The Ordway new era., 1916-10-27
Keating' S Record

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Lifelong Democrat Gives Record of
Present Congressman From 3rd.
District.
(Note-All data in this article have
been verified at Washington and will
not be disputed.)
Two years ago Mr. Keating was q
candidate for reelection to Congress.
He placarded the Arkansas Valley
with his life-size picture, bearing the
inscription, 81 STAND BY THE POLL
CIES OF PRESIDENT WILSON"
Mr.. Keating is again a candidate.
Has he kept his pledges? HE HAS
NOT. On three vital occasions he has
violated them; he was false to his
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 a
serious charge. We believe the count
try is best served by strict applica-
ton of Democratic principles. When
congressman who is elected as Dem
ocrat fights these principles, 1t should
be looked into. That is just what Mr.
Keating has DONE He should NOT
be sent back to Congress from this
district
His Vote on the Sugar Question.
| When the Democratic administra-
tion came in, over three years ago, its
| first movement was toward a reduc-
ton of tariff duties. The Underwood
| tariff act was passed, and among its
| 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; it 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 remair, the President
was well within Democratic lines;
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY. The
vote was taken March 10th and the
tariff remained.
How did Mr.. Keating vote on this
measure? HE DID NOT VOTE AT
ALL; he paired" against it.
NOW SOlucliLlCo SolSl NSAA -
like to vote on a measure, and thus
make record. In that case they find
man who is on the other side OF the
question, and both agree not to vote.
That is known as pairing" But the
effect is precisely the same as If the
| vote was cast, because 1t deprives the
| other side of vote. But the record
of the vote is saved from publicity, as
the name is not given in the list OF
those voting. DON'T YOU SEE?
Some serious talk now about the fu-
ture of the Arkansas Valley. l 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
! cluding the city Of Pueblo: the we'll
being of every home, man. woman and
child is bound up with one word. and
that word is SUGAR. Nature has en-
as other parts of Colorado) with tre-
mendous sugar capacity; sugar beet
content running from Is to 25 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 a great center of sugar pro-
duction; that instead of three or four
factories there should be q dozen. And
there will be if the Valley is given a
chance.
Now the government must have
more money. Preparedness and other
things have run up expenses enor-
mously. Other resources are about ex-
hausted, and the next thing is to raise
the tariff-TARIFF FOR REVENUE,
II tri-
But upon what is a tariff to be placed?
That's what want to talk about.
All economists agree that OF all tar
ifs, 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 as the very first ar
ticle for tariff duties Moreover, IL
there is anything in the "ipfant indus
try" theory, sugar should be the first
beneficiary. The war will soon be
over; high prices will drop, and, with
out tariff, sugar beets will drop to
$3.50 or $5.00-and that means good
by to sugar beet farming. On the 9TH
er hand, with slight tariff, beets
should run to $500 or $500. And that
means Just this: instead of a deprecia-
ton of 80 per cent in the value OF
land, every good acre in the Valley
should yield interest on a valuation
Of 5000 or $400.
Now ask yourself this question.
How on earth can such Just condi-
ton arrive IL our representative in
Congress fights against it whenever
he gets chance?" If Mr.. Heating
and his kind have their way, you had
just as well hang your harps on the
willows; the sugar beet industry is
doomed. When Democratic admins
tration pleads for the even small tar