The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-05
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per cent VI INC shoSP' w POI Wv
Of the dairy products, and u per
cent of the eggs are produced in the
West.
This may explain to some people
IN the East why food products are
higher now to them than rev years
ago: They have to buy from the
West: and the West is not only feed
ing them but an increased Industrial
population at home, as well as sell
ing abroad when the prices are sufii-
Gent to invite export. In addition to
these factors the West has 81 per
cent of all the mineral products OF
the country. 1t has practically all the
gold and silver, SO per cent OF the
iron ore; 43 per cent Of all the coal;
IS per cent of the petroleum and nat
ural gas, and 40 per cent OF all the
manufactured products. The west
has the raw material and is fast de-
veloping its manufacturing industries
so as to turn its own products out
ready for the consumer.
The Tariff Issue Fundamental
This may explain why the West
,s not as hostile to protection as 1t
once WIS. But has not the Lord
blessed these western people as He
did the children Of Israel, making
them ride on the high places and live
m the fat Of the land? And have not
some of them waxed fat and kicked?
We settled the slavery question,
and since then We have had the rev.
enue policy as the great question to
divide our people; 1t Is natural and
legitimate issue. On that question we
have had divisions since the organic
alton Of the government, and we shall
continue to divide on 1t for years to
come. The Democratic party still
holds to the old Democratic policy OF
a tariff for revenue only, while the
Republican party stands for the old
doctrine of protection to American
production. We each have good an
cestrv for our political beliefs touch
ing this question, but ] think the
Democratic policy belongs to the old
system of labor that has been apol sh-
ed
The revenues that maintain the
machinery of government form the
very lifeblood Of the government ana
the revenue policy is fundamental.
We can cross party lines on other
qustions, but here is where we must
represent the people on a fundament
al issue; and the man who desires TO
take the tariff out Of politics doss
not know what he is talking about
in my judgment. So long as we have
these two schools of economic
thought as to the policy governing
the raising of revenues, the tarin Will
remain a question of politics-and OF
the highest and best order OF poll
tics at that.
We who represent the protection
policy have been in control for many
years. Since 1860 the Democrats
have had complete control to enact
laws in harmony with their policy
for only the short period Of two
years. They then enacted the vii,
son-German tariff law. am not going
into the history Of that act, but II
did not meet with the approval OF
majority Of the American people and
for 16 years we have again been able
to have this government follow our
policy of protection. The country
has prospered under that policy.
The Democrats have again come
into control and have all the mach
merry to enact tariff law in harmony
with the policy they have consistently
maintained should be the proper rev
enue policy of this government. Theil
platform last year was just as radi
cal on this question as 1t was In lSs!
and even more radical than In the
years before the civil war 10 no
believe that policy when carried IN
to effect will be any more satisfac
tory to the people than 1t was IL
1894; but we all have maintained tina
platforms represent the demands o
the people; and, as Mr.. CLEVELAND
said, should be accepted as the dc
cree Of the masters OF congress ant
written into the statutes.
President Cleveland in his inaugu
raj address on March 4 1898 declar
ed:
The people of the United state
have decreed that on this day thu
control OF their government In III
Legislative and executive branches
shall be given to a political part!
pledged in the most positive termi