The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-27
PEACE
AND PLENTY

In answer to the statement Of Mr..
Fowler of Illinois, in the halls Of
Congress few days ago, that there
is happiness and prosperity in his
state, following the passage of the
Underwood tariff bill, Mr.. Langley Of
Kentucky is quoted in the Congress
sional Record as follows:
Mr.. Langley-Some reference has
been made to the Democratic prom.
Use to reduce the high cost Of living.
! am willing to give the Democrats
fair chance and little further ex.
tension Of time in which to redeem
that promise to the people. That is
one of the reasons why do not wish
to discuss the question fully now.
want to say In passing, however,
that they have done 1t yet, so far
as prices to the customers in my
district are concerned. The gentle
man from Illinois (Mr FOWLER says
that the coal operations IN his dis
trict are running full time and are
prospecting. and that the people of
his state are prosperous and happy.
Mr.. Chairman, there are many coal
operations In my district. Before
this Underwood tariff bill went into
effect they were working all the
men they could get and were even
sending out agents to other parts of
the country to get additional men.
Now many have closed out and 9TH
ers have curtailed their output and
hundreds of the men are leaving.
Whether that is the result OF this
tariff law | do not know. | shall in
vestlgate and try to inform the House
later. l am even liberal enough to
give the Democratic Party credit for
having taken a step in the direction
OF redeeming its promise to reduce
the high cost of living so far at least
as one item Is concerned, although
II was apparently necessary for them
to sacrifice the jobs of a good many
people in order to bring about that.
] have here an article published
few days ago in a leading journal of
the country, the Washington Post.
You gentlemen on that side have
said that we quote Republican news.
papers only. This paper, believe, is
classed as Independent, but 1t Is
owned and managed by a distinguish
ed Democrat, the Hon. John r. Nc.
Lean. Of Ohio. This article, which I
shall ask to be read at the Clerks
desk in my time, indicates that the
Democratic party has reduced its
promise to reduce the high cost Of
living at least to the extent Of reduc-
ing the price Of soup in the city OF
Chicago from 10 to Q cents a bowl.
The clerk read as follows:
Raid by hungry men, Chicago
cafes invaded and food demanded.
break In upon revelers--unemploye
also parade streets, smash windows
and puncture automobile tires we
want work, not charity, motto on
their banner-hotel for homeless Is
opened and filled in two hours.
Chicago, January /
Entering restaurants and demand.
ing food, breaking windows, and pune
turing automobile tires, a crowd of
nearly 500 unemployed men early
ms morning marched through Chica.
COS jewellers who were leaving the
cafes and restaurants.
The men marched in State stree,
1cur abreast, carrying a banner that
read We demand work. not charity.
The army halted cars and cried 10
passengers that they wanted work.
AZ van Buren, street the police hal.
tea the marchers, but they soon re.
formed their line farther down the
street.
heS' you buns, what's up? shouted
pedestrian from the curb.
YOU are drunk and we are hungry
replied one of the leaders.
The band finally broke up into
small groups.
Inc RUFUS F. Dawes Hotel, Chica.
po's first endowed home for unem.
pioyed men, was thrown open, tonight