The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-04-18
Congressman LelUis
Takes Issue With
President Wilson
The Following Speech of Mr.. Lewis of Pennsylvania and
Taken From the Congregational Record Points Out the
Folly of the Arguments Made Justification for Re-
, treating in FAVOR of Foreign Interests.


him as bullfrog. He said Gilbert
would at once declare 1t was a toad,
and he-Troxell-would bet him the
drinks it was bullfrog, and leave It
to the decision Of the first man that
would come that way. It was arrang.
ed between them that Yeayer was to
arrive on the scene as the first party
after the bet was made. George took
the toad to Davy Gilbert and It turn
cd out as he had expected by Davy
declaring 1t was toad, and George
promptly bet him the drinks for the
party It was q bullfrog. and would
leave 1t to the first party arriving .
Yeager promptly arrived, looking very
innocent, and upon being asked whe-
Their 1t was toad or bullfrog, at
once declared 1t was bullfrog, there
| by making Troxell win the bet. The
landlord had his suspicious aroused,
but was game and said: The drinks
are on me all right; but it's damn
ed old toad anyhow. No matter how
the old Democratic party DISCUSSES It.
self by false promises and alluring
declarations in its platform it is the
same old reactionary, free trade, spe-
cial privilege party rs Of old.
President Wilson in his prediction
speeches always declared that the
American people
want water carriage to complete with
land carriage, so as to be perfectly
sure that you are going to get better
rates around the canal than you would
cross the continent. We don't want
the railroads to compete with them
selves.
Why this sudden change in opposi-
ton to cheap transportation? Is the
Democratic party like the discredit-
ed old Republican party about to dis
regard all of its declarations and
nurse the interests Of special privi-
lege?
1t seems to me that the hue and
cry made by the Democratic states
men who follow the administration
blindly about our national honor be-
ing sullied by the tolls-exemption
clause of the Panama Canal act is
being made play to the gallery.
wonder sometimes If these patriots
are prompted by motives as lofty and
patriotic as appears. Let us not for
get, Mr.. Speaker that great corpora
lions who can WELD powerful in
fluence for or against political par
ty, engaged in transcontinental
business have a good reason, purely
on private grounds, to foster this ag-
itation. It is clear that II coastwise
shipping is not exempted from tolls,
concerns engaged in two fields Of
transportation can combine in a
manner to keep rates up and rob the
public of the benefits Of cheap water
transportation.
The argument that the RENTING Of
tolls in the Panama Canal to Ameri-
can ships would constitute a danger
Gus ship subsidy is strained and
forced conclusion. Every nation now
clamoring to restrict American ship
ping by imposing tolls on American
vessels pays ship subsidies and builds
up its own commerce thereby. If we
repeal the exemption clause we will
make the Pacific coast the dumping
ground of European shop owners and
manufacturers and give them an
annual subsidy of nearly as many mil
lions Of dollars as the west coast
imports millions of tons to the great
loss Of our eastern manufacturers and
our intercostal shipping and building
interests.
England, 1t can not be argued, has
any interest whatever in our coast
wise trade. Like all other foreign
nations, she is barred by law from en-
gaging in coastwise steamship traf-
fic Of this country.
It does not take q lawyer, schol;