New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-14
SUSTAINS TARIFF POSITION.
President OF Minnesota Farmers
Exchange Talks.
Gives Reasons Why ]. T.McCleary
Should be Returned.
Believes Congressmap's Position
Best For Minnesota Interests.

From what [ see in the newspapers I
fear that some of my farmer friends In
the Second district are in danger of be-
ing misled into trying to do something
that would be very bad for them il car
rled out. [ see that one Mr.. Miller of
Luverne has taken upon himself to re-
wise the tariff III way that would be
very disastrous to farmers at large.
Mr.. Miller is advocating what is called
reciprocity with Canada Canada has
made the announcement SO often that it
ought to be we'll known, that she will
not enter into any s'reciprocity" arrange
ments with us except for the entry free
of duty of what she calls natural pro-
ducts" That is, the only arrangement
to which Canada will consent is for the
admission free of duty of such things as
barley, oats, wheat and other grains, and
such products as eggs, butter, and
cheese.
We had such an arrangement with
Canada from 1855 to 1866. was farm
ing at the time in New York state near
Rochester, and remember very distinct
lY what a bad thing that "Canadian reel
proclty" was for us farmers. l we'll
remember selling eggs as low as four
and live cents a dozen, and butter at six
to ten per pound. And barley was
simply drug on the market. With no
duty to pay, Canada just flooded our
markets with her products and nearly
ruined US. Canada has made repeated
efforts to have the old reciprocity
treaty renewed, but thus far there have
been men enough familiar with the
workings of the old law of 1866 to
prevent any repetition of it.
was born and reared IN Canada and
| wish no harm to her. But remember
ing what do, cannot sit still and see
my farmer friends run into serious
danger without giving them word of
warming. If tie duties were removed
from our butter and eggs and other farm
products, the creameries of southern
Minnesota would without question be
driven out of business and large per
centage of our farmers would be ruined.
This whole scheme for "reclproclty"
with Canada, which really means the
removal Of all duties on farm products,
originated in New England among the
manufacturers there, who want to Sc
cure for their working men cheaper
food to avoid paying them higher wag-
es. In order to blind the farmers of
Minnesota and other food producing
states to the real issue. they have ad-
advised their agents to set up as loud a
cry as possi BILE for Stree lumber" The
plan is to keep the minds of the farmer
SO full of the idea of Stree lumber that
they will not stop to consider soberly
the real thing aimed at.
I do not care to discuss the merits of
the ''free lumber" proposition. Perhaps
it would result in some slight reduction
in the price of lumber. Personally /
think not, because Canada would prob
ably do as she did once or twice before,
put on an export duty equal to the re-
duction made by us.
But trust that my bretheren will
not lose sight of the fact that the pro-
tectiye tariff system will stand or fall as
whole. The day that sees the removal
of the duty on lumber will also see the
removal of the entire duty on butter and
eggs and barley and other farm pro-
ducts. The protective system must COW
er all American industries or it will
soon cease to cover any. Uncle Sam
cannot make fish of one and flesh of the
other.
have no desire or disposition to in
tertere in any way with the political al
fairs of your district. [ have lived in
that district for many years and know
that its people are entirely competent to
look after their own concerns. But
have been a farmer all my life and am
devoting all my energies to the upbuild-
ing of that industry. So deem it my
duty tony fellow farmers this word of
friendly warning, which, trust, you will
find it agreeable to publish in your
paper. G. E. JACKSON,
Pres. MINI. Farmers Exchange.
st. Cloud, Mimi, Sept. 8, 1904.
c. A. Hitchcock, who for the past
six months or more has been citizen