The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-20
THE HERD-REpuBLcN LAKE CITY, UTAH SUNDAY MARCH TO- 1910
You Men of Utah

No matter what is the political complexion of Utah
man. he should have nothing but good words for the Re-
publican party.
No matter what may be his belief as to the ethics Of
the protective doctrine he cannot logically attack the Re-
publican tariff of the present if he is at all interested in
Utah.
There may be places in this broad land Of where
local conditions make the people uncertain of their obi
cation to the Republican party We don't know that
there such places and there be- don't know where
they But dc know that Utah is not of them
Years ago old Dave Henderson, speaker of the
House. said eff the west insists voting for free lead,
viii give them free lead.''
Henderson was protectionist He believed that the
policy which would be of best service to the people Of the
United States But he the folly of giving protection
region which insisted voting against the friends of
protection.
Utah products protected by the tariff under which
the country is living The biggest interests of Utah
and of the mountain country of which this state is the
ter mining and wool. Both those products pro-
teced by the tariff law In neither instance the
tariff reduced And because the tariff reduced
either of those products the people of this state and
of this region prospecting today.
How would it have been if the tariff rate lead had
been reduced of the senators and congressman
tried reduce it? What would have been the effect
the mines of Utah the tariff lead had been repealed?
What would the mine have done if lead had been
put on the free list?
Ask yourself the question fairly, you of Utah.
On the depends the fact and the of your
allegiance to the Republican party of the nation.
There isn't silver mine in the state that could oper
ate day profaby without the present market for lead
There isn't copper mine that doesn't draw element
of its income from lead There isn't business In
the state who is not interested in the prosperity of mining
and who would not be in worse commercial position If
that lead had been made duty free in the making of the
new tariff law.
So with wool There is mountain of wool produced
in Utah every year. The profit is measured largely
by the protective tariff If the tariff wool had been
repeaedas many of the congressman and senators tried
to repeal i-there would be today profit In wool No
in Utah could afford to keep his sheep. The bust
would have been absolutely ruined And that is not
fancy statement That is not the utterance of alarm
ist 1t is the plain and simple truth The wool Of
the state would have been ruined and the second heaviest
interest of the state would have been ruined with them
if the enemies of the Republican party had added Ameri
wool to the free list.
The whole brood of insurgents has its strength In the
west The products of the west have been protected The
Republican party has fostered the interests of the nation
and have been damned by the who profited by Re-
publican legislation.
When there was danger of the duty on lead being
pealed Utah mine owners of the biggest station, Utah
mine owners not of the Republican party Utah who
fighting the Republican organization and the Re-
publican party elegraphed angushed appeals to Senator
Reed Smoot and to Senator George Sutherland and
Congressman Joseph Howell the delegation from this
state to the national capital for Gods sake save the
duty lead
Gentlemen it is not right fair for this Utah people
to give anything less than absolute and united support
to the Republican party The Utah delegation saved the
interests of Utah. Because Republicans there, the
interests of the state taken Of What would
have been the result If this state had been represented by
Democrat in the House and two Democrats in the Sen
ate when they came to framing the tariff bli
Do you think the interests Of this state would have
been cared fort Not much.
Suppose two insurgents had been representing this
state the Senate and insurgent in the House when
they to draft the tariff BILL Do you think the tariff
on wool would have been left aone7 Do you think lead
would have escaped the free listf Not much.
Whatever other may do it is the decent thing for
Utah follow the lead of the Republican party 1t
is the duty of people, it certainly is their interest
to lend their influence for the continued triumph Of the
Republican party There is sin black that Of in
gratitude. No of Utah fight the Republican
party of the nation and make sound defense for his posi-
ton No difference what is the of the party which
he belongs His interests are here. His prosperity is
bound up in the prosperity of the section That prosperity
rests and founded wool and lead And the who
wants the Republican party defeated says by that desire
that he wants Utah to suffer doom.
You of Utah-give your support wholly, clearly,