Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-15
County Central Committee Celebrates Anniv(
ary With a Banquet at MonteSano
Saturday Evening
WAS MOST PLEASANT OCCASION
Hon. Charles Drury, of Tacoma, Makes Pleasing
Address on the Subject Of
Tariff LEGISLATION

have the raw material in large guam
titles right at home than any other
country. Second the labor cost OF
manufacture is less in most instances
than abroad. That while we pa
higher wages our labor is more eff
cient. According to the tariff Con-
missiOners report the cost of manu-
facture in the cotton and woolen irl-
dustries is in most instances less a
home than abroad and in the steel in
dustry everyone knows that we are,
now competing in the markets of the
world and in a great many lines are
in control of those markets, for IL
stance in farm tools and implements
we sell fully seventy-five per cen
Of all that are sold. Now l hAv.
mentioned these three industries onl,r
steel, woolens, and cottons because.
these are considered the barometerss
Of trade and together they comprise
the larger part of our manufacturins
But someone may ask what about
sugar, will that industry be material
ly affected by the removal Of the,
duty. I think it is generally COR
ceeded that it will, but we must re-.
member that there is less than twenty.
five million dollars invested In thar
Industry in the United States. And
in spite of the heavy duties It has
failed TO develop to any great en-
tent. That being so are we jsst,-
fed in taxing ourselves. One Hun
dred and fifty millions year for the.
benefit of one industry SO small and
particularly when three fourths Of
that tax goes into the Golfers Of tk,.
sugar trust. Let me read you little
sugar history to show a little Of the
graft they have been getting.
The Sugar Trust
This accounts for the great inter
est the sugar people are manifestina,
in the tariff on that article becansr
1t is generally understood that the
sugar trust practically controls s's
the beet and cane sugar industry i.
the United States. Now a word in
regard to the new Democratic tariff.
otli-it Immediately reduces the da,
les on sugar and places 1t on the free
list at the end of three years there.
by giving the grower a chance to ad-
just himself to the new condition
the duty on woolen goods viii BE-
thirty-five per cent, the present duty
is eighty to one hundred and eishty-
per cent. 1t places cotton goods and
steel products almost on the free list.
1t takes the duty entirely of of farm
implements and nearly all other
things used in farming. 1t places
meat, -four and other necessities OF
life on the free list. So my friends
l cannot help but feel that the Demo
cratic party will more than fulfill the
promises made to the people last Nc
vember. 1t was. my privilege to meet
nearly all the new Senators and man
of the representatives and l want to
say to you that in my judgment the
people of this country have never had
a more conscientious body of legis
lators in the halls of congress, anss
in Woodrow Wilson we have a fear
less champion of the peoples rights.
But l want to warn you Democrats
not to go to sleep, the fight againss
entrenched wealth has only Just be-
gun, the fight will come next ses
sion of congress when the presiden
and congress tackles the money trust
We Democrats of the state of Wash
ington should commence to organic,
now for the fight of 1914, so tina
we can send a Democratic Senator-
and five Democratic Congressman to-
help the President to carry through
the program of reform.
Twenty-one Years Of Sugar
Upon an investment of s1,O0O,o ,o0o
in the Spreckels refinery in San Fran
cisco in 1891, dividends of 115 pe-.
cent. were paid to Havemeyer inter
ests. In 1892 the investment was re.
duced to 100000 by the return o.
S50O.000 cash and upon the smalle-~
sum $11,SOO,O00 was paid in twents
years, an average of 118 per cent.
Profits of $12,950.0O0 in twenty-ono
years upon an investment that NOR.
than paid for itself annually may 90