The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-16

IN looU. surely tHey CHI see the IOl-
ly of trying to cling to a third party.
If reforms are to be worked out
they can only be so worked through
Republican ascendency in the nation.
Certainly no one believes the third
party can ever show strength enough
to overthrow the Democrats The Re-
publican party united can soon put
the Democrats out Of business.
Done Little Indeed
Senator, what has the present Dem
ocratic administration done for the
good Of the people?
Little, indeed. The currency leg.
islation is an improvement over our
present monetary system. and a great
deal of that is taken from the so
called Aldrich bill. The Democratic
party does not approach any Of the
great questions in a large spirit. 1t
has been in power one year. Let us
see what 1t has done in that time.
Its first efforts we're toward enact
ing a revenue law, law abandoning
the great principle of protection, the
principle that had built up the coun-
try and made 1t prosperous beyond
any other nation. The law fails to
show any large grasp Of the matters
involved. The law enacted by them
has done one thing-it has discrimln-
ated against the farmers Of the north,
while giving ample protection to those
of the south.
A few days ago read statement
made by Secretary Redfeld in which
he tauntingly asked where was the
great flood of importations which had
been predicted when the tariff bill
was under discussion in congress.
take it for granted he had in mind
only the importations Of foreign made
goods. Not long ago I had CONVEX
sation with one Of the largest manu-.
facturers in England.
In our conversation I asked him II
he was looking to the American mar.
ket. He replied that he and other
English manufacturers were waiting
to see the result of the next election
before increasing their plants that
If the present tariff is indorsed by the
American people at the next election
then he and they would make fight
for the American market.
Careful Estimate
II Secretary Redfeld will look at
the importations Of cattle and food
stuffs he will find they have enor-
mously increased. They came in Tree
under the Underwood act, and are in
direct competition with our northern
and western farmers. That the Dem
ocrats are not competent to deal with
so great a question is shown by the
mistakes made in their estimates.
When the tariff bill was under dis
cussion the ways and means commit
tee of the House, made what they
claimed was a careful estimate of the
irnportations that would follow the
adoption of the bill. On cattle their
estimate was for the first year $3.50,
900. Why in the first four months of
the operation of the law the imports
reached more than $l0.0O0.OOO or
about double the estimate for the
whole year. On eggs they estimated
$4,000, while In the first four
months the importations reached
$4,000 or nearly three times tho es-
innate for the whole year.
For Central Bank
VIII the new currency act accom-.
plish anything?
II would hardly do to say II will Lot
accomplish anything but It may be
said 1t will prove h disappointment
to its friends. 1t would have been
comparatively easy to have solved
the currency question but the present
act is not In uniformity with the judg-
ment Of at least 75 per cent of the
members of the Senate.