The Springfield herald., November 04, 1910, Image 8

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By tHe new tariff law Colorado’s industries are adequately pro
tected, such as wool, metals and sugar. Should Coloradoans vote
for Democrats, pledged to secure a "tariff for revenues only”?
FREE TRADE
MEANS BLOW
TO COLORADO
PRESENT MINORITY DELEGATION
URGED FREE LEAD AND ZINC
IN THE PAYNE LAW.
Centennial State Products Protected
by Vote*,of Republican Congress.
Business Growing.
If the Democratic party had been in
control of congress and had passed a
new "tariff -for - revnue-only" bill,
where would Colorado stand at this
day ae a result of such a measure?
And two years ago Colorado went
Democratic and elected three con
gressmen and one senator!
Sugar would have been on tthe free
list. Sugar cane from the tropics
would have flooded the market ere
now and the sugar beet of Colorado
would have been a drug on the mar
ket.
Never mind what the Democratic
congressmen at home may say re
garding what they would have done
in case their party had been in the
majority—they would have been
bound hand and foot by the caucus.
Just us were the "reforming" Demo
crats "bogtied" at the state house
during the 71-day session.
If the Democratic minority could
have had its way in the recent con
gress when the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill was in debate Colorado would
have been a sufferer and already
many mines would have been closed.
The Democratic minority insisted
upon free lead and free zinc.
For years past outside of one or
two gold camps, the mining industry
in this state has been maintained
through its zinc-lead production.
At this writing Leadville is coming
to its own again through the discovery
of zinc bodies of ore in new forma
tions. This discovery was made and
the revivified Leadville is the result
or the increased demand for lead and
zinc, due to the increased tariff pro
vided for in the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law.
Senator Stone, a Democrat, made a
motion in the United States senate to
put sine and all products from zinc on
the free list. Republicans voted this
down; and it may be stated in pass
ing that the Democratic senator from
this state voted with the Republican
senators on the metal tariff schedules
and deserted his party; but Colorado
should not encourage such votes. A
Republican can be depended on to
vote right at all times for protection—
a Democrat only when he fears the
wrath of his constituents.
Increased duties were placed on
lead ores against the protest of the
Democratic minority in house and
senate and against the protest of the
American Smelting and Refining com
pany and other great Importers. Colo
rado’s Republican senator voted for
the Increased tariff rate, as did the
Republican senators from Utah and
Idaho and other lead producing states.
Why? Because lead ore can be pro
duced by the smelting companies in
Mexico for very much less than lead
can be produced in Colorado and other
states, and, if protection means any
thing It means that the Colorado
miner should be protected from cheap
peon labor of Mexico.
Tungsten ores and other rare met
alliferous ores produced in this state
were protected by the new tariff meas
ure against the onslaught of Southern
Democrats, who were willing, how
ever, that pineapples should come un
der the sheltering wing of the party
of protection.
No state in the Union is under
greater obligations to the Republi
can administration for the protection
granted under the new law than is
this state; and, if for no other reason
Colorado ought to return to the Re
publican column.
The Republican party was born be
cause of a principle, and it has lived
and grown because of principles too
sound to be overthrown, too deep to
be effaced. —James S. Sherman.
The present phenomenal prosperity
has been won under a tariff made in
accordance with certain fixed princi
ples, the most Important of which Is
an avowed determination to protect
the interests of the American produc
ers, business man, wage-worker, and
farmer alike.—Ex-President Roosevelt.
COLORADO’S NEXT DELEGATION TO THE LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS. WHEN THEY ASSUME OFFICE THE
CENTENNIAL STATE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE COUNTED A SUPPORTER OF OUR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
STEPHEN AND “SQUARE DEAL.”
Republican Candidate for Governor
Promises Business Administration.
Adherence to the policy of a "square
deal” to all, support of the Roosevelt
and Taft ideals of government, a guar
antee of business methods in conduct
ing affairs of state and rigid economy
in handling its finances, is, in brief,
the platform upon which Senator John
B. Stephen of Colorado City asks elec
tion as* governor on the Republican
ticket. Mr. Stephen has made his po
sition plain in a statement given out
just before the Republican state con
vention. This declaration appealed to
the "people's convention" at Colorado
Springs so forcibly that delegates al
most unanimously demanded his nom
ination. It is a statement that will ap
peal to every Coloradoan, who sin
cerely desires a business administra
tion.
