The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-02
PRESIDENT TAFT
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Tee. by unanimous vote. reported the
bill To place uga on the free list and
this bill Vas passed by a Democratic
house.
Our Products
Our present crop q beet sugar con-
sututes fifteen per cent OF the entire
annual consumption Cf the United
Stateh. We have seventyone beet
sugar factories In sixteen states, Colo
rado and Michigan leading with ~
teen factories each. Thousands OF
American farmers are engaged In the
cultivation % the sugar beet. and the
factories which buy their product en-
ploy about $500 men. The Republican
party stand for adequate protection
Tor the beet sugar industry OF this
country. Such protection is In the in
terest OF the United States treasury.
IL contributes to the growth OF our
national policy OF irrigation and recla-
nation and IL IL the shield OF the
American consumer against an IN
creased price for a household neces-
sity.
Free sugar cannot be defended
from n angle. II II In conflict with
the theory ~ a tarir for revenue only.
and Its effect would be to make almost
certain the m~onOpolistic control OF a
great Industry. II would diminish the
revenue OF the government OF $4,000
200 annually and by reducing the
worlds production by nearly a million
tons a year. raise the price OF sugar TO
The consumer. Permanently lower
prices for q In the United States
and freedom from European specula-
i've markets can only be secured by
producing our sugar under the Amer
lean flag
Under Protective Tariff.
The American production OF sugar.
Doth cane and beet. has been made
Dy me protective tariff policy OF the
Republican party Cane sugar pro-
duction dates back 10 long before the
war, but the beet sugar industry * OF
recent growth. In 1897. when the
Dlngley tarin law was enacted. there
we're only six beet sugar factories I'm
"A United States. Now there are
seventy-one.
The FIRST Congress passed on July
=, 1883. a general tarlT act. included
IN which was "A duty on sugar. From
that time To the present sugar has al
ways aid n duty except during tho
operations % tho Mckinley law which
placed raw sugar on the free list. and
levied one-half per cent per pound
on refined sugar. hut guarded the In
forests or tho domestic producers by
giving a two cent pound bounty on
all produced In the United
states
II the United states should abol-
lS1 the duty on sugar IL would stand
hfoue among Civilized nations as the
nnly sugar producing country with
sugar ON the free list. The produc-
uen or beet sugar has had n tendency
IL keep down the price 81 sugar To
he consumer. Free sugar would
fierce tho suspension Of our beet sugar
factories. FOR they would not only be
under tb~ further handicap imposed
By n bounty 81 scvcnty-two cents per
hundred pounds ON sugar shipped to
the United states from Russia. the
second larges. beet sugar country I'm
IN" world. I cannot believe that the
Intelligent voters Of your state are
willing 10 put the growers OF Colorado
INTO competition with the peasants
OF Russia on these terms.
Western Development.
Permit me To- say a word also with
regard to another subject In which
colorado and ne%iEhboring states are
interested. our great western Coun-
try needs Development II must have
mon and capital and 20 must be able
{" oner Inducements 10 attract both.
The Republican party does not believe
In "A conservation policy which would
ttc up our naturla Resources and deny
their use 20 the legitimate homestead
~. miner and capitalist.
W are holding the part Of the do
main that Lao coax. phosphate and
oil until Congress shall make provis-
Ion for It's disp91itlon by lease on