The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-12-16
HAVE NOT FULFILLED
THEIR PLEDGE
Free Traders Were Going To Reduce
the Cost Of Living, But the Cost
10 Higher Than Ever

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The eagerness of the Democrats in
Congress and the administration to
do something to convince the public
that the cost of living might eventu-
ally be reduced aroused the Republi.
can members during the past week
to the realization Of their advantage.
While Attorney General McReyno.ds
was perfecting his program for an
investigation into the cold storage
trust, Representative Austin Of Ten.
nessee, a Republican, set the Demo.
Gratis IN the House in an uproar by
attempting to force through a resolu-
ton to investigate the reasons for
the palpable failure Of the Underwood
tariff law to reduce the cost of liv-
ing.
1t was admitted in the various gov
eminent departments that Thanksgiv:
ing dinner had been the most expen
sive meal the average American had
eaten in the past 25 years, despite the
fact that the Underwood bill has been
in effect more than two months, and
the Democratic party has been in pow
er nine months. 1t cost from 35 to
100 per cent more than it did 10 years
ago end a considerable amount more
than last year.
Representative Austin charged the
failure to reduce prices to the DEM
ocratic tariff and insisted that am ap-
ology was due the Republicans from
the Democratic prophets. Democratic
leaders failed to block the reading of
the resolution, which declares:
The Democratic party's platform,
adopted at the Baltimore convention
July 1912, charged explicitly that the
excessive prices for high cost of liv-
ing resulted in large measure from
the protective tariff law enacted and
maintained by the Republican party;
and
Whereas. The Attorney General of
the United States has announced his
intention to investigate the present
high cost OF living and the combina.
ton OF dealers in food stuffs and cold
storage operators, Notwithstanding
the fact that the Underwood tariff act
is now enforced; and
Whereas, Such action by the Attor-
ney General is virtual admission that
the high cost Of living in the United
States did not result from the tariff
laws enacted by the Republican par
ty; be It
Resolved, That the Speaker Of the
House be authorized to appoint spe-
clal committee Of ten members to in
vestigate the reasons for the palpa-
BILE failure OF the Underwood-Wilson
tariff law to fulfil the promises OF the
Democratic party and to reduce the
cost of living and to extend I'm, apol-
ogy to the Republican party and the
American people whose votes estab-
lished Wilson's so called new free
dom.
The resolution was referred to the
Ways and Means committee in which
It will be smothered by the Democrat
&c majority.
Four other resolutions aimed at the
high cost OF living came to the atten-
tion of the House. Representative
Fred A. Britten, OF Illinois, introduce
ed one, the purpose of which was to
determine whether American packers
controlled the available supply of
beef from other countries.
The resolution directed attention to
the recent award OF a contract by the
Navy Department for Australian beef
on which 1t is said nearly 100000
was saved. Mr.. Britten charged that
the price OF beef has become practic.
ally prohibitive and that an effort Is
being made by the Beef Trust to cor.
ner the Argentine and Australian mar.
kets.
For nine months" said Mr.. Brit
ten. the Democrats have been IN com
plete control OF National affairs, and
for two months we have had in opera
tion a tariff bill wrich is the nearest