La Junta tribune., 1912-09-21
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cratic majority OF the house o.
/ representatives were stated to trea
as surgeon the malignant groxtf
Of tn. sugar industry In the unitec
States. and proposed putting al
sugar on the free list. abolishins
the protective tariff entirely on su
gar. think that that bill woult
probably put every beet sugar far
mer in Colorado out OF business, AM
1t illustrates concretely Just whai
I Tou people here have to fear from
{ the action Of the democracy II Il
should come into power
The republican plank is a tariff
for privilege. That is what tht
Payne -Aldrich tariff Was. The dem
ocra,ic plank. Mr. Wilson'S PLANK
is tariff for destruction. a tarif'
to destroy the Industries Of the
United States. The progressive plaf.
form is that the tariff shall b.
kept to benefit the farmer and the
wage worker. and that It shall b.
Withdrawn wherever II so fails 10
benefit them. and no better examplc
OF the workings of the theories in
actual practice could be imagine
than this sugar schedule. The So.
gar schedule was drawn up to pleas
the sugar trust. and the so-call.d
Dutch standard was adopted to pleas
the sugar trust |, is bad In those
respects, and Enthusiastically. the
democrats propose to get rid OF what
is wrong in protecting sugar. by a
course OF action which would ruin
every honest man engaged in the rails
ing OF sugar. every man with q su-
gar beet farm. and every man with
a cane sugar farm In Louisiana. and
the progressives have practically
taken their position in the bill pro
where he did away. or is pruposine
to do away with the preferential and
the Objectionable Dutch standard fea-
ture. reducing the tariff. but Ieaving
a sufficient duty TO protect the men
actually engaged in the manufacturc
and In the growing of the beets and
the cane While at the same time
friends. the progressive proposal is
10 put into operation great gov
ernment commission. which shall deal
with all industrial concerns like the
sugar trusts, and including the sugar
put our hands on the sugar trust in
its dealings with the farmers. wheth-
cr her. In Colorado. or do~a ~
g
Nov. frienda. I ask you to con.
slider for yourselves. not To tax. my
word for II. but to consider for YOUR
selves just what the three propos-
ais are. II any sugar man wishes
the tariff on sugar to be- trczted
as malignant growth. all right. let
him vote for Mr. Wilson and the
party. and caus. his elm
nation from industry. but let hin
do II with his eyes open. on the
other hand. the men Who wish a tar
IN for the benefit q the sugar trust
will support the republican party.
II you Wish effective action aiken
against IN. sugar trust. while at the
same time the actual grower OF the
b"c,s and IN. cane Is protected, then
you will hav. to go with US You
Will have u support Ms. and friends.
don't forget. DON'T FORGET that
every big trust magna,.. With .
trust which stands In urgent need
of regulation by III. law, that every
man Is opposing rs In this fish, lie
makes no distinction b.twecnWilson
and Taft, They ar. both advocat-
ine policy In regard TO the trusts
which insur.s u preparation of the
wors, features OF the trusts. and
In menace only to III. honest bus
in.ss man. Mr.. Wilson has adopted
a plank In his platform which de.
clarcs tina, tn. protective tariff
mus, be- abolished. Tha, Is. I, Mr.
Wilson and his platform mean any.
thing. they mean tina, ". shall do
away with every elem.n, OF pro,ec-
ton In the tariff. ". have an In.
s'Anc. here nj this very moment.
In IN. opening Of the way for the
most formidable competition to which
our farmers and WAC. ~orger. have
ever been exposed. for III. resources
Of the west are nov being pu, at the
disposai Of great capitalist. ~hu
hAv. . literally unlimited quantity
of the ch-apes, labor on earth "a
draw upon. feel ~c should not ad
init Cinnamon to this country. BE-
cause they xoeld work for xascs
which would reduce the WAGES oI
rs.s uAu sxoSktos suao r., ,a.s .. -