The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-10-25

Two years ago MI Heating was
candidate for re election to Congress
He plAoarded the Arkansas Valley
with his life-size picture, bearing the
Inscription, Il STAND BY THE POLL
CIES OF PRESIDENT WILSON
M Heating is again candidate.
Has he kept his pledges? HE HAS
NOT. On three vital occasions he mas
violated them he was false 10 MS
country: false to his state, and proved
treacherous to the friends who elected
him: AND EVERY TIME IN DIRECT
OPPOSITION TO THE EXPRESSED
POLICIES OF THE PRESIDENT
This is a serious business and
serious charge. We believe Me count
try is best served by strict spphca'
ton OF Democratic principles. When
congressman who is elected as Dem
ocrat fights these principles, It should
be looked into That is just what Mr..
Heating has done He should NOT
be sent back to Congress from this
district
His Vote on the Sugar Question.
When tn. Democratic administra.
ton came in. over three years ago, It's
first movement was toward reduc-
ton Of tariff duties. The Underwood
tariff act was passed, and among It's
provisions was one placing sugar on
the free list. This was to be done
gradually and automatically; little
off every year till the free point was
reached But the great war came on
and the government needed money
There was a slight tariff on sugar re
naming; II yielded about fifty mil
lions a year This was needed for
REVENUE, mind you, and In asking
that an act be passed, allowing this
slight tariff to remain, the President
was well within Democratic lines
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY. The
vote was taken March 18th and the
tariff remained.
How did Mr.. Heating vote on this
MEASURE HE DID NOT VOTE AT
ALL; he paired" against IT,
Nov sometimes congressman don't
like to vote on a measure, and thus
make q record. In that case they find
a man who IL on the other side OF the
question, and both agree not to vote.
That u known as pairing But the
effect 10 precisely the same AZ II the
vote was cast. because II deprivss the
other side Of a vote. But the record
OF the vote In saved from publicity, az
the name Is not given in the list OF
those voting DON'T YOU SEE2
Some serious talk now about the fu.
ture OF the Arkansas Valley ] have
lived near Fowler for eight years,
have owned and farmed and still own
land there, understand conditions and
am not In politics and ] KNOW that
the future welfare OF the Valley, in
GLIDING the city OF Pueblo; the we'll
being OF every home, man, woman and
child 10 bound up with one word, and
l. A lufH hma N.
dowsd the soil of the Valley las well
as other parts OF Colorado) with a ire
mendous sugar capacity; sugar beet
content running from Is 10 IS per
cent DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
MEANS Simply this: that this is the
natural home OF the sugar beet indus.
try. and that. under proper means, this
should be = great center Of sugar pro
duction. that instead OF three or four
factories there should be a dozen And
there will be II the Valley is given
chance
Now the government must have
more money Preparedness and other
things have run NO expenses anor.
mously Other resources are about eN-
hausted and the next thing is to raise
the tariff-TARIFF FOR REVENUE.
mind yOu-good Democratic doctrine
But upon what IS = tariff TO he placed
That's what / want to talk about
All economists agree that Of all tar
!ffs, or tax, that on sugar is the cas-
lest collected, less felt by the public
because OF large consumption, and
the natural thing for Congress- to do
is to select sugar az the very first ar
ticls for tariff duties Moreover, n
there is anything IN the "infant indus
try" theory. sugar should be the first
beneficiary. The war will soon be
over: high prices will drop and. with
out a tariff. sugar beets will drnu to
$3.50 or s5OO-Pnd that means good
BY to sugar beet farming On the 9th
err hand. with . slight tariff, heets
should run to 800 or s. 90. And that
means Just this: instead Of deprecia
ton OF so per cent in the value Of
land. every good acre in the Valley
should yield interest on a valuation
Of $500 or $500
Now ask yourself this questios
How on earth can such a Just condi
ton arrive II our representative IN
Congress fights against II whenever
he gets a chance7" II Mr. Keatinr
and his kind have their way, you had
Just as well hang your hRrps on the
willows; the sugar beet industry is
doomed When Democratic admins
trAtion pleads for the even small tar
M on sugar that yet remains and our
representative. who poses as a Demo
rrat. opposes it. what chance has the