Show Utah's Prosperity Is Threatened by Democracy F there be advantage of any sort to the people t IF in the lire Democratic policy of low tariff a and d free trade preached by our Democratic friends in Utah it must be found in the reduction reduction reduction tion of the cost to the ultimate consumer The benefit which the advocates of a tariff for revenue revenue revenue rev rev- only of and free trade claim clam for their principle i is that it reduces the cost of living decreases M r tell the the selling price to the consumer con They laboring man that a smaller section of his pay envelope will go for sugar for wool clothing and for other arti articles les Utah produces if the tariff is lowered or if it be removed altogether Unless they argue that a reduction of duty decreases the selling price to the consumer then there is nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing of benefit in their policy for the people THAT ARGUMENT OF COURSE IS NOT TRUE because coffee is higher than ever before I even eyen though the tariff tm-iff has been removed and andI I boots and shoes are arem more re costly than at any time since the Civil war although the Payne tariff bill billI I took the tariff from hides the raw material Yet we may concede for the sake of argument that free trade in sugar will mean cheaper sugar that free wool means cheaper woolen clothing b and that free lead will cheapen that article to those who use the raw material in manufacturing and thus reduce the cost of the finished product It is not true of course but hut that may be theol theoretically theoretically the the- ol admitted for the purpose of showing the fallacy of the Democratic argument as made in hI Utah If sugar is to be reduced in price by free trade naturally then THE COST OF PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION TION MUST BE DECREASED if sugar he-sugar industry industry industry in in- of Utah J tali is to live Jive And le lessening the thc cost of production means that the sugar factories must get their beets cheaper and I that thai t the e wages b of the laborers ers in the factories must be reduced Thus TInts the farmer of Utah must decrease the stipend of those whom horn he lie employs because his own earnings are le less s. s The net result result re re- sult suIt need scarcely be he explained since it is is pal pal- pable WHEN THE UTAH FARMER AND THE UTAH WORKINGMAN FIND THEIR INCOMES INCOMES INCOMES IN IN- COMES GREATLY DECREASED ALTHOUGH ALTHOUGH ALTHOUGH AL AL- THOUGH THEIR HOUSE RENT THEIR TAXES AND OTHER FIXED CHARGES REMAIN REMAIN REMAIN RE RE- MAIN THE TILE SAME THERE IS NOT A BANKER BANKER BANKER BANK- BANK ER A MERCHANT A PROFESSIONAL MAN AN ARTISAN A MECHANIC OR A DAY LABORER LABORER LABORER LA LA- BORER BUT THAT WILL FEEL THE IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE IMME IMME- DIATE AND DISASTROUS EFFECT What is true of sugar is true also of lead and wool WH WHEN EN THE REDUCTION OR REI REMOVAL REMOVAL RE- RE I MOVAL OF THE TARIFF FORCES A DECREASE DECREASE DECREASE DE DE- DE- DE CREASE IN THE COST OF PRODUCTION IN ORDER ORDE TO MEET tEET FOREIGN COMPETITION THEN THE UTAH RESIDENT NO MATTER WHAT HIS AVOCATION OR THE BUSINESS I IN WHICH HE IS ENGAGED FEELS THE I DAMAGING E EFFECT OF IT The merchant whom he maintains as customer reduces his hia hr force of clerks if he lie does docs not close his door altogether the professional man finds his fees decreased orno or orno orno no income at all The banker finds himself without the deposits which he usually loans at ata a good rate of interest and without customers who wish funds to invest profitably The whole business structure of the state totters to its fall Tor or is it of advantage to the farmer that h he e can buy y his sugar n cheaper since the difference could be no more than a cent or two a pound or that he can buy a woolen suit of clothing for less since the wool in a 40 suit amounts to less than thau 2 His individual saving on what he consumes consumes ms is infinitesimal compared to the aggregate he loses on his sheep or on his sugar beets The laboring b man to whom free sugar would mean sugar slightly cheaper and free wool slightly cheaper wool clothing might save cave 10 a year wear even if the Democratic theory were vere correct which it is not Yet he would lose that amount each week through reduced wages ages and rare employ employ- ment THE PRODUCING STATE OF UTAH CANNOT CANNOT CANNOT CAN CAN- NOT WITHSTAND THE DISASTROUS EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS EF EF- EF- EF OF FREE TRADE OR TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY The prosperity of this state demands deman s good prices for raw materials for the products of mine and of farm fann If this commonwealth commonwealth common common- wealth was composed largely of consumers to whom the thc low price of the finished product was more important than the high price of the ra raw material one might listen with patience to Democratic Demo Demo- cratic logic But in a COMMONWEALTH THAT DEPENDS DEPENDS DEPENDS DE DE- FOR ITS PROSPERITY UPON THE PROSPERITY OF THE TIlE THE FARMER THE MINER AND MINING OPERATOR OPERATOR OPERATOR OPER OPER- ATOR UPON HIGH PRICES FOR SUCH ARTICLES ARTICLES ARTICLES AR AR- AS IT PRODUCES any P policy that tends tend to reduce these prices is ruinous to community community com corn muni as fiS well as individual welfare The condition condition condition con con- of the selling market for raw materials is the barometer which forecasts wh what t the bu business S roes s A of this state will win be CHEAP FOOD IS DEAR TO HIM WHO HAS NO MONEY WITH WHICH TO BUY SO LONG AS THE HIGH LEVEL OF PRICES FOR RAW MATERIALS IS MAINTAINED THERE WILL BE NO S OR BREAD LINES IN THIS STATE WHEN THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT OF THE MARKET MARKET MARKET MAR MAR- KET FOR LEAD SUGAR AND WOOL WHEN THE PRICES THE UTAH PRODUCER ER GETS FOR HIS PRODUCTS ARE GOING CONSTANTLY DOWNWARD THE BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSI BUSI- NESS OF THIS STATE WILL BE RUINED no matter how cheaply the necessities of life are retailed |