The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-29
hey proceeded when in power.

They proceeded when in power, to
put their views into practical use
by the passage of the Underwood
bill. The mere apprehension caused
by the proposition itself was attend.
ed by considerable danger. There
was a feeling abroad that we we're In
an unsafe condition economically.
The secretary of the treasury in his
report of 1913 refers to that state of
apprehension on account of the econ
omical changes which might be
wrought and he was glad to be able
to say that by reason of the Repub-
lican measure known as the Vreeland
act Of 1908 and the emergency cur
rency which was ready to be issued
under that act, that the period OF diff
Iiculty was tiding over.
Then came the Underwood tariff
bill itself. What was the result? En-.
terprise halted, and there was a con
traction of trade throughout the land
and America INSTEAD of going ahead,
ntopped. When America stops, in
The sense that 1t no longer advances.
and opens new extensions of indus.
try, then factories shut down, oppor.
eunities for work are lessened. Men
are turned unemployed into the
streets.
That is what happened. Three hun.
dred thousand were unemployed in
the city of New York. There was not
a city in this land where the jobless
man anxious and able to work did
not walk the street. They were fed
by our charitable organizations, that
we're taxed to the utmost limit to
provide for those for whom American
enterprise could no longer make q
provision. 1t was sad spectacle.
| Americans have not forgotten 1t. 1t
Is not forgotten here or anywhere. II
cannot be forgotten. 1t is too recent.
! Then came the outbreak of the Eu.
ropean war. Again there was great
danger of financial panic. What
saved the situation? Again 1t was
the Republican act known as the
Vreeland act to which the secretary
Of the treasury alluded in his report
Of 1914. It was not Democratic leg
lslation. II was the Republican act
which tided over that period of great
! uncertainty, due to the sudden out
break Of the European war. Still.
with reference to our production, we
we're in very sorry state. 1t does
not take very much contraction In
this country to produce such results.
Just let everybody cease to buy lit.
tie. and everyone cease to make a
little less than heretofore, and men
who are planning new enterprises to
stop for better days, and old enter
prises limit new extensions and i'm
provements and you have adversely
brooding over the country, and our
workingmen in distress. II you are
Noing to have the basis for prosper.
fly in this country; If you are going
10 protect the American wage scale;
" you are going to have American
enterprise able to meet the compett-
! ton which will follow the ending OF
this war. you must have an honestly
devised, wisely framed tariff law to
| 4,,artoar industry
Argument is An Insult
Our opponents point to the ire
mendous stimulus to trade which was
caused shortly. A few months ago
twenty odd months ago, 1t began by
the demand ir cident to the European
war. / have seen many extraordin'
airy political arguments In my day.
but I have neVr known political
argument which was such an insult
TO the intelligence of the American
PEOPLE as the argument now sought
to be deduced from the artificial tae
abnormal prosperity which is the re-
suit not OF Democratic legislation, but
I'm spite OF Democratic legislation on
account of the European war. 1t
takes but glance to understand
why after that period of depression
to which | have referred. there was
change, great demand for Ameri'
can products.
Conditions Across the Sea
II we look on the other side we
see n line of trenches running for
hundreds OF miles across the CONT
nent OF Europe, trenches filled with
millions OF men. They are men who
formerly worked in the pursuits OF
peace, making goods. distributing
goods employed in the various actiV'
tiles OF peace they are now with.