The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-03-19


to realization of what the Republi.
can policy OF protection has meant to
them.
Colorado has three congressman IN
the present House, all OF them Demo.
Gratis. In March of last year the
Democratic legislature of that state
adopted a resolution, which was APP
proved by the governor. calling upon
Colorado's representatives in the Six.
ty.Second Congress to demand an
immediate revision of the tariff by
the reduction of imported duties. Not.
CATION In the House bolted when the
metal bill passed that body and re-
fused to approve the destruction OF
the mining industry of Colorado;
however. when the chemical measure
was taken up the patriotic Colorado
congressman voted for It inasmuch
as that state produces but few cherri-
calls and these but to small amount.
Congressman Taylor of Colorado
was a most enthusiastic reformer u
the tariff during the campaign Of
1910. He went through his district
like whirlwind, pointing out tine
iniquities Of the Republican tariff
policy" and promising his constituent
cy that. IL elected, he would do his
duty and see to 1t that the terrible
Republican policy. of protection
should be stabbed to death and the
nation purified from its contaminat.
ing influence. i'.
But when lead and zinc, and sugar
and hides and wool were threatened,
when the iniquitous policy of protec.
ton" was being destroyed and the
chief industries of Colorado were go.
ing down to perdition with it, Con.
gresham Taylor led bolt against
! his party in the House, and the other
two tariff reformers of Colo.
RADIO followed him. He was willing
to be q good Democrat when indus
tries in which Colorado is not inter,
ested were considered. but he vas a
constructive protectionist on all those
things from which the Centennial state
subsists. Not only that, but Mr.
Taylor actually shed tears about them
ON the floor of the House When the
free metal bill was under considers
ton he said
This bill does not give Colorado a
square deal. II is an unfair and un
justifiable discrimination against the
mining industry of the west. We have
relatively speaking, as many import.
ant protected industries in our state
as any state in the Union. Our Colo
RADIO platform says: I'VE favor and
demand reduction of the tariff SEIZED
ules in accordance with the national
platform adopted at Denver" But
those provisions sounded no warning
to the people who have honored me
with a seat in this House that sugar
and wool and lead and zinc and tung-
stem and hides, and all other Colorado
products We're at once to be put on
the free list. | have no commission
here to say that Colorado is a free
trade state. Neither our platform nor
any of our candidates in my state
ever advocated or promised free
trade. II we had, some OF us might
not be here today"
The situation in Colorado is In.
teresting only as II shows that every
Democratic congressman is a protec
zionist in so far as it affects indus.
tries of his state.upon theose' articles
which his state produces and sells,
but Is tariff reformer and revision.
list concerning those industries in
which his state is interested only IS
purchaser. The average Democratic
statesman wants to sell what he pro-
duces In a dear market and buy what
he consumes in a cheap market--an
economic impossibility.
The Republican party takes the
broad view that all American indus
tries shoLld be protected that need It
that the producer OF sugar should
have protection If he needs 1t, and
the producer Of lead and zinc also
should be given II even though the
sugar producer might be forced TO
pay more for his lead and the lead
producer more for his sugar, If that
be necessary, But that does not fol
low, because It has been repeatedly
shown that the tariff is not added to