Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-10 | Page 6 | Penrose's Views

PENROSE'S VIEWS. Senator Boil's f'onrose, during his visit vis-it in iSal t Lake, drew a distinction bo-luc bo-luc n IV o j m i W 1 i -ii 1 1 and Demo.-raliit plans i'nr jirrp;tfcilni's wMi-h should be ini-u: ini-u: rssrd upon 1 1 1 o imblii- mind. L'rosi-doiii L'rosi-doiii Wiluii has uiitlinod au ambitions M o-rauimo for iw. army and navv. Ulii.'o. tlif drtaiU o! the plan may be ohjet I ionablc from military and naval points of viow, it. is aivopteil that tho unny will lio iiP-rcascd .by the votots of K't-pubiii-ans and iJomOL-rals iu the uext cnii ijross, i lint some army reserve sys-ti'in sys-ti'in will Iiu adopti-d and that a more or les perm am ii I, programme covering a sofii's oi' years will be established t'or the navy. As to the neiosity for preparedness there seems to be a general agreement. 'The only exreit iun that eau bo noted is 1 lie defect ion in the Democratic party led by Mr. Bryan, and no don.bt his supporters sup-porters will raise their voices in congress. con-gress. But on the whole there is a nni-eial nni-eial semiiiit'iit in and out of congress i'l'i' preparedness. Sena tor Pen rose asks the pertinent quer-ttun, ' ' Where is the Democratic parly to find the funds t'or its programme.'" pro-gramme.'" The answer is that the 1 'einocral ie party will obtain the money from I he usual Democratic source a horn! issue. It is at this point that Ke-pubJicaiiH Ke-pubJicaiiH pail company with the Democrats Demo-crats nn the ipie-' I ion of preparedness. The Republicans point out that if a Ke-publicn Ke-publicn n tari rf Inui been retained I here would he no need for a bond issue, it uHl he the Republican policy to provide for the needs of the army and navy out of the rcenues provided by a just protective pro-tective tariff. -Tiie balance of trade against the United Unit-ed States in the four months preceding the war was l.S.nOU.UOU. Had not the war supervened the country soon would have !.ie en in the throes of a panic as a result of Democratic legislation. The war orders saved the country's business and ga o the Democratic party a leg to stand on. The public, however, is perfect per-fect ly familiar with the causes of present pres-ent prosperity and, as Seuator Penrose reiiutrUs, pvery rumor of peace sends a neuiur through the country. The business men foresee an immediate slump when the war orders cease and the country is turned over once more to the influence of destructive laws. The re enue situation is deplorable. Although this country is at peace, the Democratic party has imposed upon us war tax. And yet wilh the war tax. an hi'-ome t ;t x and internal revenue imposts, im-posts, the country is sure to have a big deficit soon as normal conditions are restored. How is the nai ion to meet the crisis? Another bond issue is the Pomociatic rem-dy. A restoration of a proteciive tariff such as has given the eoMutry adequate revenue under Republican Repub-lican administrations is the Republican Plan. The very fact that the Democratic, parly has uete-'iuiuod to letain the tariff on sugar shos what little faith the Demociats have iu their own tariff policy. pol-icy. And yet the retention of'the tariff on sugar will provide no new revenue. To s"ciire re euues for the bigger army and nay the Democrats must resoi; to a bond issue. The Re-p. Re-p. il d :ca us, aceovd ing to Mr. Penrose, sii.u:ld advocate a restoi at ion of the taiiii' schedules. To properly restore the t." r-tV rates so that sufficient revenue will be provided a Republican national administration i- demanded, for tariff leuislaiion cannot be entrusted to its