The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22
THEN AND NOW.

ty years ago on the tariff bill then
left the Democrats without leg to
stand upon. Lagolstte was then a
member OF the House and a Repub-
iican in good standing:
In view Of the fact that the Wis
consin man has Joined the shouters
for free raw materials. it might be
well to quote him on that particular
point Speaking Of the desire Of the
New England manufacturers for free
wool. he said:
petition OF a few New England
manufacturers asking for free
wool has been unfurled as a
banner ,ns OF i,ne Ire are for@ed upen
the other side. 1 know that the
emissaries of that doctrine are
busy working in and out among
the eastern manufacturers 10
win them over to the idea that
this is q raw material" And
1 do believe that under the de-
preston of enormous importa-
lions of manufactures Of wool,
pouring in and over the loose
lines of the schedule OF 1888,
some of the manufacturers have
been weak and foolish enough
to walk into this free trade trap.
But, sir, in all kindness to them here
today, let me say, have care!
When you start your looms on
free wool they VIII weave their heir
burial. The end will come
quickly. When you scramble to
that selfish vantage ground and
upon the shoulders of agricul-
ture. prepare TO go down with
il, to the worlds level. This
admonition is not limited TO the
tends to the Manufacturers or
every class who blindly hold or
seek to secure this advantage.
Gentlemen. make no mistakel Be-
raw materialP The raw ma
teriaI' of one section of this
country is but the manufactured
product Of another. and the JUS
tIce-loving people OF the United
States will never tolerate a Top
sided" system Of protection for
the benefit of q particular class
or section. Heed the warning
on the farmers of this country.
who with their labor turn out
product that you with your labor
6 5tlW ru wis st asyet tbe SWIFT de
struction of the best economic
system the civilized world has
ever seen applied. (Applause)
The situation of today differs from
that OF twenty years ago. At that
time the Democrats had tinkered with
the tariff and the industries affected
were depressed. The Republicans
were endeavoring to bring about nor
NAL conditions and restore the pro-
tective feature OF the tariff where 1t
had been eliminated. Now the propo-
sition is to go back to the era Of free
raw materials and strike down. the
system Of protection.
In 1890 LaFollette was in favor of
the protection of all American indus
tries and warned the people against
walking into the free raw material
snare set by the Democrats. Today
he IS preaching the Democratic doc
trine and striking at the very roots
Of Republicanism. s-t
Here in Utah the people do not
want free wool or free lead That
fact has been demonstrated at the
polls often enough to convince mem
bers OF all parties. They are Utah
products, ard the prosperity OF these
interests is the prosperity OF all the
people.
Not q man in the state can be
found who Will stand up and declare
that he IS IN favor OF free raw ma
terials, so far as wool and lead are
If there be those who de
sire that the tariff be abolished on
the products Of other states, they
should remember that 1t does not pay
to be selfish
It is idle to suppose that the
products of Utah can be protected
and those of other states left to the
mercy Of the foreigners Consequent
" an attack upon any Of the tariff
schedules is in reality an attack upon
wool and lead.
Senator LaFoIletts proved his case
In his speech OF May 10, 1890. when
he said that ''the justice-Ioving peo-
pie of the United States will never
tolerate a Top-sided' system Of pro-
lection for the benefit OF particular
class or section" The policy of the
party Is, and ever has
been. protection for all. and no dr.
The Democratic policy Is free wool,
free lead and protection for the man
ufacturers. Il would not be difficult
to forecast the result Of the election
IN this state next November with
these facts in mind
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