rest Policy.
a Protection IS tho only policy which
Z enab lcs us 20 keep our mechanics at