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Show Democrats Are Converted to a Protective Tariff Washington, D. a, Mar. 2. "One of tho best nrguments for tho Republican Repub-lican protective tariff policy has been furnished by tho Democratic party." This comment was mado today by Representative Charles B. Timber-'ake Timber-'ake of Colorado on tho recent action of the Democratic! caucus pledging Mipport to tho bill for retaining tho present duty on sugar. "In tho first placo, this proposal to maintain the present sugar tax Is an admission by tho Democrats of tho financial failure of their administration," administra-tion," said Mr. Tlmbcrlako. "Confronted "Con-fronted by an over Increasing deficit in tho treasury nnd at their wlta end how to meet it, they aro forced to recognize Republican principle to prevent a further annual loss of about $40,000,000 in revenuo. "Furthermore, tho secondary effect ef-fect of tho Domocratlo reduction of about 50 cents per hundred pounds In tho sugar duty constitutes another admission of failure When tho Dom-ocrats Dom-ocrats advocated free sugar, they claimed that tho price of Bugar to tho consumer would bo reduced In proportion to tho reduction In duty. But what aro tho facts? "Tho paitlal reductlcn in the sugar sug-ar duty wiped out tho enho sugar Industry In-dustry nnd completely blocker: fur-tlally fur-tlally destroyed tho beet sugar In-ustry In-ustry and completely blocked Its fur- i ther development. It conferred n benefit upon the sugar Industry In foreign countries. It reduced tho annual customs revenues about ten millions. At" tho samo time tho price of sugar In American has remained practically the samo. "In short, this ono Item In tho Dom. ocratlc tariff law has reduced our revenues, tremendously damaged American Am-erican industry, aided foreign competitors, com-petitors, and bus been of no benefit whatever to American consumers. "It is not surprising that Individual Individu-al Democrats In tho recent caucus icfused to nbldo by Its decision because be-cause It was furnlBhlng ammunition to their opponents. Tho Republic in contention lias been completely Justl-fled." |