The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-10-20

duction because Of lessening OF de-
mand for their products, which has re-
suited in the discharge of hundreds
of thousands of employees, while some
have closed down entirely to await
sufficient orders to warrant resump-
ton, and their employees have sought
work elsewhere, generally without
success
But few, if any, merchants, profess
sional men, farmers, or wage earners
are as well off as one year ago, and
there is not much hope for prosperous
existing conditions.
| AS intelligent beings it is natural
| that we should inquire into the cause
of these adverse conditions and cor
] rect them.
| Is it not historical fact that when
ever the Democratic Party has enact
ed revenue tariff depressed business
conditions have followed. What other
result could be expected when the
home market for products of the Am
erican manufacturer and farmer is
surrendered to the foreign importer,
and we buy abroad many things which
we can produce and thus keep our
money at home?
The Wilson revenue tariff law Of
1894, enacted by Democratic con-
gress, not only resulted in a long
siege of slackened business and un-
employment, but our revenues were
reduced to such an extent that a
bond issue was necessary in order to
raise money to pay the expenses of the
Government and $162,O00,O00 was bor-
rowed at per cent interest. Under
the succeeding Republican administra-
ton the credit of the Government had
been so improved that the Spanish
American war bonds of 1898 were float
ed at per cent and the Panama Canal
bonds few years later at 2 per cent.
The Democrats are again in power
and We are again confronted by a
deficit in our revenues, due, in part,
it is true to curtailment of imports
on account of the European war, but
largely because of the great falling off
during the year of our revenues from
customs duties, as a result of the OPP
Grafton of the Underwood tariff law
placing many articles on the free list
and radical reduction of the duty
on other articles. Because Of this
partisan legislation the American
people must now submit to a most ar
bitrary and unnecessary tax, which is
soon to be forced upon business in
terests of the country, which because
of a graduated reduction in the com
mercial activities of the country dur
ing the last IS months can not bear
additional burdens without embarrass-
ment.
The Democratic tariff law has re-
suited in great damage to the business
and agricultural interests Of my State
but the beet sugar industry has suf-
ferred irreparably and will be forced
out of existence if the tariff is finally
removed as provided for in the re-
cent tariff. The farmers will not raise
, the beets if the price of them is reduc-
ed and the sugar manufacturers there
can not compete with the foreign man
, ufacturers without reducing the cos
! of production. A slight reduction ha
! already been made in the price OF raw
, /, material and in wages and larg
reduction in dividends to the stock
holders because of the reduction
Of the duty provided for. and yet tn
, price to the consumer is higher thai
> for years.
!, The lumber industry, the stock-rais
ing industry, and the lead mining in
dustry, all of which are important fac,
tors in the prosperity of our people