The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-10-26
RECIPROCITY FAKIRS
TRYING TO pEMoRALlZe BAY STATE
REPuBLlcANlSM.

The whitney FoSs Idea Losing
Country Would he the Sole BeneG-
ciary Under the Proposed System.
1t is somewhat amusing, although the
,ubject IL K; essence is far from bcinc
,ne Of nIlrth. TO see the scramble OF the
reciprocity boomers 10 secure rccogni
ION IN the Republican ranks and to
near them tell OF what they want put
the Republican platform. The Pc
tcal llibusters who cane so near
.lecting one Whitney. free Grader, lieu
.eulnt governor of this commonwealth
against such man rs Eben S. Drape.
ihould not have the nerve TO attempt
debating to the very party they trie3
10 ruin because they could not rule II
The chances are. however, that the!
would have even less success In their
enIeavor to foist free trade principles
upon the convention of protectioa
party in protection state than .hcy
had in previous years. In spite of tie
systematic agitation by the Canadian
reciprocity apostles the idea has been
losing rather than gaining ground In
this and other states.
The Massachusetts voter is not one t.
be easily duped. Considerable scnti-
ment was created last year. and Its Of
fects were felt at the polls. but the
close observer OF political feeling an3
events cannot fail 70 notice II diminu.
ton OF the reciprocity sentiment and
talk outside of the little array Of po-
litcal insists who first started the
boom and have been exerting them.
selves to keep 1t above water.
1t requires but little reasoning on the
part OF the unbiased and unprecedented
voter to dispose of that Canadian reel
procity business. In order TO have
reciprocity there must be mutual eX
change of articles, and that exchange
must be beneficial to the parties to the
trade. If each one has an article that
the other has not, but would like 10
have, there is a fair basis of exchange.
But II is very evident that Canada
can't sell us articles that we are try
|
abundance and which she has also in
large quantity. We must give Cana
dian products the benefit of a reduc-
/ ton in tariff, and Canada must do the
same for ours. If we do not reduce
our tariff enough to benefit the foreign
producer we have conferred no al.
vantage upon him, and we are entitled
! \. Al.
off the tariff 10 benefit him we are tax
! ing that r.rch away from the homo
pr3.Dccr. who is entitled 80 prefc;cl g"
IA ytiust the stranger. The for" <,
pr5uUCer. IL he wants To AVOID the ti'
III wall. mut oEer ~ something tn.
We do not produce ourselves. IN
what has Canada 10 offer us that W,
have not? Not single article of an.
nature or description. Every Cana
dian product sold in this country would
rob some American labOrer or pro
ducer Of the fruit of his toll or the
return from his investment. Where IL
the true American who could be y'n-
cere in an attempt TO cripple or de-
/ stroy an American industry to build
/ up Il foreign one?
If Canada only desired reciprocity
there would be some ground for ut
least discussion of the subject. But
! Canada does not want 1t. does not
talk about it, and its statesmen are
immensely amused at the actions OF
our Massachusetts reciprocity perform.
/ ers. The Canadians don't want foreign
competition against their young but
prosperous industries. They are build
| ing ZIP these industries and their com.
merce and are doing wonderfully we'll
/ None of the provinces has thus far
demanded" tariff legislation from the
Dominion government, and none has
given the political world the spectacle
! OF provincial election conducted over
I a purely federal issue. 1t was left for
us to give that sort of exhibition.
Canada has no use for reciprocity I'M
less she can make good bargain at
our expense.
| For the sake of Massachusetts repu-
/ tatIon for intelligence and common
sense let the medicine men" of the
! Foss and Whitney tribe stop their an
! tics The performance Is getting weari-
some and the people have business to
attend to- The fakirs can't make them
believe they are sick just to try their
| potions on them.
/ America is I'm splendid health, and the
! old Bay State is doing quite well, thank
you.-Fall River Herald.