The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-18
|NOCRATS ARE
BY
A|NES H. N0YLE
ninent Utah Sheepman
Heated Discussion, De-
|nds His Party at Wool
growers' Convention.
Continued from Page one.)

|Ib are relies OF other days The
||h and women in this convention
Mid be wise enough to know that
Re is Il reasonable expectation OF
Al Democratic party remaining in
lUrol Tor another generation. Moth
n can be gained by this association
lining its members against the ad-
Iistra don.
)ur former president and governor
idaho made the remark on the
br OF the convention yesterday that
A Democratic party was an enemy
'Ithe sheep Industry; that II had
lnded the industry for fifty years.
D that William j. Bryan was sol!ish
n ignorant II is not true. Tho
mocratic party Is the friend OF all
y people.
TsiiIe this law IS unfair to our in
ttry, IL Is not unfair In all It's fea-
les. Consequently. ! am opposed to
u adoption OF these resolutions.
iich condemn the entire tariff law.
few years ago IL you had men,
ned the leasing Of public lands in
II woolgrowcrs' convention there
mid been a commotion. Now the
solmen have expressed themselves
ready 10 get In line. ride In ad-
nee OF the procession and help
me the law. Had they displayed
Is attitude with regard to the tariff.
an confident that we would not
We free wool today.
Duld Get in Line.
What this association wants to do
/ 10 get IN line and work with the
In power for favorable
<isIa ton. The attacks that have
|en made here would Indicate that
b associa tion Is an adjunct to the
publican party. and the defunct
ri OF il, too-that part which has
ne out of existence forever. AS
b Mr.. Bryan and the attacks that
Ne been made on him, there Is no
eater American living, no man OF
amer life, OF higher purposes or
Eater sincerity.
AS schoolboy I studied forestry
"a became believer in II, and I
ne not been IN harmony with the
eepmen on that question. ! be-
we'd that the government regula-
IN OF the forests would ultimately
suit in the greatest good. notwith-
anding the gross abuses which have
isted.
Two years ago. when the Demo-
ats and Progresslves In congress
ssed the measure reducing the
rlf on wool TO a % per cent ad
lorem tax. ] urged upon the ex-
vernon and the president of our
ganization the need of inducing
'esident Taft 10 sign the bill, but In
cir unyieIding opposition they re-
sed 10 do so. II in place Of an
gonism and opposition they had
me with the tariff what they are
W. willing 10 do with reference to
e puolic ranges, they would now
We had n reasonable tariff on wool,
adel Of Protection.
Senator AJnrich referred TO sched-
K-the wool schedule-as the
.adel OF protection, to which the
.mocrats made reply that, II this
re true. the citadel would be stormed
d destroyed. and that ts what has
opened.
believe in the tariff. but 7 believe
should be fair to all sections.
lere has been discrimination against
Is industry in its provisions. This
b not been done with view TO de-
royIug ihc industry. II Injustice
IS been done. and + believe II has.
will be righted. But 1t will never
righted through this association
raying Itself against the govern
ent.
( the afternoon session yesterda
Lake was chosen as the meetln
70 of the convention in 1915 an
.ofGcers, Of the association were a
lected making Frank j. Hagonbart
5alt Lake. president: s. ". McClur