Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-06-06
Reno. New, June 2. 1913.
Editor Independent,
Elkn Napada

Elko. Nevada.
| am not wool grower nor a
sugar producer. / am, however,
Democrat, and life long resi-
dent OF the West; as such / must
appland Senator Newlauds for his
stand on the tariff bill now under
discussion in the Senate. The rank
and file of the Democrats of Neva-
da are with him in that stand They
are not all Belfords who, by reason
of their corporate connections ex-
pect political advancement and
criticise Senator Newland's Demo-
cracy-that they may thereby pro-
fit. Whether Newlands attitude is
in line with Democracy and justice
is not to be determined by sarcasm,
railing at special interests, or quo
tation of excerpts, but by thought
full consideration of the very matter
at issue
Reading Belford's article, one
would think that the Democratic
party was committed to the policy
OF free trade. Nothing is further
from the truth The free trader i.
as extinct as the Dodo, unless Bel.
ford be one. The Democratic Party
under President Wilson stands for
revenue. The platform, the
speeches of the President and the
present tariff bill demonstrate this
The Democratic party proposes tc
reduce the tariff so that monopo.
lies may no longer grow and shelter
themselves hereunder, and further
proposes to so distribute the tariffs
burden that each article. whether
raw or manufactured, will bear it:
| just proportion of taxation. Ii j.
only just that every industry anC
product should pay its fair proper,
tiOn of the cost of maintaining the
government The Democratic doc
trine is that there should be .
small free list, revenue tariff:
on the remainder and no protective
whatever, while the Republican Doc
trine is the contrary, the free list
should be larger and all tariffs pro
tective in high degree, or, a;
NeWlands phrases il, diminish.
ment of the area of duties in order
that the magnitude of the duties
may Re increased Thus Relford's
wall against Newland's attitude
on the revision of the tariff is di.
rected against the true Democratic
party. The tariff bill advocated
by the President contains duties up.
on almost everything, and If Bel.
ford thinks, as he writes, he is
without party
When all hysteria. prejudice and
attempts to create political capital
are taken from the question, it is
this: Shall wool and sugar receive
the same Democratic treatment as
the products Of the Eastern and
middle Western states upon which,
an average duty Of 25 per cen. re.
mains or shall the wool growers
and sugar raises be singled out for
destruction In its ultimate analyst!
the only question involved is one
OF discrimination against Western
products. Is discrimination against
the west Democratic doctrine Nj
Belford? Does Senator Newland.
deserve praise or abuse for hi,
determined stand against this dis
elimination? Is he not right wher
he protests against this needles:
sacrifice Of the sugar and wool in
dustrics? 1t is expressly admitted
by the advocates Of free wool anC
sugar that the sugar industry will
be destroyed and The wool industr,
seriously crippled II their view
prevail Why are they to be de
stroyed7 For whose beneft7
Hear Mr. Belford's answer, al
spcCious as his article is unfair II,
attempts to persuade the people
of Nevada that they should be Gag
er to destroy the sheep industr!
that they may buy a pair of wooler
trousers. Does Mr. Belford know