The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-30
PENNSYLVANIA DOES NOT Want
TO DESTROY THE WOOL INDUSTRY
Representative Cargo Of Keystone State Makes Sensible Ad
dress. People Honestly Mistaken In Belief That High
Cost OF Living Is A Result OF Protected Industries

'''' C'i d. WI Shoii "Ouiu
no. from choice select the tariff as
a subject in which to interest this
house. but | am not willing to let a
measure be considered in which at
least one-third of the entire popula.
ton OF my home county is, directly
or indirectly. interested without rails.
ing my voice in their behalf
For the last half century no otner
public question has received so much
attention from congress as has the
question of the tariff For years the
two great political parties have di.
vided on the question of whether or
not we should have protective tariff
or no tariff other than one for reve-
nue.. Every national election fought
with these two propositions clearly
defined has resulted In such an over
whelming victory for protective tariff
that In our state of Pennsylvania 1t
had become the fashion for anyone
running for office on the Democratic
ticket to proclaim himself a good pro-
tectlonist.
The last presidential campaign was
somewhat different from the others,
and many people believing, honestly |
mistaken though they were, that the
high cost of living was the result of !
protected industries, and forgetting
the lesson Of few years ago, demand
ed of the Republican party gradual
reduction of the tariff along certain
lines. The discussion of the question
at this time led men to see .lat che,
must be some better way Of adjust.
ing such intricate quections THAI
leaving them to the whlms of pcl.t.
clans, so the idea that permanCn,
tariff board, removed from partisan .
ship, composed Of men who have made
study of economic questions. lust
as the judges of our courts have made
a study of legal questions, should be
able to more intelligently present to
congress the facts regarding the
workings of the tariff met popular ap.
prevail
With report from such a board
1t should easily be determined wheth.
er any tariff schedule gives the nee. {
essary protection or whether it is {
merely revenue schedule or an out
and out free.trade measure.
This idea, ICED on by TIE thea |
party received rather cold .
ly by the dominant party, has been !
partially put into law, and today we
have before us the holdings OF that !
board accepted by the party now in u
the minority in this house, but re-
jected by the party now in power. !
Today the issue of free trade and I
protection is more clearly drawn be I!
tween TIE great parties than for q
and, thanks to the frank. )
ness Of the gentlemanly leader of the
minority, the country now knows ex
actly where each party stands on u
the tariff-the Republican party I
for tariff which as nearly L
as possible makes up the difference "
between the cost of production in this
and competing countries, while the
Democratic party stands for free
trade policy except VIII re It is nee
essary to have some duty levied n
order to raise revenue. With this
lineup We are content, and coufiden,
ly appeal to the good judgment of the
people, with an abiding faith that
they will zee and do the right.
The wool industry has been an i'm.
portant factor In our development as
a nation; it has also played its part
in the making offother nations. With
us for several generations 1t has been
the football of political battles. and
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