The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-02
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UTAH INDUSTRIES NEED REPUBLICAN
PARTY, AND ITS POLICY
OF PROTECTION

Utah needs the policies of the Republican par
ty. Every business man in Utah with his money
invested here, its safety and earning power depen
dent upon the three great industries of this state
knows that to be true Members of the Democratic
party share in that knowledge, and are protection
lists constantly and always, except for a few weeks
before each national and congressional election. At
those periods for the sake of party regularity or
their belief that their party leaders are threaten
ing something they will not perform, or their con.
seriousness that Utah is safely Republican anyway,
they go upon the stump and attack the policy which
guarantees the profitable stability Of their invest
ments and without which Utah industrally would
lie PROSTATE
Utah's mining, wool, and sugar interests must
have protective tariff sufficient to equalze the
cost of production at home and abroad Under free
sugar, the factories in this state would close;
their employees would become idle and without
means of livelihood; the farmers who produce sugar
beets would be forced to desist, losing steady and
generous income, and their employees would also
be without means of subsistence.
revenue tariff on lead means a drop in the
price of that metal and the consequent pressure
upon the mine operators either to close their mines
or to reduce the wages of their employees; the lead
mines of Mexcr that employ the stolid and stupid
peon operate cheaply that without the pro-
tective tariff Utah lead would be unable to COM
pete revenue tariff wool means the destruc-
ton of that industry.
Each resident of Utah is dependent directly
or indirectly, upon these branches of activity His
avocation may be far removed from these, yet in
dvIdual prosperity, without community prosperity
is impossible. Every Democratic mine owner in
Utah. every Democratic stakeholder in sugar fac
tories, every Democratic wool grower, knows this
to be true Most Of them have gone record and
The Herald Republican has repeatedly faithfully
quoted them to that effect.
A vote for Theodore Roosevelt is a vote for
the Democratic policy of free trade or tariff for
revenue only, and blow at Utahs prosperity. Mr.
Roosevelt cannot be elected, every sane man
knows. The uttermost he and his party can accom-
plish is so to reduce Republican puralities to
permit Democratic victory Every ballot for Mr..
Roosevelt is less for Mr.. Taft and consequently
for Mr.. Wilson. So far as any probable
ity of his success is concerned, Colonel Roosevelt
is out Of the running; he Is going to get votes,
many votes, and each and every one of them is
coming from the Republican party, thus contribut-
ing to Democratic success. No Democrat is voting
other than his own ticket this year; the members
OF that party have shifted the delicious and aur-
ing odor from the steaming pie counter and they
standing firm in the taitn.
Electors of Utah who wish to conserve the best
interests of this state, to strike an effective blow
for home industry to maintain and retain the pros
perty that has come should vote the Republican
ticket. The election OF Doctor Wilson means a
low tariff and the consequent destruction of pros
perty in this state. Admirers of Mr. Roosevelt who
believe in the Republican principle of protection
and recognize 1t essential to this states indus
tries, will make mistake II they vote for him.
They not only doing nothing to advance his
interests, since his election utterly impossible,
but they are actively aiding the party that has
stamped protection as unconstitutional and already
plans special session OF Congress next March to
begin tinkering with the tariff.
The Republican party is greater than any man
set Of men. Its principles living, vital and
necessary The personality of the who shall
become president sinks into insgnifcance com
pared with the Importance of the policies that
shall be naugurated.
Mr.. Taft represents the protective tariff prin
ciple; Mr.. Wilson represents a tariff for revenue
only; Colonel Roosevets attitude is unimportant
since fight of fancy could imagine his being
elected and since a vote for him a vote for the
professor.
The tariff policy Of Mr. Taft means continued
profitable commercial activity in this state; the
tariff policy of Doctor Wilson means the stagnation
OF business here, and the runation OF Uah's indus
trial greatness. Which VIII you choose? -Herad Re-
publican.
The role OF assistant Democrats" is not a
pleasant for lifelong members of the Repub
lican party.
Business men remember 1898 when the last