The daily sentinel., 1913-08-28
"PAUPER LABOR" Of PHILIPPINES
NOW WANTS SUGAR PROTECTION
Congressman keang Exposes FaIaces of FIGHT the SUGAR
trust Made a Few Years Ago and Is Making Now;
Hoke Smith PunCtIr eS Republican DOpe

here than anywhere else in the
world, and yet we have tariff on
corn to protect our farmers
against the "pauper corn producers
of other countries.
Why has the duty been kept on
eorn2' asked Senator Smith. unless
it was through the generosity of SEN
ators who represented the protected
Industries and who were willing to
leave on corn duty which did not
add a penny 10 its value. while the
corn grower was helping them to re-
tain duties on everything the corn
grower brought?
The American farmers great
sources of revenue are his wheat.
corn and oats crops. They bring
him three billion seven hundred and
fifty million each year. There is
tariff on wheat, corn and oats. but
none on cotton. Does any one pre-
tend that the prices paid the Ameri-
can farmer for his wheat, corn and
oats are increased by reason of the
tariff or that the price that he re-
ceives for his cotton is decreased be-
cause it is on the free list? or course
not.
Now, let's take the other side; it
is a safe proposition that the far
mers of this country have contrib
uted not less than five hundred mill
ion dollars a year for the last twenty
years TO the support of the protected
Industries. What have they receiv-
ed in return for this enormous sum?
Nothing.
Il am glad this bill cuts off the
duty on the things the farmer must
buy. / am glad il makes his agricul-
tural implements free. | am glad it
makes the cheap blanket free. | am
glad it has cut down the tariff on
cotton goods to a little over 10 per
cent. ! am glad it has taken GO per
cent off the tariff on wooden goods.
| rejoice also for him in he reduction
in linen and flax. The farmer has
borne the burden of protection for
so years. 1t is time he was given
relief"
Planning Vacation.
l have decided TO return to Color
ado for a short visit with the home
folks. have been in Washington
for six months now. Never before
have | been out of sight of the
lOl So loho a NihiNr uhAu hAA'
wife says that l am becomin so
cantankerous that | must be home
sick. May be so. l won't argue
the point. l only know that when
you read this letter | will once more
be In the country where you can fill
your lungs with the kind of air God
Almighty intended men to breathe.
came down here as an humble
private in the ranks to help pass the
kind of tariff and currency legisla-
ton promised the people by the
democratic party. When the demo-
cratic caucus adopted the Wilson
Bryan currency bill the other day, the
Job was finished so far as | was con-
cerned, and | will not be needed un-
til the tariff bill comes back to the
house from the senate. The curren-
cy bill will pass the house by a big
majority. My vote will count for
the measure, although | vii be in
Colorado because | paired with
Republican who is opposed to 1t.
While in Colorado | will continue
my weekly reports. have con-
tracted the habit of writing these let
ters and do not seem able to shake
IT. In addition, there are number
of matters of national interest which
| want to talk over with the people
of Colorado, and the editors OF this
and other papers have furnished me
the only medium by which | can
tham