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Show REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH HOWELL f OPPOSES THE UNDERWOOD BILL Utah Congressman Will Speak Against And Vote Against Free Sugar Bill in the House. Sees Its Defeat in Senate. On This Assumption, Believes it Fortunate That it Should Have Been Introduced. Washington, March 13. Itepreson-tatlvo Itepreson-tatlvo Howoll of, Utah is opposed to tho Underwood frco sugar bill, will speak against and voto against It in the house, but feels absolutely certain that tho bill cannot paBS tho senate, and, therefore, cannot Injure tho beet sugar Industry of tho west. Becauto. It Is foredoomed to defeat, Mr. Howell thinks tho bill Is tho best ono that could havo been Introduced. At tho same' time, ho believes that the bill, it enacted into law, would ruin tho beet sugar Industry in tho west. Commenting on tho Underwood sugar bill Mr. Howell said: "Tho disastrous effect of tho Underwood Under-wood freo sugar bill; on tho sugar industry in-dustry in this country is genorally conceded by all who have given tho Bubject any attention. To concede to Its promoter a sincere purpose to deslro such a law, supposes cither tho most profound lgnoran.ee of conditions surrounding this Industry, or stated determination to destroy it. "Tho attitudo of tho present con- Itrol of the house of representatives particularly upon tho industries wliich aro Important to tho maintenance of prosperity In tho west, frequently prompts tho Question, Why should the west bo singled out for Its most deadly dead-ly legislative blows? Why should tu-gar, tu-gar, lead, wool, all bo marked for slaughter so far as legislation can destroy? "Tho truth Is, that tho ancient !B spectre of froe trado which is wor-y wor-y s - shipped as a fetich by tho cotton Uti growing states. Is onco more Stalk- 1 ( Ing triumphantly in tho house. Tho tariff doctrine that found expression in tho constitution of the confederacy is dominant In tho minds of controlling control-ling regime. Representative Howell referred to artlclo 1, section 8, clauso 1 of the Confederate constitution, which prohibited pro-hibited the Iovylng of nny protective duties. "Free trade Is In tho saddle and a froe rein given to its ,hobby horse in the bouse. Tho-" tremendous loss to the Interests thus threatened strikes strik-es amazement and terror to all who reallzo the dlro consequence to fol-I fol-I low such a law. It is tho most glar- I Ing and wanton attempt to complete- ly wreck one of the most promising I and deserving industries in our land OTcr undertaken by a civilized peo-I peo-I pie. "This piece of folly, in my opinion H will havo ono sweet use, and that is H to focus the attention to the country j on tho great economic Ibbuo to ho I fought out this fall. The slde-Bhows H with the attractive names of "progres- slve," "rule of tho people," "down 1 with tho bossos," and other fads (id libitum, ad nauseam, will bo relegated relegat-ed to tho rear, and sorlous nnd earnest ear-nest attention given by tho people to tho question ot maintaining ordcrlv government under tho constitution, and preserving thnt incasuro of prosperity pros-perity in this country so essential to our pcaco and stability. "I cannot closo my ccs to tho danger lurking In this result upon a great Industry. It 1b clad In nn attractive at-tractive garb and bears tho insignia of an honest purpose to relievo the masses from burden nnd transfer thsm to tho backs of tho rich and prospci-ous. prospci-ous. This Is a most alluilng and deceptive de-ceptive picture and I cannot fall to witness how somo protectionists flinch In being forced to face this Ibbuo In districts not directly bono-flt?d. bono-flt?d. "Tho call to arms of tho stalwart protectionist eocms to summon a Bmnller army each succeeding year, and It does lock like tarir history will ngaln repeat iUelf In this country." |