The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-18

in good faith and with an earnest de-
sire to afford relief to the country in
perslsting in their support Of a meas.
ure that they know will not become
law? Are the majority Members
acting in good faith with the country
in refusing to support a bill that will
afford relief to the people and that
will become a law IL they give it
their support?
The Tariff Board ras also submit
ted report on the cotton schedule,
and that report is now before Con-
gress. What will the majority side
OF the House do in relation to the
cotton schedule? A cotton-revision
bill was passed last summer and was
vetoed by the President because of its
needless character and because there
was no way Of determining whether
the duties provided in 1t covered
the difference in cost of production
here and abroad The report is
ready now, and it clearly Shows that
the duties on cotton fabrics should
be substantially reduced. It shows
that they are unnecessarily high.
The President, in submitting the cot
ton report to Congress, calls particu-
ties on cotton fabrics should be sub
stantially reduced, and he urges Con-
gress to revise the cotton schedule
without delay. Here is another OPP
portunity for the majority Members
of the House to show their good TAI
tn to the country by reporting and
passing a bill for the revision of the
cotton schedule in accordance with
the report Of the Tariff Board. A bill
of that kind will be approved by the
President IL it passes the two Hou-
SEES of Congress. Every Member OF
this body knows that. 1t is up to
the Democratic majority of this
House to determine whether there
shall be revision Of the cotton
schedule and a substantial reduction
OF the existing duties, or whether
this session of Congress shall adjourn !
without taking any action threon at |
all. They can not escape RESPONSE |
bility by capitious criticism of the |
report of the Tariff Board. They |
can not escape responsibility by per-
sisting in their support Of a mongrel |
hey know will never be en-
acted into law. When they turn their
backs upon meritorious measures for
the revision of the schedule and the
cotton schedule upon business princi.
pies they assume responsibility for
the failure of legislation. They can
not deceive the people. The issue is
presented They must face !
1t. ''e
! sincerely hope the Ways and
means committee will report a cotton
tariff revision bill in harmony with
the report of the Tariff Board, for |
know II would become law and af. /
ford relief to the country.
The Democratic national platform,
made at Denver, Colo, in 1908, con.
tains this declaration:
We demand the immediate repeal |
of the tariff on weed pulp, print |
paper, lumber, titaber, and logs and |
that those articles be placed on the |
free list,
No free lumber bill has been re-
ported by the Democratic majority |
in this Congress. They have report |
ed and passed through the House |
bills for the revision Of the metal |
schedule, the cotton schedule, the |
chemical schedule, and the wool !
chedule-measure which their plat
form did not specifically promise
but not a word has been said nor a
thing been done by them toward the
fulfillment of the emphatic declara-
ton of their platform for free lum-
Der. Let me ask gentlemen on the 9th
err side of the House when they intend
to carry that promise into effect?
Why has it been ignored thus far?
Lumber is universal necessity to CT
vilized man. The Bureau of Corpora
tons, in report recently issued,
shows that hundreds OF millions of
acres Of the most valuable standing
timber of the country have been
purchased and are now owned by
few wealthy syndicates. Those syn
dicates do not convert the timber in
to lumber. They have secured
practical monopoly of one of natures
most beneficial gifts to man. They
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