Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-01
]. c. CANNON 5 SPEECH
Reciprocity Which Can Do No
Injury to American In
dustry or Labor
TRIBUTE TO IOWA DELEGATION
Speaker Cannon Says That Iowa Has
the Best National Representatives of
Any State in the Union-RoII Call
Of lowans at Washington, Called
Amid Cheers.

Des Moines Octo. 1.-Speaker JOS
eph &. Cannon Of the national mouse
of representatives got as far as Des
Moines yesterday on his way thru
| Iowa.
He spoke at Creston and Osceola
and for an hour and a half last night
addressed 5000 people at the Auditors
| ium in Des Moines
He left this city at Z o'clock this
morning for Davenport. He will speak
at Eldridge this afternoon and a.
Davenport tonight.
The features of the speakers visit to
Iowa were his highly complimentary
references to the delegation In con-
gress from this state, and his utter
ance OH reciprocity.
Governor Cummins was one of tbs
half dozen gentlemen who occupied
seats on the stage near Speaker Cam
non. EIe warmly applauded the speak,
err when he declared that the republi-
can party stands for that reciprocity
which can do no injury to American
industry or labor The audience ex>
tracted some additional interest from
the meeting on account of the situa~
ton.
ject Of reciprocity:
Under the Mckinley law passed un-
der the leadership and under the
craftsmanship of Harrison and Blaine,
we had reciprocity with Cuba. with
Brazil and South American countries
our kind of reciprocity; that is to
say, the products that they produce
substantially we could not produce,
coffee, and such as that.
$50, under Blaine and Mckinley and
Harrison a great many treaties were
made by which the products Of coun-
tries which we didn't make come into
our markets free If they let our pro-
ducts go into their markets free.
That is republican reciprocity.
Reciprocity between other products
and our products, we taking their pro.
ducts that we cannot produce. That
don't affect labor, but benefits 1t.
LAS soon~as our democratic friends
came i'll, they made haste to repeal the
Mckinley law, and that kind of recip>
ciprocity, have attacked it for years.
They did it in 1902. Now, they come
up and say they want reciprocity with
Canada. Oh, they now want recip-
rocity; but the kind they want is free
trade with her countries that make
the same I'd of goods and products
that we do.
They specially mention Canadian
reciprocity. What DO they raise In
Canada-cattle, hogs, poultry and such
as that; hens lay eggs up there the
same AS they do here. Wheat, not
much corn, but generally the Same
kind that we grow. Now some Of
these lnugwumps down in Massachus-
etts want their things protected and
our things not protected-that is the
kind CT reciprocity that they want,
practically free trade.
"The republican party is not in fa-
vor of that kind of reciprocity. Cap
plause.)
"Our products grow and grow as the
factory and the farm come. closer and
closer together. Under that condition
that policy there is more now manu-
featured in the middle west than there
is in all the balance Of the United
States, and there is more of 1nanufac-
lures in the United States than any
other three nations on earth. 1t 10
coming west. New York is first,
Pennsylvania second, Illinois third,
Ohio fourth, Massachusetts fifth and
Indiana sixth. Iowa comes with her
agriculture products, in round numbers
worth $300, 1000, 900, and first in agricuf-
ture, with now almost half as much
in manufactures as in agriculture.
1--WE always have been ready for rec
iprocity with other countries from a
republican standpoint whenever we can
trade to our advantage and without
sacrificing our labor, and our products
and our industries.
Judge Parker in his letter of accept
ance states that he is in favor Of reci-
procity, and pretends to quote Presi-
dent McKinley's last speech at Buffalo
to make it appear that Mckinley was
in favor Of his plan. This is the quo
tation Judge Parker gives as having
been uttered by Mr.. Mckinley:
1--WE must have sensible trade ar
II we wish to extend the
outlets for our increasing surplus
"That is what Parker says that Nc
Kinley said. Now here is what Nc
Kinley did say: We must make sem
sible trade arrangements which will
not interrupt our home production to
extend the outlets for our surplus
Nov Parker left out these words:
Which will not interrupt our home
Mckinley is dead and cannot defend
himself. It has become a practice Of the
democratic party that when a great re-
publican leader dies, they Immediately
place his name in the saints calendar,
and proceed to quote him and to mis-
quote him when it suits their conven-
Ience.'
TRIBUTE TO DELEGATION.
Says Iowa Has Best National Repre-
sentatives of Any State.
Speaker Cannon, in closing his adj
!ress, called the role Of the Iowa dele
CATION at Washington amid cheers, and
said:
you have returned to the national
bo,,so oF ra~raeo~+o