Mr. Stephen's statement follows:
"If elected governor of Colorado, 1
shall as far as comes within my
power support the Taft anu Roosevelt
policies of national progression and
shall work for the enactment of those
local measures, which will enlarge the
powers of the people of Colorado to
act for themselves in matters pertain
ing to state government.
"The Republican party has been the
party of advancement for the past 50
years. All beneficial measures that
have been enacted nationally have
come through our party and its record
in the several states shows that it
has been the organization through
which the individual states have made
their greatest advancement, therefore
I believe it to be for the best interests
of Colorado that our party shall be
entrusted with the administration of
state affairs.
"I believe with former President
Roosevelt that every interest is en
titled to the same protection which Is
accorded to every individual so long
as it conforms to the law.”
"The man who has the power to act
is to be judged, not by his words, but
by his acts, and by his wotds insofar
as they agree with his acts.
"This principle uttered by former
President Roosevelt early this year,
expresses my view and it can be ap
plied to the administration of Presi
dent Taft. His acts can certainly be
compared favorably with, not only his
promises, but the promises of his
party in the platform upon which he
was elected. The results President
Taft has actually achieved Justify all
pro-election pledges. If I am chosen
chief executive of thiß state, I shall
endeavor to secure the enactment of
laws that will advance Colorado’s in
terest*, commercially, politically and
morally. I believe a state government
should progress the same as any oth
er institution, but that progression
must be along the right lines always
having In mind the greatest good to
I—JAMES C. BURGER, of Denver, Candidate for Congress from the
First District. 2—JAMES A. ORR, of El Paao, Candidate for Congress
from the Bocond Dlstrlot. 3—ISAAC N. BTEVENB, of Pueblo, Candidate
for Congressman-at Largo.
the greatest number and with the final
end in view that the people them
selves shall control and manage their
governmental affairs.
"My legislative record covering a
period of eight years, will show that
I have always supported these prin
ciples and if successful in this ambi
tion, my gubernatorial career will be
a continuation of the same lines I
have advocated in the assembly.
"If elected, I shall see to it that the
expenditures of the various depart
ments are kept to the lowest possible
lirnlL In no event will they exceed
the appropriations. I shall also re
fuse to approve any appropriation
bills enacted in excess of the possible
revenues of the state."
T ** Outlook
287 Fourth Avenue
New York
Office of
Theodore Roosevelt
Ootober 4th, X9XO.
My dear Mr. Stevens:
Xbsve just beard of your
noslnatlon. X oongratulate you and most earnestly
■ wish you success,
raltWully yours, i
Eon I.H.fltereas,
Dearer» Colorado*
HOW DEMOCRATS SEE EXTRA.
Party Leaders Find no Excuse For
Squandering the People’e Money.
Senator Gove: "It was an illegiti
mate expenditure of money. No emer
gency existed. It was purely a parti
san scheme for personal ends. These
personal ends have been accomplish
ed, but no good came to the state or
the party.”
Senator McCue: ‘‘We have not ac
complished a thing that could not
have been accomplished in the regu
lar. It ha# been a failure."
Senator EJhrhart: "No, we haven’t
pleased everybody. Still we got more
than I expected.”
Senator Casaday: ‘‘At any rate we
kept a lot of reformers from doing
away with the Democratic state or
ganisation.”
Senator Scott: ‘‘We did as much
as we had reason to expect would be
done.”
REGISTRATION BILL VICIOUS.
Patterson Bays Measure Passed by
Extra Will Inorease Election
Frauds
Senator Patterson’s opinion of the
extra session registration bill.
The Big Mitt bill has passed the
legislature. In the name of every de
cent voter of the city of Denver and
the state of Colorado, The Newa calls
on Governor Shafroth to refute his
signature, and to veto this bill which
would legalize election thievery.
