The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25

without imposing additional burdens
upon the people and without bounties
or subsidies from the publ. treas
ury."
Is there anything in this bill de-
mandcd by this plank of the plat
form Are the ships proposed to be
bought to be run at public expense?
The President announced in the out
set that the venture was to be of such
a doubtful nature that private capt.
tai could not be expected to invest.
big business" could not afford it,
but the patient toiler who can not
help himself may be taxed to supply
to take any money out of the public
treasury for the purpose Of carrying
on this losing business? Is any addi-
tional burden to be put upon the ach
ing stoop of the man who tils the
soil? Is toll to be exacted of the man
who delves into the bowels of the
editn anu tdheS ouI INC Codl th''
makes the steam that turns the
wheels of commerce.? The laboring
men on the railroads, in the shops
and factories-are they expected to
make good the losses of this bust.
ness?
The farmers of Mississippi and the
South were forced to sell their cot
ton last fall at less than one half OF
its value because Of the con 'itions
brought about by the war in Europe
for which they were in no way re
sponsible, and when We went to the
Federal government, when we implor.
ed the President, to help us pass the
bill providing for lending The gov
ernment's credit that the farmers
mi slt be enabled to hnll their cot
ton end wait for normal corditI'ns
to &c restored before being forced
10 I'll we were met WA the state.
ment that such a proposition was so.
cialistic, populistic and visionary. We
were told that the head and not the
heart must settle this problem. II
= was socialism to help the toiler; II
was populism run mad to help protect
the man whose labor clothes and
feeds the world; but 1t is orthodox
,, democracy, sound political economy
and the towering Of justice now to
take the money contributed for the
support of the government by the SUI
fering laborer and spend 1t to main
tain a line of boats to carry the cot
ton to foreign markets for the spec
culator and the broker. Not content
with permitting the farmer to be rob
bed of the products OF his patient
u toll he must now be burdened will
another debt in order that the grea
= masters of finance, the promoters o
big business" shall enjoy larger pro
fits. And | as the representative
the servant, of that toiler, commits
stoned by him and all classes OF peo
= pie in my state to do equal and ex
l. act justice to all and special fayor'
to none in matters Of legislation an
/. commanded to vote to pile higher ant
e higher still the burden under whicl
h he is now grooming.
e Mr.. President, the suggestion !
o monstrous. 1t outrages every ide
It of loyalty and sense of fidelity TO
- sacred trust. / believe man cal
stay in Washington long enough L
lose the common touch, to forget hin
who bowed by the weight of taxation
leans upon his hoe and gazes upol
the ground, the tragedy OF injustice
written upon his face and on hi
back the burden OF the world. Ra
Il Their than betray him in that way
would surrender my commission
right to a seat In this chamberlain
go back to the quiet shades of pr
vate life.
have no fear of the witherin
scorn of the self constituted censo
of the secret caucus, the petulen
senior Senator from Missouri; hi
threat of political ostracism has N
terrors for me at all. | desplse wit
all my heart and spurn with ~inefff
BILE contempt the suggestion. M
service to the Democratic party /
this body does not depend upon wha
somebody may think. say, or do.
am not a mere parasite, existing VI
on the patronage of power or tn
prestige of place. ! shall live by m
own convictions. / shall act tn
things l believe. And from the alt
tude OF that high purpose. l sha
look down with plying contempt
the unfortunate individual who woul
question my right to do SO.
But let us go a little further. TIL
! LOT Of 1ul