The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-29
Peace And Prosperity. An Able
Address BY Representative Hi
Representative Hit; OF Connecticut
Points the INTERCHANGEABLE Can.
didstes Shown Up-President
Taft Has the Key And
Should Be Sup
ported.
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Sontinueu from page l
from that time to this, for I have
not the time, but ! want to call the
attention of Republicans, as well as
Democrats to the platform of 1908,
wherein 1t defines the true measure
OF protection which has been quoted
so often and SO effectively What
does 1t say besides that? 1t says:
The aim and purpose OF the Repub-
lican policy not only to preserve with.
out excessive duties the security
against foreign competition to which
American manufacturers, farmers,
and producers are entitled, but also
to maintain the high standard Of liv.
ing OF the wage workers, in this coun-
try, who are the most direct benefi-
Charles OF the protective system.
| believe that It is the duty of the
Republican Party and every Represen.
tative here from time to time II a
tariff rate becomes excessive to vote
to reduce 1t to point of protection
and not one particle below that, and
believe for that purpose that we
ought to have permanent indepen.
dent tariff board, whose business II
shall be to study and collect the facts
as the European tariff boards do. and
submit them to us.
Mr.. Chairman, | remember in 1gc,
there came a man before the WAYS
and Means Committee. He made egg
Dealers He came from the northern
part of the country and demanded a
higher tariff on egg beaters. He was
asked various INSTRUMENTATION he
was making money, and he said he
was, and lot of it; and whether he
had any foreign trade, and he said
he had, all over the world Then he
was asked whether there was a prof
II in his business, and he answered
yes; but he demanded a higher tariff
| said to him in the presence of the
committee, For heavens sake. what
do you want higher tariff for" and
he replied, with a brazen effrontery
that | have never since forgotten,
Because want to make more
money"
was ashamed OF myself, was
ashamed of the man, and / want no
possibility of such a thing as that be.
ing repeated. ! stand here today to
say that in my judgment, the Demo.
cratic Party Is making a mistake max.
ing mistake politically, making a
mistake economically, when it stops
/ the appropriations for the Tariff
Board, nonpartsan, not Republican
tarin board, not Democratic tariff
board, not tariff board hitched to
partisan committee as the tail OF
a Democratic kite, not partisan
board hitched to Republican com.
mittee in the Senate as the tail OF a
Republican kite, but a tariff board
made up of independent, nonpartisan
men, with a certainty OF permanen,
tenure OF office, Independent OF politi
cal positions, honest in their convic
tions-yes, honest as protectionists
honest as free traders, honest as rev
enue-tariff men. would trust any OF
them put in that position. ! want &c
see such board as that maintained
1t has done wonderful work.
To his everlasting credit President
Taft put two wide-awake Democrats
on the board In cooperation with
three Republicans at the close OF the
last session when the Democratic Par
: ty defeated the bill for a permanent
tariff commission. So far as h,
could he made it permanent; so fal
= as he could he made II nonpartisan
! believe that owe II TO William II
Taft as the present President OF tn,
United States, as the next nomine,
of the Republican Party, and the mex
President OF the United States, in m,
Judgment, to stand squarely behint
= him and put forward every effort II
power 10 secure an appropriation 70
a tariff board and the continuance o
nonpartisan examination OF the ba
sic facts OF every industry, For on,
| am not content when ne sends II