The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-02-07
A Free Trade Clampion-An HON.
est COnfesstOIsa

Congratulations to the Rocky
Mountain News. This democratic
organ-and in campaign times and
at the election it is always in sup
port of the democratic ticket. no
matter what its attitude may be in
the off season-has taken to task
the three democratic congressman
because. forsooth, they bolted their
party and voted against free trade.
For once. at any rate. the official
organ comes forth in its true colors.
Insofar as Messrs. Martin. Ruck-
er and Taylor are concerned. they
are playing the parts Of political
hypocrites and the News is right
inn denouncing them. Either they
are democrats and in love with the
doctrine of free trade or they are
at Washington under false pre-
tense.
The great and outstanding line of
demarcation between the two par
ties is to be found in their attitude
toward protection This question.
therefore, which caused the demo-
cratic congressman from republican
Colorado to bolt their party and
turn tail upon Bryan is not side
issue at all-it is the paramount is
sue. the dividing line between re-
publican and democrat. IL free
trade and free market for foreign
products are good for the nation at
large they are good for Colorado
This business of being a protection
list at home and a free trader when
the other fellows OK is gored. is
cowardly proceeding and ought not
to receive encouragement.
But what In to be thought Of the
majority OF the voters of Colorado.
that ~ the last two elections re-
turned TO congress the three mas
queradersi AZ this day and date
are the people satisfied with their
conduct? Is not this issue of pro-
lection to those Industries upon
which Colorado Is most dependent
OF some Importance?
The local democratic organ clears
the underbrush and leaves open the
political roadway in this state. Its
party is n free trade party and
those elected by that party must
go to Washington and stand for the
doctrine OF tLat party. as embodied
In It's platform-actual free trade
in the products of Colorado. like
sugar. lead. zinc. and the rarer met
ais. tariff for revenue only" to
the most favored of the interests.
This is the ulrmatum that went
from the Denver auditorium three
and one-half years ago.
There was no need in having
the three democratic congressman
bolt their party, thereby incurring
the wrath of their organ at home.
The people of this state committed
a grave blunder when they per-
mitted these three worthless to
misrepresent them at Washington.
In their present places the three
misfits can be of no benefits to the
state; they ought to be succeeded
by three republicans who will not
be under the necessity of perform
ing somersaults and squaring the
political circle whenever anything
of moment arises in congress.
In view of what is taking place
respecting tariff tinkering it might
be we'll to recall the campaign wag-
ed by our own Thrifty John" a
little over three years ago. His ap-
peal to the voters to return his
democratic ticket and defeat the re-
publican ticket was on the plea that
II the republican party were sue
cessful in the nation 1t would re-
duce the tariff on sugar and
slaughter Colorado's sugar beet
industry, whereas. il the Shafroth
ticket. including three democratic
candidates for congress. were sue
cessful. the states sugar industry
would be saved. 1t is to laugh
Denver Republican