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Show .THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1920. Nominate a Governor Against Utahs Industries The foundation of Utahs growth and prosperity has been the sugar industry. Since JheJirst struggling, pioneers introduced. irrigation for arid land the growing of sugar beets has been the backbone of the states development DEMOCRATIC TRICKERY EXPOSED For purely political purposes the Democratic leaders are now attempting to destroy this great industry by prosecuting Utah' sugar manufacturers for selling a small portion of their product at the market price established through the country. They made their first effort in 1913 by taking the tariff off of sugar at a time when the sugar industry of the intermountain country would have been ruined. Many factories had already closed down their plants, but the European war created such a demand for American sugar that the Democratic scheme failed. Now they are attempting to close the sugar factories of this state through federal prosecution for alleged profiteering. The plot was laid in Washington and was exposed by Senator Smoot on the floor of the senate on May 24 last. He charged at that time that the government departments through alleged sugar investiand produced telegrams to prove his stategations in Utah had become a party to a conspiracy to defeat him for re-electi- on ment DISCRIMINATION AGAINST UTAH Beet sugar manufacturers of Michigan, Wisconsin and other states have been permitted to charge higher prices for sugar than have the beet sugar manufacturers of Utah and Idaho. As a result they have been able to pay higher prices for sugar beets If grown by. farmers in those states. Utahs sugar crop goes largely to markets competitive with eastern manufacturers. Utahs sugar manufacturers are not permitted to obtain the same prices as these eastern manufacturers as the cane sugar makers of Democratic Louisiana the sugar importers of Cuba, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Java, China Formosa and Japan, even Germany and Poland they cannot pay to Utahs farmers the same price that is given for sugar beets in other states. Every other industry in Utah would suffer in proportion. ,i OTHER INDUSTRIES WILL SUFFER If this arbitrary action of federal officials is not repudiated, other western industries, such as copper, wool, wheat and livestock, may be subjected to the same method of discrimination and prosecution through the administrations system of invok ' " ing wartime restrictions in times of peace. W. H. Wattis, the leading Republican candidate for Governor, has always stood and now stands for a square deal for tiie sugar for the high office of governor ate conceded hy all Industry and every other industry of the state. His outstanding-qualifications MAKE COMMON CAUSE FOR WATTIS The Farmer should stand for Wattis because he is a practical farmer and demands a. fair - market for farm products. . ' The Woolgrower should stand for Wattis because he is a woolgrower and demands a fair market for wool. - ' ? rr The Livestock Men should stand for Wattis because he is a stockraiser and demands a fair market for livestock. ' - '? r - -- - ' " f 'y The Miner should stand for. Wattis because he is a mining man and demands a fair, market for the products of the mine. The Good Roads Advocates should stand for Wattis because he is for good roads and is a practical road builder. -- 7- f ' i I i L j , i The Reclamation Advocates should stand for Wattis because he is one of the greatest builders of irrigation projects in the wes Tl inj The Business Men should stand for Wattis because of his recognized exceptional business executive and administrative ability. J , a ' - Labor should stand for Wattis because as a large employer of labor he has always paid wages above the market ,, UTAH t M Wf-A'- I . 7 ;a , rV , ; J ITH IN THIS 1 V: ' l ni''i a ' M- V ff 1 WATTIS HXADQUABTXBS ABX NOW OPZN AT PABLOB A4 DENTON HOTEL 4 WATTIS TOE OOVEBNOB CAMPAIGN 00MMITTZ3" C. B. HoBlafnrottt, CSuimuA , f |