The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-06
DEAF TO PLEAS
OF SUGAR PEOPLE
House Heeds Not Arguments OF Rep.
resentatives OF Beet and Cane
Sugar Constituencies.


the opposition to disturb the mark
basket" reductions in the Democrat
tariff bill failed in Il g house last Fl
day dispite the fact that the Repu
lican orators sounded warnings
ruined industries, enforcing idlene.
and empty cupboards to follow the el
actment Of the Underwood bill.
Still championlng the bill as tn
greatest that has ever been write
for the benefit OF the people Of tn
country, the Democrats were deaf +
the pleas OF representatives Of tn
beet and cane sugar constituency
against free sugar In three years; up
moved by the charge that they legis
lated into the hands OF the beef trus
by placing duties on live stock while
free listing their products; determin
ed to rush the passage Of the bill at
the earliest possible time.
Break In Majority Ranks.
The first break from the solid front
OF the majority came however when
Louisiana Democrats, led by Rep.
Broussard, appealed to Republican
Leader Mann for share Of time in
which to speak against the sugar
schedule, and when Rep. Kinhead, a
New Jersey Democrat uttered pre-
diction that the senate would strike
out the ways and means committees
10 per cent rates on live stock.
When Rep. Sloan Of Nebraska in
troduced an amendment to increase
the rate on cattle from 10 to Is per
cent after 25 per cent amendment
by Rep. Fordney of Michigan had
been rejected, Mr.. Kinhead declared
that he believed the ways and means
committee had kept the platform
pledge to the people when they had
reduced live stock rates to 10 per
cent, but that he felt that the COM
mittee should have placed live stock
on the free list along with meats.
Il believe and hope,' said Mr.. Kin
head, that when 1t comes back to us
from the senate the duty will be cut
off and that every Democrat on the
floor will support it,"
This aroused prolonged applause
from the Republicans, who earlier
were stirred to enthusiastic cheers
when Mr.. Broussard declared that
the sugar rates proposed by his party
would rebound only to the benefit OF
the sugar trust.
Test Vote On Sugar
The test vote on sugar came on an
amendment offered by Minority Lead
er Mann to strike out the provision
placing sugar on the free list in three
years. 1t was lost, So to 1856. Rep.
Hardwick of Georgia defended the
rates for the minority, describing
Americas sugar industry AS Of the
dollhouse variety, unable to stand on
its own feet and exacting excessive
taxes from the people to support II,
Representative Mann opposed the
rates and Representative Underwood
closed the debate.
No man is so ignorant that he does
not know" said Mr. Mann, that the
price of sugar in this country today
would be 100 to 200 per cent higher
than it is we're it not for the beet
sugar supply produced in this country
and yet you propose to strike down
this industry in the United States.
Make the most Of your opportunity
the country is ready to say your tariff
legislation is a failure and the first
opportunity the people have will be
the last opportunity you will have
Rep. Underwood analysed the sugar
rates in the proposed bill, described
the Louisiana cane industry as one
that could not survive and asserted
that the rates in the bill would not
affect the beet sugar industry.
Beet sugar in this country can be
produced on an equality with Europ-
can rivals with no possibility OF com.
petition within reasonable zone,"
he said, What the western beet sug.
ar people seek is to tax the American
people in order to bring their beet
sugar to the Atlantic seaboard and
drive out all competition. II is simply
question of freight rates"
Offers Payne Law Rates.
Rep. Fordney offered the Payne
law rates as a substitute for the .ates
in the bill.
Mr.. Fordney declared that through.
out the tariff hearings and even in
the special sugar trust investigation
a year ago no person appeared inter-
ested in lower rate on suga' or
asked for free sugar except importers
and manufacturers OF refined sugar
from imported raw sugar.
IF sugar goes on the free list"
he said, the domestic cane industry
must die and tho heet an gar indus