The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-03-23
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constructed by American workmen.
Lands that now produce $40 to $50
per acre would contribute to our
wealth at the rate Of from 900 to
500 an acre, every dollar being the
product Of our own people and every
dollar expended in exchange for other
products of American labor.
What fallacy and a cheat 1t Is to
attempt to make the producers in this
country believe they are benefited by
buying sugar from Java or some other
tropical country, that buys little from
us in whose civilization and tradi.
tions we have no part because of ITS
eheapness, when thereby they limit
and diminish the purchasing powers
OF their best customers. After all, in
the final analysis the people most en-
titled to the solicitude of the Govern
nent have only the products Of their
labor to exchange for the commodit-
les they require produced by other
labor. The sugar producer in this
country simply exchanges his labor
for the labor Of his American crafts
nan In another line. The question
of cheap" or dear" depends solely
upon the fairness Of this exchange
of labor. The interest gatherer and
coupon clipper and the creditor class
may be benefited by cheapening the
products Of toll, but such condition
bears with cruel severity and crush
ing effect upon the debtor class. Now
what has been our uniform experience
in dealing with foreign countries?
The moment we are dependant tor
any staple article, controlled as sug-
ar is by European syndicate, and all
domestic competition is removed, up
goes the price. The removal Of the
duty may bring about temporary re-
auction in price, but, oh, at what q
cost! When the industry is destroy
ed in this country our own trusts and
foreign syndicates will lay such tri-
butte upon us as their own sweet I'M
considerable will may determine.
You surrender fifty-three millions OF
certain revenue and subject the Troa'
sury to the risk and doubt Of meth
Cd Of recouping the loss OF extremely
doubtful validity and Of wholly un'
known revenue yielding power. You
boast Of relieving the people OF fifty
three millions of taxation annuaiiy
As a practical question you do not
You absolutely ignore the fact and
refuse to say that large part OF the
sugar consumed in this country II
used in various lines of manufacture
where the duty is imperceptible anc
does not enter into the computatior
in fixing the price of the manufactur
ed article. II has been carefully esti
mated that at least 40 per cent o
the sugar consumed Is used in varioui
manufactures. l will print at th'
close of my remarks this estimate
but will enumerate some OF them her
Condensed milk, biscuits. pie, ant
cake bakers, confectioners, chewing
gum, corn products, refining compan
les, liquors and wines. preserves 81
da.water sirups, desiccated coconut
Quaker Oats, jelley manufactures
such as gelatin, Jello-O, Deserta Co
esndied fruits, rock candy and roch
candy sirups, drugs, medicines, chen
icals. cocoa manufacturers, ice-crear
manufacturers, infants food, packin
houses, distilled wines, champagne
fruits, sirups, and mincemeat. HOY
much will the consumer be benefit b
a reduction in these articles?Not on
penny. You simply take from IN
Treasury $10,OO0,O00 to place II
the private Golfers of these manuia'
turers. This bold and desperate fre'
trade bill will serve only one usett
purpose, and that is to emphasize "
fore the country the reckless, ruino
character of the legislation that Tn
Democratic Party might enact II ci'
thed with national power Thousand
whose prosperity is menaced shudde
at the prospect and are ferventl
grateful that the citadels OF powe
are still manned by Republicans WI
will be true to their pledges and pril
ciples and repel these blighting Oh
slaughts. While have heard an
deeply sympathized with the earne'
appeals and protests against the rui
and destruction of various industric
throughout the country involved
the tariff program thus far brougl
hat he "A