Arizona republican., 1912-01-01

that it has always been and must continue to be the settled policy of the government of the United States to raise a very large proportion of the funds necessary for it's support from import duties. which will in large measure affect the production. the consumption. the markets and prices. of such imports and similar products of this country. the benefits and burdens of which should be fairly distributed as between the people. communities and industries of this country: and
 Whereas. We believe that it has been plainly manifested by what has been said and done in congress. and elsewhere. in connection with recent tariff legislation and attempted legis- lation, that it is the intention of many of our public men. to open the door to the free importation of the pro ducts of the farm and ranch, includ- ing live stock. meats and other pro ducts of live stock, grains and feeds and other food products produced in that part of the United States mainly engaged in such business. thereby
  tem to the agricultural and stock rais- ing portions of the country. and de- privinG those industries of such ben efits as would accrue were the tariff duties retained on those products. It appears to us that it is the avowed and deliberate intention to take the tariff off of the products of agricul- ture, including live stock and it's pro- ducts. for the purpose of reducing the price which the producer may receive, to the great injury of our business and for the supposed benefit o: others; and
 Whereas. Live stock and the pro- ducts of live stock. including wool. hides. meat and meat food products. and all the products of the farm and ranch, should in justice receive the same measure of benefit or protection as is accorded to the products of the other industries Of the United States including manufactures. without re- gard 10 whether it is called a pro- tective tariff or a revenue tariff: and
 Whereas. We believe it to be the interest and to be the sentiment of the live stock producing and agricul- tural interests of the United States that live stock and the products there of and all farm products are entitled 10 and should receive an equal and equitable share in whatever benefit may or should flow from any system of import duties of the country: and Whereas. We declare it to be unjust and discriminatory as against the live aT~ snfr, tcrests of the United States as a whole. to place on the free list, and subject to the cheapest world com- petition. live stock and it's products 1 and the farm products of this country. while knowing that a tariff system will and must be maintained on man. | ufactuTes and other commodities. the burden of which the farmers and stockraiscrs must bear to the extent at least Of their purchase of those articles of manufacture and commerce | upon which there are import duties. now. therefore he it
 Resolved. By the American National Live Stock association in convention assembled. at Denver. Colorado. De- cember 12th and 18th. 1911.
 
 sufficient duties on imports of live stock and it's products and all farm products of this country. as will be equal, fair and just to the industry | which we represent, compared to the | import duties on other products, whether those duties shall be levied for the avowed purpose of producing | revenue to run the government. ,. We condemn as unjust. unfair | and discriminatory. the Payne Aldrich bill in placing hides on the free list and demand the restoration of same. and declare that We are unalterably opposed to the placing Of live stock and live stock products of the farm and ranch on the free list.
 3. We appeal tO the live stock pro- Gucing interests and to the agricul- tural interests to unite in opposition to discriminatory and unjust sys- tenn of levying import Iuties whereby our interests shall be sacrificed for the benefit of others.
 4. We declare it to be the just right of the live stock and agricul- tural interests of this country to en- icy equally whatever preferences any system of import duties gives to the industries of this country. incidental or otherwise. in the home markets of the United States to maintain the fundamental principle of our govern ment-equai rights to all and special. privileges to none
 Resolution No. z.
 Resolved. By the American National Live Stock association in convention assembled, at Denver, Colorado. De- cember 12th and 18th, 1911. that We recommend the creation by congress of permanent non-partisan tariff commission and q further revision of the present tariff at the earliest prac- ticable time along equitable and sci entific lines
 Resolution No. 2.
 Whereas. The railways of the United States are demanding an increase of freight rates in order to raise their earnings to a higher standard of re- turn than the average of the past: and
 Whereas. The basis of the claim is that their properties have largely in- creased in value: and
 Whereas. The question of the value of railway property is made an i'm i'm, oil ,S,