Cañon City record., 1910-03-17
Mr.. B0NYNCE TELLS
OF TARIFF LAW WORKINGS
From Mondays Daily.

Denver, Colorado Special:
The last tariff law enacted by con-
gress has been the subject of contin-
nous discussion in the editorial col
umns of the national press during the
past few months and has also been
the basis for several special news ar
dcles. For the most part these edi-
torials and articles have been of a
criticising nature, especially has this
been true of those published in the
democratic press. Once in a while
republican paper has seen fit to crit
ticise the lay and on the occasion OF
the recent Lincoln day banquet in
this city, exCongressman Robert w.
Bonynge, had for his subject The
Tariff Law and discussed it at
length He not only proved that the
law was a fulfllment of the party
promises to the people, but that it was
the best law the nation has ever en-
joyed on the tariff question. After
wards Mr.. Bonynge took occasion to
address a letter to the Boulder Coun-
~ Miner in which he discussed the
law and its effects at considerable
length. In this letter he maintained
that the revision of the tariff was
downward as promised, and that
neither the Republican party or press
has anything to fear on the final re-
suits that will accrue from the prac-
teal operation of the new measure.
Mr.. Boynge's letter is as follows:
81 was very much surprised to read
the following article published in the
Denver Times and purporting to be a
clipping from your paper
"Don't Like 1t.
Boulder County Miner.
If anybody asks you we are one OF
the Republican editors of Colorado
who do not like 'Cannonism or the late
tariff bill. 1t is true that we have
never read the entire bill, and we
would not know any more about it If
we did. but to have some recollection
of the bunch that put it through and
who they stand for. and that politi-
cal affiliations cut no ice in the franz
ing of the bill. You have got to show
us that it is test of party fealty to
approve or disapprove of the tariff
bill, or to like or dislike Uncle Joe.
and from what we know of the senu- |
ment of this part of the political vine
yard we would advise the party lead
ers to go mighty slow in attempting
to make 1t a test"
1t does not seem possible to me that
you want to place yourself in the po-
sition of condemning tariff bill that
was passed by a Republican house,
Republican senate. and signed by Re-
publican president, who has since, af-
ter reviewing its terms, given 1t his
unqualified approval, and to base your
objection to it not upon its provisions.
with which you candidly state you are
unfamiliar. but wholly upon prejudice
and personal dislike of some Repub-
licans who had a share in framing and
passing the bill. In all fairness l
submit that you should examine the
bill and point out the provisions
therein to which you object and the
grounds of your objection.
assume that you are a protection
list, and believe that a continuance of
that policy of our party is necessary
to the development of the industries
of the entire country. and particularly
to the undeveloped resources of our
states. Therefore. / imagine that you
approve of the new duty OF 10 percen-
tum ad valorem placed on tungsten
bearing ores of all kinds by paragraph
100 of section / of the Payne tariff
law, and which was enacted at the
earnest solicitation of Boulder county
people and for the benefit of the tung-
sten mines OF Boulder county. / like
wise assume that you approve of the
new duty provided by paragraph 1873
of section / of the Payne bill on zinc
ores, ranging from u of cent per
pound to ! cent per pound. enacted
to protect our zinc mines from Mexi-
can competitor.
II you will fairly and impartially
examine the provisions of the bill, free
from personal prejudice. which I fear
from the expressions in your article,
controlled your present attitude, you
will find. am confident, that the sche-
dulles of the bill that are most bitter
ly attacked outside of Colorado are
those in which the people of our state
were most vitality interested in hav-
ing the Dingley rates maintained.
refer especially to the duties on ores.
on sugar, and on wool. You will,
am sure, if you will make such an
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