There is no need to go into detail
in pointing out the vlclousneaa of the
so-called registration bill to a man like
Governor Shafroth. He has had ex
perience with practical politics. He
knows how the registration list* were
padded in the old days, before Mayor
Speer's claw# were clipped. He knows,
for he was elected to congress by
those fraudulent votes, and rightly
won his nickname of "Honest John”
by refusing to hold office to which he
was not entitled. The bill now before
him asks him to authorize and protect
the fraud# which he repudiated then.
The News is well aware that with
out a registration bill of some sort,
the primary law will be inoperative.
But the primary law will not be ef
fective until 1912 and there will be
plenty of opportunity to enact a reg
istration law at the regular session of
the next legislature.
LEGISLATIVE
RECORD MADE
BY CONGRESS
(Continued from Ist Pago.)
anoea on railroads made broader aed
more complete.
Adulteration and misbranding of !»-
eectlcldes and fungicides prohibited
at the behest of farmers and ordherd
ist*.
"White slave” tariff penallz«d by a
system of heavy fines for interstate
commerce therein.
Drastic regulation# designed to pr»
vent collision# at sea.
The parole of federal prisoners,
whose conduct after conviction war
lant# clemency, authorized.
Publicity for campaign contribu
tions made compulsory.
System of licensing customs brek
ere provided.
Provision made for collection ef
tonnage duties on vessels entering the
United States otherwise than by sea.
Immigration of aliens further pro
tected by Increased restrictions an 4
regulations.
Seal fisheries of Alaska protected
by up-to-date legislation.
Gold coin fixed as the medium for
paying the public debt of the United
States.
The act creating the government ef
Hawaii amended In important partlo
ulars.
A commission of fine arta oreated
by enactment.
Provision Made for Raising the Maine.
Provision made for raising tbe bat
tleship Mains, now lying In Havana
harbor.
Extensive river and harbor bill
drafted in accordance with tbe policy
of co-ordinating these Improvements.
Provision made for numerous nec
essary public building# and the com
pletion of those already begun.
Thirty thousand dollars appropriat
ed to enable the department of agri
culture to conduct tests looking to the
discovery of a substitute for spruce In
the manufacture of pulp paper.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars provided to enable the geological
survey to carry on the work of gaugp
ing streams and for the promotion of
the conservation of water power sites.
Two hundred thousand dollars
granted the department of Justice for
the prosecution of violators of the
Sherman anti-trust law.
Seventy-five thousand dollars pro
vided for the use of the Joint com
mission charged with the duty of aet
tling questions relating to boundary
waters between the United States and
Canada.
Glacier National Park in Montana,
created.
Big tree forests of California pro
tected by additional safeguards.
Numerous legislation for the Dis
trict of Columbia, including authorisa
tion of a system of paroles for juvo
nlle offenders.
Commission created to secure the
adoption of economical methods la
the federal departments.
House rules so revised as to trans
fer responsibility for legislative na
tion from the speaker to a majority of
the house.
Provision made for the compensa
tion of Justice Moody should he he
compelled to retire by ill health.
Section 860 of the Revised Statutes,
an Immunity statute which was a
shield to criminals, repealed, In ae
cordance with the earaest recommen
dation of the attorney general.
Work of the Bpeclal Bession of tho
Blxty-flrst Congress.
Payne tariff bill enacted, revising
rates of duty and providing dual tariff
system, whereby tho United States
hae secured minimum tariffs from
every civilized nation.
Excise tax Imposed on all corpora
tions, consisting of 1 per cent meas
ured by the amount of their net re
ceipts.
Philippine tariff law, adjusting du
ties in the archipelago to those of
the United States, enacted.
Tariff hoard, to assist In adminis
tration of dual tariff system and to
Investigate costs of production at
home and abroad, created.
Census law, providing for the tak
ing of the thirteenth census, created.
"Hew often do these people eat
msatf’ la a question the American in
Europe finds himself asking when
looking about among wago-workers.
Meat is usually from 25 to 100 per
cent, higher in price than in the Unit
ed States.—Samuel Gompers.