The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-27
RECIPROCITY.
ONLY AVAILABLE POLICY THAT
WILL GIVE RELIEF.
Farmer, Manufactures and Stock
Man Takes Up the CudseI in Ear
nest For Its Restoration.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26-The Times
Herald this morning says:
Samuel w. Allerton, farmer, manu-
1acturer and stockman, has taken up
the cudgel in earnest for the restora-
ton of reciprocity. He declares that it
is the only available policy that will
give the government of the United
States the financial relief it needs
Immediately and at the same time re-
Vive the depressed spirits of the agri-
cultural portion of the community.
Reciprocity. Mr. Allerton believes, will
be the keynote of the coming nation
al campaign and that it will be
sounded by the Republican party SO
loudly that the tariff will be heard of
only as a secondary issue.
Just now Mr. Allerton is engaged in
drafting a memorial to Congress which
will contain VoluminouS statistics
gathered from official sources, show
ing how many millions of dollars have
been lost by the farmers since recipro-
city ceased between this country sid
foreign nations He is not undertake
ing this task in any individual ca
pacity, but as the representative of
the national live stock exchange, one
of the most rowerful commercial
agencies in the United States. 1t has
a membership of 600 stockraisers and
shippers distributed among the cities
of Pittsburg, Buffalo. st. Louis, Kan
sas City. Omaha. Sioux City and Chi
cago. who are, according to Mr.. AL
lerton. almost unanimous in their de-
mand for the restoration of reciprocity,
Democrats and Republicans alike. Mr..
Allerton explained why the interests
of the general public. and the agricul-
tural community especially, demanded
the re-enactment of reciprocity.
Il read few days ago. he said,
that the value of the exports from
this country in 1895 was S1OO,0OO,00O
less than in the year before. Now
what are the exports? Live cattle,
dressed beef, hog products, canned
goods-all supplied by the farmers. If
[ remember correctly the shipments of
live cattle and dressed beef were val
ued at S5O000.G00 for the year before
reciprocity was repealed. Since then
the Wilson tariff bill has been passed
and the shipments of dressed beef
alone to the New England states have
decreased 100000 cattle. while the num-
Der of live cattle exported has fallen
off more than one-half.
What does this mean to the farm
ers?'' Mr. Allerton asked. CAL
though there are eoO.000000 less cattle
than in 1893 and fewer hogs their
prices have steadily fallen, until the
price has reached 81 less per hundred
pounds. Restore reciprocity and open
the markets of the world and we
would get immediate relief, because
all legitimate foreign exchange is
made out of the sale of our cotton,
live cattle dressed beef. sheep, canned
goods and farm products"
MI Allerton then goes on to say
that Congress should try to do some
thing at once for the relief of the
country before going into another
long debate on the tariff. and the cas-
lest and best way to meet the situa-
tion. in his opinion, is the re-enactment
of reciprocity. Reciprocity, he thinks,
will be the KEYNOTE of the next cam
paign. In conclusion he says:
ct is a sound Republican doctrine
and has worked very effectively, as
all farmers will remember when they
compare the prices they get for their
products now with the prices they re-
ceived three and four years ago. They
arc getting almost nothing now and
are in Just as bad financial shape as
the government. During the last six
months this country imported $26,-
100000 worth of goods from England
than ever under the Nc
kinley law for the same period. We
have the goods-England has the
gold Is there any need for reciDro-
citv? The answer is as plain as the
nose on your face"